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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

John L. Gabriel, Sr

John L. Gabriel, Sr

May 29, 2011

NEWPORT, RI - John L. Gabriel, Sr., formerly of North Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at St. Clare Home, Newport. He was the husband of the late Lois A. Safford Gabriel, together they shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Newport, RI on July 18, 1920, he was the son of the late Mario and Clara...

Albert Lozito

Albert Lozito

May 28, 2011

Newport, RI - Albert Lozito, 83, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Providence, RI on February 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Sebastian P. and Angelina Rose Radice Lozito.He is survived by his sister Claire Salvatrice Lozito Martin, his nephew David Martin and his wife Kathleen of...

Ida Lewis Jansen Case

Ida Lewis Jansen Case

May 26, 2011

Newport, RI - Ida Lewis Jansen Case, 99, of 16 Fowler Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 26, 2011, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Everett Bartlett Case. Born in Newport, RI on December 7, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Everd and Mary Kenney Jansen.Mrs. Case is the...

Helen A. Kenney

Helen A. Kenney

May 22, 2011

Middletown, RI - Helen A Kenney, 88, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2011. She was the wife of the late Cdr. Robert F. Kenney.Born in Trenton, NJ on June 11, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary Stacewicz.She is survived by her sons Jeffrey B. Kenney of Newport, RI and Robert S....

Elaine E. Bradley

Elaine E. Bradley

May 21, 2011

Middletown, RI - Elaine E. Baer Bradley, 88, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Blenheim Newport and 10 Equality Park West Newport, died on Saturday, May 21, 2011.She was the wife of the late Arthur C. Bradley.Born in Chicago, IL on February 4, 1923, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Emily Schmidt...

Frank J. Faria

Frank J. Faria

May 20, 2011

Frank J. Faria, 89, of Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2011 at home with his loving family at his side.He was husband of 58 years to the late Evelyn M. Bertrand Faria who passed away in 2006.Born in Middletown, RI on April 30, 1922, he was the son of the late Antone and Frances Moitoza...

Raymond Francis Bradic

Raymond Francis Bradic

May 17, 2011

CPO Raymond Francis Bradic, USN Ret.Pensacola, FL - CPO Raymond Francis Bradic, 80, of Pensacola, FL, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died in Pensacola on May 17, 2011. Mr. Bradic was born in Cranston, Rhode Island on November 27, 1930 to the late Lena Bradic, but was raised from infancy by his foster mother, the late Cordelia Lewis, in Newport. He...

Loretta Andrews Roggero

Loretta Andrews Roggero

May 15, 2011

Middletown, RI - Loretta Andrews Roggero Ciavarini, 80, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Vincent P. Roggero.She is preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Harry S. Andrews Jr.Born in Newport, RI on June 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late...

Charlotte S. Monk

Charlotte S. Monk

May 14, 2011

Charlotte S. Monk, 83, formerly of Gibbs Ave, Newport, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 after a courageous 6 year battle with pulmonary fibrosis, at the John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late George W. Monk.Born in Newport, RI on October 30, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Elsa Anderson...

Catherine Theresa Reynolds

Catherine Theresa Reynolds

May 13, 2011

Catherine T Reynolds, 83, of Middletown, RI, died Friday, May 13, 2011 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late James F Reynolds.Born in Bristol, RI on Apr. 24, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John and Nellie Flanagan Connery.Mrs. Reynolds was a graduate of Newport Hospital School of Nursing and was a...

Morris Frank Perugini

Morris Frank Perugini

May 12, 2011

Morris Perry Perugini of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Thursday, May 12 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on September 10, 1917, where his parents settled after emigrating from Italy. His father was from the village of Scheggino in the province of Perugia and his mother, Santina Rossi, was from Campobasso. Perry and his late...

Daniel T. Cowell

Daniel T. Cowell

May 12, 2011

Daniel T. Cowell, 47, of Newport, RI, died on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.Born in Wakefield, RI on August 8, 1963, he was the son of W.S. Cowell, Jr. and MarionStalbird Cowell.Daniel lived in Newport for most of his life and worked as a chef at Anthonys Seafood for the past 12 years. He...

Beverly G. Fifield Darby

Beverly G. Fifield Darby

May 11, 2011

Darby, Beverly G., of 56 Crest Street Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul L. Darby. Born in Newport, Vermont on May 8, 1924, she was the daughter of Roy Bashaw and Grace Bashaw Fifield Smith. On July 6, 1944, her mom perished in the infamous Hartford...

Arent H. Kits Van Heyningen

Arent H. Kits Van Heyningen

May 11, 2011

Arent Hendrik Kits van Heyningen, 95, of 67 Rhode Island Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 in Newport, RI. Born in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on April 9, 1916, he was the son of the late Arend and Adrienne Kits van Heijningen.Mr. Kits van Heyningen grew up in the Dutch East Indies in Java and Sumatra. He returned to the...

Patricia Grauer Chase

Patricia Grauer Chase

May 9, 2011

Patricia Grauer Chase, formerly of Newport passed away unexpectedly on May 9, 2011 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Patricia graduated from Rogers High School in 1974 and Rhode Island School of Photography in 1977. She worked managing the Dallas Morning News photography lab before enjoyed the freedom of a freelance photographer. She was born in Newport on September 16, 1955 to...

Herve G. Tremblay

Herve G. Tremblay

May 8, 2011

Herve G. Tremblay, of Woodside, NY and formerly Middletown, RI, died May 8th, 2011 after a brief illness. Herve was the son of the late Edgar Tremblay and the late Dorilla Tremblay of Acushnet, Massachusetts. A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Herve attended parochial school in that city. Despite being an excellent student, he dropped out of school in the...

Joseph C. Klodner

Joseph C. Klodner

May 7, 2011

Middletown, RI - Joseph C. Klodner, 96, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Middletown.He was the former husband of the late Georgianna Kuzel Klodner.Born in Chicago, IL, on December 28, 1914, he was the son of the late Joseph and Josephine Vesecky Klodner.Mr. Klodner worked as a commercial artist, dressing windows in department stores. He...

Gordon Johnson

Gordon Johnson

May 7, 2011

Gordon Gordy Johnson, 63, of Middletown, RI, after a heroic battle with cancer, passed away on May 7, 2011. He was the son of the late Virginia Weston Johnson and Clifford Johnson III.Gordy graduated from Rogers High School in 1966. He retired in 2009 from various positions at the Newport Naval Base. He played softball for many years with the...

Darryl Robert Rose

Darryl Robert Rose

May 6, 2011

Darryl Bob Rose, 67, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on Friday, May 6, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. His wife, Christina Spero Rose, his children, Stacey Rose and Scott Rose and his five grandchildren survive him.A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Calvary United Methodist Church, 200 Turner Rd, Middletown,...

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

May 6, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Paul Paulie J. Jackson, 59, of 81 Willow Lane, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at Newport Hospital.Born in Providence, RI on June 25, 1951, he was the son of the late Arthur R. and Mary Seyez Jackson.Paul recently retired after years of working at the Bristol Maher Center.He had many interests; Paul loved animals...