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Janet G. Schlosky
Mar 16, 2023
Janet G. Schlosky, 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on March 16, 2023. She was the wife of the late YNC Richard D. Schlosky, USN (Ret). Born in Wayland, MA on August 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Diana (Morgan) Yarrish. Janet married her childhood sweetheart, Richard, and she was a proud Navy wife and...
Francis W. Ingersoll
Mar 16, 2023
Francis W. Ingersoll, Jr., 85 of Beacon Street, Middletown, RI, formerly of 15 Howard Street, Newport, died on Thursdsay, March 16, 2023 at home. He was the husband of Maryalice "Mimi"(Guevremont) Ingersoll. Born in South Boston, MA on February 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Francis W. and Estelle (Luzio) Ingersoll. Mr. Ingersoll served in the United...
Emiko Kelly
Mar 16, 2023
Emiko Hidaka Kelly, 72, passed away on March 16th, 2023, peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with kidney disease. Emiko was born on January 10, 1951 in Miyazaki, Japan to her loving parents Iwao and Fumiko Hidaka. She fell in love and ventured to the United States in 1982, where they made a life...
Joan L. Ceglarski
Mar 15, 2023
Middletown, RI -- Joan Louise Ceglarski died peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at her Wyatt Road home in the loving care of her family. She was 95. Born in Providence on Nov. 13, 1927, she was the second of four children of Joseph and Loretta (Wrynn) Daly, and grew up in East Providence. After graduating...
Charles Ernest Parks
Mar 15, 2023
Charles Ernest Parks, 95, of Newport, Rhode Island, died on March 15, 2023. He was the husband of June (Manchester) Parks. Born in Baltimore, MD on November 6, 1927, he was the son of Charles and Theresa (O'Donnell) Parks. Charles Parks was born into a family in which military service was paramount. His grandfather served as a General in WWI,...
Anthony James Mccallum Cooper
Mar 13, 2023
Anthony James McCallum Cooper Middletown, RI -Anthony James McCallum Cooper, 61, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on March 13, 2023 after a brief illness, at Newport Hospital. Born in Orford, England, on August 10, 1961, He was the son of James and Naomi (McCallum) Cooper. Tony served in the Army, and after leaving the Army, Tony worked as a truck...
John Andrew Edward-Corbett
Mar 13, 2023
John Edward-Corbett, the sweetest, funniest guy in the world, passed away on March 13, 2023. He was 39. From his birth in Newport Hospital, John displayed a precocious flair for amusing his family. As young children, his sisters' constant goal was to catch their parents in a serious conversation and get John to perform The Bumbler-a silent, Mr. Bean-style tour...
Horace William Ethier
Mar 12, 2023
Horace William Ethier Horace William Ethier, 91, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died on March 12, 2023, at home with family by his side. He was the husband of the late Joan Hague. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 31, 1931, He was the son of Henry and Dorothy (Duff) Ethier. Horace served in the Army during the Korean Conflict. After...
Johnmichael Skaggs
Mar 11, 2023
JohnMichael Skaggs, 72, of Middletown, RI, died on March 11, 2023, in the Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. He was the husband of Diana (Campagna) Skaggs for 45 years. Born in Fort Pierce, FL, on September 11, 1950, he was the son of the late William and Amanda (Adams) Skaggs. JohnMichael served our nation in the U.S. Navy...
Barbara H. Reed
Mar 11, 2023
Barbara Houston Reed, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2023, at Newport Hospital. Barbara was born, March 21, 1946, in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of Annmarie (Fries) Houston and Dr. Paul C. Houston. She came to Newport with her family in 1952 and graduated from St. Catherine Academy in 1964. After graduating from Annhurst College (Woodstock, CT)...
Barbara Welch
Mar 10, 2023
Welch (Morris, Potter, Green), Barbara (Nana) F. December 5, 1945 - March 10, 2023 After a brave and determined battle with a sudden illness, Barbara earned her wings and flew to the Lord and her dearly departed family on Friday, 10 March, .2023. Barbara is predeceased by her father Manuel Morris, her mother Mary (Marshall) Morris, her brother Manuel (Sonny)...
Dennis C Seale
Mar 10, 2023
Former Portsmouth Police Chief Dennis C. Seale, 68, died peacefully on March 10, 2023, at Newport Hospital surrounded by family and friends after a short battle with cancer. Dennis was born in Newport on Dec. 15, 1954, to Collette (Sirois) Seale and Gene R. Seale. He was raised on Aquidneck Island and called Portsmouth home for all of his life....
Sondra Weston Davis
Mar 8, 2023
Sondra Weston Davis, 83, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport. Born in Newport, RI, on September 19, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Thomas W. and Loretta (Majors) Weston. She is survived by her two children, Rodney P. Davis of Coventry, RI, and Jennifer L. Davis of Augusta, ME, her brother Robert K....
Douglas George Lally
Mar 8, 2023
Douglas George Lally, 55, of Middletown, RI, died on March 8, 2023, at home with his family by his side. Born in Westwood, NJ, on January 18, 1968, he was the son of Paul and Shirley (Little) Lally. Doug honorably served our country in the U.S. Navy. He served on the Battleship USS Wisconsin and briefly on the Battleship USS...
Douglas Connors
Mar 7, 2023
Douglas Connors, 62, of Tiverton, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at home with his loved ones after courageously fighting cancer for over a year. Doug is survived by his wife, Melissa (Sylvia) Connors of Tiverton and Wethersfield CT, his son, Douglas Paul, his daughter, Angela (Fisher), and his Australian Shepherd, Bear. Doug also leaves his brother,...
The Rev. Col. Everett H. Greene U.S.A. Ret.
Mar 6, 2023
Newport, RI, The Rev. Col. Everett H. Greene, U.S.A., Ret., 94, of Newport, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 in Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Norma (Clow) Greene. Born in Providence, he is the son of the late Stephen Henry and Flora (Fournier) Greene. The Rev. Greene leaves his children; David Stuart Greene, and his wife...
Olga Demello
Mar 4, 2023
Olga A. DeMello, 94, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on March 4, 2023. She was the wife of the late Raymond DeMello. Born in New Bedford, MA on January 27, 1929, she was the daughter of Frank and Virginia (Amaral) Botelho. A lifelong Middletown resident, she was a communicant of St. Lucy's Church. For many years she worked in the...
Frances S. Escobar
Mar 3, 2023
Frances S. (Perry) Escobar Frances S. (Perry) Escobar, 77, of Middletown, RI., passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of Jesus to her heavenly home, surrounded by her loving family on Friday March 3, 2023. She was the wife of 60 years to the late Manuel Escobar and beloved dog mom of Sheba, Emma, and Nikey who were...
Donald R Smith
Mar 2, 2023
Donald Ray Smith passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on March 2, 2023. He was born in Gainesville, Florida, to Donald Simms Smith and Mildred Rae Cooper Smith, and had a beloved younger sister, Deborah Lee (Smith) Ritter (all predeceased). He loved to tell stories about his childhood. He lived in Green Cove Springs as a young child,...
Ericka Nicole Morris
Mar 1, 2023
With great sadness, her family mourns the loss of Ericka Morris, who passed away too soon on March 1, 2023. She had the most beautiful smile and spirit that lit up each room she entered. Ericka truly loved life and her family. She was an energetic and vibrant person, never missing a family gathering and a good laugh. During her...
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