Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Arthur E. Benner, Jr

Arthur E. Benner, Jr

Jul 15, 2010

Middletown, RI - Arthur E. Benner, Jr., 69, of Namquid Drive, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at home. He was the husband of Joanne Benner. Born in Fall River, MA, on June 29, 1941, he was the son of the late Arthur E and Mary Benner.Arthur was a 1958 graduate of De La Salle. He worked on fishing...

Brett Scott Gaines

Brett Scott Gaines

Jul 11, 2010

Newport, RI - Brett Scott Gaines, 48, of 34 Bachellor Street, Newport, RI, formerly of Boston, MA, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 7, 1962, he was the son of Hazel Greene Gaines of Newport, RI and the late Robert B. Gaines Sr. He is survived by his family Hazel...

Harry Garabedian

Harry Garabedian

Jul 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Harry Garabedian, 85, of 10 Wood Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Violet Boyajian Garabedian. Born in Lawrence, MA, on July 23, 1924, he was the son of the late Hagop and Osanna Ashdjian Garabedian. Mr. Garabedian served in the United States Navy for...

Agnes C. Peter

Agnes C. Peter

Jul 10, 2010

Newport, RI - Agnes Cecelia Phillips Peter, 91, of 90 Warner Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Frank A. Peter, Jr. Born in East Providence, on August 5, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Botelho Phillips.Mrs. Peter grew up in Newport and...

Paul Amory De Silva

Paul Amory De Silva

Jul 10, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Paul Amory de Silva, 47, of 234 Point Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at home. Born in Hong Kong on January 8, 1963, he was the son of Marilyn Spurr de Silva of Portsmouth, and the late Peer de Silva.Paul grew up the son of two career diplomats and lived in many interesting places around...

Diane Gadbaw

Diane Gadbaw

Jul 10, 2010

Tiverton, RI - Diane Louise Gadbaw, 57, of 4 Elaine Drive, Tiverton, RI, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the loving wife of Fred Gadbaw. Born in Newport, RI on September 20, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S and Flora Perry Raposa.Diane graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1970...

Mary Louise Feigelman

Mary Louise Feigelman

Jul 6, 2010

Mary Louise McCauley Feigelman Jamestown, RI - Mary Louise Feigelman, of Jamestown, RI, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at home. She dies peacefully with her beloved sister by her side. She was the wife of the late Dr. Nahan E. Feigelman who passed away in 2007.. Born in Fall River, MA on April 16, 1919, she was the...

Emma Maude Armbrust

Emma Maude Armbrust

Jul 6, 2010

Middletown, RI - Emma Maude Ross Fuller Armbrust, 100, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Warwick, Rhode Island, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the health center.She was the wife of the late Norman Fuller and the late Gottlob Armbrust. Born in Providence, RI on March 22, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Charles...

Marshall W. Field

Marshall W. Field

Jul 6, 2010

Middletown, RI - Marshall W. Field, 84, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of New Hampshire and Tuscon, AZ, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Phyllis Lawton Field. Born in Newport, RI on December 16, 1925, he was the son of the late Leon W. and Nada Carpenter Field.A native Newporter...

Richard Joseph St. Laurent

Richard Joseph St. Laurent

Jul 6, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Richard Joseph St. Laurent, 57, of 68 Cottage Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly at home on July 6, 2010.He was the husband of Donna Pendell St. Laurent. Born in Fall River, MA on March 10, 1953, he was the son of the late Joseph Neil and Georgette Thibeault St. Laurent.Richard was a life long resident of Portsmouth....

John David Correira

John David Correira

Jul 5, 2010

Middletown, RI - John David Correira, 62, of 779 Jepson Lane, Middletown, RI, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RIBorn in Newport, RI on August 17, 1947, he was the son of Gertrude Ferrea Correira and the late Joseph Anthony Correira.He and his father were owner/operators of Newport Farms Nursery, with John taking over...

Antonio Jorge Souto

Antonio Jorge Souto

Jul 5, 2010

Middletown, RI - Antonio Jorge Souto, 93, of 484 Turner Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, July 5, 2010 peacefully at home.He was the loving husband of Angelina Emilia Soito Souto. Born in Praia do Norte, Faial, Azores, on May 26, 1917, he was the son of the late Jose Jorge and Maria Gomes Souto.Mr. Souto moved to Rhode Island in...

Joseph Fastino, Jr

Joseph Fastino, Jr

Jul 5, 2010

Westport, MA - Joseph Fastino, Jr., 68, of 194 Charlotte White Road, Westport, MA, died Monday, July 5, 2010, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Eleanor Correia Fastino. Born in Fall River, MA, on November 9, 1941, he was the son of the late Joseph and Filomena...

William Irving Shepley

William Irving Shepley

Jul 5, 2010

William I. Shepley died in Newport Hospital on July 5, 2010, a few days before his 86th Birthday.Bill was born in Newport, the son of William I. Shepley and Helen Hambly Shepley. He was brought up in Newport and Middletown and graduated from Rogers High School, class of 1941.After graduation, he joined the US Navy and was stationed on Saipan...

Michael Joseph Chille

Michael Joseph Chille

Jul 4, 2010

Michael Joseph Chille Middletown, RI - Michael Joseph Chille, 62, of 107 Wyndham Hill Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, July 4, 2010, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Patrice McKinley. Born in Newark, NJ, on March 22, 1948, he was the son of Constantine and the late Rose Rosa Chille.Michael owned and operated the S.R. Thorneycroft...

Vernon L. Gorton, Sr

Vernon L. Gorton, Sr

Jul 3, 2010

Vernon L. Gorton Sr. of Portsmouth passed away July 3, 2010 at his 87 Freeborn Street home. Born in Fall River Mass. he was the son of the late John B. Gorton and Mary Sullivan Gorton. He was the brother of the late Thomas Gorton, John B. Gorton Jr. and Eileen Gorton Shanley. He is survived by his beloved wife...

Nancy Louise Brown

Nancy Louise Brown

Jul 2, 2010

Newport, RI - Nancy Louise Brown, 76, of 24 Mary Street, Newport, RI, died Friday, July 2, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA, on June 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late George K. and Bessie Rose Brown. Nancy had worked most recently with the James L. Maher Center. She...

Anthony C. Kouis

Anthony C. Kouis

Jul 1, 2010

BRISTOL, RI, - Anthony C. Skip Kouis, 59, was born the son of Anthony Pano Kouis and the late Caroline Henderson in Newport, RI. He died July 1, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Francine M. Paschoal Kouis.Skip was a retired Master Sergeant, United States Army, following over 26 years of...

Sarah F. Richards

Sarah F. Richards

Jul 1, 2010

Newport, RI - Sarah F. Stolze Richards, 95, of 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 7 Smith Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport.She was the wife of the late Comer Dick Richards for 62 years. Born in Newport, RI on March 19, 1915, she was the daughter of the late...

Patricia M. Connors

Patricia M. Connors

Jun 29, 2010

, RI - Patricia M. Kirby Connors, 79, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 2 Admiralty Drive, Middletown, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John J. Connors. Born in Everett, MA on September 1, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Katherine...