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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Steven A. Sherman

Steven A. Sherman

Oct 30, 2013

Middletown, RI - Steven A. Sherman, 53, passed away at home in Middletown, RI, on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 with his wife and his best friends beside him. He was a self-employed musician, performing as a drummer in several successful local bands, including The Probers, What Matters, Those Guys, Gold Ol Boys and Raised on Radio. He leaves a wife,...

Ethelyn Louise Tatreau

Ethelyn Louise Tatreau

Oct 29, 2013

Lindy was born in Quincy, MA on November 21, 1948 and passed peacefully on October 29, 2013 after a courageous fight against brain cancer. Lindy loved ballroom dancing and family taco days with her sons and their families. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren building models and playing games (after they did their chores). She most recently resided...

Mary F. Wrobel

Mary F. Wrobel

Oct 28, 2013

Mary (Warden) Wrobel, 93, of Bristol, RI passed away on October 28, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Wrobel.Born in Lynn, MA on September 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Marianna Warden.Mary was the youngest of seven children. She was predeceased by WilliamWarden, Helen Panakio, Stacia Warden, John Warden, Stanley Warden...

Jeanette M. Dawson

Jeanette M. Dawson

Oct 27, 2013

Jeanette M. Dawson, 78, of Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Sunday, October 27, 2013 at South County Rehabilitation Nursing Center in North Kingstown, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles Dawson.Born in Culpepper, WV on August 1, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Walter B. and RosaLee (Redd) Stewart.Jeanette was employed at Raytheon in Portsmouth, RI...

Ellanette F. Lind

Ellanette F. Lind

Oct 25, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Ellanette F. (Jurd) Lind, 90, of Portsmouth, formerly of Tiverton, RI and Sarasota, FL, died Friday, October 25, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Born in Chicago, IL on January 28, 1923, she was the daughter of the late James E. Jurd and Margaret (Walker) Jurd.Ellen was a graduate of the Ray-Vogue Schools...

Bryan Daniel Cooney

Bryan Daniel Cooney

Oct 24, 2013

Bryan Daniel Cooney, passed away at home in Middletown, R.I., surrounded by family and friends. Born November 10, 1942 at Newport Hospital, he was the son of the late Bryan L. Cooney and Jane Crowther Cooney. He graduated from Rogers High School and Providence College, and then began his career at Rogers High School before serving three years in the...

Lovonda L. Romanelli

Lovonda L. Romanelli

Oct 24, 2013

Woonsocket, RI - Lovonda L. Romanelli, 62, of Pascoag, RI and formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, RI. Born in Key West, FL on January 2, 1951, she was the daughter of John Romanelli and the late Donna (Colt) Romanelli.Lovonda was a graduate of Roger Williams College, with degrees in Civil...

Edward R. Hurley

Edward R. Hurley

Oct 24, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Edward R. Hurley, 95, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born at home, in Woonsocket, RI to Irish immigrants on August 15, 1918, he was the son of the late John J. Hurley and Susan (McCabe) Hurley. He graduated from high school with the class of 1935, at the...

Hilda Lima Trezvant

Hilda Lima Trezvant

Oct 20, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Hilda (Lima) Trezvant, 98, of Portsmouth, formerly of Newport, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 surrounded by family and loved ones. She was married to the late Alphonso Trezvant. Born in Newport, RI on Dec. 30, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lima and Helen "Nelly" (Hurley) Lima. She was the last surviving sibling of...

Rita May Hedly

Rita May Hedly

Oct 20, 2013

Rita May (Chorlton) Hedly, 99, of Portsmouth died Sunday, October 20, 2013, at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Russell P. Hedly.Born on May 22, 1914, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Honore (Crowley) Chorlton. Mrs. Hedly lived in Portsmouth for 69 years. She drove for...

Frank Robert Edge

Frank Robert Edge

Oct 18, 2013

Fall River - Frank Robert Edge, 39, of Fall River passed away October 18, 2013, peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was a loving husband and father. He was the husband of Wendy L. Edge (Robitaille) of Fall River.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of Kathleen I. Haight (Schmidt) and Robert E. Edge.He is...

Anthony Toppa

Anthony Toppa

Oct 17, 2013

Anthony S. Toppa, 55, of 76 Broadway, Newport, RI, died on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at home.Born in Newport, RI on March 8, 1958, he was the son of the late Augustin A. Toppa and Jane F. (Cochrane) Toppa.Tony was a lobster and shell fisherman and was an avid animal lover.He is survived by his daughter, Tara Alves of Fall...

Patricia Joyce Nassirou

Patricia Joyce Nassirou

Oct 16, 2013

Patricia Joyce (Ross) Nassirou, 67, of Newport died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Born December 17, 1945 in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late James Ross and Mary (Hammet) Ross. Aunt Patsy enjoyed singing especially in the choir at Mt. Zion Church where she was a member. Ms. Patsy was a member...

Hilliard H. Huggins, Jr

Hilliard H. Huggins, Jr

Oct 13, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Hilliard Huggy H. Huggins Jr, 68, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013, surrounded by his family. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, April, 1946, he grew up in Middleboro, MA, and was the husband of the late JoAnn Blumsack, his second wife, and the late Michelle Huggins, his first wife. He was the son of the...

Lucile Newman

Lucile Newman

Oct 12, 2013

Lucile (Fanning) Newman Lucile Newman of Jamestown, RI, an educator, feminist, scientist, humanist, mother, grandmother, wife, and dear friend to many, died peacefully October 11th in Middletown, Rhode Island. She lived a long and full life at the center of many important issues of her day - from the civil rights and anti-war struggles of the 1960's to the women's...

Eleanor M. Lilley

Eleanor M. Lilley

Oct 11, 2013

Eleanor M Lilley Tiverton, - Eleanor M Lilley, 82, of Newport, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Sakonnet Bay Manor in Tiverton, RI. Born in Woonsocket, RI on Nov. 3, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John Winters and Margaret Winters. She was the wife of the late James A. Stewart William H. Lilley. She is survived by...

Barbara Daniel

Barbara Daniel

Oct 10, 2013

Newport, - Barbara Daniel, 82, of Newport, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Born in St. JOSEPH, Trinidad and Tobago, on Dec. 18, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Francois Pierre and Rosalie (Clapperton) Pierre. Barbara was employed at the Salve Regina University for 12 years and retired in 1999....

Barbara A. Teehan

Barbara A. Teehan

Oct 10, 2013

Barbara A. Teehan, 66, formerly of Heatherwood Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport, RI, died peacefully at RI Hospital in Providence on Thursday, October 10, 2013.Born in Newport, RI on February 24, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Beatrice (Ruffin) McIntosh.She is survived by her siblings, Janet Wasilewski, Robert McIntosh, James McIntosh, Patricia Englefield and Peter...

Mary Rodrigues Olson

Mary Rodrigues Olson

Oct 10, 2013

Mary R.Olson, 88, formerly of Ludlow Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at St. Clare Nursing Home, Newport, RI, surrounded by her loving family.She was the wife of the late MSGT. James Robert Olson. She was born in Newport, RI on August 6, 1926 to the late Vincent Rodrigues and Isabel (Viera) Rodrigues and spent her childhood in...

Edmund J. Ward

Edmund J. Ward

Oct 10, 2013

Newport, RI - Edmund J. Ward (Ed), 71, of Mill Street, Newport, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport. Born in Fall River, MA on December 27, 1941, he was the son of the late William E. Ward and Theresa (Iamarone) Ward. Ed grew up in Fall River and...