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Jason Paul Berard
Sep 6, 2023
Providence, RI -Jason Paul Berard, 38, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at Miriam Hospital on September 6, 2023. Born in Warwick, RI on November 24, 1984, He was the son of the late Steven George Berard and Marcia Jean (Fearney (Berard) Hurley. Jason was an organ donor. The team of doctors that did the surgery for that read a...
Carlos Mauricio Quijada Gomez
Sep 5, 2023
Carlos M. Quijada Gomez, 51, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on September 5, 2023. He was the husband of Rosa (Gonzalez) Gonzalez de Quijada. Born in Nueva Concepcion, Chalatenango, El Salvador on January 30, 1972, He was the son of Miguel Quijada and Florinda Gomez Quijada. Carlos was a man who was full of joy and hard work. He moved...
Agnes Silveira Pasquale
Sep 4, 2023
Agnes Silveira Pasquale "THE CAKE LADY" passed away at the age of 94 on September 4, 2023, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home, Middletown, RI. She was born on July 26, 1929, in Middletown, RI to the late Manuel D. and Mary Soares Silveira. Agnes was married in 1949 to the late Frank Pasquale Sr. of Middletown for 60 years...
Patricia D. Runner
Sep 4, 2023
Patricia (Dawson) Runner, 84, of Tiverton, RI, died peacefully on September 4, 2023, with her family by her side. A retired longtime Tiverton teacher, she was the wife of Joseph T. Runner. Born in Lewiston, ME, August 8, 1939, Pat was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Dorothea (Lockard) Dawson. She leaves her husband Joe of 62 years....
Joyce D. Watts
Sep 3, 2023
Joyce D. Watts, 73, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed peacefully on September 3, 2023. She leaves behind a legacy of compassion, service and cherished memories. Born in Trinidad and Tobago on December 13, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Barbara (Pirre) Grant. She moved to the United States in 1972 and began a long career at...
Gene Tsuruo Fujimoto
Sep 3, 2023
Gene Tsuruo Fujimoto, 75 of Middletown, passed away at home Sunday, September 3, 2023. He was the husband of Marie (Allocco) Mulligan. Born in Bridgeton, NJ, he was the son of the late Tsugio and Tsuneko (Kato) Fujimoto. Gene was a decorated Navy officer, serving the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam conflict. In addition to his wife of 37...
Richard Marvin Mcmahon
Sep 2, 2023
Richard Marvin "Dick" McMahon of NH, formerly of Portsmouth and Newport RI, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2023, at 87 years of age. Born in Newport, RI on March 11, 1936, he was the son of the late James Edward and Gertrude Edith (Francis) McMahon. Richard proudly served our country in the United States Air Force, and was honorably...
William 'Tom' Dennett
Sep 1, 2023
William Thomas Dennett Jr. (also known as Tom, Tommy, or TD), of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2023, at the age of 60 with his children by his side. Born on January 29, 1963, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Patricia (Pine) Dennett and the late William T. Dennett. Tom is survived by his son...
Gregory Gerjets
Aug 28, 2023
Gregory Gerjets Bristol, RI -Gregory Gerjets, 29, of Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away suddenly on August 28, 2023. Born in Newport, RI on September 13, 1993, He was the son of Rodney and Linda (Jacome) Gerjets. Greg was a graduate of Mt. Hope High School, Class of 2011. In High School Greg served as the Drum Line Captain for the...
Guy E. Weston
Aug 25, 2023
SFC Guy E. Weston, USA, (Ret.), 68, a lifelong resident of Newport, RI, passed away on August 25, 2023 in the John Clarke Nursing Center surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Kim L. (Mallory) Weston for 51 years. Born in Newport on October 18, 1954, he was the son of the late Warren H. Weston, Sr. and...
Charles H. Maitland, Jr.
Aug 22, 2023
Charles H. Maitland, Jr., 74 of Portsmouth, passed away at home peacefully on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. He was the husband of Jacqueline (McGough) Maitland. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Angela (Kelly) Maitland. Chuck graduated from Durfee High School and joined the U.S. Navy. His love and stories from his Navy...
Maureen K. Bailey
Aug 21, 2023
Maureen K. Bailey, beloved wife, mother, and dedicated hospitality career woman, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2023, in her hometown of Newport, RI at the age of 62. Born on March 2, 1961, Maureen was the epitome of a strong, loving, and spirited woman. Maureen grew up in Newport, where she developed a love for the ocean and the...
Elizabeth Dunn Nye Ivy
Aug 19, 2023
Elizabeth Dunn Nye Ivy, of Middletown, RI and Colchester, VT passed away peacefully and surrounded by love at her daughter's home on Saturday, August 19th. She was 86. Libby was a wife, a mother, a nurse, a friend, a baker, a collector, a mahjong, rummy and cribbage player, a bird watcher, a gardener, an estate-sale fanatic, and, most dearly, a...
Casper Roos
Aug 18, 2023
Casper Roos passed away on August 18th after a brief illness. He was born in the Bronx on March 21st, 1925, the youngest son of the late Jacob Conrad and Sabina (Uhlenbush) Roos. In 1943, he graduated from Christopher Columbus High School and enlisted in the Merchant Marine as a ship's carpenter and Chief Petty Officer on Liberty Ships. He...
Frederick R. Stevenson
Aug 14, 2023
Frederick R. Stevenson, Jr. 69, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died on August 14, 2023. He was the husband of Dr. Karen (Holmes) Stevenson. Born in Honolulu, HI on September 25, 1953, He was the son of Margaret (Taylor) Stevenson of Portsmouth, and the late Frederick Stevenson Sr. Fred grew up in a Navy family, living in Hawaii, Key West, FL.,...
Edward Norman Wood
Aug 13, 2023
Edward Norman Wood Middletown, RI - Edward Norman Wood, 74, of Portsmouth, RI, died on August 13th, 2023 after a 7-year long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Jeanne (McKenney) Wood for 45 years. Born in Newark, OH on March 21, 1949, he was the son of the late Edward and Julia (Dobrzyn) Wood. Edward served in Naval...
Yun Min (Yi) Cabral
Aug 12, 2023
Yun Min (Yi) Cabral, 77, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on August 12, 2023 with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late John C. Cabral for 48 years. Born in Jeonju, South Korea, she was the daughter of the late Ok Chul Yi and Mal Ye Yi. Yun Min married her husband John on July...
Judith A. 'Judy' Papineau
Aug 12, 2023
Judith (Judy) A. Papineau, 69, of Tiverton, died Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Irene V. (Reed) Papineau. Judy worked on the Navy base in Ney Hall for fifteen years. Judy loved to travel and visited many destinations, including cruises, Disneyland...
Barbara Jean Leclerc
Aug 10, 2023
Barbara Jean Leclerc, 91, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2023, at Atria Aquidneck Place. Born at home in Barrington, NH on August 24, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (McDonald) Brown. She was the youngest of 7 children and the only one to graduate from High School (Spaulding High School...
Dr. Robert A. Silvestre
Aug 10, 2023
Robert A. Silvestre was born on May 22, 1933, to Pasquale and Rose Silvestre, celebrating his 90th birthday this past spring. A native son of Providence, he graduated from Mount Pleasant High School as an Eagle Scout and a javelin and shot put athlete prior to joining the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. As a cryptologist stationed in Ipswich,...
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