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Charlotte V. Blackburn
Nov 17, 2015
Charlotte V. Blackburn, age 85, of Middletown died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Charlotte was born May 12, 1930 in Kingman, ME. She is the daughter of the late George and Vina (Brown) Cushman. She was the wife of the late William J. Blackburn. Mrs. Blackburn loved to knit, cook and spend...
Elizabeth N. Earp
Nov 16, 2015
Elizabeth N. Earp, 99, of Portsmouth died Monday, November 16, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Ralph K. Earp, MD.Born on January 13, 1916 in Keokuk, IA, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Elizabeth (Barrett) Nygren. Mrs. Earp, attended DePaul Hospital School of Nursing and went...
Claudette B. Oliveira
Nov 15, 2015
Claudette B. Oliveira, 86, of Poplar Street, Newport, RI, passed away at home on Sunday, November 15, 2015.She was the wife of the late Edward T. Oliveira.Mrs. Oliveira was born on July 17, 1929 in Liege, Belgium. She was a longtime parishioner of St. Joseph's Church in Newport and was a member of its rosary society.She is survived by her...
Neil Claiborne Porter
Nov 13, 2015
Captain Neil C. Porter of Newport, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on November 13th, 2015. He was 102 years old. Captain Porter was the son of Mr. Irvine Craig Porter and Mrs. Alethea Wallace Porter. He was born in Colgate, Oklahoma on January 17th 1913 and raised in Homewood, Alabama. Captain Porter joined the Navy as a Naval Aviation Cadet...
James Edward Haas
Nov 13, 2015
James E. (Jim) Haas died peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving wife Helen and children on November 13, 2015. A resident of Boca Grande, Florida Jim had a summer home in Jamestown, Rhode Island for over 40 years. Jim was born in Cleveland, Ohio on March 17, 1936 to Walter J. and Mildred Kihm Haas. He was a...
Emeteria A. Roque
Nov 11, 2015
Emeteria A. Roque, age 91, of Middletown died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Mrs. Roque was born February 4, 1924 in Nueva Ecija, Phillipines. She was married to Delfin D. Roque who predeceased her on January 13, 2003.Mrs. Roque had worked at Forest Farm for several years. In her spare time, she...
Ronald F. Viveiros
Nov 11, 2015
Ronald "Voo" Viveiros, age 63, of Newport died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Ronald was born August 6, 1952 in Fall River, MA. He is the son of the late Louis and the late Ethel (Rosa) Viveiros. He is the husband of Lynn (Duchesneau) Viveiros. Ronald graduated from Rogers High School in 1971....
Catherine M. Williams
Nov 10, 2015
Catherine M. (Peckham) Williams, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. Born on July 3, 1934, Catherine was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary G. (Perlingerio) Peckham. She leaves behind her husband of 58 years, James M. Williams, Sr., four children James M. Williams, Jr., and his...
Ilda Albini
Nov 9, 2015
Portsmouth, RI - Ilda (Longo) Albini, , of 56 King Charles Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away surrounded by her family on November 09, 2015 in Newport Hospital. She is the wife of the late Vittorio Albini.Born in Pontelandolfo, Italy, on February 11, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Anna (Mancini) Longo.She was a factory worker for...
Vivian Marie Reniere
Nov 7, 2015
Vivian M. Reniere, 82, of Middletown died Saturday, November 7, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Reniere was born January 22, 1933 in Bristol, RI. She is the daughter of the late Marshall and the late Mary (Amaral) Bailey. Mrs. Reniere was the wife of the late Donald E. Reniere, and lived for many years in Cranston....
Joan Theresa Minor
Nov 7, 2015
Joan Theresa Minor, 84 of Newport died peacefully at Grand Islander Center on November 7, 2015. She was born January 31, 1931 in Bridgeport, Connecticut the daughter of the late James and Alice (Jones) Campbell. She grew up in Providence graduating from Central High School. She was married for 37 years to the late Charles E. Minor, Jr. and was...
Adriana Alvarez
Nov 6, 2015
Adriana Alvarez, 94, of Portsmouth, died Friday, November 6, 2015 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center in Warren, RI. Adriana was born October 26, 1921 in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of the late Gerardo and Felina (Lopez) Alvarez. Adriana moved to Portsmouth from the Bronx, NY in 1984 and became a communicant of St. Barnabas Church. Known to...
Dorothy M. Cabral
Nov 2, 2015
Dorothy M. Cabral, 89, of Newport, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, R.I. Mrs. Cabral was born March 28, 1926 in Newport, R.I. She was the daughter of the late John F Snyder and the late Pauline (Martins) Snyder Bellavance. She was married to the late David Cabral for 66 years. In addition...
Aurelio D. Villacorta
Nov 2, 2015
Aurelio D. Villacorta, 102, of Middletown died Monday, November 2, 2015 at home in Middletown surrounded by family. He was the husband of Hilaria (Ubando) Villacorta.Born on October 15, 1913 in the Philippines, he was the son of the late Bonifacio and Gregoria (Decena) Villacorta. Mr. Villacorta worked for family printing company in the Philippines. He was a member of...
Rita D. Muldoon
Nov 2, 2015
Rita D. Muldoon, 98, of Newport, died on Monday, November 2, 2015, at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Harry Muldoon.Born in Newport, RI, on June 8, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Octavis and Delia (Marren) Davis.Mrs. Muldoon was a graduate of De la Salle. She worked as a secretary...
Howard Porter
Nov 1, 2015
Howard L. Porter, 88, of Middletown, formerly of Pawtucket, died peacefully on November 1, 2015 at The John Clarke Nursing Center surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of Carolyn L. (Bracken) Porter for 59 years.Born on October 17, 1927 in Johnston, RI, he was the son of the late George L. and Edna (White) Porter. Howard had the...
Philip Grauer
Oct 30, 2015
Philip Grauer, 55, of Broadway, Newport, RI, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at home.Born in Newport, RI on November 19, 1959, he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Moran) Grauer.Philip was a journeyman electrician. He was a 1978 graduate of Rogers High School where he was an All-State football player and a member of the...
Anthony L. "Tony" Mcfarland
Oct 30, 2015
Anthony L. "Tony" McFarland, 86, of Newport died Friday, October 30, 2015 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Filomena (DeMatteo) McFarland.Born in Russell Spring, KY, he was the son of the late Chesley and Sylvia (Gosser) McFarland. Tony was extremely dedicated to his family and was an amazing cook who also loved gardening. He was honorably...
Manuel Alves
Oct 30, 2015
Manuel Alves, age 80, of Middletown died Friday, October 30, 2015 at Newport Hospital.Mr. Alves was born November 12, 1934 in Madeira, Portugal. He was the son of the late Joo and the late Maria Rodrigues Alves. He was the husband of Maria Da Paixo (Camara) Alves for nearly 39 years. Mr. Alves was a family man who truly enjoyed...
Anthony F. Lascaris
Oct 29, 2015
Anthony F. Lascaris, 91, passed away in Lancaster, PA, after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Despina (Malis) Lascaris. Together they celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary.He was born in Boston, MA and raised in Newport, RI. He was a graduate of Rogers High School. Upon graduation from law school, he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for...
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