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Willie C Turner
Jan 31, 2022
Willie C. "Sputnik" Turner, 61 of Newport, RI, died on Monday, January 31, 2022. He was the son of the late Joe and Gladys Turner. He was the brother of Arnold Shirley of Florida, Darryl Turner of Newport, and Cheryl "Sissy" Turner of Newport. He attended Newport Public Schools. As a youth he was a member of the Boys Club,...
Ernest Alfonso Berriochoa
Jan 31, 2022
Ernest Alfonso Berriochoa, 67 of Newport Rhode Island, passed away on January 31, 2022, at Newport Hospital. Ernest was born august 19, 1954 in Chicopee, MA. Son to Ernest and Carol (Loomis) Berriochoa. Ernest attended Middletown High School in Middletown RI., class of 1972. After high school he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War Era. In addition...
Sheila Higgins Sullivan
Jan 30, 2022
Sheila Higgins Sullivan, 86, of Middletown, RI, passed away at Newport Hospital on Sunday, January 30, 2022 surrounded by her family. Sheila was born on March 13, 1935 in Fall River, MA to Charles and Isabel Higgins. She was a graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College (Fitchburg State) and upon graduation moved to Middletown, RI where she started her teaching career...
Gordon S. Rego
Jan 29, 2022
Gordon S. Rego, Jr., 89, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 29, 2022, in the John Clarke Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Barbara M. (Ringwood) Rego for 60 years. Gordon was born in Newport to the late Gordon S. Rego, Sr. and Mary (Alves) Rego. He grew up in Portsmouth and worked as a...
Robert L. Grasselli, Sr.
Jan 27, 2022
Robert L. Grasselli, Sr., 82, of Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, January 27, 2022, in Newport Hospital. He was born in Boston, Ma. The son of the late William L. Bryant and Dorothy (Field) Bryant. Mr. Grasselli attended Quincy and Situate, Ma. schools. He also attended Wentworth Institute in Boston, Ma. He worked for Bethlehem Steel Corp. in Quincy, Ma.,...
Herondina Maria Machado
Jan 27, 2022
Herondina Maria Machado, age 83, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 27, 2022 at peacefully at home. Herondina was born in San Miguel to the late Antonio and Maria (Pimental) Fernandes. Herondina is survived by her daughter Dina Campbell, of Newport. Herondina is preceded in death by husband Jose D. Machado. Services were held private.
Richard P. Viveiros
Jan 26, 2022
Richard P. Viveiros, 68, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 26, 2022, in Newport Hospital. Richard was born in Newport, to the late John and Geraldine (Carrigan) Viveiros. He grew up in Newport and attended Rogers High School. Richard is survived by his children; Brandon Viveiros, Jude Viveiros, and Lee Viveiros; his siblings; John Viveiros, of WA, Robert...
Frank J Medeiros
Jan 24, 2022
Frank J Medeiros, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 24, 2022 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Patricia (Logan) Medeiros, they were married for 49 years. Frank was born March 29, 1940, in Newport to John and Mary (Machado) Medeiros. He grew up in Portsmouth, was a regular at Green Valley Country Club, and loved...
John Dennis "Denny" Flynn
Jan 23, 2022
John Dennis "Denny" Flynn, 74, of Newport R.I., passed away peacefully on January 23, 2022. Born in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Honorable Judge Lawrence A. Flynn and Helen V. (Brown) Flynn. Denny graduated from Tolman High School in Pawtucket. After graduating, he served in the U.S. Navy at the home of the submarine force, in...
Frederick W. Ludwig
Jan 22, 2022
Frederick William Ludwig, 88, recently of Newport, RI passed away at home on Saturday Jan. 22, 2022, after struggling with health issues over the past several years. Fred was born on Easter Sunday, April 16, 1933, was married to Patricia (Duffy) on Easter Sunday in 1956, and always claimed he would leave this earth on Easter Sunday. For the past...
