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Angela Patricia Thorpe
Apr 24, 2022
Angela Patricia Thorpe, 98, of Pine Point Villas, Boynton Beach, Florida, died on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her beloved nieces and friends. Angela was a longtime resident of Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of the late Edmund Joseph William Thorpe. The two were married on November 11, 1958 and enjoyed 42 years of marriage...
Margaret Rita Spero
Apr 24, 2022
Margaret "Rita" Spero, 96, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 24, 2022. Rita was born on May 7, 1925, and was raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter of Joseph and Bridget Healey. Despite losing her father at a very young age, Rita, her sisters Pinky and Toni and her brother Joe had wonderful...
Gary M Ibbotson
Apr 24, 2022
Gary M. Ibbotson, age 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 24, 2022 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Ft. Myers, FL. He was the husband of Rebecca (Cusa) Ibbotson. Gary was born in Fall River to the late Robert and Winifred (Sheehan) Ibbotson. He lived in Middletown for many years and has been a Portsmouth resident since...
Betty Ann Jakubiak
Apr 23, 2022
Betty Ann (Causey) Jakubiak, 91, of Portsmouth, passed away on April 23, 2022, in Newport Hospital with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Stanley J. Jakubiak. Born in Anniston, AL, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bertie (Alred) Causey. She spent most of her life taking care of her family. Betty...
Paul Lionel Lapointe
Apr 23, 2022
With courage, determination and dignity, Paul Lionel Lapointe, 72, fought a three-year battle with A.L.S., finally succumbing to the disease on April 23, 2022 at home with his family by his side. Paul was the husband of Linda (Ferreira) Lapointe, his high school sweetheart. They were married for 52 years. Paul was born January 26, 1950 in Fall River, MA...
Franklin Clay Wilbur
Apr 22, 2022
Franklin Clay Wilbur, 81, of Middletown RI passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022. Born in Portsmouth RI and a lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island. He was the son of the late Franklin Wilbur and Virginia Sherman Wilbur. Frank is survived by his wife Jane (Cardoza) Wilbur of Middletown and his three children C Bruce Wilbur and his wife Ellen...
Mary Anne Best
Apr 18, 2022
Mary Anne (MacDonald) Best of Portsmouth entered into eternal rest at her home surrounded by family on April 18, 2022 at the age of 83 after a short battle with cancer. Mary Anne was born October 26, 1938 in a house on Weaver Ave in Newport, RI to the late Joseph F. and Catherine A. (Campbell) MacDonald. She attended school...
Alice R. Coffey
Apr 16, 2022
Alice R. Coffey passed away April 16, 2022, peacefully with her daughter Maureen by her side. She was born on October 30,1937, in Stafford Springs, CT. She was the daughter of Delmore L. Rounds and Mary (Cambio) Rounds, the youngest of seven children. Alice graduated from Stafford High School in 1955 and moved to Newport in 1962. She was a...
Virginia Newton
Apr 16, 2022
Ms. Virginia (Ellis) Newton, age 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Ginny, as she was known to all, was born in Providence, RI to the late Wendell and Irene (Seippel) Ellis. Ginny worked for nearly 30 years at the Navy Exchange in accounting and human resources. It was here she made many...
Charles J Rodrigues
Apr 15, 2022
Charles J Rodrigues, 83, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on April 15, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Marcia (McCaull) Rodrigues. Chuck was born in Fall River, MA to Gil Rodrigues and Evelyn (Jesse) Rodrigues. He grew up in Fall River and Cambridge, MA. He joined the Navy and later settled in Tiverton....
Patricia Rene Ims
Apr 13, 2022
Patricia Rene' Ims, 66 of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on April 13, 2022 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was the wife of Jerry Ims. Rene' was born in San Gabriel, CA before she moved to RI where she lived out her life on Aquidneck Island. In 1998 she graduated from Roger Williams University at the age of 43 with...
Elsie L. Hopper
Apr 13, 2022
Elsie L. (Silvia) Hopper, 94, of Springfield, OR died on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Santa Rosa, CA. She was the wife of the late "Bud" Vernon A. Hopper. Born on January 8, 1928 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Mary M. (Perreira) Silvia. Elsie was a graduate of the Newport Hospital Nursing...
Bernice A. Pappas
Apr 9, 2022
Bernice Anne Pappas, age 95, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away with loving family by her side on April 9, 2022 at The Dawn Hill Home for Rehab and Healthcare. Bernice was born in Boston, MA on January 25, 1927 to Joseph James and Grace (Cotter) Leonard. She attended schools in Boston and was very proud of her Irish American...
Eunice G Staats
Apr 8, 2022
Eunice Geneva (Moody) Staats was born November 8, 1921 on the second floor of her uncle's bakery in Harwich Center, MA. She was a native of Harwich, Cape Cod who lived in Newport, RI for 50 years. She died at age 100 on April 8, 2022 at the Grand Islander Center in Middletown, RI. Eunice leaves two sons; Edward F....
Mary C. Perry
Apr 8, 2022
Mary C. Perry, 94, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on April 8, 2022, in the John Clarke Nursing Center. She was the wife to the late Manuel da Costa and the late Raymond Perry. Mary was born in Portsmouth RI, to the late Luis and Mary (Vieira DeMello) Raposo. She was a lifelong Islander and enjoyed living by Second...
Michael Brien Grassley
Apr 7, 2022
Michael Grassley, age 61, of Plainfield, Connecticut, passed away at home on April 7, 2022. Michael was born in Providence, RI to Richard and Marie (Canard) Grassley. He worked as a roofing contractor for many years in the New England area. Michael enjoyed camping, nature and animals. He was a sports and racing fan too. He moved to Connecticut several...
Mary Elizabeth Marley
Apr 5, 2022
Mary E. (Morgera) Marley, 75, of Newport, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Gertrude (Maher) Morgera. A lifelong Newporter, Mary loved the beach. Her fondest memories were of large family gatherings with her siblings at King Park during her earlier years, Easton's Beach when her...
Aurelio "Al" Lucci
Apr 5, 2022
Aurelio "Al" Lucci, of Portsmouth, RI, age 87, peacefully departed from this life at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of Francine (Calarese) Lucci for 57 years. Al was born in the seaside town of Bacoli, Italy to Antonio Lucci and Rosaria (Palumbo) Lucci. He graduated from Gianbattista Bella Porta High School in Naples, Italy,...
Jeanne Marie Nassa
Apr 4, 2022
Our sweet mother, Jeanne Marie Nassa, 82, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on April 4, 2022. She was the wife of the late Ralph Nassa and formerly to the late John T. Hennessey. Jeanne was born September 29, 1939, in Boston, MA, to John W. and Marie M. (Connell) Leonard. Jeanne is survived by her children: Karen Hennessey of...
Joseph R. Churchill
Apr 3, 2022
Joseph R. Churchill, 77, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Bartick) Churchill Born in Gloucester, MA, he was the son of the late Everett and Maria (Coughlin) Churchill. Joseph had a long Naval Career, serving during the Vietnam War. He retired as a Master Chief after 30 years of...
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