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Frederick A. Palkovic

Frederick A. Palkovic

Oct 29, 2014

Portsmouth, RI - Frederick Anthony Palkovic, 87, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Margaret Katherine (McCarthy) Palkovic.Born in Newburgh, NY on September 10, 1927, he was the son of the late Ferdinand and Gertrude (Ozabal) Palkovic.Mr. Palkovic served in the United States Navy during...

Russell H. Chandler Jr

Russell H. Chandler Jr

Oct 28, 2014

Portsmouth, RI - Russell H. Chandler, Jr., 97, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center Warren, RI. He was the husband of the late Pearl (Hyslop) Chandler. Born in New Bedford, MA on September 30, 1917, he was the son of the late Russell H. and Alma (Pierce) Chandler. He is survived by his daughter...

Florinda C. Faria

Florinda C. Faria

Oct 25, 2014

Portsmouth, RI - Florinda C. (Correia) Faria, 89, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Faria, Jr. whom she married in 1959.Born in Newport, RI on August 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Antonio D. Correia and Mary A. (Martins) Correia....

James W. Baccari

James W. Baccari

Oct 20, 2014

Newport, RI - James W. Baccari, 76, of Newport, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014 in Fort Myers, FL. He was the husband of Dorothy A. (Lacerda) Baccari. Born in Newport, RI on July 26, 1938, he was the son of the late Michael and Mary (Sullivan) Baccari. Jimmy graduated from De La Salle Academy in 1957. He then...

Marilyn C. Oglo

Marilyn C. Oglo

Oct 19, 2014

Portsmouth, RI-Marilyn C. (Coombs) Oglo, 82, of Portsmouth, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 19, 2014.You can take a Californian out of California, but you can never take California out of her. So it is with Marilyn Coombs Oglo. Breech born on November 17th, 1931 as one of two twins in Oakland, California, Marilyn was raised by her mother Leona Walker...

James Franklin Bartram

James Franklin Bartram

Oct 18, 2014

Middletown, RI - James F. Bartram, 88, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at home in Middletown, RI, the beloved husband of Edna Bartram Born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 18, 1926, he was the son of the late Herbert and Grace (Shrumn) Bartram.Jim graduated from Bethel High School in Bethel, CT in 1943 and was valedictorian of his class. He...

Garney "Floyd" Farthing Iii

Garney "Floyd" Farthing Iii

Oct 18, 2014

Portsmouth, RI - Garney "Floyd" Farthing III, 52, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Garney Farthing Jr. and Annie E. (Carroll) Whalon.Garney was a friend to whoever he met and will be greatly missed.He was a talented mechanic who began his career at...

Ronald Paul Sams

Ronald Paul Sams

Oct 17, 2014

Middletown, RI - Ronald Paul Sams, 79, of Middletown, died Friday, October 17, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Ethel G. (McIntosh) Sams. Born in Mansfield, Ohio on June 28, 1935, he was the son of the late Lee Willard and Mary E. (Kibler) Sams. Mr. Sams served in the United States Navy for...

Kenneth A. Zahm

Kenneth A. Zahm

Oct 15, 2014

Middletown, RI - Kenneth Andrew Zahm, 76, of Middletown, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Buffalo, NY on December 22, 1937, he was the son of the late Cyril and Wilda (Hodgson) Zahm. He was the loving husband of Mary (Westgate) Zahm. Kenneth was a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology with...

Frank Souza

Frank Souza

Oct 15, 2014

Portsmouth, RI - Frank Souza, 96, of Portsmouth, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Couto) Souza who died this past May. Born in Newport, RI on October 24, 1917, he was the son of the late Antonio Souza and Rose (Ribeira) Souza. Frank retired from a 19 year career...

James H. Stearns Jr

James H. Stearns Jr

Oct 14, 2014

Retired Master Chief Petty Officer James H. Stearns Jr., beloved husband of the late Rita F. (Serrilla) Stearns, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on October 14th. Jim was born May 25, 1941, in Plattsburgh, NY to the late James H. Stearns, Sr. and Florence E. Stearns. He was educated in the Plattsburgh, NY school system before enlisting...

Marie Elizabeth Hines

Marie Elizabeth Hines

Oct 13, 2014

Marie E. (Antone) Hines, of Mayflower Drive, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2014 at Heatherwood Healthcare Center in Newport.She was the wife of Arthur M. Hines. Born in Newport, RI on February 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Josephine (Monteiro) Antone both of Fargo Cape Verde Islands. Mrs. Hines enjoyed the simple...

Robert J. Velleca

Robert J. Velleca

Oct 12, 2014

Robert J. Velleca, 78, of Kay Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at home.He was the loving companion of Patricia A. Kenney for over forty years.Born in Fall River, MA on January 22, 1936, he was the son of the late C. Thomas and Isabelle (Estrella) Velleca.He grew up in Bristol, served four years in the...

Eleanor M. Lilley

Eleanor M. Lilley

Oct 11, 2014

Eleanor M Lilley Tiverton, - Eleanor M Lilley, 82, of Newport, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Sakonnet Bay Manor in Tiverton, RI. Born in Woonsocket, RI on Nov. 3, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John Winters and Margaret Winters. She was the wife of the late James A. Stewart William H. Lilley. She is survived by...

Robert Edward Kirby

Robert Edward Kirby

Oct 11, 2014

Robert Edward Kirby, 94, died peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at St. Clare Home in Newport.He was born on August 5, 1920 in Holyoke, MA to John and Beatrice (Dufault) Kirby. Bod graduated from Milton High School and served with the Army Air Corps in World War II. He then graduated from Bentley University and married Natalie "Tommie" McLaughlin,...

John H. Dieffenbach

John H. Dieffenbach

Oct 7, 2014

Newport, RI - John H. Dieffenbach, 87, of Newport died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Wholey) Dieffenbach.Born in Sayre, PA, he was the son of the late DeForest Dieffenbach and Marguerite (Montgomery) Dieffenbach Lendrum.John served in the Army Air Corp. during the Korean War....

Renata Martha Adams

Renata Martha Adams

Oct 6, 2014

ADAMS - Renata Martha Adams, 84, of Newport, RI passed peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2014, with her daughter Katrina and the wonderful caregivers of Blenheim-Newport and Beacon Hospice by her side.Born in East Prussia on November 13, 1929 to Franz-Heinrich and Frieda (Striewe) Adamaszek, she fled her homeland in January 1945 at 14 years of age to escape the...

Pamela A. Botelho

Pamela A. Botelho

Oct 5, 2014

Pamela A. Botelho, 55, of Riverside Street, Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at home.Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Jesse J. and Alice J. (Guthrie) Moniz, and the step-daughter of Mary E. Viera Moniz of Moyock, NC.Pam was a 1978 graduate of Middletown High School and the Community...

Geraldine H. Brain

Geraldine H. Brain

Oct 5, 2014

Portsmouth, RI - Geraldine H. Brain (Gerry), 88 of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Miller Place, NY died on Sunday, October 5th.She was the wife of the late Frederick L. Brain.Born in Queens, NY on August 1st, 1926, she was the daughter of William and Dorothy Riley.Gerry loved to read and adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her...

Frank Abenante

Frank Abenante

Oct 4, 2014

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