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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary Tyler

Mary Tyler

Feb 6, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Mary Lawton Tyler, 87, of 41 Giblin Way, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late John M. Tyler, MD. Born in Newport, RI on December 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Carlton B. and Mary McCool Lawton.Mrs. Tyler enjoyed gardening and had her...

Marianna M. Perry

Marianna M. Perry

Feb 6, 2012

Marianna Mendes. Perry, 85, of Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Newport HospitalShe was the wife of Joseph William Perry. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Agnes Brown Mendes.Marianna worked for the State of RI in the Bristol School Department food service department for...

Elaine M. Jaquette

Elaine M. Jaquette

Feb 5, 2012

Newport, RI - Elaine M. Corriera Jaquette, 73, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 9, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Jesse D. and Mary Aguiar Corriera.Mrs. Jaquette worked in private duty as a nurses aide. She was a member of Friends...

Albert W. Clark

Albert W. Clark

Feb 4, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Albert W. Clark, 84, of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center, Warren, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Clark.Born in Fall River, MA on April 30, 1927, he was the son of the late Peter A. and Alice Walker Clark. During World War II, Mr. Clark served in...

Agnes K. Surber

Agnes K. Surber

Feb 4, 2012

Agnes Kain Surber, 89, of 24 West Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Howard J. Surber Jr..Born in Newport, RI on February 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Quinton and Margaret Hug Kain.Agnes grew up in Newport and began a...

Craig Raposa

Craig Raposa

Feb 3, 2012

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Craig J. Raposa, 25, of 1 Mill Street, Tiverton, RI, died February 3, 2012 unexpectedly. Born in Fall River, MA on March 15, 1986, he was the son of Brenda L. Raposa of Portsmouth, RI.Craig graduated from Portsmouth High school in 2004 as an all-star athlete in football and baseball. He participated in Portsmouth Marty Fine Football...

Maria D. Arruda

Maria D. Arruda

Feb 2, 2012

Maria D. Mello Arruda, 79, of Friendship Street, Newport, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Jose Arruda.Born in San Miguel, The Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jucinto and Guilhermina Viera Mello.Mrs. Arruda had worked at Newport Hospital as a housekeeper as well as in the laundry department. She was...

Leonard J. Panaggio

Leonard J. Panaggio

Feb 1, 2012

Newport, R.I. - Leonard J. Panaggio, 92, of Newport, Rhode Island, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Monique Rouger Panaggio.Born in Newport, R.I., on February 26, 1919, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Sarah DeLuca Panaggio. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1938. He served...

Paul Valente

Paul Valente

Jan 31, 2012

Newport, RI - Paul Valente, 83, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 774 Jepson Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at the Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Elvera Brecht.Born in North Providence, RI on July 21, 1928, he was the son of the late Olympio and Anna Imondi Valente.Mr. Valente served...

Volney Edward Brawner, Sr

Volney Edward Brawner, Sr

Jan 27, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Volney Edward Brawner, Sr., 91, of 2368 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on January 27, 2012 at Saint Elizabeth Manor in Bristol RI.He was the devoted husband of the late Edith Pivarcsik Brawner, to whom he was married for 63 years. He was a loving father and a respected member of the community. He will be...

Joseph J. Ferreira, Sr

Joseph J. Ferreira, Sr

Jan 26, 2012

Middletown, RI - Joseph J. Ferreira Sr., 74, of 148 Newport Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Frances M. Watson Ferreira.Born in Middletown on March 31, 1937, he was the son of the late Manuel R. and Mary Vidinha Ferreira.Mr. Ferreira had worked as a heavy equipment operator for...

Denise R. Magnett Mitchell

Denise R. Magnett Mitchell

Jan 26, 2012

Tiverton, RI - Denise Rachel Magnett Mitchell, 50, of 199 Stafford Road, Tiverton, RI, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA after a courageous battle with cancer. She will be remembered by her bright, engaging smile, quick wit and humor as well as her loving spirit. She was the beloved wife of Cleveland Mitchell. Born...

Florence Higgins

Florence Higgins

Jan 25, 2012

Middletown, RI - Florence Gussie Higgins, 82, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Col James H. Higgins, USMC. She was the daughter of the late Gus and Bella Paquette.Born in Mohegan, RI, she graduated from Burrillville High School. As a teen she competed in skeet shooting...

Elaine Eckersley

Elaine Eckersley

Jan 25, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Elaine Eckersley, 84, of 74 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Wilfred Charles Eckersley, Jr.Born in Fall River, MA on August 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Jeanette Roy Duff.Mrs. Eckersley enjoyed knitting, word puzzles, cards...

Peter Fanning

Peter Fanning

Jan 25, 2012

Tiverton, RI - Peter M. Fanning, 61, of 907 Main Road, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at home unexpectedly.Born in Fall River, MA on November 24, 1950, he was the son of the late Francis and Margaret Sullivan Fanning.Peter graduated from De La Salle Academy in Newport, RI in 1968 where he was an all-state performer in cross...

Cecelia Monica Abreu

Cecelia Monica Abreu

Jan 24, 2012

Middletown, RI - Cecelia Monica Abreu, 86, formerly of 19 Renfrew Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on March 4, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Francisca Andrade Abreu.Cecelia was a communicant of Jesus Savior Church. She was an avid gardener. She is...

Mary Elizabeth Radice

Mary Elizabeth Radice

Jan 23, 2012

Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth Radice, 96, of 22 Rhode Island Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late David E. Flynn II and Ret. Chief of Police of Newport Joseph A. Radice. Born in Bristol, RI on August 22, 1915, she was the daughter of the...

Wylma Denson

Wylma Denson

Jan 23, 2012

Middletown, RI - Wylma Billie Slavens Denson, 90, of Schoolhouse Road, Warren, RI, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newports, Fifth Ward on April 8, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Fannie Baker Slavens. She was the loving mother to Donna D. Dilley of Warren, son-in-law Charles W. Dilley, grandmother of Christopher W....

Gladys Maria Petrarca

Gladys Maria Petrarca

Jan 21, 2012

Newport, RI - Gladys Maria Petrarca, 62, of, Newport, RI, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, surrounded by her daughter, many friends and compassionate staff at St. Clare Home.Born in Valparaiso Chile, on August 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Axel Petterson Gonzalez and Hermina Munoz de Petterson.Gladys grew up in Chile;...

Geraldine Izzo

Geraldine Izzo

Jan 20, 2012

Geraldine Izzo of Trinity Nursing Home Woonsocket, R.I. died January 20, 2012 at the Our Lady of Fatima Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Born December 7, 1942 in Fall River MA., Geraldine was the daughter of the late Joseph Rego and Germaine Rego Archambault. Geraldine grew up on Aquidneck Island and graduated from the former St. Catherine Academy of...