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Charles "Chuck" S. Bailey
Feb 21, 2016
Charles (Chuck) Scott Bailey, 50, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at his home in Newport. Chuck was born December 23, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA, the son of Charles S. and Constance (Sayers) Bailey of Portsmouth. He was married to Christin (Boutros) Bailey.Chuck grew up in Portsmouth and was an avid sports fan since childhood. He...
Cherie A. (Dennett) Murphy
Feb 20, 2016
Cherie A. (Dennett) Murphy, 98, of Little Compton passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.She was born in Newport on September 11, 1917 and lived in Middletown, Rhode Island with her family until marrying "the love of her life", John L. Murphy.Cherie was the daughter of Helen Carney Dennett and Herbert W....
Ethel G. (Harris) Bebe
Feb 20, 2016
Ethel G. Bebe (Eisenhaur) 68, of Newport passed away with her family by her side early Saturday morning February 20, 2016. Ethel was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1948 to the late Irving Eisenhaur and the late Martha Harris Eisenhaur. She was employed by Raytheon for 43 years. Ethel was a member of the Fil-Am, The Filipino-American Association and was...
Louise (Furna) Alves
Feb 18, 2016
Memorial Funeral Home375 Broadway Newport, RI 02840(401) 846-0698Louise (Furna) Alves, 92, of Middletown passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2016 surrounded by her family at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, R.I.Born on June 29, 1923 in St. Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria (Maciel) Furna. She was the beloved wife of...
Bernadette Ann Linder
Feb 18, 2016
Bernadette Ann (Nadeau) Linder, 68, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center in Fontana, California.Born on December 7, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Esther (Laporte) Nadeau.She is survived by her son, Chester E. Linder II; her daughter, Alisa Ann Linder; and her grandson, Austin Phillip Linder, all of...
Chester E. "Chet" Straka, Iii
Feb 18, 2016
Chester E. "Chet" Straka III, 71, of Connection Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Patricia A. (Gaglio) Straka.Born in Newport, RI on August 19, 1944, he was the son of the late Chester E. Straka, Jr. and Agnes Alice (DeMello) Straka.Mr. Straka was employed as a plumber with Donovan...
Mary Ann (Kaspar) Russell
Feb 17, 2016
Mary Ann (Kaspar) Russell, 85, of Newport died Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Col. William H. Russell, Jr., US Army.Born on July 10, 1930, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late William Stanley and Berta (Seymour) Kaspar. Mary Ann graduated from Mt. Ida...
Richard L. "Smiley" Gill
Feb 15, 2016
Richard L. "Smiley" Gill, 75, of Tiverton, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Jacqueline R. (McCauley) Gill. Born in Sheboygan, WI, he was the son of the late Glen and Margaret (Tolbenheim) Gill. For 33 years, Smiley was a self-employed painter operating Richard Gill Painting Co. formerly Smiley's Painting Service.Besides his...
Gary M. Garabedian
Feb 14, 2016
Gary M. Garabedian, 61, of Barrington, RI, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, RI. Gary was born July 4, 1954 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the son of the late Harry and Violet (Boyajian) Garabedian of Middletown, RI. Gary was a longtime participant in the James L. Maher Center day programs,...
Jess W. Saur
Feb 12, 2016
Jess W. Saur, 80, of Middletown, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016, after a short, but intense battle with vasculitis. A longtime resident of Middletown, RI, he had recently been receiving loving care at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport, since August 2015.Jess was born in August, 1935 in Jersey Shore, PA to Ruby and Isaac Saur....
Peter J. Dunning
Feb 12, 2016
Peter J. Dunning Sr., 91, of Saunderstown passed away peacefully at home on February 12, 2016. He was the husband of the late Jacqueline G. (Sylvia) Dunning.Born in Grays, Essex, England, on October 10, 1924, he was the son of the late John James and Constance (Sutherden) Dunning.Mr. Dunning served honorably in the Royal Air Force from 1942 to 1948...
Paula S. Thomas
Feb 12, 2016
Paula S. Thomas, 98, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2016 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown. Paula was born November 27, 1917 in Hoboken, NJ. She is the daughter of the late William and Mary (Larsen) Sorensen. She grew up in New York City and began a career as a dancer. In the mid...
Timothy Joseph Brennan
Feb 11, 2016
NEWPORT - Timothy J. Brennan, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 11, 2016, surrounded by his family and friends at Newport Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Judith Ford Brennan.Born May 1, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rose (Meehan) Brennan of Newport. Tim was a 1966 graduate of...
Alice Baxter
Feb 11, 2016
Alice (Lindh) Baxter, 95, of Portsmouth died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John E. Baxter.Born on April 20, 1920 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Anna (Anderson) Lindh. Mrs. Baxter was a member of Friends Evangelical Church in Portsmouth,...
Pauline G. O'Brien
Feb 10, 2016
Portsmouth, RI - Pauline G. (Fonseca) OBrien, 84, of 32 Barkers Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, surrounded by her family at St. Elizabeth's Manor, Bristol.She was the wife of the late James "Eddy" OBrien. Born in Fall River, MA on April 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Florence (Belanger) Fonseca.Mrs. OBrien...
Sibley Eidimtas
Feb 10, 2016
Sibley (Radecky) Eidimtas, 74, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Silver Creek Manor of Bristol, RI. She was the wife of Ronald Eidimtas of Portsmouth.Born in Newport, RI, on September 19, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Alice Radecky. Mrs. Eidimtas had worked as a secretary at the Naval Underwater Systems Center, for 12...
John R. "Bobby" Mello
Feb 8, 2016
John R. "Bobby" Mello, of Middletown, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at Charlton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.He was the husband of Elizabeth "Betty" Mello.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel T. and Eva B. (Perry) Mello.Mr. Mello served in the Army National Guard and was the proprietor of...
Susan Waluk
Feb 7, 2016
Susan Waluk, 54, of Middletown died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Born on March 1, 1961 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Joanne (Barker) Waluk. She is survived by; her son Joshua Waluk, two siblings, and many cousins.Family and friends are invited to a memorial service...
Clarice R. Stanton
Feb 7, 2016
Clarice R (Jones) Stanton, 57, of Middletown passed away Sunday February 7, 2016, with her family at her side at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of William R. Stanton.Born in Arlington, CA on January 29, 1959, she was the daughter of the late William Jones and Josephine (Rabb) Jones of Merced, CA.A graduate of Merced, CA High School class of...
Arlene Barbara Ponte
Feb 5, 2016
Arlene Barbara (Christensen) Ponte, 88, of Newport died Friday, February 5, 2016. Born on October 13, 1927 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Margarite (Dunbar) Christensen and Gwen (Kent) Christensen. She was a 1945 graduate of St. Catherine's Academy. She was a manager at the Newport Creamery for years.She was the wife of Joseph...
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