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Laurie Ellen Swistak
Sep 18, 2012
Laurie E. Swistak of Hunter Avenue, Newport, died at home in the presence of her loving family on September 18th after a heroic battle with cancer.Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts on March 24, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Everett A. and Kathleen (O'Neill) Thibodeau. She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Christopher R. Swistak and their...
Robert R. Anderson
Sep 16, 2012
Robert Raymond Anderson, age 60, of Newport died Sunday, September 16, 2012 at home in Newport. Mr. Anderson was born June 27, 1952 in Newport, RI. He is the son of Robert R. "Sunny" Kuiee and Julianna (Monterio) Anderson, and stepson to the late David Anderson Jr. He worked at Salve Regina University for 10 years, he also worked at...
Doris M. Schuster
Sep 15, 2012
Doris Marie (Seyler) Schuster, 75, of Middletown formerly of Newport died Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Born on August 19, 1937 in Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Millard and Martha (Riley) Seyler. Doris was proud to the have been employed by Gov. Sundlun, working as private aid to his wife...
Helen E. Swistak
Sep 12, 2012
Helen E. Swistak, 91, a retired Registered Nurse of Newport RI, passed away on September 12, 2012. She was the wife of Walter Swistak for 69 years. She was born in Natick, MA, the daughter of Charles H. and Ruth Pickett and step-daughter of Marion Pickett. A graduate of St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford MA in 1942, she practiced her...
Thomas James Hunt
Sep 11, 2012
Thomas James Hunt, of Portsmouth, died on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at home with his loved ones by his side.He was the beloved husband of Elaine F. (Doran) HuntTom was born May 24, 1942 in Providence, RI the son of the late Thomas James Hunt and Edith Levine and stepson of the late Laura (Lima) Hunt. Mr. Hunt was a...
Daniel Raymond Huckabone
Sep 10, 2012
Daniel Raymond Huckabone, 30, of Portsmouth died Monday, September 10, 2012. Born August 5, 1982 in Utica, NY, he was the son of James David Huckabone and Susan (Mosher) Kay.Daniel worked as a salesman in the communications field. Besides his parents, he is survived by his daughter Kalie Huckabone of Florida, his brother John Henry Kay of Pawtucket, RI, his...
Leah I. Vieira
Sep 10, 2012
Leah (Izadore) Vieira, 91, of Dexter Street in Portsmouth, died Monday, September 10, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport. She was the beloved wife of Edward T. Vieira for 66 years. She is also survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Paul Vieira and Karen Joslin Vieira of Portsmouth, RI; and her sister, Norma Matton of Fall River, MA, and...
Donnamaria Bruton-Coutis
Sep 9, 2012
Born May 3, 1954 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Donnamaria Bruton was the second of four children and the daughter of William and Loretta (Kent) Bruton. At age eleven, her father, a professional baseball player for the then Milwaukee Braves, (now the Atlanta Braves.) was traded to the Detroit Tigers and the family relocated to Detroit, where Donna lived for the next...
John Richard Lema
Sep 8, 2012
John Richard Lema, 79, of Portsmouth died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family.Mr. Lema was born March 16, 1933 in Fall River, MA. He was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Couto) Lema. He was married to the late Anna Marie Gomes. Mr. Lema worked for many years for Pearson Yachts in Portsmouth,...
Ralph Vernon Thompson
Sep 6, 2012
Ralph V. Thompson, 81, formerly of Portsmouth, died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.He was the husband of the late Sheila M. (Currie) Thompson, with whom he shared 39 years of blissful marriage.Born in Logan, West Virginia on April 9, 1931, he was the son of the late Roy and Hazel (Bartoe) Thompson....
David Scott White
Sep 6, 2012
David Scott White, devoted husband of Camille White for more than 28 years and adoring father of Adrienne, Lauren and Robert White, joined the church triumphant on Thursday, September 6, 2012. At the time of his passing, David was surrounded by his entire family who had the opportunity to tell him how much he was loved. David was the son...
Josephine M. Barry
Sep 5, 2012
Josephine M. Barry, in her 95th year, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis J. Barry for 52 years. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Barry Sweet of Middletown, RI, and Patricia Barry Pettit of Paget, Bermuda, her two granddaughters, Elise Sweet Brady...
Barbara Vars
Sep 4, 2012
Barbara McLean Gerhart Vars, 83, formerly of Portsmouth died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI, surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Richard Melvin Vars, with whom she would have celebrated 65 years of marriage this November. Barbara was born August 15, 1929 in Flushing, NY. She was the daughter...
Janice "Mema" Kesson
Sep 4, 2012
Janice B. "Mema" Kesson, age 76, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mrs. Kesson was born December 12, 1935 in Newport, RI. She was the daughter of the late John Herbert and the late Gertrude (Sisson) Barker. She was married to the late John S.Kesson Jr., owner of Paramount Farms,...
Theodore Teddy Oliveira Jr
Sep 3, 2012
Theodore "Teddy" Gomes Oliveira, Jr., 17, of Newport died on August 27, 2012 in Newport. Born on July 6, 1995 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Theodore G. Oliveira, Sr. of Maine and Sloane Z. Massey of Pawtucket, RI. Teddy was later adopted by Deborah A. (Massey) Greene of Newport, RI. Teddy grew up in Newport and attended...
Jayla Marie Hudson
Aug 31, 2012
Jayla Marie Hudson, 6, of Quaker Lane, Warwick, passed away early Friday morning, August 31, 2012 at Hasbro Children's Hospital, due to complications of Cockayne Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.She was the smiling daughter of Jason and Jennifer (Nott) Hudson of Warwick.Born in Warwick on August 12, 2006, Jayla was a smiling child that brought joy to everyone who was...
Wade Deforest
Aug 26, 2012
Wade M. DeForest, 52, of Lambie Circle, died at home on Sunday, August 26, 2012.Born on February 1, 1960 in Fort Wayne, IN, he was the son of Delbert DeForest of Portsmouth, RI, the late Audrey (Haahr) DeForest, and step-son of the late Annette M. (Fontaine) DeForest.Wade was a self-employed entrenpeneur and was an avid deep sea fisherman and golfer.In...
Amelia Karlak
Aug 26, 2012
Middletown, RI - Amelia C. (Koss) Karlak, 94, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, August 26 2012, at Village House Nursing Home.She was the wife of the late Peter S. Karlak. Born in Taunton, MA on September 16, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Koziol) Koss.Before marrying her husband, she did secretarial...
Barbara Gaines Fernandez
Aug 26, 2012
Barbara Gaines Fernandez passed away peacefully in her sleep August 26, 2012 in Portsmouth, RI. Barbara was born April 15, 1924 in Sherburne, NY to Clarence F. Gaines, founder of the Gaines Dog Food Co, and his wife Amelia Ryan Gaines. She was the oldest of five children. Barbara graduated from Marymount Academy in Tarrytown, NY and continued her studies...
Elizabeth Mary Archer
Aug 25, 2012
Elizabeth Mary (Fietz) Archer, 96, of Middletown, formerly of Portsmouth and Westwood, MA died Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mrs. Archer was born April 19, 1916 in Westwood, MA. She is the daughter of the late Adolph and Delia (Concannon) Fietz. She was the wife of the late John Archer, they had...
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