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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Terry L. "Sam" Chiodo

Terry L. "Sam" Chiodo

Feb 27, 2013

Portsmouth, RI, - Terry Lynn "Sam" (Damms) Chiodo, 46, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence, RI. Born April 27, 1966 in Ellenville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Patricia A. Porter and surviving father Richard Damms. Terry was a very spiritual person, and loved attending CrossPoint Church in Newport. She was...

Herbert Blaine Reid Jr

Herbert Blaine Reid Jr

Feb 26, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Herbert Blaine Reid, Jr., 91, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Helen Marie (McCoomb) Reid.Born on April 22, 1921 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Herbert B. and Mary (Broderick) Reid. Mr. Reid served in the United...

Francis "Sticks" Winthrop

Francis "Sticks" Winthrop

Feb 25, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Francis John "Sticks" Winthrop, 69, of Portsmouth died Monday, February 25, 2013 surrounded by his family at Warren Skilled Nursing Center of Warren, RI. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Chandler) Winthrop.Born on September 20, 1943 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Dorothy (Cawley) Winthrop. He worked as a...

Mabel Selina Dube

Mabel Selina Dube

Feb 24, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Mabel S. (Lawry) Dube, 87, of 130 Cottage Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died February 24, 2013 the day before her 88th birthday.She was the wife of the late Raymond Roger Dube. Born in Somerset, MA on February 25, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Franklin T. and Leah A. (Suprenant) Lawry. Mrs. Dube leaves her children...

Julia "Joy" Furtado

Julia "Joy" Furtado

Feb 24, 2013

Newport, RI - Julia (Joy) Furtado, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Village House.Joy was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, on August 1, 1930 she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret (Kilb) Medrick. She grew up with two sisters and a brother and graduated from Morgantown High School - class of 1948.She...

Barbara C. Mclaughlin

Barbara C. Mclaughlin

Feb 24, 2013

SOUTHBURY, Conn - Barbara C. McLaughlin , 81, of Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 following a brief illness. Barbara was the daughter of the late John J. Connor Jr. and Margaret Clark Connor. She was pre-deceased by her husband William P. McLaughlin, and is survived by sons John McLaughlin and his wife Wendy of...

Michael Jon Davies

Michael Jon Davies

Feb 23, 2013

Michael J. Davies, 43, of Admiral Luce Street, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at home. Born on January 13, 1970 in Portsmouth, VA, he is the son of Larry and Gail (Babcock) Davies and the brother of April Davies of San Diego.Michael was a quiet and private person with a great sense of humor. He was a...

Suzanne Motzenbecker

Suzanne Motzenbecker

Feb 23, 2013

Suzanne Brown Motzenbecker, age 89, of Cranston died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Victoria Court, Cranston. Mrs. Motzenbecker was born June 8, 1923 in Newport, RI She is the daughter of the late Lawrence E. and the late Margaret (Weaver) Brown. She was the former wife of the late Edward Motzenbecker of Newark, NJ. Suzanne was a direct descendant of...

Judith A. Keenan

Judith A. Keenan

Feb 22, 2013

Portsmouth, RI - Judith A. (Korn) Keenan, 63, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Newport Hospital after a long battle with cancer.Born July 2, 1949 in Beaver Falls, PA, she is the daughter of the late John and Mary (Taylor) Korn. She was the former wife of John Keenan, Jr.She retired from West Warwick High School after 28...

Carolyn Rose Almeida

Carolyn Rose Almeida

Feb 22, 2013

Carolyn R. Almeida, age 73, of Middletown died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Mrs. Almeida was born June 2, 1939, in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Laura (Lewis) Souza. She was the wife of the late Albert A. Almeida. Mrs. Almeida was employed as...

Gertrude F. Correira

Gertrude F. Correira

Feb 22, 2013

Gertrude Correira, 97, of Portsmouth, RI passed on February 22, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her daughter and grandsons.Born on March 10, 1915 in Middletown, RI one of 14 brothers and sisters, she was married to the late Joseph A. Correira, both owners of the former Newport Nursery on West Main Road in Middletown. She later lived at 799...

