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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Donald D. Rogers

Donald D. Rogers

Jan 28, 2014

Middletown, RI - Donald D. Rogers, 77, of Middletown, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 24, 1936, he was the son of the late Joseph and Sylvania (Mendonca) Rogers. He worked at Boulevard Nurseries as a nurseryman retiring after 40 years. He leaves two sisters, Margaret Joyce of Middletown, RI...

Gregory James Chase

Gregory James Chase

Jan 27, 2014

Jamestown, RI - Gregory James Chase, 46, of Jamestown, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at Newport Hospital after a long illness. Born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1967, he was the son of Carol E. (Reynolds) Chase of Charlestown, RI and the late John Rogers Chase. Greg was a graduate of North Kingstown High School where he...

John "Big John" Caminiti

John "Big John" Caminiti

Jan 26, 2014

Middletown, RI - John "Big John" Joseph Caminiti, 63, proprietor of Long Wharf Seafood died, January 26, 2014 of a brief illness at Newport Hospital surrounded by family.John was born July 19, 1950 in Columbus, OH to the late Mr. Carl Louise (Nelk) Caminiti. John moved to Newport at a young age, because his father was in the Navy and...

Thaddeus "Ted" Makuch

Thaddeus "Ted" Makuch

Jan 25, 2014

Somerset, MA - Thaddeus Makuch, 84, a 60 year resident of Crestview Avenue in Somerset, and formerly of Fall River, died Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the Evergreen House Health Center. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara Louise (Thomas) Makuch, with whom he spent 56 years of his life. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the...

Lillian A. Flanders

Lillian A. Flanders

Jan 24, 2014

Portsmouth, - Lillian A. Flanders, 93, of Portsmouth, died at home on Friday, January 24, 2014. She was the wife of the late Gerald Flanders.Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Armando and Rose (Pasqualetti) Ruggeri.Mrs. Flanders was born and raised in Newport on Elm Street and was the youngest sister of nine siblings. She graduated...

Sharon Lee Gerlach

Sharon Lee Gerlach

Jan 23, 2014

Middletown, RI - Sharon (Iannucci) Gerlach, 58, of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on January 23, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Jeffrey B. Gerlach for 25 years. Born in Providence, RI, she was the devoted daughter of Frank and Mary (Spinella) Iannucci.Sharon was a graduate of Boston College. For 32 years, Sharon co-owned Portobello Jewelers in Newport, RI with...

Robert E. Silvia

Robert E. Silvia

Jan 22, 2014

Robert E. Silvia, 57, of Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence, RI.He was the husband of 16 years to Mary E. (Barnes) Silvia.Born in North Miami Beach, FL on October 27, 1956, he was the son of Miriam J. (Frow) Silvia of Eustis, FL and the late Edward F. Silvia.Bob...

Gary James Bednarski

Gary James Bednarski

Jan 21, 2014

Gary J. Bednarski, of Fish Road, Tiverton, RI, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence.He was the husband of the late Nancy J. (Sudol) Bednarski.Born in Hartford, CT on October 1, 1946, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Karsky) Bednarski.Mr. Bednarski was a parts manager for several area auto...

Pauline Helena Silvia

Pauline Helena Silvia

Jan 21, 2014

Pauline Silvia, age 83, passed away on January 21st, 2014 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. She was born on January 25th, 1930, to the late Anselm J. Silvia and Helena ONeill Silvia. Pauline attended St. Marys School and graduated from St. Catherines Academy in 1947. She was a member of the first graduating class of Salve Regina College...

Alice Bloom

Alice Bloom

Jan 20, 2014

Alice Bloom, 89, most recently of Middletown, RI, previously of Southbury, CT and forever of Brooklyn, NY passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 and joined her beloved husband Harry, parents and brother.She is the mother of Ellen Kahn of Newport, RI and Susan Sarabasha (Jim Johnson) of Ithaca, NY, grandmother of Matthew Lent (Liz) and great grandmother of their...

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...