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Sharon Lee Gerlach
Jan 23, 2014
Middletown, RI - Sharon (Iannucci) Gerlach, 58, of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on January 23, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Jeffrey B. Gerlach for 25 years. Born in Providence, RI, she was the devoted daughter of Frank and Mary (Spinella) Iannucci.Sharon was a graduate of Boston College. For 32 years, Sharon co-owned Portobello Jewelers in Newport, RI with...
Robert E. Silvia
Jan 22, 2014
Robert E. Silvia, 57, of Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence, RI.He was the husband of 16 years to Mary E. (Barnes) Silvia.Born in North Miami Beach, FL on October 27, 1956, he was the son of Miriam J. (Frow) Silvia of Eustis, FL and the late Edward F. Silvia.Bob...
Gary James Bednarski
Jan 21, 2014
Gary J. Bednarski, of Fish Road, Tiverton, RI, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence.He was the husband of the late Nancy J. (Sudol) Bednarski.Born in Hartford, CT on October 1, 1946, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Karsky) Bednarski.Mr. Bednarski was a parts manager for several area auto...
Pauline Helena Silvia
Jan 21, 2014
Pauline Silvia, age 83, passed away on January 21st, 2014 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. She was born on January 25th, 1930, to the late Anselm J. Silvia and Helena ONeill Silvia. Pauline attended St. Marys School and graduated from St. Catherines Academy in 1947. She was a member of the first graduating class of Salve Regina College...
Alice Bloom
Jan 20, 2014
Alice Bloom, 89, most recently of Middletown, RI, previously of Southbury, CT and forever of Brooklyn, NY passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 and joined her beloved husband Harry, parents and brother.She is the mother of Ellen Kahn of Newport, RI and Susan Sarabasha (Jim Johnson) of Ithaca, NY, grandmother of Matthew Lent (Liz) and great grandmother of their...
Mary Elizabeth (Escobar) Lopes
Jan 17, 2014
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth (Escobar) Lopes, 86, of Newport, a retired bookkeeper died Friday, January 17, 2014, at home with her husband and son by her side.She was the wife of Edmund Joseph Lopes. They were married April 7, 1947, in Jesus Saviour Church.She was the daughter of the late Francisco Silveira Escobar and Rosa daRosa (Tirana) Escobar.She was...
David Arthur Sherman
Jan 16, 2014
MIDDLETOWN - David Arthur Sherman, 71, of Middletown, RI, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 after a brief illness. Born August 14, 1942, he was the son of Edna Holt Sherman and Alton Parker Sherman, Jr.He leaves his wife, Judith Fisher Sherman, his sister Virginia Sherman Russo, and his brother Peter H. Sherman Sr. and his wife Linda Sherman. His...
Norman Frank Cote
Jan 15, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Norman Frank Cote, 85, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Ezara (Peters) Cote. Born in Fall River, MA on March 13, 1928, he was the son of the late Arthur A. and Elsie (Bliss) Cote. Mr. Cote served in the United States Army during...
George Harry Koulouvardis
Jan 15, 2014
George Koulouvardis, 81, Newports last cobbler, dedicated to his family, friends, community and church, passed away on Jan. 15, 2014.George, a lifelong resident of Newport, graduated from Rogers High School in 1950. He then joined the US Navy, where he was proud to serve aboard the USS Coral Sea, one of the Navy's largest aircraft carriers. He did 3 tours...
Paul S. Mcbride
Jan 14, 2014
Paul S. McBride, 89, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lorraine V. (Ferreira) McBride. They had been happily married for 57 years. He leaves his loving memories to be cherished by his wife, Lorraine, their two sons, Paul S. McBride II and his wife, Susan, from Dunkirk,...
Elizabeth Ann Silvia
Jan 13, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Silvia, 81, formerly of Anthony House, Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family.Born in Providence, RI on February 27, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Olive M. (Carvalho) Silvia.Ms. Silvia worked as a domestic for many years. She was a communicant of St. Anthonys Church...
Richard Burdick Sheffield
Jan 13, 2014
Middletown - Richard Burdick Sheffield, 90, of Middletown, died peacefully at home on Monday, January 13, 2014, surrounded by his family. Born in Newport, R.I., on November 25, 1923, he was the son of the late William Paine Sheffield III and Agatha Spink Sheffield. He is survived by his wife Gay Glover Sheffield, his daughters Eulah Wooley Sheffield of Collinsville,...
Jane Erskine Demant
Jan 9, 2014
Somerset, MA - Jane Erskine (Chase) Demant, 90, of Somerset, MA, died Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Clifton Rehabilitative Nursing Center Somerset, MA. She was the wife of the late Aksel E. Demant. Mrs. Demant was the eldest child of Martha (Jackson) and Nathaniel S. Chase of Fall River, MA. She graduated from BMC Durfee High School and the F...
Linda Marie Parsons
Jan 9, 2014
Middletown, RI - Linda Marie (DeConto) Cavaca Parsons, 64, of Middletown, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 peacefully at home. She was the wife of George "Skip" Parsons of Middletown, RI and the former wife of Roger Cavaca of North Kingstown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 14, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Vincent DeConto and Dorothy...
Barbara Underwood Eggeman
Jan 7, 2014
Barbara Underwood Eggeman, age 93, of Middletown died peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Barbara was born January 17, 1920 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Louis Tilley Underwood and the late Edith Noble (Chase) Underwood. She was married to Navy Chief Robert Taylor Eggeman for 36 years until his passing in 1978.Barbara was a native Newporter and...
Jean Marie Hamill
Jan 5, 2014
Newport, RI - Jean M. (Camara) Hamill, 56, of Annadale Road, Newport, died January 5, 2014, unexpectedly and peacefully at home. Born in Newport, RI, on February 20, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Frances M. (Grande) Camara who passed May 2013. She married her high school sweetheart, the late George Michael "Mike" Hamill who passed March 2005....
Edward J. Murtaugh
Jan 3, 2014
Edward J. Murtaugh, Attorney, died at home on January 3rd in Portsmouth, RI at age 92.Edward was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on April 5, 1921. He was the son of the late John and Mary (Immekus) Murtaugh. He leaves his beloved wife, Claire DeBlois-Murtaugh and was the husband of the late Eleanor (Mahoney) Murtaugh. He was predeceased by his son,...
Rose Beatrice Cowan
Jan 2, 2014
Rose Beatrice Cowan, 92, of Turner Road, Middletown, died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in Bristol, RI on May 2, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Couto) Lema. Rose worked as a seamstress for Chesterfield Mill in Fall River, MA for 30 years. She was also a...
Carolyn M. Flood
Jan 1, 2014
Carolyn M. Flood, 99, of Portsmouth, formerly of Pawtucket, RI and Atria Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at St. Clare Home Newport, RI. Born in Pawtucket, RI on March 10, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Mike and Nellie Swool.Carolyn was born and raised in Pawtucket, RI. As a young woman she worked in the...
Joyce Sandra Simonelli
Jan 1, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Joyce Sandra (Goldsmith) Simonelli, 61, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. She was the beloved wife of Anthony Simonelli Jr. Born in Chelsea, MA on July 7, 1952, she was the daughter of Harriet (Lerner) Shepatin and the late Melvin Goldsmith and Max Shepatin. Mrs. Simonelli was a graduate of...
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