George Paul Rosa Jr

George Paul Rosa Jr

Feb 22, 2013

Newport, RI - George Paul Rosa, Jr. 70, of Newport died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Teresa Anne (Shaffell) Rosa. Born on January 23, 1943, in Napa, CA, he was the son of the late George P. and Doris May (Reynolds) Rosa. Mr. Rosa was a Veteran of the Vietnam...

s Anna Dorothy Rosa

s Anna Dorothy Rosa

Feb 15, 2013

Middletown - Anna Dorothy (Vieira) Rosa, 90, of Middletown, RI, died on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Newport Hospital. Born November 4, 1922, in Pawtucket, RI, she was the wife of the late Thomas Furtado Rosa. Mrs. Rosa was a member of the Newport Art Association and was an artist for them. She painted in oil and acrylics, as well...

Alice Louise Freeman

Alice Louise Freeman

Feb 15, 2013

Alice Louise Coggeshall (Allie Lou) Freeman, 85, of Newport died Friday, February 15, 2013 at home in Newport with family members by her side.Born February 22, 1927 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Carl and the late Alice (Coggeshall) Weiss. She was married to the late Frank R. (Chic) Freeman for almost thirty one years until...

Bertha Maxine Ruf

Bertha Maxine Ruf

Feb 12, 2013

Middletown, RI - Bertha Maxine (Brownlee) Ruf, 90, of Middletown, entered into peaceful rest on Tuesday, February 12. 2013, and now joins her husband, parents and siblings.Born on October 23, 1922 in Wellington, KS, she was the daughter of the late Adren and Bertha Mae (ONeal) Brownlee and sibling of Velma G. Martin and Harold Lloyd Brownlee. She was the...

Dorothy "Dot" Maddren

Dorothy "Dot" Maddren

Feb 11, 2013

Dorothy M. Maddren, 86, of Narragansett, RI and formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on February 11, 2013 at home. She was born in Providence, RI on January 1, 1927 the daughter of the late Herbert and Beatrice (Rule) Maddren. She retired in 1992 from her position of Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Nursing School. Prior to her employment...

Joseph Augustine Murphy Jr

Joseph Augustine Murphy Jr

Feb 11, 2013

FALL RIVER- Joseph A. Murphy Jr., 69, died Tuesday (February 12, 2013) as a result of a long battle with Diabetes. Joe was born on February 18, 1943 in Boston MA, and was the son of Joseph Sr. and Mildred Murphy. A childhood resident of Dorchester, graduate of St. Mary's University in Halifax NS, and a U.S. Marine, he spent...

Albert H. Fisher

Albert H. Fisher

Feb 10, 2013

Albert Henry Fisher, 75, was peacefully born-again in God and reunited with family and friends on Sunday, February 10, 2013 while at Heatherwood Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in New York, he was the son of the late Lt. Albert A. Fisher USN, (Ret) and Josephine Fisher of Middletown.Albert graduated from De La Salle Academy in Newport, Class of 1956...

Homer Freeborn

Homer Freeborn

Feb 9, 2013

Homer Freeborn, 89, of 129 Kay Street, Newport, died on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Newport Hospital after a long battle with heart disease.Homer was born in Portsmouth, RI on October 15, 1923, the son of Sarah A. (Huling) Freeborn and John S. Freeborn. He was a descendant of William Freeborn, one of the original settlers of Portsmouth.He grew up...

Benjamin Burke

Benjamin Burke

Feb 8, 2013

Benjamin Burke, age 77, of Portsmouth died Friday, February 8, 2013 at home in Portsmouth. Benjamin was born July 9, 1935 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Benjamin and the late Dolores (Jones) Burks. He married Kimberly (Moriarty) Burke. Benjamin was a US Navy veteran of Korea and Vietnam, reaching the rank of Senior Chief. His...