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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Earl R. Lind

Earl R. Lind

Dec 15, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Earl R. Lind, PhD., 86, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, December 15, 2013. He was the husband of Ellanette (Jurd) Lind for 47 years, who died in October 2013. Earl was born in Duluth, MN on September 3, 1927. Earl graduated from Sault St. Marie High School, Michigan, in 1945. He continued his education at Michigan...

Roger Lee Grinnell

Roger Lee Grinnell

Dec 14, 2013

Roger Lee Grinnell, was born September 14, 1946 the, youngest son of Clairmont Livesey Grinnell, Jr. and Mildred Anna Gladding. Roger was married to Patricia Ann Sullivan (Newport), and was the proud father and father-in-law to Dawn Michol Grinnell (Portsmouth), Jacqueline Leigh Grinnell Ruggieri and Ronald Ruggieri (Portsmouth), Rebecca Lynn Hennion and Carleton W. Hennion (Warwick) and the loving grandfather...

Michael J. "Mickey" Ripa

Michael J. "Mickey" Ripa

Dec 12, 2013

Tiverton, RI - Michael J. (Mickey) Ripa, 57, of Tiverton, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Elizabeth (Paice) Ripa. They would have celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary August 4th, 2014.Born in Newport, RI on January 19, 1956, he was the son of Carmelo Ripa and the late Charlotte (Pressler) Ripa.Mr....

Margaret Mary Raposa

Margaret Mary Raposa

Dec 12, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Margaret M. Raposa, 89, of Portsmouth, passed away unexpectedly at her winter home in Venice FL on Thursday, December 12th. Margaret was born in Portsmouth to James and Annie (Sullivan) Raposa and was pre-deceased by her brother, James Raposa, of Portsmouth and her sister, Gertrude Reise, of Jamestown. Margaret is survived by seven nephews and nieces: John...

Esther S. Peters

Esther S. Peters

Dec 12, 2013

Esther S. (Sliwa) Peters, 96, formerly of Kane Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Cumberland Regional Medical Center in Somerset, KY.Born in Fall River, MA on June 16, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Josephine (Gil) Sliwa.Esther worked as a cook for the RI School Lunch Program for 22 years before retiring...

Edward Francis Fitzgerald

Edward Francis Fitzgerald

Dec 12, 2013

Portsmouth, RI -- Colonel Edward Francis Fitzgerald, USMC (retired), of Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, at home surrounded by his family. He was 83.Born on July 15, 1930, in Jaffrey, NH, he was the son of the late Mary G. Blanchette Fitzgerald Wilder, and Edward R. Fitzgerald. He was the stepson of the late Tracy P. Wilder.Colonel Fitzgerald...

Eleanor L. Calcagno

Eleanor L. Calcagno

Dec 11, 2013

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Eleanor Louise (Cavanaugh) Calcagno, 86, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in New Bedford, MA on July 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Louis H. and Helen E. (Ousey) Cavanaugh and was also the stepdaughter of Charles S. Ritchie Jr. A 1944 graduate...

Helen E. Correia

Helen E. Correia

Dec 11, 2013

Somerset, MA - Helen E. (Perry) Correia, of Somerset Ridge Center, Somerset, MA, died on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in Somerset.She was the wife of the late Henry Correia. Born in Fall River, MA on April 25, 1925, she was the daughter of the late James and Eva (Pelletier) Perry.Mrs. Correia was a Portsmouth resident from 1952 to 2010. She...

Walter Erskine Mcalpine

Walter Erskine Mcalpine

Dec 10, 2013

Walter Erskine McAlpine, of Middletown, RI, died at Forest Farm Healthcare Center at the age of 95 on December 10, 2013.His wife Julie (Carlson) McAlpine survives him, while his parents and his sister, Jeannette Van Eck, preceded him in death. He leaves many nieces and nephews and younger family members, especially Dianne (Van Eck) Johnson and Peter Van Eck.He was...

