Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Caroline W. Williamson

Caroline W. Williamson

Jul 27, 2012

Jamestown, RI - Caroline Westbrook Williamson, 86, of Green Lane, died peacefully at her son's home on Friday, July 27, 2012. She was the loving wife of the late PAUL w. Williamson, CDR, USN Retired, for sixty-one years.Born in Utica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Roland Severyne and Marion (Austin) Westbrook. She was also the sister of...

Norma (Hathaway) Stewart

Norma (Hathaway) Stewart

Jul 27, 2012

Norma Hathaway Stewart, of Reed Street, Tiverton, died Friday, July 27, 2012 on her 89th birthday, at the Sarah Brayton Nursing Care Center of Fall River, MA. Born on July 27, 1923 in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Asa W. and the late Mary C. (Schlegel) Hathaway. After the earliest years of her career, running a...

Dorothy W.C. Chase

Dorothy W.C. Chase

Jul 25, 2012

Dorothy "Dot" Weaver Copeland Chase, 94, of Portsmouth, died at home peacefully on Wednesday, July 25th 2012 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Herbert Manton Chase and the daughter of Norma Stanton Coggeshall and Clinton Babbit Copeland. Born at the Newport Hospital in 1918, she spent most of her life on Aquidneck Island, the majority...

Barbara Jean Deveau

Barbara Jean Deveau

Jul 24, 2012

Barbara Joan (Laurence) Deveau, 80, of 33 Third Street, Apt. 2, Newport, RI, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at RI Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert John Deveau.Born in Newport, RI, on January 22, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William Gordon and the late Neveu (Graziella) Lawrence. Barbara was an employee...

Barbara Luistro

Barbara Luistro

Jul 21, 2012

Newport, RI, Barbara (St. Thomas) Keech Luistro, of 8 Congdon Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, July 21, 2012, at the Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on April 19, 1932, she was the daughter of the late George and Agnes (Salley) St. Thomas.Barbara worked as a waitress at the International House of Pancakes for 30 years, retiring in 1995. She...

John Henry King Jr

John Henry King Jr

Jul 19, 2012

John Henry King, Jr., 85 of Newport, RI, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a long courageous battle with cancer.John, the husband of Mary (Connerton) King, was born in Newport, RI on September 5, 1926, the son of the late John and Claudia (LaCerda) King. John graduated from Rogers High School in 1944...

Harry Gustav Johnson

Harry Gustav Johnson

Jul 17, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Harry G. Johnson, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Lucy (Mastrorilli) Johnson. Mr. Johnson served in the Army during the Korean War, then joined the Air Force and served 30 years with the 152nd Tactical Control Group of the NY Air National Guard, retiring...

Rose Elizabeth Salvador

Rose Elizabeth Salvador

Jul 16, 2012

Middletown, RI - Rose Elizabeth Salvador, 90, of Seascape Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, July 16, 2012 at St. Clare Home in Newport. She was the wife of the late John Salvador. Born in Newport, RI on July 17, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline (Pasquale) Vidinha.She is survived by her children, John Sadler and...

Jonathon W. Wanamaker

Jonathon W. Wanamaker

Jul 16, 2012

Newport, RI - Jonathon W. Wanamaker, 29, of 359 Thames Street, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly Monday, July 16, 2012 at home. Born in Little Falls, NY on August 31, 1982, he was the son of Susan (Wren) and Lawrence J. Moretti of Middletown, RI and William and Lynn (Graham) Wanamaker of New York State.Jonathon attended Middletown High School. He was...

Edward Pacheco

Edward Pacheco

Jul 14, 2012

Portsmouth, RI- Edward Pacheco, 90, of 44 West Main Road, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Isabel "Betty" (Augustine) Pacheco. Born in Westport, MA on February 6, 1922, he was the son of the late Frank and Delina (Gendron)...

James Francis Silvia

James Francis Silvia

Jul 10, 2012

James Francis Silvia, 65, of Middletown, RI died at his home on July 10, 2012.He was the only son of the late Francis P. and Dorothy M. (Souza) Silvia, lifelong residents of Middletown. Jim was a graduate of Middletown High School, class of 1965. He grew up on Green End Farm, working as a right hand man with his Father...

Thomas A. Donahue

Thomas A. Donahue

Jul 8, 2012

Newport, RI - Thomas A. Donahue, 73, of Newport, RI, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Irene (Craft) Donahue. Born in Newport, RI on August 28, 1938, he was the son of the late George and Adeline (Ruggeri) Donahue.Thomas was a lifelong Newporter and communicant of St. Marys...

Raylene L Bento

Raylene L Bento

Jul 8, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Raylene L Bento, 83, of Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, July 8, 2012 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late John J Bento.Born in Concord, NH on Oct. 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Catherine (OBrien) Barton. Mrs. Benton was an avid gardener and loved spending...

Alysious M. Stoos

Alysious M. Stoos

Jul 7, 2012

Alysious Mathias Stoos, 90, of 6 Aquidneck Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at home in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Eleanor (Kachinski) Stoos.Born in LeMars, Iowa on February 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Matthew and Bertha (Bender) Stoos. Alysious served in the US Navy for 29 years, serving during...

Michael H. Monroe

Michael H. Monroe

Jul 6, 2012

Michael H. Monroe, 58, of 42 Kingston Ave, Newport, RI, died Friday, July 6, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on February 24, 1954, he was the son of the late Florence Monroe.Michael was a graduate of Rogers High School and attended Johnson and Wales University. He was compelled to help others, and used his...

John H. West

John H. West

Jul 6, 2012

John H. West, 73, of, Middletown, RI, died Friday, July 6, 2012 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Millie E. (Oakley) West. Born in Newport, RI on June 26, 1939, he was the son of the late Harold Franklin and Winifred (Laird) West.John was a 1957 graduate of Rogers High School and began...

Irene Leanor Garcia

Irene Leanor Garcia

Jul 6, 2012

Middletown, RI - Irene Leanor (Pires) Garcia, 84, formerly of Third Street, Newport, died on Friday, July 6, 2012 at John Clarke Nursing Home Retirement Center in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Estulano Garcia with whom she shared 52 years of marriage till his passing in April 2003. Born in Faial, the Azores, on August 13, 1927,...

Walter E. Thomas Jr

Walter E. Thomas Jr

Jul 5, 2012

Walter Eugene Thomas, Jr., 95, of 125 Old Fort Road, Newport, RI, died Thursday, July 5th, 2012 in the home of his daughter Suzanne in Young, AZ. He was the loving husband of the late Laura Silvia Thomas of Newport, who passed away on October 2nd, 2006.Walter was born in Decatur, IL on April 3rd 1917, the son of late...

Augusto "Oggie" Trapela

Augusto "Oggie" Trapela

Jul 5, 2012

Middletown, RI - Augusto "Oggie" C. Trapela, 72, of 53 Jean Street, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Belen (Canlas) Trapela. Born in Manila the Philippines, on September 20, 1939, he was the son of the late Florentino and Patrocino (Curiano) Trapela.Oggie grew up in the Philippines and joined...

Peter R. Wilkey

Peter R. Wilkey

Jul 5, 2012

Peter R. Wilkey, 76, of Long Meadow Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 5, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Fall River, MA, on December 27, 1935, he was the son of the late Henry W. and Elizabeth B. (Anthony) Wilkey. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth...