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Harold "Mac" Mccray
Dec 1, 2016
Harold "Mac" McCray, 85, of Portsmouth died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at home.Born on April 9, 1931 in Scotch Plains, NJ, he was the son of the late Ernest Sr. and Florence (Pettiford) McCray.He was the former husband of the late Rose (Ribeiro) McCray and the father of the late Melanie (McCray) Burden. Mr. McCray proudly served in the United...
Helen Leona Cofield
Nov 30, 2016
Helen Leona (Woodson) Cofield, 97, of Newport died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Willis Cofield.Helen was born July 30, 1919 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late William and Leona (Myers) Woodson. Mrs. Cofield was a member of Community Baptist Church in Newport. She is survived by...
Fr. Robert John Dunphy
Nov 27, 2016
Fr. Robert John Dunphy, 78, of Portsmouth died Sunday, November 27, 2016 peacefully, at home in Portsmouth after a heroic battle with cancer. Fr. Dunphy was born January 12, 1938 in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late John and Lucy (Kennedy) Dunphy. He attended St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA and was ordained in 1965 in Camden, NJ. He...
Malcolm Warner "Mac" Chrupcala
Nov 27, 2016
Malcolm Warner "Mac" Chrupcala, 75, of Portsmouth died Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, MA. He was born July 15, 1941 in Fall River, MA., to the late William Chrupcala and the late Ruth Olive (Brereton) Ratcliffe. He graduated from Durfee High School. He received his Bachelors' degree from Lowell State University and earned his...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Lieber (Duvally) Bessinger
Nov 26, 2016
Elizabeth "Betsy" Lieber (Duvally) Bessinger, of Middletown, died peacefully at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay, Tiverton, RI on November 26, 2016. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Frank Anthony Duvally and Elizabeth Horgan Duvally.Betsy is survived by her son Jay Bessinger, his wife Jeannette, and their children, Jesse and Julian, as well as her son...
Earl F. Fenn Jr
Nov 26, 2016
Earl Francis Fenn, Jr., 72, of Newport passed away peacefully in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, on Saturday, November 26, 2016. He was surrounded by his loving son and several loyal and faithful lifetime friends. Born in Newport, RI, on February 7, 1944, he was the son of the late Gertrude (Sullivan) Fenn and Earl F. Fenn.A 1963 graduate of...
Eileen J. Raposa
Nov 25, 2016
Eileen J. (Silvia) Raposa 82, of Portsmouth, passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 in Newport Hospital, surrounded by her family.Married for 63 years, Eileen was the loving wife of Charles A. Raposa, Sr.Born in Fall River, she was the grand-daughter of the late John and Mary SilviaMrs. Raposa worked for the Portsmouth School Lunch Program as a cook for many...
John R. Barboza
Nov 23, 2016
Jesus stepped down from heaven to bring John R. Barboza, Jr. to his eternal home in heaven on November 23, 2016 at 8:45 a.m. at the Golden Gates of Heaven, greeted by his Mom and Dad, John Sr. and Emily (Furtado) Barboza, his brother, Ronald, his three sons, James A. Fairhurst, Bruce Lynn Fairhurst and Scott York Fairhurst, his niece,...
George Lucien Dion
Nov 20, 2016
George Lucien Dion, 98, of Middletown died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Ella (Denault) Dion for 48 years.Born on September 30, 1918 in Lowell, MA, he was the son of the late Rodolphe and Clara (Levy) Dion. Mr. Dion served in the Army during World War...
Alexander Warch
Nov 17, 2016
Alexander Warch, 21, of Middletown, died suddenly on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mr. Warch was born October 3, 1995 in Newport, RI. He is the son of Kathleen Warch of Ocala, Florida.Alex was a great friend, thinker, artist and gamer, and conspiracy theorist and was very spiritual and adventurous. His friends remember him for...
Liselotte Mueller
Nov 16, 2016
On November 16, 2016, Liselotte Mueller, 95, passed away peacefully at the John Clarke Retirement and Nursing Center in Middletown, surrounded by her loving and devoted daughter Ursula and family.Lisa was born on April 30, 1921, in Stuttgart, Germany. Lisa came to the United States in 1953 to settle in Weymouth, MA. She worked as a bridal consultant, assisting brides...
Stanley Hurley
Nov 16, 2016
Stanley Hurley, 52 of Middletown passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at home with his family by his side.Born on February 8, 1964 he was the son of Irene C. Hurley and the late Francis N. Hurley.Stanley was a graduate of Rogers High School. He was an avid fisherman. He was previously employed by the Preservation Society of Newport....
Michael Lee Woll
Nov 16, 2016
Michael Lee Woll, 66, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at home surrounded by his loved ones.Born on born July 27, 1950 in Sioux City, IA, he was the son of the late Leo and Gertrude (Beaubien) Woll. Michael was born and raised in Iowa, and left school at 18 to join the US Marine Corps. He served three...
Donald Charles Quinn
Nov 15, 2016
Donald Charles Quinn, 86, of Vero Beach, FL and Tiverton, RI died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Joan P. (Cash) Quinn.Born on October 11, 1930 in Leominster, MA, he was the son of the late Raymond Quinn and Mildred (Lawrence) Meoli and the stepson of the late John Meoli.Donny...
Joseph M. Jordan
Nov 14, 2016
Joseph M. Jordan, 94, of Middletown died Monday, November 14, 2016 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Julia H. (Soeira) Jordan, his loving wife of 71 years.Born on September 12, 1922 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Antone and Julia (Medeiros) Jordan. He grew up working with...
Susan Coggeshall King
Nov 13, 2016
Susan Coggeshall King of Portsmouth, died peacefully at home after a long illness on November 13, 2016 supported by the love of family, friends and caregivers. Susan had Middletown and Newport roots as the daughter of Frederick Coggeshall King and Virginia Vernon King, and as granddaughter of Dr. Hamilton Theodore King and Josephine Coggeshall King and Mr. and Mrs. George...
Helen E. Jones
Nov 12, 2016
Helen E. Jones, 93, of Portsmouth, died peacefully at St. Clare's Home on November 12, 2016, surrounded by her dear friends and family.Helen was born in Newport, RI in 1923 to Swedish Immigrant parents, Judith (Larson) Nelson and Eric G. Nelson. Helen graduated from Rogers High School and the Newport Hospital School of Nursing. Helen was a strong and independent...
John C. Mccarthy
Nov 12, 2016
John Clinton McCarthy, of Newport passed away on November 12, 2016. He was born on March 25, 1928 in Newport, RI to John C. McCarthy and Virginia (Dennis) McCarthy. John is predeceased by his treasured wife, Elizabeth (Betty) Kiernan McCarthy.John is survived by his daughter: Cheryl (Jack) Upchurch, son Brian (Pamela) McCarthy, and son David (Marissa) McCarthy. He also leaves...
Arne R. Johnson Esq.
Nov 10, 2016
Arne Robert Johnson, ESQ., 82, died November 10, 2016 after a long illness (progressive supra nuclear palsy). Born in Bridgeport, CT, on March 12, 1934, he was the only child of the late Alexandra MacLeod Johnson and Everett R. Johnson, who was General Secretary of the New Britain, CT YMCA.Atty. Johnson was a long time member of the Newport, RI...
Kenneth M. Pratt
Nov 9, 2016
Kenneth Michael Pratt, age 59, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence, RI. Kenneth was born August 22, 1957 in Boston, MA. He is the son of the late Robert J. and the late Vera L. (Daley) Pratt. Kenneth graduated from North Quincy High School and enlisted in the Coast Guard. He served in...
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