Ernest Fougere
Jan 21, 2022
Ernest "Ernie" Shea Fougere, age 59 of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away January 21, 2022 at home. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island and moved to Exeter, Rhode Island as a young boy. Ernie attended Ladd School for 15 years before returning to Aquidneck Island. Ernie worked at the Bristol Developmental Center in the 1990's and spent the remainder...
Beatrice Jean Barone
Jan 21, 2022
Beatrice Barone, 96, of Saint Clairsville, Ohio died on January 21, 2022. She was born June 17, 1925 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Beatrice was the daughter of the late Ida Rioux Santos and Joseph Santos. Beatrice was employed for years as a seamstress in Fall River, MA. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene Barone, and her sisters, Rita Costa-Robidoux...
Steven Michael Nemec
Jan 21, 2022
Steven Michael Nemec 67 died unexpectedly at Newport Hospital on January 21, 2022. He was born on February 16, 1954, in Cleveland Ohio, the son of Francis J. and Harriet Dione (Mobley) Nemec. Steve attended Cathedral Latin High School on a full scholarship and graduated in 1972. From there he served in the U.S Navy as a designated crewman in...
Ellen Anette Lane
Jan 20, 2022
Ellen Anette Lane, age 63, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 20, 2022. She was born in Germany to Manuel and Annemarie (Wehren) Moitoza III on February 18th. Ellen's favorite thing to do was to drive around Ocean Drive. It was her stress relief, her celebratory act, her meditation, her thought process, her entertainment, her grieving process. She...
Rosemary Phyllis Page
Jan 20, 2022
Rosemary Phyllis Page, wife of the late Austin Jerry Page passed away on January 20, 2022. She was born in Manitowoc, WI to the late Archie Rathsack and Violet (White) Rathsack and the step daughter of Ben Reindle. Rosemary is survived by her son Randall Page (Cindi) of Portsmouth, RI; her daughter in law Sharon Page Crosby (Richard) of Texas...
Anton A Mandros
Jan 19, 2022
Anton "Tony" Mandros, 87, of Portsmouth RI, passed to his eternal reward on January 19, 2022. Born in Northern Greece in 1934, Tony led a life full of events that he shared with everyone he spoke to. Greece entered into civil war in the 1940's. Tony's mother, with seven children, escaped the communists by crossing over mountainous terrain. A real-life...
Vincent P Roggero
Jan 18, 2022
Vincent P. Roggero, "98", born in Newport, Rhode Island to Frank and Camilla Roggero (Pellegrino) was the youngest of six. He passed away at home on January 18, 2022. He attended De La Salle Academy where he walked uphill, both ways, in rain/snow, and swam home during the 1938 hurricane. A young entrepreneur, he and his brothers parked cars on...
Rita J. Perry
Jan 17, 2022
On January 17, 2022, Mrs. Rita Perry, age 73, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away. Rita was born in Des Moines, IA to Howard and Marjorie Hall. Rita married Raymond Perry of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Rita lived a full life as a wonderful mother, homemaker and she especially loved her role as a grandmother. Rita is survived by her husband,...
Zilfred Leclerc
Jan 16, 2022
Zilfred Leclerc, 86, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Lawrence/Methuen, Massachusetts and retired to Deerfield Beach, Florida, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his home with his loving family by his side. Born in Packington, Quebec, Canada, he was the son of the late Adelard Leclerc of Notre Dame du Lac, Temiscouata, P. Quebec and Yvonne Dupont of Degelis, P....
Joan W. Haufe
Jan 16, 2022
Joan Wilcox Haufe passed away peacefully and surrounded by love at her home in Portsmouth RI on January 16th, 2022. Joan was born in Torrington, CT on May 10, 1928, and grew up in Cornwall, CT. She was the eldest child of Mary Loughlin Wilcox and Rodney Semple Wilcox. After attending schools in both CT and NY Joan's career path...
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