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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...
Edward Francis Fitzgerald
Dec 12, 2013
Portsmouth, RI -- Colonel Edward Francis Fitzgerald, USMC (retired), of Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, December 12, 2013, at home surrounded by his family. He was 83.Born on July 15, 1930, in Jaffrey, NH, he was the son of the late Mary G. Blanchette Fitzgerald Wilder, and Edward R. Fitzgerald. He was the stepson of the late Tracy P. Wilder.Colonel Fitzgerald...
Eleanor L. Calcagno
Dec 11, 2013
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Eleanor Louise (Cavanaugh) Calcagno, 86, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in New Bedford, MA on July 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Louis H. and Helen E. (Ousey) Cavanaugh and was also the stepdaughter of Charles S. Ritchie Jr. A 1944 graduate...
Helen E. Correia
Dec 11, 2013
Somerset, MA - Helen E. (Perry) Correia, of Somerset Ridge Center, Somerset, MA, died on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, in Somerset.She was the wife of the late Henry Correia. Born in Fall River, MA on April 25, 1925, she was the daughter of the late James and Eva (Pelletier) Perry.Mrs. Correia was a Portsmouth resident from 1952 to 2010. She...
Walter Erskine Mcalpine
Dec 10, 2013
Walter Erskine McAlpine, of Middletown, RI, died at Forest Farm Healthcare Center at the age of 95 on December 10, 2013.His wife Julie (Carlson) McAlpine survives him, while his parents and his sister, Jeannette Van Eck, preceded him in death. He leaves many nieces and nephews and younger family members, especially Dianne (Van Eck) Johnson and Peter Van Eck.He was...
Shirlie A. "Bill" Bally
Dec 7, 2013
Shirlie A. "Bill" (Coggeshall) Bally, 90, formerly of Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Grand Islander Healthcare Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Paul J. Bally.Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Fillmore and Mary (McGann) Coggeshall.Mrs. Bally was a 1940 graduate of...
Ernest Carrellas
Dec 6, 2013
Middletown, RI - Ernest J. Carrellas, 98, of Middletown, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Alice Barbara (Silvia) Carrellas. Born in Fall River, MA, on February 19, 1915, he was the son of the late Manuel F. and Mary (Barboza) Carrellas. Mr. Carrellas began working with...
Richard H. Logan
Dec 5, 2013
Richard Henry Logan, 59, of Middletown, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Jan. 8, 1954, he was the son of the late Henry C. Logan and Marcia (Troy) Logan.Richard was very passionate in his work for the American Postal Workers Union. Through his long and...
Susan Jane Smyth
Dec 5, 2013
Newport, RI - Susan Jane Smyth, 52, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, December 05, 2013, at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on November 12, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Frederick C.B. and Ellen (Whaley) Smyth.Susan worked as a Branch Receptionist for 10 years for Bank Newport, and also at Ocean Coffee Roasters in Washington Square as...
Edward J. Mccaughey
Dec 4, 2013
Middletown, RI - Edward J. McCaughey, 98, of Middletown, formerly of Pawtucket died on Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary White McCaughey and their children, Edward J., Marcia and Stephen McCaughey. Born and raised in Pawtucket, RI he attended Providence Country Day School, The College of the Holy Cross and Boston University School...
Fernando R. Sangeado
Dec 4, 2013
Newport, RI - Fernando R. Sangeado, 59, of Newport, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at home. He was the husband of Barbara Ann (Steinhouse) Sangeado. Born in Mexico on June 26, 1954, he was the son of the late Amado Sangeado Perez and Matilde Romero Mollinero. Mr. Sangeado retired from the Navy Reserves after 24 years of service, having served...
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