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Mucs André J. Lussier, Usn (Ret.)
Oct 7, 2021
André Lussier, 96, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on October 7, 2021 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness. The youngest of 21 children, Mr. Lussier was born in Fall River, Massachusetts to Gaudiace P. and Mathilda (LaBonte) Lussier. For 63 years, he was married to the love of his life, Elaine M. (Knauf) Lussier. He is survived by...
Kent Malkovich
Oct 7, 2021
Kent Malkovich passed away unexpectedly at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was 54 years old. Born in New York City, he was the third child of Mark and Joan Malkovich. After living in Waterloo, Belgium for nearly five years, the family moved to Newport, Rhode Island where Kent attended Pell Elementary School, Cranston-Calvert School and Frank E....
Sylvia Joan Ober Wedge
Oct 6, 2021
Sylvia J. Wedge, 83, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home on October 6, 2021, with her daughters Karen, Katherine, and Deborah by her side. She was the wife of the late William H. Wedge. Sylvia was born in Drexel Hill, PA. She is preceded in death by her husband William, her parents Ranald and Amelia Ober, and her...
Valerie H. Barbato
Oct 6, 2021
Valerie H. (Penkethman) Barbato, of Newport, died peacefully at home with her family by her side on October 6, 2021. She was the wife of Frank "Rocky" Barbato. Born on October 24, 1935 in Waltham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Alphonsus and Cecilia (Bachmann) Penkethman. Valerie graduated from Rogers High School. She first worked at the Vernon...
Myrna Elizabeth Enwright
Oct 5, 2021
Myrna Elizabeth (D'Amario) Enwright, 88, of Newport, RI, passed away on October 5, 2021 at Newport Hospital. Myrna was born in Providence, RI to James and Irene (Meagher) D'Amario. She was the wife of the late William T. Enwright. Myrna was about as close to qualifying as a born and bred Newporter as it is possible to be, having moved...
Arthur A. Carrellas Jr.
Oct 5, 2021
Arthur A. Carrellas Jr., age 70 of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully on October 5th, 2021 at Newport Hospital. Arthur was born in Newport, RI to Arthur and Rose (Santos) Carrellas. Arthur graduated from College of the Holy Cross in 1973 with Bachelor's degree in political science. He lived in New York for a short period before returning to Rhode...
Carson W. Awe
Oct 5, 2021
Carson Awe, age 71, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on October 5, 2021. Carson was born in Queens, NY to Walter and Hattie Awe. Carson was married to Tina McGuinness. Carson has certainly led an interesting life. He joined the Army at 18, Airborne, DOD, Specialist, Honorably discharged. After his time in the Army he was a mechanic...
Joyce B Sardinha
Oct 2, 2021
Joyce B. Sardinha, 74, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on October 2, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital. Joyce was the daughter of Frank P. and Beatrice P.(Piva) Macedo. She was the sister of the late Bruce Macedo. Joyce was born and raised in Fall River Massachusetts, graduating from Durfee High School and then moving to Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1976...
Alice Mary Beaton
Oct 1, 2021
Alice M. Beaton 89 of Cedar Avenue Middletown, RI passed away peacefully Friday October 1, 2021 surrounded by her family at Scandinavian Communities Cranston, RI. She was the wife of the late John Edward Beaton. Born in Lancaster, NH on March 5, 1932, she was the daughter of late Amy and Blanch Paquet. Alice cherished her fond memories of her...
Elsie L. Silvia
Sep 30, 2021
Elsie L. Silvia passed peacefully on September 30, 2021, at Dawn Hill Manor in Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph Silvia with to whom she was married for 59 years. They resided in Portsmouth, RI. Born on November 4, 1929, in Somerset, MA., she was the youngest child of the late Mary (Curt) Oliveira and Manuel...
Olive May Rolando
Sep 30, 2021
Olive May Rolando, 99, longtime Newport resident, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2021, in Middletown, RI at the John Clarke Nursing Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of the late Alfred S. Rolando. Olive was born in Newport to the late George H. and Minnie (Morton) Harrison. She grew up in Newport and was...
Julian C. Clinton
Sep 29, 2021
Julian C. Clinton was born January 24th, 1970 in Newport, Rhode Island to Charles and the late Yvonne Elder Clinton. He was also the stepson of Beverly Clinton. He accepted Jehovah at an early age and a man of faith. He was an active member of the Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall. Julian went to Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode...
Condit Hower
Sep 29, 2021
Condit Hower, 90, died at River Glen Health Care Center in Soutbury, CT on September 29, 2021, after a short illness. Born in New York City, he was the son of Dorothy (Condit) and Virgil A. Hower. His wife of 62 years, the former Barbara Fitzsimmons of Newport, RI, predeceased him. He is survived by his daughter, Sarah (Joseph), his...
Louise Rosemarie Boucher
Sep 28, 2021
Louise Rosemarie Boucher, known as "Weezy" by family and close friends, passed away peacefully at the age of 71 on September 28,2021 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by her family. Louise was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on December 8, 1949 to Charles J and Claire M (Gratton) Dubuque. She is forever reunited with her beloved John Blankenship watching sunsets...
Michael Ernest Renzi
Sep 28, 2021
Mike Renzi, of Middletown, RI and Boca Raton, Florida died on September 29 at Newport Hospital following a brief illness. Mike, born in Providence, the son of Ernest and Elvia Renzi was a Composer, Musical Director, Arranger, Pianist and Jazz Musician. He graduated from The Boston Conservatory of Music in 1973 and from Berklee College College of Music the following...
Alice Elizabeth Jones
Sep 27, 2021
Mrs. Alice Jones, age 85, of Middletown, passed away on September 27, 2021. Alice was born in Lowell, MA to Charles and Jenny (Lomax) Bowden. Mrs. Jones was a 1957 graduate of the Lowell State Teachers College, now known as Lowell University. She continued her education with graduate courses at the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. Mrs....
Dante Occhi
Sep 25, 2021
Dante Occhi, 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on September 25, 2021. Dante was born in Mariano, Italy to Albino and Albina (Ricci) Occhi. The youngest of three sons. He was the husband of the late Maria (Maestri) Occhi. Dante arrived in the United States in 1949 a trip that he would make numerous times over his lifetime. He graduated...
Jill Elizabeth Urban
Sep 25, 2021
Jill Elizabeth Urban, 76, passed peacefully in the arms of her beloved husband Kenneth Urban on September 25, 2021. Jill was born in Edina, Minnesota, the oldest of eight children, to the late Janet Elizabeth Ryan and Paul J. Heinrich. Jill graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967, and soon thereafter headed east to find and sail the finest...
Eric Robert Hjalmar Mortenson Jr.
Sep 25, 2021
Eric R. Mortenson, Jr. April 1933 - September 2021 Eric Robert Hjalmar Mortenson Jr., 88, of Warren, RI, passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on September 25, 2021 at HopeHealth Hospice Inpatient Center. Eric was born in Providence to Eric and Dora (Burke) Mortenson. He was the husband of the late Sally (Hill) Mortenson - "the love of...
Aletha Sarah Taber Crawley
Sep 25, 2021
Aletha Sarah Taber Crawley, 46, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on September 25, 2021, in the Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Walter G. Crawley. Aletha was born in Fall River, MA, to John and Lorraine (D'Orlando) Taber. Aletha was an avid reader. She loved comic books, and she even made her own character...
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