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Leslie Anthony Sheldon
May 2, 2019
Leslie A. Tony Sheldon, 76, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on May 2, 2019, at home. Tony was born on March 8, 1943, in Attleboro, MA, to the late Charles Sheldon and the late Josephine (Pedro) Sheldon. Tony was the husband of Marsha (LaFlamme) Sheldon for the last 16 years. Tony was a police officer by trade, working for over...
Mary J. Monis
May 2, 2019
Mary (Winthrop) Monis, 78, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 2, 2019 at Hope Hospice in Providence.Mary was born in Newport, RI to Frank Winthrop and Dorothy (Cawley) Winthrop. A graduate of Rogers and a lifelong Island resident, Mary worked at Liggets as a young woman and also trained as a hairdresser. She then spent most of her...
Francis M. "Mike" Conroy
May 1, 2019
Mr. Francis M. Mike Conroy, Jr., age 83, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on May 1, 2019. Mike, or Mickey, as he was known by friends and family, was born in Newport, RI to Frank and Mary (Sheehan) Conroy. He was the husband of Jesuina Jo Cabral-Conroy. A veteran of Korea and Vietnam, Mike served his country for over...
Donna M. Mathis
May 1, 2019
Mrs. Donna M. Mathis (nee Mullaley), of Middletown, RI, passed away on May 1st, 2019 at the age of 84 from natural causes. Donna was born to parents Leonard and Margaret Mullaley on July 24, 1934 in Segola, MI. She spent her youth growing up on the family farm with her older sister and younger brother. In her early teens...
Anthony George Tobben
Apr 30, 2019
Anthony George Tobben, 75, of Portsmouth, passed away on April 30, 2019, at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. Anthony was born on May 4, 1943, in Washington, MO to the late Lawrence and Evelyn (Beuke) Tobben. He was the husband of the late Elaine (Oliver) Tobben and longtime companion of the late Kay Cayer. Mr. Tobben proudly served...
William Dean Hedgcorth
Apr 28, 2019
William Dean Hedgcorth Sr., 81, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on April 28, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, surrounded by his loving family. William was born November 7, 1937, in Carterville, Missouri to Jesse Hedgcorth and Reba (Kitrell) Hedgcorth. He is survived by his brother, Jerry W. Hedgcorth. William served 30 years in the United...
Robert Wilfred Silva
Apr 28, 2019
Robert W. Silva, 86, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019. Robert was born in West Warwick, Rhode Island to the late John F. Silva and Gertrude (Charbonneau) Silva. He was preceded in death by his wife Cecelia (Savasta) Silva and his sister Connie Keener. Mr. Silva had a long and distinguished career in the US Navy,...
Dawn Marie Lavallee
Apr 28, 2019
Dawn Marie LaVallee, 50, of North Attleboro, MA passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on April 28th, 2019 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Dawn was born on June 28th, 1968, in Newport, RI to William Skip Rosa and Ruth(Yockell) Murphy. Dawn worked for over 15 years in school systems, food service, and school nutrition,...
Antoinette Marie Maloof
Apr 27, 2019
Antoinette M. Maloof, 96, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2019 at home.She was married for 50 years to the late George L. Maloof.Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Nicolina (Panaggio) Caruso.Antoinette is survived by her children, Alice Hayes and her husband Randy, and Frank Maloof and his wife Patricia. She also...
Blanche M. Medeiros
Apr 25, 2019
Blanche M. (Nunes) Moniz Medeiros, 87, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at home. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Medeiros and the late Albert J. Moniz. Born in Newport, RI on September 25, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Emil F. and Anna (Morgan) Nunes. Blanche is a graduate from...
William Patrick Manewich
Apr 24, 2019
William Manewich, 56, of Newport, passed away on April 24, 2019, after a long illness.Bill was born on January 12, 1963, in Athol, MA, to the late James Manewich and the late Judith (Grover) Manewich. He was the husband of Paula (Hand) Hafner for the last 11 years.Bill received a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UMass - Amherst and...
Elisabeth Kay Cawley
Apr 24, 2019
Elisabeth Betty Cawley died on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at her cherished home of 52 years in Newport, RI. Betty was born in Newport in the height of a blizzard, to James and Helen (Collins) Lawless on January 31, 1930. Betty attended Rogers High School and went on to earn her RN from Boston Childrens Hospital, School of Nursing. Her...
Margaret Craig
Apr 24, 2019
Margaret Bell Craig Peggy, age 99, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Royal Middletown Nursing Home Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Frederick Eberhardt Craig. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Peggy was the daughter of William H. Bell and Margaret Alice (Ould) Bell. Peggy was a Durant Scholar and elected to Phi Beta Kappa at Wellesley College...
Ophelia Jacobs
Apr 23, 2019
Ophelia Jacobs, 81, of Jamestown, Rhode Island, passed away on April 23, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving Family. Ophelia was born April 13, 1938, in Little Rock, AR, to Hafford Cole and Viola (Jones)Cole. She was predeceased by her brother James Lee Cole and daughter Sabrina Jacobs. She was married to the late Calvin Jacobs Jr. for twenty-two...
Lois Winifred Harper
Apr 22, 2019
Lois W. (Myers) Harper, 91, of Newport, passed away on April 22, 2019, in Newport.Lois was born on April 3, 1928, in Altavista, VA, to the late Henry Myers and the late Louise (Minnis) Phillips.Lois attended hairdressing school in Washington, DC and was proficient at cutting short hair. She then moved to New York for a short time before following...
Jeanne Pachico
Apr 20, 2019
Jeanne Jean Francis (Riegel) Pachico left the guard of her loved ones on Saturday, April 20, 2019 after a courageous battle with illness. Jean leaves behind the loveof her life, Robert Edward Pachico, her cherished son Garrett Charles Libby, stepdaughter Kristin Michelle Guyette and her husband Jeffrey, stepdaughter Elizabeth Cunningham and her husband Dr. David Cunningham, and stepson Mark Pachico...
George Robert Botelho
Apr 20, 2019
George R. Botelho Sr. 47 of Middletown, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, he is the son of Manuel F. and Laura (Coleman) Botelho Sr. of Tavares, FL. George graduated from Rogers High School and went on to a long career as an automotive and heavy equipment mechanic. He worked for the Sunbelt Rental...
Charles J. Watkins
Apr 15, 2019
Charles Joseph Watkins, Jr. 63, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2019. Born in Erie, PA he was the beloved son of the late Dorothea Watkins and brother of Susan Watkins, Dorothea OKane, Timothy Watkins, and Patricia Brunelle. He was the favorite uncle of many nieces and nephews. He joined the National Plumbers and Pipefitters Union at the...
Edward Thomas Lynch
Apr 14, 2019
CAPT Edward T. Lynch, Jr., USN (ret.)., 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on April 14, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. Edward was born on April 20, 1939, in Salem, MA, to the late Edward T. Lynch, Sr. and Elizabeth (Hickey) Lynch. Edward was the husband of Carol (Sarno) Lynch for over 56 years. Edward was raised in...
Lynn Tisdall Tenney
Apr 14, 2019
Lynn Tisdall Tenney, born in Newport RI on April 4, 1944, was the only child of the late Dr. Oliver and Nancy Thompson Tisdall. She graduated from Rogers High School as a member of the class of 1961 and following graduation, attended Barrington College. In 1970 Lynn married David A. Tenney. Together they lived in Foxboro, MA and Berkley Heights,...
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