Shirlie A. "Bill" Bally

Shirlie A. "Bill" Bally

Dec 7, 2013

Shirlie A. "Bill" (Coggeshall) Bally, 90, formerly of Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Grand Islander Healthcare Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Paul J. Bally.Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Fillmore and Mary (McGann) Coggeshall.Mrs. Bally was a 1940 graduate of...

Ernest Carrellas

Ernest Carrellas

Dec 6, 2013

Middletown, RI - Ernest J. Carrellas, 98, of Middletown, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Alice Barbara (Silvia) Carrellas. Born in Fall River, MA, on February 19, 1915, he was the son of the late Manuel F. and Mary (Barboza) Carrellas. Mr. Carrellas began working with...

Richard H. Logan

Richard H. Logan

Dec 5, 2013

Richard Henry Logan, 59, of Middletown, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Jan. 8, 1954, he was the son of the late Henry C. Logan and Marcia (Troy) Logan.Richard was very passionate in his work for the American Postal Workers Union. Through his long and...

Susan Jane Smyth

Susan Jane Smyth

Dec 5, 2013

Newport, RI - Susan Jane Smyth, 52, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, December 05, 2013, at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on November 12, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Frederick C.B. and Ellen (Whaley) Smyth.Susan worked as a Branch Receptionist for 10 years for Bank Newport, and also at Ocean Coffee Roasters in Washington Square as...

Edward J. Mccaughey

Edward J. Mccaughey

Dec 4, 2013

Middletown, RI - Edward J. McCaughey, 98, of Middletown, formerly of Pawtucket died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary White McCaughey and their children, Edward J., Marcia and Stephen McCaughey. Born and raised in Pawtucket, RI he attended Providence Country Day School, The College of the Holy Cross and Boston University School...

Fernando R. Sangeado

Fernando R. Sangeado

Dec 4, 2013

Newport, RI - Fernando R. Sangeado, 59, of Newport, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Barbara Ann (Steinhouse) Sangeado. Born in Mexico on June 26, 1954, he was the son of the late Amado Sangeado Perez and Matilde Romero Mollinero. Mr. Sangeado retired from the Navy Reserves after 24 years of service, having served...

Nancy Ann Domingoes

Nancy Ann Domingoes

Dec 4, 2013

Nancy Ann (Feller) Domingoes, 80, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 from injuries sustained in an auto accident. She was the wife of John A. Domingoes.Born in Newport, RI on July 15, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Louie and Helen (Doyle) Feller. Nancy worked with her husband in their family business, Domingoes Construction, for 63 years....

George Bluford Cooper

George Bluford Cooper

Dec 3, 2013

Portsmouth - George Bluford Cooper, 66, of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 surrounded by his loving family and friends, at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA. George was the loving husband of Shelia (Murphy) Cooper for 33 years. George was born in Roanoke, VA on June 1, 1947 and was the son of the late...

Margaraet Rushton Powell

Margaraet Rushton Powell

Dec 2, 2013

Middletown, RI - Margaret Cacciola Rushton Powell, 83, of Middletown, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at Home and Hospice of Rhode Island, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Cmdr. John Carroll Powell and Robert K. Rushton Sr. Born in Concord, MA on February 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Biagio Paul and Josephine (Rinaldo)...

Doreen Margaret Mello

Doreen Margaret Mello

Nov 30, 2013

Doreen Margaret (Plikunas) Mello Portsmouth, RI- Doreen Margaret (Plikunas) Mello, of 10 Cul de Sac Way, Portsmouth and formerly of 224 Willow Lane, Portsmouth, died on Saturday, November 30, 2013, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Lyn D. Mello of Portsmouth, RI. Doreen and her twin sister, Corinne, were born in West Hartford, CT,...

Col. Richard Stedman Brownell Ret

Col. Richard Stedman Brownell Ret

Nov 30, 2013

Richard S. Brownell (August 13th 1947 - November 30th 2013), the son of the late Dr. Henry W. Brownell and Sally B. (Jones) Brownell, passed Saturday evening with his cherished wife by his side. He was the loving husband of Doreen R. (Benway) Brownell, and father to their four children, spouses, and "Papa" to their twelve grandchildren, including: Seth Kara...