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Evelyn Loretta Baer
Mar 27, 2016
Evelyn Loretta Baer, 71, of Newport died Sunday, March 27, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Ronald C. Baer.Born on April 22, 1944 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Ann P. (Partridge) Wills. Evelyn worked at the Newport Hospital in the registration department, retiring after 21 years....
Albert Antone
Mar 27, 2016
Albert Antone, 85, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was the loving husband of 48 years to Carol Borella.Born on August 9, 1930 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Martin and Josephine (Monteiro) Antone. Mr. Antone served in the Army and then as a medic...
Lydia Davis
Mar 27, 2016
Lydia Davis, born May 27, 1951 in Faial, Azores to Angelina, (Soito) and Antonio Souto, passed peacefully surrounded by her family at home after a 5-month long battle to cancer on March 27, 2016.She was employed by Lifespan as a Client Service Specialist and worked there for 41 years. She also continued returning to her first employers at the Water's...
Doris C. Dennis
Mar 27, 2016
Doris C. Dennis, 77, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at St. Elizabeths Manor of Bristol, RI. She was the wife of Harold A. Dennis.Born in Yonkers, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank H. and Helen (Kaznowitz) Cranwell.Doris was a graduate of Blessed Sacrament Academy and Gorton High School in Yonkers, NY, Roger Williams University...
Harold Edgar Robinson
Mar 26, 2016
Harold "Rob" E. Robinson, 63, of Bristol died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Providence, RI. He was the husband of Janet (Moffatt) Robinson.Born on August 29, 1952 in Newark, NJ, he was the son of Christine (Wills) Robinson and the late John W. Robinson.Mr. Robinson was a graduate of Barringer High School in Newark, NJ....
Donald G. Mcmillan
Mar 25, 2016
Donald Gordon McMillan, age 73, of Middletown, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at Newport Hospital following a short illness. He was the husband of Jean (Maynard) McMillan.Mr. McMillan was born March 17, 1943 in Providence, RI, the son of the late George and Ann (Martin) McMillan. Donald attended De La Salle and Rogers High School. He worked for 50 years...
Cathleen D. Doncaster
Mar 23, 2016
Cathleen D. (Westley) Doncaster, 79, formerly of Canonicus Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William J. Doncaster, Sr., owner and operator of the former Doncaster Bros. in Newport.Born in Newport, RI, on December 20, 1936 in Newport, RI, she was the...
Arlene Mary Blake
Mar 21, 2016
Arlene Mary (Lynch) Blake, passed away on March 21, 2016, surrounded by her family in Fall River Massachusetts at the age of 86 years.She leaves five children, Colleen Hitchings of North Kingstown, RI, Cathy Charbonneau of Fall River, MA, William Blake of Tiverton, RI, Kevin Blake of Tiverton, RI, and Jeffrey Blake of Portsmouth, RI, eleven grandchildren and one great...
Ellen M. Swanson
Mar 20, 2016
Ellen M. (Loftus) Swanson, 80, of Newport, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 with her family at her side. Mrs. Swanson was born June 24, 1935 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late George and Margaret (Kirwin) Loftus. She was the wife of the late Captain Walter Theodore Swanson, Newport Fire Department (Ret.). Ellen was a communicant of St. Marys...
Marcia Hazel Logan
Mar 17, 2016
Marcia H. (Troy) Logan, 97, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully at home with her family and friends by her side, on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Born on March 5, 1919, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Clara (Dennis) Troy. Marcia led a full and long life dedicated to caring for and giving unselfishly...
Anne E. Quigley
Mar 17, 2016
Anne E. (Daly) Quigley, 81, of Middletown passed away, Thursday, March 17, 2016 at home. She was the wife of the late Edward R. Quigley. Mrs. Quigley was born in Needham, MA, daughter of the late Leo and Anastasia (Kenney) Daly.In 1964 she came to Newport to start a new chapter in her life. During that time she accomplished many...
Michael Thomas Leary
Mar 17, 2016
Michael Thomas Leary, 71, formerly of Pleasant Street, Newport, died Thursday, March 17, 2016 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. Mr. Leary was born March 14, 1945 in Newport, RI, the son of the late John A. and Anita M. (Smith) Leary. Mr. Leary served in the United States Army and loved his service. He was a member of...
Francoise Helme
Mar 17, 2016
Francoise (Devinck) Helme, 82, of Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Ernest C. Helme, Jr.Born on May 11, 1933 in Paris, France, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Aimee A. Devinck and came to the United States in 1959.Mrs....
Richard Moore Kelly
Mar 14, 2016
Richard Moore Kelly, 75, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully Monday, March 14, 2016 in Providence, RI, with his loving family at his side. Born July 27, 1940 in Providence, RI, he was the oldest son of the late Walter and Gertrude (Murphy) Kelly. Richard graduated from De La Salle High School in Newport in 1958 as Class Orator and...
Richard Douglas Schlosky
Mar 14, 2016
YNC Richard Douglas Schlosky, USN (Ret.), 81, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Cochituate, MA passed away peacefully on March 14, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.Married for 61 years to his grade school sweetheart Janet Yarrish Schlosky, he was the son of the late Walter and Lillian Murphy.Loving father of Susie Rucando and her husband Adam, Mark and his wife...
Julie J. Peabody
Mar 12, 2016
Julie J. Peabody, 53, of Middletown died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home in Middletown. Born on April 25, 1962 in Phoenix, AZ, she was the daughter of Restcom E. and Merah (Pratt) Peabody of Middletown.Julie graduated from Barrington High School and went on to receive her Master's Degree in social work from Roger Williams University and worked at TriTown...
John A. Stohlberg Jr
Mar 12, 2016
John A. "Jack" Stohlberg, Jr., 83, of Newport died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Jack was born July 28, 1932 in Newport, the son of the late John A. Stohlberg Sr. and Norma E. (Clarke) Stohlberg.Jack was a lifelong Newport resident. He enjoyed being near the water and participated in freediving and spearfishing. After school,...
Grace Jean Smith
Mar 9, 2016
Grace J. (Ogilvie) Smith, 77, of First Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.Born on July 11, 1938 in Stonington, ME, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Laura (Barbour) Ogilvie.Mrs. Smith worked at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown, RI for over 20 years before retiring as a supervisor. She was...
John H. Fernandes
Mar 9, 2016
John H. Fernandes, MS, Ph.D, 91, of Tiverton died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Ann F. (Lopes) Fernandes.Born on August 21, 1924 in Tiverton, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Margaret A. (Moran) Fernandes. Mr. Fernandes was a mechanical engineer for 55...
Edson Harvey Owen
Mar 9, 2016
Edson Harvey Owen, 85, of Newport, RI, formerly of Plymouth, MA and Ridgefield, CT died March 9 in Newport. Mr. Owen was born November 18, 1930 in Jersey City, NJ. He was the son of the late Edson H. Owen and Marguerite F. Owen. He had three sisters, Margie, Beverly and Joyce. He was an architectural specification writer, known for...
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