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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Anders Staats Nielsen

Anders Staats Nielsen

Jul 7, 2019

Anders Staats Nielsen was born on Sunday, July 7th, 2019 at 6:36 am. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches long. Anders fought for over 2 hours to stay with his loving parents, Leah Staats and Ian Nielsen, before passing peacefully in their arms. Anders will be loved and remembered always by his parents, Leah and Ian;...

William Joseph Murphy

William Joseph Murphy

Jul 4, 2019

William J. Murphy, age 84, of Chichester, NH, formerly of Eustis Ave, Newport, RI passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 after a brief illness in Concord Hospital, Concord, NH.Bill was born on March 27, 1935 in Newport, RI to the late James A. and Mary F. Murphy.Bill served in the Marines and was active during the Korean War. Bill...

Barbara Cordeiro

Barbara Cordeiro

Jul 1, 2019

Barbara Ann Souza-Cordeiro, age 66, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on July 1, 2019. Barbara was born in Newport, RI to Manuel P. Souza and Margaret D. Souza. She is survived by her three children Diana Cordeiro-Fitzsimons of Trumbull, CT, James Cordeiro of Jupiter, Fl, and Nancy Cordeiro-Smith of Middletown, RI as well as three brothers Francis Souza of...

Joan K. Megley

Joan K. Megley

Jul 1, 2019

Joan K. (Johnson) Megley, 88 of Newport, RI died on Monday July 1st, at Newport Hospital. Born on June 17th, 1931 in Lima, OH, she was the daughter of the late Michael T. and Kathryn (Sealts) Johnson. She is survived by her siblings Kathleen (Johnson) Ayres of Ft. Wayne, IN and Kandy (Johnson) and Jim Wolter of Spring Lake MI....

Barbara Sullivan

Barbara Sullivan

Jun 30, 2019

Barbara Sullivan, 87, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 30, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born November 23, 1931, in Methuen, MA to Hugh and Bertha Baxter. Barbara was married for 53 years to the late CMDR F.M. Spike Sullivan. She was a career Navy wife, helping her husband serve for 27 years in the...

Helen A. Mangei

Helen A. Mangei

Jun 29, 2019

Mrs. Helen A. Mangei, 80, of Coventry, RI, passed away on June 29, 2019. Helen was born on November 26, 1938 in Providence, RI to Walter and Mary Andronik. Helen was the wife of the late Lawrence Mangei.She grew up in Providence and graduated from St. Xavier's Academy in 1958. She began to raise her family in Warwick and was...

Mary C Barabe

Mary C Barabe

Jun 27, 2019

Mary Barabe, 80, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on June 27, 2019, at home. Mary was born in Providence, RI to the late James Smith and the late Margaret (Toolan) Smith. Mary was the wife of the late Thomas Alfred Barabe. Mary studied at Salve Regina University as a nun with the Sisters of Mercy in her youth and...

Victor Trautwein, Jr.

Victor Trautwein, Jr.

Jun 26, 2019

Victor Trautwein, Jr., of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on June 26, 2019, at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT, with his family at his side, after a brief illness. He was 88 years old. Vic (as he was commonly known) was born September 28, 1930, in Chicago, IL, to the late Victor and Charlotte (Marquet) Trautwein. He graduated from Dartmouth College...

Victor Rudolf Trautwein

Victor Rudolf Trautwein

Jun 26, 2019

Victor Trautwein, Jr., of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on June 26, 2019, at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, CT, with his family at his side, after a brief illness. He was 88 years old.Vic (as he was commonly known) was born September 28, 1930, in Chicago, IL, to the late Victor and Charlotte (Marquet) Trautwein. He graduated from Dartmouth College in...

Jose Silva Arruda

Jose Silva Arruda

Jun 24, 2019

Jose Arruda, age 83, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on June 24, 2019, in Providence. Jose was born on March 15, 1936, in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal to the late Francisco and the late Etelvina (Silva) Arruda. He was the husband of the late Maria (Mello) Arruda. Jose proudly served in the Portuguese Army before coming to the US....

