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Gaetano Polselli
Dec 11, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Gaetano Polselli, 83, of Portsmouth, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was the husband of Maureen (Arruda) Polselli.Born in Fall River, MA on May 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Mary (Maccarone) Polselli.Mr. Polselli grew up in Fall River and graduated from Durfee High...
Raymond R. Corridon
Dec 11, 2014
Raymond Robert Corridon, met his maker on 11 December, 2014, two months short of completing his 84th year.Born 5 February, 1931 in Providence, RI, he was the son of Robert and Florence (Dougay) Corridon, and spent his growing-up years a "Swamper" like two generations before him in Newport. Ray was a husband and father, baseball coach and teacher. Ray served...
Alexandra Esteves
Dec 11, 2014
Warwick, - Alexandra Esteves, 24, of Warwick, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2014 at home. She was the wife of Brian C. Esteves of Warwick. Born in Newport, RI on September 4, 1990, she was the daughter of Lewis J. and Terry (Forand) Gordon. Besides her husband and parents, Allie is cherished by her siblings Emily, Olivia, Michael, and Conor,...
Brenda Wasilewski
Dec 10, 2014
North Providence, RI - Brenda (Foss) Wasilewski, 60, of North Providence, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Fatima Hospital, North Providence, RI. Born in Portsmouth, NH on August 25, 1954, she was the daughter of Betty (Westgate) Foss of Middletown, RI and the late Gerald Foss. She was a graduate of Montville High School Class of 1972 and Dover Business...
Mary Eileen Barnhart
Dec 9, 2014
Portsmouth, - Mary Eileen (Sailors) Barnhart, 89, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Sherman S. Barnhart.Born in 1925 in Kokomo Indiana, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary P. Sailors. She was a graduate of Kokomo High School. Mary and Sherman...
Caroline T. Clarke
Dec 8, 2014
Caroline T. (Evans) Clarke Newport, RI - Caroline T. (Evans) Clarke, 76, of Newport, died Monday, December 8, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Francis A. Clarke. Born in Newport, RI on September 23, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Caroline (Olaynack) Evans. She attended Hazard Memorial(St Joseph's...
Julie Marie Bucci
Dec 8, 2014
Tiverton, RI - Julia Marie (Vieira) Bucci, 87, passed away at home, 32 Bluebird Drive, Tiverton, RI on Monday, December 8, 2014. at home.Born to Aldina (Benevides) and Mariono Vieira on July 30, 1927, in Newport, RI.She lived in RI, Florida, Colorado, Maryland, and back to RI! She worked at the mansions as a parlor maid, local farms, and was...
Ret. Capt. Paul E. Barrow, D.D.S.
Dec 7, 2014
Middletown, RI - Ret. Capt. Paul E. Barrow, D.D. S., age 85, of Middletown, died peacefully Sunday, December 7, 2014 surrounded by his family at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Ilene S. (Sterling) Barrow. Born in Paris, TN on December 18, 1928, he was the son of the late Elbert and...
Harry W. Rice Jr
Dec 3, 2014
Longtime Newport resident Harry W. Rice Jr. died on December 3, 2014 at the age of 81. He was born in New York City on February 6, 1933 the son of Harry W. Rice and Evelyn Perry Rice. He moved to Newport at the age of 14 and graduated from Rogers High School in 1951. He was a Korean War...
John Frederick Barker
Dec 2, 2014
Wakefield, RI - John Frederick Barker, 87, of Wakefield, formerly of Mt. Vernon Street, Newport and Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 surrounded by his family after a short illness. Born in Newport on September 7, 1927, he was the son of the late John E. and Dorothy M. (Cornelis) Barker. Mr. Barker was a graduate of...
George B. Davis
Dec 1, 2014
Newport, RI - George B. Davis, 95, of Keeher Avenue, Newport, passed away peacefully at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center on December 1, 2014. He was the husband of the late Jessie N. Davis.Born in Youngstown, OH on June 7, 1919, he was the son of the late Rennie and Eleanor (Steele) Davis. He first came to Newport in 1939...
Natalie Nicholson
Dec 1, 2014
Natalie Neill Nicholson, 104, of Middletown Rhode Island died December 1, 2014 at the Forest Farm Healthcare Center. Natalie was the daughter of John Nicholson and Louisa Bancroft (Barker) Nicholson. A graduate of Simmons College in 1932, Natalie had a long and prestigious career in Library Science. She began her career at the Boston Public Library in the Kirstein Business...
Dr. Michael James "Doc" Brennan, Jr
Nov 29, 2014
Dr. Michael James "Doc" Brennan, Jr., passed away on November 29, 2014 at the Rhode Island Veteran's Home in Bristol, RI. The wake will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Memorial Funeral Home - 375 Broadway - Newport, RI from 4pm to 7pm. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 12 William Street,...
Russell J. Grant
Nov 29, 2014
Tiverton, - Russell J Grant, 93, of Tiverton, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Hyde Park, MA on Aug. 28, 1921, he was the eldest son of the late Russell L. and Florence (Kingston) Grant. He is preceded in death by his wife of 50 years the late Ruth P. (Funk). He was...
Mary C. Mendonsa
Nov 27, 2014
Middletown,RI - Mary C. (Medeiros) Mendonsa, 90, of Middletown, died peacefully at the Grand Islander surrounded by her children on November 27, 2014Mary C. (Medeiros) Mendonsa was born on September 12, 1924 at her family's farmhouse in Middletown.She was married for 47 years to the late Manuel J. Mendonsa. She was the daughter of the late Jose and Mary Medeiros....
Lenore R. Jeffries
Nov 27, 2014
Middleton, RI - Lenore R. (Hoke) Jeffries, 91, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday November 27, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Clifford L. Jeffries Sr. Born in Kansas City, KS, on February 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Lena (Campbell) Hoke. She was...
Ryan Gerard Egan
Nov 27, 2014
Newport, RI - Ryan Gerard Egan, 45, of Newport, died Thursday, November 27, 2014. Born during the Blizzard of '69 in Newport, RI on February 25, 1969, he was the son of John J. Egan, Jr, and the late Elizabeth L. Egan .Ryan was schooled at La Petite cole Franaise, Cluny School and Rogers High School. He graduated from the...
Donoandrea M. Decomo
Nov 27, 2014
Donandrea DeComo passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 27, surrounded by family. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Rocco DeComo. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine (McVicar) Reilly. She is survived by Marcia and her husband Robert Pereira of Shrewsbury, MA; Robert Sewall and his wife Cynthia; Katherine Myette and her husband...
Kenneth A. Deus
Nov 24, 2014
Tiverton, RI - Kenneth A. Deus, 65, of Tiverton, died Monday, November 24, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Nancy (Lynch) Deus. Born in Fall River, MA on February 24, 1949, he was the son of Irene (Boyer) Deus Alfonso and Manuel Deus of Fall River. Kenneth was a carpenter...
Martha Hayden Canning
Nov 24, 2014
Martha Hayden Canning, 43 of Tiverton, RI passed away on November 24, 2014 after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Joseph P. Canning, Jr. and Mrs. Claire DeBlois Canning of Portsmouth, RI.Born on December 5, 1970 in Pawtucket, RI. She also leaves behind a sister Lauren Canning Howroyd and her late husband Jay T. Howroyd of...
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