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Russell T. Lacey
Dec 31, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Russell T. Lacey, 86, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Phyllis R. (Wilson) Lacey of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Boston, MA on May 16, 1927, he was the son of the late William and Mae (Keating) Lacey. Mr. Lacey was a resident of Portsmouth...

Alexander Rexer Tamke
Dec 31, 2013
Cranston, RI - Alexander Rexer Tamke, 78, formerly of New Orleans, Louisiana, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in Cranston, Rhode Island. Mr. Tamke was born on February 17, 1935 in New Orleans to the late Frederick W. Tamke and Alexandra (Rexer) Tamke. He was predeceased by his brother Frederick W. Tamke, Jr. He is survived by two sons, Alexander...

Anne F. Kluth
Dec 31, 2013
Anne Frances Blain Kluth, 87, of Newport, Rhode Island, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Newport Hospital. She was married to the late William A. Kluth, (who died this past August) for 66 years. Born in Holyoke, MA on October 30, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Anna Lacy Blain and Edgar Blain. Anne moved to Newport at...

Robert E Pine
Dec 30, 2013
Robert E. Pine Sr.Crystal River, Florida--Robert E. Pine Sr., 67, of Crystal River, Florida died suddenly on Monday, December 30, 2013 at his home.Born in Newport, RI on October 6, 1946, he was the son of the late Joseph Pine Sr. and Emily (Carvalo) Pine and step-son of Mary (Amaral) Pine. He was the husband of the late Beverly Pine....

Marie-Louise Betty
Dec 30, 2013
Marie-Louise Betty, 96, formerly of Beacon Street, Middletown, died on Monday, December 30, 2013, at Village House in Newport.She was the wife of the late James E. Betty and the late Richard Campbell.Born on September 7, 1917, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John Hudson and Marie Jonnet Spooner.She leaves her sister, Marcelle Casavant, of Middletown.Marie-Louise...

Mark Roland Fernandez
Dec 29, 2013
Mark Roland Fernandez, 47, formerly of Newport, RI, died on December 29, 2013 at Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA.Born on February 23, 1966 in Bourne, MA, he was the son of Pauline (Jacklyn) Fernandez of Newport, RI and Melvin Fernandez of Portsmouth, RI, and the grandson of the late Roland and Muriel Jacklyn of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.Mark had...

Catherine Medeiros
Dec 28, 2013
Catherine Medeiros Newport, Catherine Medeiros, 90, of Newport, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 while visiting with her family.She was the wife of the late Joseph Raymond Medeiros. Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Stavros and Mersine (Mellekas) Sologiozy.Mrs. Medeiros was a graduate of Rogers High School. She was employed by the Newport School Department for...
William C. Hogan
Dec 28, 2013
Glendale, NY - William C. Hogan, 48, of Glendale, NY, died Saturday, December 28, 2013 at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens Flushing, NY. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 15, 1965, he was the son of Helen (McKee) Hogan of Glendale, NY and the late Thomas Hogan.William graduated from St. Agnes High School in NYC and received his...

H. Henry "Hank" Liiv
Dec 27, 2013
Middletown, RI - H. Henry "Hank" Liiv, 80, of Middletown, died unexpectedly on Friday, December 27, 2013, at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of Tiina M. Liiv of Middletown, RI. Born in Tartu, Estonia, in 1933, he was the son of Otto Liiv and Irene (Vedler) Liiv. Hank was an executive with General Electric for almost...

Marion B. Munch
Dec 27, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Marion B. (Sickinger) Munch, of Portsmouth, died on December 27, 2013 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Frank Robert Munch.Born in Jersey City, NJ, on January 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Albert Sickinger and Minnie (Tiedemann) Sickinger and step-daughter of the late Lillian Sickinger....

William Taylor Fowler
Dec 26, 2013
William Taylor Fowler, 86, of Rhode Island Ave, Newport, RI, formerly of Fayson Lakes, Kinnelon, NJ, died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, RI. Born in Atlantic City, NJ on August 20, 1927, he was the son of the late Robert Buschner Fowler and Mildred (Taylor) Fowler.He was raised in Ventnor, New Jersey and graduated...

Mary T. Reardon
Dec 25, 2013
Mary Theresa Reardon Fort Worth, - Mary Theresa Reardon, 83, beloved wife and mother, died Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Bethesda Gardens Assisted Living in Fort Worth, TX after a long illness. Mary was born in Boston, MA on Feb. 2, 1930, the daughter of the late William G Farrenkopf and Catherine (MacDonald) Farrenkopf. She graduated from Jeremiah Burke High...
Loretta Joyce Weber
Dec 23, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Loretta Joyce Weber, 87, of Newport, formerly of Portsmouth, died Monday, December 23, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Raymond P. Weber. Born in Elkview, WV on February 21, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Thora Grose. She worked for the Chamber of Commerce as a secretary. She...

Shirley M. Sylvia
Dec 23, 2013
Portsmouth, RI -Shirley M. (Henrique) Sylvia, 84, peacefully entered Heaven's Gate surrounded by her loving family at her home on December 23, 2013. Mrs. Sylvia was the wife of the late Thomas A. Sylvia who died April 5, 2007. Shirley was born in Fall River, MA, on August 11, 1929, a daughter of the late Antone Henrique of Portugal and...

George F. Warch Jr
Dec 20, 2013
George F. Warch, Jr., 69, of Aquidneck Drive, Middletown, RI, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2013 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Sherrill (Proctor) Warch who will have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary next month.Born in Baltimore, MD on December 3, 1944, he was the son of the late George F. Warch, Sr. and Mary Agnes (Dwyer) Warch.Mr....

Calvin C. "Lucky" Milton
Dec 20, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Calvin C. "Lucky" Milton, 87, of Portsmouth, died Friday, December 20, 2013 at Grace Barker Nursing Center, Warren, RI, after a courageous fight with cancer.He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Borden) Milton.Born in Augusta, GA on December 17, 1926, he was the son of the late Samuel and Charlotte (Peak) Milton, and was the son-in-law of...
Scott D. Circosta
Dec 19, 2013
Scott D. Circosta, 51, of Kay Street, Newport, RI, died on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI on December 31, 1961, he was the son of the late Frank and Doris (Truver) Circosta.Scott is survived by his son, Scott Tyler Circosta of Bristol, RI; his sister, Sharon Bennett of Bristol, RI; his brother, Jeffrey C. Circosta...

Catherine M. Liptak
Dec 17, 2013
Middletown, RI- Catherine M. (O'Neill) Liptak, 78, of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the loving wife for 59 years of Lawrence Liptak. Born in Newport, RI on May 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Jenny (Ripa) ONeill. She was a graduate of Roger's High School in Newport....

Stanley F. Kalwak
Dec 17, 2013
Newport, RI - Stanley F. Kalwak, 77, of Newport, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Valerie (Brown) Kalwak for 54 years. Born in Newport, RI on April 11, 1936, he was the son of the late Francis and Rosalind (Perry) Kalwak. Stanley lived on Cannon Street in Newport as a child...

John E. Hall
Dec 16, 2013
John E. Hall, 88, died at his Newport home Monday morning December 16 2013 from the effects of Alzheimers disease.A resident of Newport since 1985, he was born in Boston Nov 27, 1925, the son of Edwin Tileston Hall and Blanche Clough Gardner.During his residence in Newport he had served on the boards of and was active in several local...
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