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Robert "Curt" Curtis Gross Jr.
Mar 3, 2021
Curt Gross, 64, of Portsmouth/Middletown passed away March 3, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. Curt was born in Bronxville, NY to the late Robert C. Gross and late Roberta (Stewart) Gross originally of Nyack and Palisades NY and later of Portsmouth and Middletown RI. He was husband and hero to his wife Lisa Gross for 24 years...
Audrey Hopf
Mar 2, 2021
Audrey Rhoda (Linehan) Hopf, 90, of Newport, Rhode Island passed away on March 2nd, 2021, with her daughter Catherine at her side, at the Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. She was the wife of the late John T. Hopf. Audrey was born on January 3, 1931 in Newport, the only child of Gladys and Joseph Linehan. She graduated...
Cecelia A. Ferro
Mar 1, 2021
Cecelia A. Ferro, 76, of Newport, RI, passed away on March 1, 2021, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Oakland, California, on October 25, 1944, to the late Navy Commander, Bernard L. Amman and Phyllis L. (Kocher) Amman. Ceci (as she was known by all) is survived by her husband of 53 years, Richard...
Carol Winiarski
Mar 1, 2021
WINIARSKI, CAROL ANN (SPINACCI) 73, of Tiverton, RI, died March 1, 2021 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. She was born in Providence, the daughter of the late Louis and Hilda (Medeiros) Spinacci She was a ray of sunshine whose smile would light up any room. Carol is survived by her husband Roger of Tiverton, her son Seth of Dorchester,...
James William Baccari, Jr.
Feb 26, 2021
James "Jimmy" "Hymie" W. Baccari Jr. 53 of Newport, RI passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 26, 2021 peacefully at home. Born in Newport, RI on August 19, 1967. Jimmy graduated from Rogers High School in 1986. He was employed with the City of Newport Water Department from 2003 to 2018. Jimmy enjoyed spending time at the family cottage in...
Joseph J. Sullivan
Feb 25, 2021
Joseph J. Sullivan, 89, a lifelong resident of Newport, RI, passed away on February 25, 2021. Joseph was born to the late Michael Sullivan and Abbie Brewster Tilley Sullivan. Joseph was the husband to the late Elisa Sullivan. Joseph enlisted in the US Navy during the Korean War Conflict. After his service with the Navy he joined the Newport Fire...
Kenneth Adolf Kurze
Feb 24, 2021
Kenneth Adolf Kurze, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Kenneth was born on July 6, 1936 in Providence, RI to Adolf O. Kurze and Louise A. Suter, of Cranston, RI. Kenneth was married 59 years to the late Ingrid S. Kurze and is survived by his four children and three grandchildren: daughter Barbara Kurze of...
Joanne C. Armenia
Feb 23, 2021
Joanne (Ebbitt) Armenia, 73, of Newport RI and Melbourne FL, passed away Feb 23, 2021 at Newport Hospital with her loving husband and daughter by her side. Sadly, she was among the many Americans who have succumbed to Covid-19. Joanne was born in Newport RI to Irene (Renaud) Ebbitt of Middletown and the late Richard J. Ebbitt Jr. of Newport....
Marie E. Mazzulla
Feb 23, 2021
Marie E. (McLaughlin) Mazzulla, 77, of Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away on February 23, 2021 in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Frank Mazzulla. Born in Darby, PA, she was the daughter of the late Edmond J. and Marie W. (Carey) McLaughlin. Marie loved to spend her summers in her earlier years at the New...
Daniel Bruce Correiro
Feb 22, 2021
Daniel B. Correiro, 65, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 22, 2021 at Newport Hospital. Daniel was born in Fall River, MA, to the late Raymond F. and Shirley E. Correiro. Daniel is survived by his brother, Raymond Correiro and his children Tim and Dawn Correiro of Tiverton, his sister, Barbara Caminiti of Middletown and her children, Aimee...
Irene Roderick
Feb 21, 2021
Irene Leroyce Roderick, of Jamestown, RI, born 15 October 1938 passed away 21 February 2021. She was the widow of Peter S. Roderick Sr., and is survived by her son, Peter S. Roderick Jr., daughter-in-law, Tracie A. Roderick, granddaughter Jessica R. Cernera, her husband Robert C. Cernera, and granddaughter Sydney E. Roderick, of Maryland. Irene is also survived by her...
Marguerite F. Towle
Feb 21, 2021
Marguerite Frances (Augustus) Towle, 91, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, quietly in her sleep at the Village House Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late George C. Towle, Jr. She was born on December 7, 1929 in Newport, Rhode Island to the late Frank Augustus and Margaret (Zeller) Augustus. She was the sister of...
Virginia Apps
Feb 20, 2021
CORRY, PA. -- When volunteer firefighter David Apps was killed in an explosion while battling a fire in a paint store on Easter Sunday 1970, it seemed like the world ended for his widow. Virginia E. (Catalan) Apps was alone, hundreds of miles away from her family in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, with four young children to raise. She had gone...
Edna Mary Wardwell
Feb 19, 2021
Edna Mary Wardwell,  72, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 19, 2021 at home with her family by her side. Edna was born, July 23, 1948, in Newport, RI to the late Francis Ribera and the late Edna (Bidlack) Ribera. A lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island, Edna was raised on Third Street in Newport with her nine siblings....
Charles H. Perhamus
Feb 19, 2021
Charles Perhamus, age 78, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away surrounded by his loving family on February 19, 2021. Charles "Harlow" was born in Rochester, NY to Charles and Catherine (MacLarty) Perhamus and grew up in Caledonia, NY.  He graduated from Caledonia-Mumford Central High School in 1960 and went on to earn his B.S. in Electrical Engineering on a band...
Lewis R. Perry
Feb 17, 2021
Lewis R. Perry, 83, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 17, 2021, at home surrounded by his loving family. Lewis was born January 24, 1938, In Middletown, RI to Lewis Perry and Mary (Medeiros) Perry.  Lewis was married to the love of his life, Jeannette (Fougere) for 58 years, and together they raised their two daughters, Suzanne and...
Cherie Marie Toner
Feb 17, 2021
Cherie Toner, 55, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on February 17, 2021 at home. Cherie was born in Newport, RI to Helen (Toner) Albro. She was a light to everyone that knew her and will be missed by so many. A 1983 graduate of Rogers High School, she then went on to spend many years working at the...
Joseph "Joey D" Desilvia
Feb 16, 2021
Joseph "Joey D" DeSilvia, 74, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on February 16, 2021 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness. Joey worked in the construction industry his entire life in various capacities. He was well known for his quality work and his passion for the sport of racing and hot rods. Joseph was born in Newport, RI to the...
Thomas J. Hyder
Feb 16, 2021
Thomas J. Hyder, 95, of Portsmouth, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Although he lived his final three years in Portsmouth, his heart never left his beloved hometown of Newport. Thomas was the husband of Lucille (Jabbour) Hyder. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on November 5, 2020. Thomas was born on October 21, 1925 to...
Ridley Azariah Dewberry
Feb 13, 2021
Friends and family are invited to virtually attend the funeral service of Ridley Azariah Dewberry at https://link.memorial/RidleyDewberry .Â
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