James Bruce Osborn

James Bruce Osborn

Jun 24, 2019

James Bruce Osborn, 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, died peacefully at his home on June 24, 2019, after a long illnessJim was born April 21, 1944, in Norfolk, VA to Ralph Osborn and Mildred (Schauer) Osborn.When Jim was eleven years old, his dad, a Naval officer, was transferred to Newport and, for the next sixty-four years, Jim called Newport his...

Joseph Charles Ponte

Joseph Charles Ponte

Jun 22, 2019

Joseph Charles Ponte, Sr., 94, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2019 at home.Joe was born in Bristol, RI to Manuel Ponte and Mary (Sousa) Ponte. He was the husband of the late Arlene Barbara (Christensen) Ponte for 68 years.Joe is survived by his son, Joseph C. Ponte, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth (Beth Gerrie) Ponte of...

Patricia Soares

Patricia Soares

Jun 21, 2019

Patricia Soares, 72, of Middletown, RI, passed away on June 21, 2019, at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. Patricia was born on March 20, 1947, in Newport, RI to Manuel D. and Dolores (Breau) Silveira. Patricia was married to Anthony Soares for 21 years. Patricia is survived by her children; Rhonda L. Smith of Middletown, and Paul Maigler also...

William J. Souza

William J. Souza

Jun 19, 2019

Mr. William Souza, 92, beloved father and grandfather of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on June 19, 2019. William was born on August 19, 1926, in Portsmouth, RI to John Souza and Mary (Furtado) Souza. William was married to the love of his life, the late Mary (Dutra) Souza for 46 years...

Ettore Pasquale Passaretti

Ettore Pasquale Passaretti

Jun 19, 2019

Ettore (Ed) Pasquale Passaretti, 99, of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on June 19, 2019, in Newport, Rhode Island. He lived most of his life in northern New Jersey, (Paramus, Clifton, East Rutherford and Vernon). He moved to Alabama with his son Steve and his wife three years ago. Ettore was born on March 1, 1920, in Patterson, NJ. He was...

Manuel F. Garcia

Manuel F. Garcia

Jun 18, 2019

Manuel ( Manny) F. Garcia Jr. of Middletown, RI passed away at the age of 90, peacefully in his sleep at home after a long illness on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. Manny was employed for 30 years by the Newport Water Department, retiring in 1979. Son of the late Manuel and Lillian ( De Costa) Garcia. He is survived by...

Theodore James Young

Theodore James Young

Jun 18, 2019

Theodore Ted James Young of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on Tuesday June 18, 2019. He was 70 years old. Born on November 1, 1948, in Newport, Rhode Island, he was preceded in death by his father Charles Theodore Young and his mother Georgia Gianarakos Young. Ted graduated from Harker Preparatory School in 1968 and attended St. Joseph (Jesuit) College....

Bessie Drolet

Bessie Drolet

Jun 18, 2019

Bessie Winn Drolet, of 10 Corey Trail, Wyoming RI, passed away at South Kingston Nursing Rehabilitation Center on June 18, 2019, surrounded by her loving family, friends, and staff. She was preceded in death by her mother Maude Trask Sampson, father Ernest Sampson Sr., brother Ernest Sampson, Jr., sister Priscilla Rook, grandson R.J. (Richard), grand-daughter Alicia Cormier, son Glenn Winn,...

Evan Anthony Macdonald Jr.

Evan Anthony Macdonald Jr.

Jun 16, 2019

Mr. Evan A. MacDonald Jr, 77, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 16, 2019, at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.Evan was born in Newport on June 22, 1941, to Evan and Cecile MacDonald. He was the husband of Elizabeth MacDonald (Silvia) for 55 years.He graduated from DeLaSalle Academy and Rhode Island Trade School.Evan was employed for 40...

Grace H. Szaro

Grace H. Szaro

Jun 16, 2019

Grace Helene (Woodall) Szaro, 73, of North Kingstown, RI passed away on 6/16/2019, comforted by her loving children, after her brave battle with cancer. Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Louise (Sherwood) Woodall who raised her in Newports Fifth Ward. Grace lived and worked in Newport during much of her life. She graduated...