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Stephen Joseph Sanfilippo
Apr 1, 2021
Stephen Sanfilippo passed away at home on April 1, 2021 with his loving family at his side. Stephen was born on August 11th 1931 to Joseph Sanfilippo and Anna (Ripa) Sanfilippo. Stephen graduated from Rogers High School in 1949 and joined the Air Force in August of 1950 during the Korean War where he served in Okinawa and was in...
Garnett A. Ashley
Mar 30, 2021
Garnett A. Ashley, 81, of Exeter, passed away on March 30, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Gary Ashley. Garnett was born in Newport, RI to the late William Randall and Gertrude Francis. Garnett worked for several assembly companies and retired from APC in West Kingston. After retirement she enjoyed gardening and crocheting. She...
Carol Ann Leland
Mar 28, 2021
Carol Leland, 57, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on March 28, 2021, at home with her loving family by her side. Carol worked as a CNA for Bayada Nursing for many years. Carol was born, March 31, 1963 in Newport, RI, to the late Vincent DelRoss and Irene (Pasquale) DelRoss. Carol was married to Ernest Leland for 27 years....
Thomas Raymond O'Donnell
Mar 23, 2021
On March 23, 2021, after a life well lived, and a life well loved, Thomas Raymond O'Donnell passed away. He died peacefully at home in the company of his family. He is survived by his wife Janice Howayeck O'Donnell, his step-children Julie Maraziti, Jennifer Maraziti and her partner Geremy Freifeld, and his beloved grandsons, Anthony Beltre, Roc Freifeld, and Luke...
Joseph Antone
Mar 23, 2021
Life-long local, Mr. Joseph Antone, Jr., age 66, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away mid-afternoon on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at his Kingston Avenue residence. He was born on June 29, 1954 at Newport Hospital to father, Joseph Antone, Sr. and mother, Mary Lou (Gonsalves) Antone. Antone graduated from Rogers High School in 1972. He was a recently retired Finish...
Fernando D'Eramo
Mar 22, 2021
Fernando "Freddy" D'Eramo, 87, of Newport, passed away on March 22, 2021. Born in Prezza, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico and Liberata (Navarroli) D'Eramo. He came to the United States after World War II. Freddy was proud to serve our country in the Navy during the Korean War. After his military service, he worked as a...
Ruth Stokes
Mar 21, 2021
Ruth Barclay Stokes, age 98, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family at her Newport, Rhode Island home on March 21 of natural causes. Ruth was born in Newport on January 30, 1923, daughter of the late George Nicholas Barclay and Bessie Forrester Barclay. She attended local Newport public schools, graduating from Rogers High School in 1941, and married Archie...
Dimitrios "Dimitri" Peppas
Mar 21, 2021
On Sunday, March 21, 2021, Dimitrios Peppas of Jamestown and Newport, Rhode Island passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Known as Dimitri to his many friends and family, he had a passion for art and life that knew no bounds. The eldest of four children, he was born in Piraeus, Greece, in August of 1938. Though his travels...
Alan Robin Gordon Wallace
Mar 20, 2021
Dr. Robin Wallace of Middletown, crossed the bar at home on March 20, 2021, after a long struggle, without complaint, with prostate cancer. Born Alan Robin Gordon Wallace on November 20,1936, in Weymouth, England, he was the only child of Dr. Gordon and Muriel Wallace. Robin grew up sailing in Weymouth with his father. Robin graduated with a Degree in...
Jean Marie Cameron
Mar 20, 2021
Jean Cameron, 80, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on March 20, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born December 22, 1940, in Fall River, MA to Francis Capone and Loretta (Maloney) Capone. Jean was married to the late Alfred Cameron for 58 years, and together they raised their wonderful children. Jean was a 1958 graduate...
Nan Carolyn Larue
Mar 20, 2021
Nan Carolyn Barfield LaRue, a 'feisty & sassy ole bird' and proud Virginian, passed away on Saturday, March 20th at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Westport, MA. Born on March 23, 1937 in Newport News, VA to the late Claude E. Barfield and Lutie M. Barfield. The beloved wife of the late Clyde B. LaRue, Jr. They...
Mary Florence Silvia
Mar 19, 2021
Mary Florence Silvia, 88, passed away on March 19 at her home in Middletown, RI after a short illness. She was the wife of the late State Police Lieutenant Edwin R. Silvia (ret). Florence was born on January 12, 1933 in Middletown, the only daughter of Phillip S. Garcia and Angelina (Sousa) Garcia. She graduated from Rogers High School in...
Phyllis (Albro) Armbrust
Mar 13, 2021
CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Phyllis Louise (Albro) Armbrust (89) passed away peacefully at home on March 13, 2021. Memorial services will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, R.I. where Raymond and Phyllis were married in 1951. Burial will be at Union Cemetery, Portsmouth, R.I. Dates to be determined. Phyllis was born January 3, 1932 in Newport, R.I....
Helen B. Leed
Mar 13, 2021
Mrs. Helen B. Leed, 99, of Newport, passed away at home on March 13, 2021. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Leed. Helen was born in Boston, MA to the late Neil and Julia (McCoughlin) Doherty. Helen is survived by her daughter, Mary Watterson and her husband Robert of Newport, Rhode Island and their children, Sarah and...
Nancy Bowker Holt
Mar 13, 2021
Nancy Bowker (Jenest) Holt, age 73, passed away at home on March 13 surrounded by family. As the only child of the late Homer Clayton and Marjorie Eleanor (Bowker) Jenest of Rumford, RI, Nancy is survived by her husband of 49 years, Dean Barden Holt, and their two children, Dean Barden Holt II of Tiverton, and Ashley Bowker Holt of...
Frances Carmella Silvia
Mar 11, 2021
Mrs. Frances (Virgadamo) Silvia, age 95, of Chepachet, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2021. Frances was born in Newport, RI to Gioachino and Antonia Virgadamo. She was their last living child. Frances married Everett Silvia of Newport on February 5, 1948 at St. Joseph's Church in Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI she was a true Rhode...
Douglas Vroman Murray
Mar 10, 2021
Douglas V. Murray of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on March 10th, 2021. Douglas answered to several names during his 92 years of a multi-faceted life. As a Naval Academy trained commissioned submarine officer, for the second half of his total 27 years of service, he was often called 'Captain'. In spite of the fact the rule dominated submarine legend...
Woodrow Edward Christiansen
Mar 7, 2021
Woodrow Edward Christiansen Jr., 84, of Middletown, RI, passed away on March 7, 2021. Woodrow was born on March 13, 1936, in New Brunswick, NJ to the late Woodrow Christiansen, Sr. and the late Gertrude Gardner O'Brien Christiansen. Known as Edward, he was a graduate of Scarsdale High School and the former Webb Institute of Technology, now the Webb Institute...
Kenneth Lauder
Mar 4, 2021
Kenneth Lauder, 66, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on March 4, 2021 in the Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Bernard and Barbara (Nickerson) Lauder. Kenneth attended Rogers High School and was proud of his military service in the Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a truck driver...
Paul Andrew Raposa
Mar 3, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Paul Andrew Raposa of Portsmouth, RI, announces his unexpected passing on March 3, 2021 at the age of 67. He was born to the late Joseph Jr. and Helen Marjorie (Finnegan) Raposa on March 17, 1953 in Fall River, MA. Paul will be forever remembered by his wife of 40 years,...
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