Newport, RI,Lawrence Aloysius Gath, 80, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Newport Hospital.Born on February 26, 1935, he was the son of the late Leonard J. Gath and Marion P. (Fleming) Gath.Mr. Gath served in the United States Army. He was a serviceman for the US defense department. He is survived by his sister Florence Paquette of Smithfield, RI and many nieces and nephewsHe was the brother of the late William Gath, Bernard Gath, Avis Gath, Leonard, Gath, Richard, Gath, Robert Gath and Larry Marion Gath Carlton.His funeral will be held on Friday, December 18, 2015, at 8am from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, with a burial to follow at 9am in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter, RI. Cemetery Details Rhode Island Veteran's Memorial Cemetery 301 South County Trail Exeter, RI, 02822 Service DEC 18. 09:00 AM Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery 301 South County Trail Exeter, RI, US, 02822