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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Sidney J. Oakley Jr.

Sidney J. Oakley Jr.

Apr 14, 2019

Sidney J. Oakley, Jr. 70, of Newport, Rhode Island passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on April 14, 2019, at Newport Hospital, in Newport, Rhode Island. Sidney was born on July 23, 1948 to the late Sidney J. Oakley, Sr. and Dorothy Barker Oakley. Sid was a member of the Rogers High School Graduating Class of 1967, and a...

Gerard Vincent Thibault

Gerard Vincent Thibault

Apr 10, 2019

Gerard V. Thibault, 74, of Tiverton, also known by Jerry, Jerry from the Dairy and RcPop, passed away on April 10, 2019, at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA, after a long illness. Jerry was born in Fall River, on June 26, 1944, to the late Albert Thibault and the late Mary (Collard) Thibault. Gerard was the husband of...

Robert Eugene Williams

Robert Eugene Williams

Apr 10, 2019

Robert E. Williams, age 72, of Newport, RI, passed away on April 10, 2019 at Newport Hospital.Robert was born in Washington, DC to Walter Williams and Novella (Fringer) Williams. He graduated from Rogers High School and entered the US Air Force in 1966 where he served for 4 years during the Vietnam War. Robert, whom everyone called Bob, was an...

Jean Barbara Ciejka

Jean Barbara Ciejka

Apr 8, 2019

Jean (Sullivan) Ciejka, 64, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 8, 2019, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Jean was born on December 26, 1954, in Pottsville, PA, to the late F.M. Spike Sullivan and Barbara (Baxter) Sullivan. Jean was the wife of Michael Ciejka of Portsmouth for 42 years.Jean received an associate's degree from Johnson amp;...

John Joseph Nunes Jr.

John Joseph Nunes Jr.

Apr 8, 2019

John J. Nunes Jr., 68, of Newport, passed away on April 8, 2019. John was born in Newport, RI, on June 11, 1950, to the late John Nunes, Sr. and the late Nancy (Bliven) Nunes. He worked primarily as an offshore fisherman and lobsterman for over 35 years. In his spare time, he loved riding his motorcycle, cooking for other...

Vergene "Gene" Furtado

Vergene "Gene" Furtado

Apr 8, 2019

Vergene Gene" Furtado, 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 8, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol, RI.Gene was born in Fall River, MA, on April 25, 1928, to the late Manuel Furtado and the late Mary (Mello) Furtado. He was the longtime companion of Hilda Ferreira.Gene loved playing golf, hunting, and was a very talented carpenter....

Mae Loiuse Rideout

Mae Loiuse Rideout

Apr 7, 2019

Mae Rideout, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on April 7, 2019, surrounded by her family. Mae was born in Bar Harbor, ME to Theodore and Lena Mitchell. Mae married Joseph Rideout of Albuquerque, NM on April 19, 1952, in Albuquerque, NM. Mae was a 53-year resident of Aquidneck Island and proprietor of Meadowlark Trailer Park and Camp Ground...

Carol Ann Ford

Carol Ann Ford

Apr 7, 2019

Carol Ann Ford, 78, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on April 7, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 25, 1941, in Newport, RI to Henry L. Ford and Nellie A. (Figueiredo) Ford. Carol is survived by her loving companion Steven Bourcier, her lovable dog Cupcake, and her children; Sharon Botelho and her husband...

Richard W. Botelho

Richard W. Botelho

Apr 6, 2019

Richard W. Botelho, Sr., 74, of Jamestown, RI, passed away unexpectedly on April 6, 2019.Richard is survived by his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of 57 years, Ethel M. Botelho.In addition to his wife, Richard leaves behind his two children, Rebecca M. Farrell and fianc Phil, and Richard W. Botelho, Jr. and his wife Michelle; his three grandchildren, Hannah...

Samuel Fulton Carr

Samuel Fulton Carr

Apr 4, 2019

Samuel Fulton Carr, 84, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on April 4, 2019, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Samuel was born on September 3, 1934, in Arlington, MA, the second of three sons to John A. Carr and Margaret C. Carr. Samuel is survived by Ann (Jones) Carr, his beloved wife of 63 years, along with five daughters:...

