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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...
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
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
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
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
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...
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