Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary Elizabeth (Escobar) Lopes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Russell T. Lacey

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

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

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

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

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...