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Harriet Elizabeth Mccaffrey
Apr 9, 2014
Middletown, RI - Harriet Elizabeth (Perkins) McCaffrey, 94, formerly of Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Grand Islander Center.She was the wife of the late Albert Joseph McCaffrey. Born in Newport, RI on December 5, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Caroline V. (Holanetz) Perkins.Mrs. McCaffrey graduated from Rogers...
Rev. Michael Stafford
Apr 9, 2014
The Reverend Michael Stafford, 82, a monk of Portsmouth Abbey, died Wednesday morning, April 9, 2014, at Mount Saint Rita in Cumberland, where he had been a resident for a couple of years.Father Stafford was born in Minnesota, and joined the monastery of Portsmouth Priory (as it was then called) in 1952. He was ordained a priest in 1958, and...
Mary Victoria Lawton
Apr 8, 2014
Middletown, RI - Mary Victoria (Perry) Dormoy Lawton, 101, formerly of 196 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at St. Clare Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late Roger J. Dormoy and the late Harry Lawton. Born in Portsmouth, RI on July 29, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and...
Dorothy A. Burgess
Apr 6, 2014
Dorothy A. (MacDougall) Burgess, 90, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014 surrounded by her family at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late George J. Burgess.Born in Manhattan, NY on September 6, 1923, she is the daughter of the late John Allen and Mary (Quin) MacDougall.She is survived by her children, her son, and her...
David L. Hallman
Apr 5, 2014
David L. Hallman passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous five year battle with lung cancer. David was born on February 10, 1944. He was the son of Barbara Spooner Hallman and the late David O'Quinn.David graduated from Rogers High School in 1964. After high school he joined the RI National...
Georgiana Pearson
Apr 5, 2014
Middletown, RI - Commander Georgiana Pearson, of Stratham, NH, died April 5, 2014, in Middletown, RI, while a resident of the Forest Farm nursing home. Born on October 29, 1912, Georgiana was the youngest of 4 children. From an early age, Georgiana was involved in service. An avid member of 4-H as a young person, she participated in clothing work,...
Gamil Kamel Hanna
Apr 2, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Gamil K. Hanna, 63, of Portsmouth, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Gamil was born on November 17, 1950, in Cairo, Egypt, to the late Kamel and Afifa (Iskandar) Hanna. He was the loving husband of Ferial (Kamel) Hanna. Gamil served in the Egyptian Army before moving to...
Joanne Marie "Jan" Vienne
Apr 2, 2014
Joanne Marie "Jan" (Gavic) Vienne of Newport passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She leaves Jean-Michel Vienne, her devoted husband and best friend for nearly forty years. Mrs. Vienne, daughter of the late Harvey M. and Joan M. Gavic of Newport, was born in Portland, ME, on February 3, 1950.She was a...
Alexander Charles Stowe
Apr 2, 2014
Alexander Charles Stowe, 89, of Prudence Island, RI, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Mr. Stowe was born in Providence RI, the son of Charles and Stasia Chrostowski of Providence, RI. Mr. Stowe enlisted into the Navy at the age of 17 and served as a member of the 8th Special Battalion USNCB fighting in the Aleutian Islands on...
Mildred J. Naspo
Apr 1, 2014
Middletown, RI - Mildred J. (Marone) Naspo, 89, of Middletown, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late George Naspo. Born in Jersey City, NJ on February 24, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Maria Marone. Mrs. Naspo was born and raised in North Jersey where she...
Felix A. Petrarca Jr
Mar 30, 2014
Felix A. Petrarca Jr., 70, passed away peacefully at home on March 30, 2014 after a long illness. Born in Coventry, RI on March 26, 1944, he was a 60 year resident of Portsmouth, RI. Felix was a graduate of De La Salle Academy in Newport, RI and St. Anselm College. Mr. Petrarca was the owner and founder of the...
Dr. Frederick A. Peirce, Jr
Mar 30, 2014
Newport, RI - Dr. Frederick Arthur Peirce, Jr., 89, of Newport, RI, died on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at Forest Farm Health Care Center.He was the husband of Jeanne (Cournoyer) Peirce. Born in Hackensack, NJ on December 17, 1924, he was the son of the late Frederick A. Peirce, Sr. and Ruth (Hart) Peirce.Dr. Peirce served in the Navy as...
Lisa Ann Silvia
Mar 29, 2014
Lisa Ann (Wilkinson) Silvia Middletown, - Lisa Ann (Wilkinson) Silvia, 53, of Middletown, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family and friends on March 29th, 2014 at home after a long, courageous battle with cancer.Born in Newport, RI on Dec. 19, 1960, she was the daughter of Lucy Ripa, Ray Wilkinson, and step-daughter of Frank McCulley. She is survived by...
Catherine C. "Mima" Waradzin
Mar 27, 2014
Catherine C. "Mima" Waradzin, 81, of Forest Avenue, Middletown, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2014.Born on September 11, 1932 in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Dougherty) Campbell, she lived in RI for most of her life.Wonderfully wise and deeply spiritual, Mima was a passionate reader who loved nature, art music, and most of all...
Amy Cotta
Mar 27, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Amy (Roderick) Cotta, 106, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Henry Cotta. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 20, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Paiva) Roderick. Mrs. Cotta was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church...
Joan C. Ferreira
Mar 26, 2014
Prudence Island, RI - Joan C. (Brownell) Ferreira, 79, of Prudence Island, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Kindred Country Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center Swansea, MA. She was the wife of the late Henry P. Ferreira. Born in Newport, RI on July 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Lucy M. (George) Brownell....
Donald "Jitters" F. Roderick
Mar 26, 2014
Newport, RI - Donald "Jitters" F. Roderick, 84, of Newport, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. He was the husband of Trudy Nihart Roderick.Born in Newport, RI on March 13, 1930, he was the son of the late William and Dorothy (Bliven) Roderick. Don was a Newport Police Auxiliary Officer in the 1960's as well...
Evelyn Amelia Hamilton
Mar 26, 2014
Newport, RI - Evelyn Amelia Hamilton, of 100 Kay Street, died at 6:30 A.M. on Tuesday Morning, March 25, 2014. Mrs. Hamilton moved from Los Angeles to Newport in 1996 to care for her daughter Cynthia Hamilton who had been diagnosed with MS. She has been here since then. Mrs. Hamilton was a retired teachers aid, which she had done...
Linda V Pribula
Mar 25, 2014
Linda V. Pribula, of Portsmouth, passed gently on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the age of 79 with her family and friends keeping her company. Born in Sulmona, Italy, she came from a large, hardworking family, one of 13 children.She loved to cook and worked in her family's restaurant when she was young for many years. She married a military...
William John Brand, Jr
Mar 24, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - William J. Brand, Jr., 77, of Portsmouth, died Monday, March 24, 2014 at home in Portsmouth. Born in Newburgh, NY on August 9, 1936, he was the son of the late William J. Brand, Sr. and Anna (Hetling) Brand. William joined the United States Navy as a young man and served for 20 years. His Navy service...
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