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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Frank P. "Mickey" Mello

Frank P. "Mickey" Mello

Nov 26, 2013

Frank P. "Mickey" Mello, of Beacon Terrace North, Middletown, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Margaret "Peggy" (Connerton) Mello whom he married in 1955.Born in Portsmouth, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel T. and Eva B. (Perry) Mello.He was a 1946 graduate of Rogers High...

Mary Ann Liversedge

Mary Ann Liversedge

Nov 25, 2013

Newport, RI - Mary Ann (Ryan) Liversedge, 87, of 15 Hall Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Monday, November 25, 2013, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport.She was the wife of the late Charles Austin Liversedge. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, on April 16, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Nolan) Ryan. She is survived by...

Ronald "Ron" F. Kardel

Ronald "Ron" F. Kardel

Nov 23, 2013

Ronald "Ron" F. Kardel, 49, of Newport, died November 23, 2013 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Newport, RI on August 11, 1964, he is the son of Rosemary L. (Cain) Kivlehan of Newport and the late Edward L. Kardel.Ronald was a client at the James L. Maher Center where he enjoyed spending time with his friends there....

Jean Smith

Jean Smith

Nov 23, 2013

Middletown, RI - L. Jean Smith, 84, of Middletown, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert Smith. Born in Newport, RI on Mar. 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Issac Clarke and Genevieve (Murphy) Clarke. Jean loved doing crafts and antiquing, and loved...

Isabel Negus

Isabel Negus

Nov 22, 2013

Tiverton, RI - Isabel Young Negus, 88, of Tiverton, passed away Friday November 22, 2013 in Newport Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI on Jan. 16, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Young and Elizabeth Oliver Young, and the sister of the late Edward Young of Newport and William Young of Ontario, OR She...

Lynn A. Dafoe-Rapoza

Lynn A. Dafoe-Rapoza

Nov 22, 2013

Lynn A. Dafoe-Rapoza, 48, of Jamestown, passed away on November 22, 2013 at her home after a courageous yearlong battle with cancer. She was the wife of long time Jamestown resident Steven Rapoza. She is survived by her husband, parents James and Sandy Dafoe of Tallahassee, FL, and her brother Eugene Dafoe, his wife Cathy, and their four daughters of...

John "Johnny O" Allen Oliveira

John "Johnny O" Allen Oliveira

Nov 18, 2013

John Allen Oliveira, Sr., 75, of Portsmouth died Monday, November 18, 2013, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born October 22, 1938 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late John and Flora (Silvia) Oliveira.He was the husband of Regina (Woytaszek) Oliveira. Mr. Oliveira was the owner and operator of Oliveira's Garage on East Main...

Barbara Ann Ray

Barbara Ann Ray

Nov 18, 2013

Middletown, RI - Barbara Ann (Bishop) Ray, 57, of Middletown, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John "Jack" T. Ray. Born in Prince Georges County Virginia, on July 3, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Broaddus and Angela (Chagaris) Bishop. She was great lover of animals. She...

Austin Jerry Page

Austin Jerry Page

Nov 17, 2013

Austin Jerry Page, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 with his wife Rosemary and his son Randall by his side.He is also survived by his two daughters-in-law, Sharon Page Harrison of Texas and Katherine Page of California; his five grandchildren, Aaron Page and his wife Amy and Victoria Page Hodgkiss of Virginia, Nathan Page and Carrie...

Claire M. Risko

Claire M. Risko

Nov 17, 2013

The family of Claire M. Risko sadly notes her passing in Newport, RI on Sunday, November 17, 2013, after a short illness. She was 88. Born on October 20, 1925 in Providence, RI, she was the daughterof the late J. Joseph Dolan and Mary (O'Connor) Dolan. She had two brothers, the late John J. Dolan, Jr. and the late Paul...

Rose M. Gomes

Rose M. Gomes

Nov 17, 2013

Newport, RI - Rose M. (DeMello) Rodericks Gomes, 104, formerly of Eustis Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Rose was the wife of the late Francisco L. Gomes and the late Joseph Rodericks. Born on the farm at Sachuest Point in Middletown, RI on October 8, 1909, she was the daughter...

Linda Marie Medeiros

Linda Marie Medeiros

Nov 14, 2013

Middletown, RI - Linda Marie Medeiros, 61, of Middletown, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 13, 1952, she was the daughter of Hermina "Minnie" (Lopes) Medeiros of Middletown and the late Joseph Carl Medeiros. Linda worked as a housekeeper for the James L. Maher Center. She was a communicant of...

Cornelius Moriarty

Cornelius Moriarty

Nov 11, 2013

Newport, - Cornelius J. Moriarty Jr. 90, of Newport, formerly of Middletown, died Monday, November 11, 2013 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Cornelius J. and Emma (Oesterlein) Moriarty. Mr. Moriarty served with the Army Air Corp during WWII in the Pacific Theater as part of the 139th Army Airways Communication System...

Catherine Mary Mccall

Catherine Mary Mccall

Nov 10, 2013

WAYNE, PA - Catherine Mary McCall, 82, of Wayne, PA, formerly of Newport, RI, died peacefully at home in the loving embrace of her family on November 10th 2013. Born in Newport, RI on December 3, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Frank Lopes and Anna Coughlin Lopes. She was the wife of the late Commander Walter McCall...

Beverly J. Pine

Beverly J. Pine

Nov 8, 2013

Beverly Janet Pine, 81, lifelong resident of Newport RI, and recent resident of Crystal River, FL, died Friday, November 8, 2013 in Florida. Daughter of Charles Edward and Catherine Anne Bush (Miller) she was born in Newport on August 12, 1932. She was the wife of Robert Edward Pine. Beverly owned and operated Beverlys House of Beauty for over twenty...

William "Bill" V. Golas Jr

William "Bill" V. Golas Jr

Nov 6, 2013

William "Bill" V. Golas, Jr. of Newport, R.I. died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Chengdu, People's Republic of China. Born in Worcester MA, Bill moved to Newport as an infant where he then resided for the remainder of his life. He was the son of the late William V. Golas, Sr. and Mary J. (Colaluca) Golas. Bill graduated...

Edward C. Kelley

Edward C. Kelley

Nov 3, 2013

Newport, - Edward C Kelley, 74, of Newport, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Apr. 30, 1939, he was the son of the late Buck E Kelley and Catherine (LaChappelle) Kelley. As a native Newporter Ed loved the sea and all it had to offer as he worked as, a commercial...

Joseph T. Donovan

Joseph T. Donovan

Nov 3, 2013

Joseph T. Donovan, Sr., age 86, died on November 3rd at the Village House Nursing Home. He was born in Newport, on May 9, 1927, son of Thomas J. and Esther (Welch) Donovan. Joe joined the Navy at the age of 17 and served aboard the Destroyer USS Saufrey during WWII. He was called back to the Navy during the...

Rian K. Pelletier

Rian K. Pelletier

Nov 2, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Rian K. Pelletier, 34, passed away at home in Portsmouth, RI on Saturday, November 2, 2013. Born in Newport, RI on July 20, 1979, he was the son of Pauline Ann (Henderson) Pelletier and step-son of Wayne Oliveira. Rian graduated from Rogers High School and New England Tech and achieved his license to become a self-employed Master...

Lucylle B. Quinn

Lucylle B. Quinn

Oct 31, 2013

Middletown, RI - Lucylle B. (Butler) Quinn, 80, of Middletown, died Thursday, October 31, 2013, at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. Butler and Lucy B. (Johnson) Butler. Lucylle worked at the Newport Hospital as an ICU Coordinator for 35 years, retiring in 2002. She...