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Gilda Decosta
May 25, 2016
Gilda DeCosta, 88, of School House Lane, Portsmouth, RI, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at home.She was the wife of the late Theodore E. DeCosta who was the love of her life.Born in Newport, RI on December 17, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Georgianna (Pacheco) DeCosta. She was preceded in death by...
Robert P. Marks
May 23, 2016
Robert P. Marks, 69, of Newport, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at Newport Hospital. Robert was born July 3, 1946 in Newport, the son of the late Carl F. and the late Catherine (Cox) Marks. Robert grew up in Newport and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1966. He served during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Purple Heart....
Rachel C. St. Jean
May 23, 2016
Rachel St. Jean age 65 passed away peacefully on Monday, May 23rd, 2016 surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with cancer.Born on May 5th 1951 in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of Rose(Dejarlais) and Lionel Jalbert . Rachel attended Woonsocket schools and graduated from Woonsocket High School. Rachel married the love of her life, Ronn St. Jean,...
Betty Jean Archer
May 21, 2016
Betty Jean Archer, age 70, formerly of Colchester, CT, died Saturday, May 21, 2016, at home in Portsmouth, RI, after her courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Betty (Boop) was born June 14, 1945, in Hartford, CT, the daughter of Dorothy G. (Goldfarb) Allard and the late Arthur G. Allard, Sr.She is survived by her mother Dorothy, her husband, John Archer,...
Christine (Decotis) Paquette
May 19, 2016
Christine (DeCotis) Paquette, age 67, passed away peacefully on Thursday May 19, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Christine is the eldest daughter of the late Angelina (Cinelli) DeCotis and Michael DeCotis. Christine is survived by her three children, Danielle (Paquette) Gibbons and husband Jim of Severna Park, MD, Jared Benjamin Paquette and wife Kristi of Needham, MA, and...
Manuel "Manny" Laureanno
May 16, 2016
Manuel "Manny" Laureanno, 69, of Portsmouth died unexpectedly on Monday, May 16, 2016. Born on January 16, 1947 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Almerinda (Roderigues) and Manuel C. Laureanno. His construction trade began while enlisted in the Air Force from 1964 to 1968. By 1976 he was president of the Fall River Home Builders...
Frank R. "Dutch" Strawbridge
May 16, 2016
Frank R. "Dutch" Strawbridge, 84, of Newport, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital.Born on May 28, 1931 in Lowell, MA he was the son of the late Raymond and Ruth (Roberts) Strawbridge. After graduating from Winchester High School, Class of '48, Dutch served in the U.S. Army and then graduated from Rhode Island School of...
Christine E. Loffredo
May 16, 2016
Christine E. (Antonelli) Loffredo, 93, died peacefully Monday, May 16, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lawrence, MA on June 30, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Croce and Genoveffa (Colapietro) Antonelli. She is predeceased by her husband Joseph N. Loffredo, with whom she owned and operated Kristina Shoes on Bellevue Avenue for 30 years. She...
Helen Gallagher
May 15, 2016
Helen (Stashkow) Gallagher, 83, of Tiverton died Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Gallagher.Born on December 10, 1933 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Krysa) Stashkow. Helen was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School in Fall...
Margaret W. Rogers
May 15, 2016
Newport, RI - Margaret W. (Moitoza) Rogers, 91, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing Subacute Center in Newport.She was the wife of the late Joseph Rogers.Margaret was a former Manager with Verizon before retiring.She is survived by two brothers, Joseph and Thomas Moitoza, both of Portsmouth, RI.Burial was private.
Cecile "Cis" Bernadette (Caron) Mckinney
May 14, 2016
Cecile "Cis" Bernadette Caron MacDonald McKinney, 96, passed away on May 14, 2016 after a brief illness. Cis was born in Providence, RI on March 18, 1920 to the late Edouard and Pearl Caron. She was the older sister of the late Ed Caron, USAF, who died in Korea in 1952 during a B52 explosion and with whom she was...
Kirk Edward Gienty
May 13, 2016
Kirk Edward Gienty, age 60, of Portsmouth, died Friday, May 13, 2016, at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. Mr. Gienty was born on August 29, 1955, in Cherry Point, NC, the son of the late William L. and the late Joyce (Henzel) Gienty. He was the husband of Debra Ann (Cummings) Gienty for 31 years. Mr. Gienty served...
Betty Lou Caldwell
May 13, 2016
Betty Lou Caldwell, 82, of Newport died Friday, May 13, 2016 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late James Perry Caldwell.Born on March 10, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Robert Tinsley and Sarah Jean (Alston) TinsleyShe is survived by her siblings, Thelma Greene of Newport, Dorothy (Green) Birch...
Catherine Elsie Gray
May 12, 2016
Catherine Elsie Gray, 75, of Middleotwn, died peacefully surrounded by her family on May 12, 2016 at Newport Hospital.Kay was born on July 17, 1940, in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Ernest J. and Catherine Elsie (Bucci) Arsenault. When Kay was just 16, her mother died and she left school to help raise her five siblings, Ernest Arsenault...
Donald R. Winters
May 11, 2016
Donald R. Winters, 78, of Middletown, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at John Clarke Nursing Center following a hard fought, three-year battle with leukemia.He was the devoted husband and soulmate of Amy E. (Turcotte) Winters for more than 54 years.Born on January 12, 1938 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John A. and Margaret (Gilbert)...
Sheryl Rossman O'Loughlin
May 10, 2016
Sheryl Rossman OLoughlin, 49, of Middletown died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She was the wife of Thomas R. O'Loughlin.Born on September 11, 1966 in Manchester, CT, she was the daughter of Edward Rossman and Mary Ellen Rodrigues. Besides her husband of 20 years, and her parents, she is survived by her brother Douglas Rossman and his wife Christine of Tehachapi,...
Marjorie "Peg" Gillis
May 10, 2016
Marjorie "Peg" (Burgess) Gillis, 90, of Newport died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Raymond Gillis.Peg was born on May 23, 1925, to the late Jessie Burgess and Sarah (Horrocks) Burgess Vaillancourt.She was a life-long resident of Newport who worked for the Federal Government for 32 years, beginning right after graduation from...
Gail Anne Chelf
May 10, 2016
Gail Anne (Carson) Chelf, 73, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Norma F. Chelf.Born on October 7, 1942 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William M. Mary I. (Potter) Carson. After retiring as an Immunization Program Liaison from Newport Alliance (a Division of Newport...
Sandra Crump
May 8, 2016
Sandra Crump, 77, of Middletown died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. Mrs. Crump was born April 21, 1939 in Ilion, NY. She is the daughter of the late Ralph and the late Clara (Cole) Curtis. She was married to Robert Crump for 57years. Sandy worked for Dr. Sullivan DDS as a dental hygienist...
Jeanne Nicholson
May 7, 2016
Jeanne Nicholson, 79, of Harbor House, Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Grand Islander Center in Middletown after several weeks of declining health.Jeanne was born in New Rochelle, New York on January 21, 1937, the daughter of Willard Meyer and Nancy Reinke Meyer. Raised in Illinois and New York, she graduated from Hollins College in...
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