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Darryl L. Turner
Apr 11, 2023
Darryl L. Turner, 57 of Newport, RI, died on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. He was the son of the late Joe and Gladys Turner. He was the father of Mason Lenear Turner, the brother of Arnold Shirley of Florida and Cheryl "Sissy" Turner of Newport, and the late Willie Turner. He attended Newport Public Schools, graduating from Rogers High School...
Carol B. Fritz
Apr 10, 2023
Carol Ershbock was born in Chicago and spent all her life in the Chicago area before coming to Rhode Island. A friend of Carol's from grade school said: "Everyone loved Carol...she was the nicest girl in the entire eighth grade and she was pretty too." In high school she excelled in Latin...even got a college scholarship but turned it down...
Constance "Connie" M. (Sayers) Bailey
Apr 9, 2023
Constance "Connie" M. (Sayers) Bailey, 83, of Portsmouth, RI, died on April 9, 2023, in Newport Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Charles S. Bailey. Born in Detroit, MI, on July 9, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Veronica (Kawa) Sayers. Connie graduated from St. James High School in Ferndale, MI. While in school for...
Frances Anne "Lolie" (Doyle) Mcsoley
Apr 8, 2023
Bristol, RI - Frances Anne "Lolie" (Doyle) McSoley, 95, of Bristol, RI, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2023. She was the wife of the late James M. McSoley. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Joanna E. (Sullivan) Doyle. Lolie was a 1946 graduate of Colt Memorial High School in Bristol...
Walter C. Mcfarland
Apr 7, 2023
Walter C. McFarland Tiverton, RI -Walter McFarland, 92, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on April 7, 2023. He was married to the late Margery (Hearson) McFarland, for 56 years, until her passing in 2012. Walter was born in Weehawken, NJ on December 16, 1930, He was the son of Thomas and Regina McFarland. Walter served proudly in the US...
Dr. Daniel J. Sullivan
Apr 7, 2023
Dr. Daniel Joseph Sullivan, 89, of Little Compton, died Friday, April 7, 2023 at Saint Clare's Home. Born on August 27, 1933, to Daniel A. Sullivan and Margaret Shea Sullivan of Newport, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Carolyn (Woods) Sullivan of Belize City, Belize. He also leaves a sister, Therese Croteau, and he was predeceased by...
Inez J Saunders
Apr 7, 2023
Inez J. Saunders, 64, of Newport, RI, died on April 7, 2023, in the Grand Islander Nursing Center with her family by her side. Born in Newport, RI, on November 23, 1958, she was the daughter of Joan (Gomes) Saunders and the late Joseph Saunders Sr. Inez grew up in Newport, and graduated from Rogers High School in 1978. She...
Raymond P. Bauman
Apr 7, 2023
Raymond P. Bauman, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, died on April 7, 2023, at home with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Reiko (Imai) Bauman. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on September 9, 1943, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Gertrude (Sheridan) Bauman. Raymond graduated from Wilkes-Barre's King's...
William Henry Parker
Apr 7, 2023
WILLIAM HENRY PARKER, died April 7, 2023. Born Orange New Jersey to John J Parker and Ella A. Nafey, He was married to Edna Andrea Mulvihill September 1947 for 75 years. He leaves two children David (Mary) of Round Hill, VA and Ellen (Harry) of Cape Ann, MA, as well as 6 grandchildren and one great-grandchild Bill left high school...
George W Leary
Apr 4, 2023
George W Leary, 60, of Middletown, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital on April 4, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Newport, RI on December 15, 1962, he was the son of George and Janice (Sullivan) Leary. In 1985, he married Carol Chamberlin and for the past 38 years they enjoyed a wonderful life together. George was the...
Peter B. Turano
Apr 2, 2023
Peter Bryan Turano, 80, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 2nd, 2023. Peter was born in Newport, RI, on September 19, 1942, to the late Laurence "Bud" Turano and Dorothy "Dot" Turano. He is survived by his wife, Martha Turano, of thirty years, his children Laurence (Joanne) Turano, Dennis (Madeline) Turano, Casey (John)...
Peter Sortwell Sweet
Apr 1, 2023
Peter Sortwell Sweet of Portsmouth, RI peacefully passed away on April 1, 2023 at the age of 80. Born on June 6, 1942 at the Boston Lying-In. Peter was the son of the late Alfred J. Sweet Jr. and Elise Sortwell Sweet Wigglesworth. He never remembered his father, who was a spotter pilot shot down over France during WWII when...
Lorraine Anne Boiani
Apr 1, 2023
Lorraine A. (Lamarre) Boiani, 78, of Newport, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. She was the wife of the late Richard D. Boiani. Born in Claremont, NH, she was the daughter of the late Edmond and Irene (Ferland) Lamarre. Lorraine enjoyed knitting, crocheting and reading. Throughout the years, she was known to have...
Keehln Mychael Edwards
Mar 27, 2023
Keehln Mychael Edwards Pawtucket, RI -Keehln Mychael Edwards, 36, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, died on March 27, 2023. Born in Newport, RI on September 9, 1986, He was the son of Charles and Clayre (Chamberlin) Edwards. Keehln aka KeeWords aka Moms Masterpiece, was best known for his effortless ability to light up any room he walked into with his larger...
Thomas Joseph Donovan
Mar 26, 2023
Tom was born in Washington, D.C. on September 19, 1987, the son of William and Donna (Coghlan) Donovan also of Arlington and Newport, Rhode Island. The fourth of seven children, Tom grew up in Arlington, spending many summer vacations in Newport, R.I., where his father and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins trace their roots back three generations. While at Bishop...
Lisa J. Maynard
Mar 26, 2023
Lisa J. Maynard of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully Sunday March 26th in Avon, CT. Born in Newport, RI on November 28, 1967 daughter of Robert L. Maynard and the late Jacqueline M. Maynard. Lisa was a proud graduate of Middletown High School where she participated in school and social activities. Throughout her school years, Lisa was active in RI...
Mary (Correira) Barretto
Mar 25, 2023
Mary (Correira) Barretto, 95, of Portsmouth died on March 25, 2023, with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Joseph George Barretto. Born on April 5, 1927, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Sylvania (Pimental) Correira. Mary was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church and a member of...
Brian C. Pelletier
Mar 25, 2023
Brian C. Pelletier, age 81 of Newport RI, died unexpectedly on March 25, 2023. He was born in Newport on June 20, 1941, the son of the late Adolf "Joe" and Mary (Drogue) Pelletier. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Annette Doherty Pelletier. In addition to his wife, he leaves his two younger brothers, Peter (Pam) Pelletier and Philip...
Doris L. Corey
Mar 24, 2023
Doris L. Corey Doris L Corey, age 92, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday March 24'th 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Corey. Born in New Bedford she was the daughter of the late Omer and Jeannette Gelinas. She was preceded in death by her son David Corey and...
Dr. Yilmaz S. Durudogan
Mar 20, 2023
Yilmaz was the youngest child of the Durudogan family. Before the turn of the century, his father, Ottoman Pasha Ibrahim, had fathered seven children. Upon the death of his first wife, Ibrahim married a young widow, Mediha, and had 4 children. He died 20 years later, survived by Mediha and 3 children (Mustafa, Fahri and Yilmaz). The Republic was established...
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