Beverly Claire Heegaard

Beverly Claire Heegaard

Apr 4, 2019

Heegaard, Beverly, 78, painfully practical, fearless, unapologetic to a fault. Chain link fence gardener, antiestablishment embroiderer, peace corps volunteer (Nepal I), mother to the universe of the dispossessed, probably read 10,000 books, completed the NYT crossword daily, in ink, often before sunup. Endearingly intolerant of nonsense. Will be buried in a box marked 'Return to Sender, postage due. Memorial service...

Thomas F. Zilian

Thomas F. Zilian

Apr 2, 2019

Thomas Zilian, 46, of Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly at his home on April 2, 2019. Tom was born into his military family in Wiesbaden, Germany, and attended high schools in Portsmouth and also Bonn, Germany. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree (painting) from the Massachusetts College of Art. He founded and owned Madstone, a company specializing in creating...

Elizabeth Ann Gilbert

Elizabeth Ann Gilbert

Apr 2, 2019

Elizabeth A. Betty (Malvey) Gilbert, 93, of Middletown, passed away on April 2, 2019, in Newport.Betty was born on May 26, 1925, in Newport, RI, to the late Patrick Malvey and the late Julia (McAuliffe) Malvey. She was the longtime wife of the late Edgar L. Gilbert.She was a graduate of Rogers High School before becoming a secretary in Washington,...

Alice Milotte

Alice Milotte

Apr 2, 2019

Alice T. Milotte, of Tiverton, Rhode Island passed away on Tuesday April 2, at the age of 94. She was born in Fall River, MA to Manuel Tavares and Francelina (Silvia) Tavares. Alice was the wife of the late Joseph A. Milotte, DMD. She attended business school in Fall River and assisted her husband with his dental practice. She was...

Connor A. Peckham

Connor A. Peckham

Apr 1, 2019

Connor Andrew Peckham, 18, of Portsmouth, passed away of an unexpected illness on April 1, 2019. Connor was born on June 10, 2000, in Newport, to Dwayne Peckham and Patricia (Hurley) Peckham. Connor was a senior honor roll student at Portsmouth High School and was a proud member of the marching band drum line and symphonic band. He was the...

Constance Monica O'Neill

Constance Monica O'Neill

Apr 1, 2019

Constance Monica (Troy) ONeill, 96, of Newport, passed away on April 1, 2019. Constance was born in Newport, on May 30, 1922, to the late John Troy and the late Clara (Dennis) Troy. She was the husband of the late Franklin Joseph ONeill for 55 years. Mrs. ONeill was a graduate of Rogers High School, class of 1940. She worked...

Grace Susan Newbold

Grace Susan Newbold

Mar 31, 2019

Grace Susan Newbold, 74, formerly of Greenville, RI, Barrington, RI, Dataw Island, SC and Sea Cliff, NY, passed away on March 31, 2019 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Brendan and Grace (Golden) Kelley. Susan was the wife of John Robin Newbold for the last 50 years. Susan attended St. Marys School...

Manuel Sousa

Manuel Sousa

Mar 30, 2019

Manuel Sousa, 71, of Portsmouth, passed away March 30, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River. He was the husband of Sacramento (Figueiredo) Sousa Born in Santa Maria, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria Jose Fontes (Tavares) Sousa. Due to his warmth, kind heart and faith Manuel was loved by many. He would help anyone...

Mary Nine

Mary Nine

Mar 29, 2019

Mary (Smith) Nine, 95, of New London, CT formerly of Newport, passed away on March 29, 2019. She was the wife of the late Melvin E. Nine Sr. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Peabody) Smith. Mary was a hard working women, who always strived to provide for her family. She leaves her...

James "Jim" Gilletti

James "Jim" Gilletti

Mar 27, 2019

James Jim Gilletti, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on March 27, 2019, after a two years-long battle with cancer, with his wife by his side. He was 70 years old. Jim was born on June 20, 1948 in Walsenburg, Colorado, to Pete and Violet Gilletti. He was raised on his familys farm in Aguilar, Colorado. Jim graduated...