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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary Champion

Mary Champion

Oct 29, 2015

Mary (Korahakis) Champion, 91, of Middletown died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Sydney Champion.Born in Fall River, MA, on November 1923, she was the daughter of the late Apostolas and Pelayia (Kacau) Korahakis. Mary moved to New Hampshire with her parents and graduated from Central High School in Manchester, NH. She...

Nell Gottier

Nell Gottier

Oct 28, 2015

MIDDLETOWN - To know Nell Gottier was to love her. She had a smile, a kind word, a compliment, or an encouraging word for everyone. She loved to surround herself with people and had enormous energy, shy wit and a love of life.Nell went home to be with the Lord, on Wednesday morning, October 28, 2015. Nell, 96, was born...

Ydalis "Cheena" Perez

Ydalis "Cheena" Perez

Oct 28, 2015

Ydalis A. "Cheena" Perez, 40, of Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport, RI, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home with her family at her side.She was the wife of Trevyn Corea.Born in Puerto Rico on June 9, 1975, she was the daughter of Antonio Perez and Tirsa Maria Quinonez.Cheena was a housekeeper at the Newport Chalet...

Robert A. Lundsten

Robert A. Lundsten

Oct 27, 2015

Portsmouth, RI - Robert A. Lundsten, 86, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Farmington Hills, MI, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Alice Margaret (Johnsen) Lundsten. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 17, 1929, he was the son of the late Nils and Karin (Sandstedt) Lundsten.Mr....

Angela Mary Pimentel

Angela Mary Pimentel

Oct 27, 2015

Angela Mary (Aguiar) Pimentel, 97, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Pimentel, Sr.Born in Portsmouth, RI, on August 12, 1918, she was the last surviving child of the late Joseph and Anna (Raposa) Aguiar. Angela was a loving and devoted wife and...

William Samuel Francis

William Samuel Francis

Oct 25, 2015

William S. Francis, 93, loving family man, of Middletown died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Gwendolyn M. James.Born on February 11, 1922 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Harry and Abigal (Bailey) Francis. During WWII, Mr. Francis served with the Conservation Corp of Engineers....

Marjorie H. Williams

Marjorie H. Williams

Oct 25, 2015

Marjorie (Hopkins) Webster Williams, 87, formerly of Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the John Clarke Nursing Retirement Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Joe M. Williams.Born in Newport, RI on November 28, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Sullivan) Hopkins and the sister of the...

Nathan Ryan Traibman

Nathan Ryan Traibman

Oct 24, 2015

Nathan Ryan Traibman passed away peacefully at home in Portsmouth, RI overnight on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the age of 34. Nathan was born on March 6, 1981 in Newport, RI. He enjoyed working on cars and spending as much time as possible with family and friends. He looked forward to helping his uncle set up for the Portsmouth,...

Thomas S. Heald

Thomas S. Heald

Oct 23, 2015

Thomas S. Heald, 80, of Newport died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born on June 21, 1935 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mae (Sherwood) Heald. Tom was the husband of the late Mary Gertrude (Sardinha) Heald, former husband of Joan Heald and husband of Patricia...

Mary Lewis Spampinato

Mary Lewis Spampinato

Oct 23, 2015

Mary Lewis-Spampinato, 78, of Reddington Shores, FL died on Friday, October 23, 2015 at Suncoast Hospice Center, Pinellas Park, FL. She was the wife of Joseph V. Spampinato.Born on May 27, 1937 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Stella (Tsolas) Lewis Fotelis and the late Constantine "Charles" Lewis.Mary grew up in Newport and was a member...

Thomas J. Eagan

Thomas J. Eagan

Oct 22, 2015

Thomas J. Eagan, 88, of Portsmouth died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. Thomas was born on May 6, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Virginia (Luongo) Eagan. Mr. Eagan received his Accounting Degree from St. Johns University. He worked for several consumer product companies such...

Blanche Norma Stoddard

Blanche Norma Stoddard

Oct 22, 2015

Miss Blanche Norma Stoddard, 91, of Newport died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at West View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of West Warwick. She was born September 30, 1924 in Providence, RI, daughter of the late Vernon and Blanche (Fox) Stoddard. Miss Stoddard worked for 37 years as a service order writer for New England Telephone, retiring in 1985. She was...

Margaret Ann (Maurer Debethune

Margaret Ann (Maurer Debethune

Oct 22, 2015

Margaret Ann (Maurer) deBethune, 88, of Newport died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born on August 8, 1927 in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Clark Lewis and Margaret A. (Carmody) Maurer. She is predeceased by her husband, Professor Andre J. deBethune, and her brother James Clarke Maurer. Mrs....

Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Perry

Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Perry

Oct 18, 2015

Elizabeth Jane "Betty" (Samuelian) Perry, 66, of Middletown. Betty was a cancer survivor and died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Newport Hospital. She was born one of twelve children, in Providence, RI, on January 30, 1949 and was the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Lamont) Samuelian.She worked in several restaurants in the Newport area, but most...

Carole A. Goodburn

Carole A. Goodburn

Oct 18, 2015

Carole A. (Nelson) Goodburn, 81, of 600 Valley Rd, Middletown, died October 18, 2015 surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late James O. Goodburn. Born in Chanute, KS on June 28, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Leif R. and Fern M. Nelson. Carole was a sister to Nancy Fletcher of Sarasota, FL and her...

Charlotte C. Weston

Charlotte C. Weston

Oct 17, 2015

Charlotte C. (Carter) Weston, 92, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the John Clarke Nursing Retirement Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Warren H. Weston, Sr. They were married for 54 years.Born on April 1, 1923 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Martha Carter.Mrs. Weston was...

Paul C. Hill Esq.

Paul C. Hill Esq.

Oct 17, 2015

Tiverton - Paul C. Hill, Esquire, 83 of the Villages of Mount Hope Bay, Tiverton passed away peacefully on 17 October 2015, with his children and grandchildren at his side. He loved time spent with family. Paul was born in Melrose, MA the son of the late Helen and Charles E. Hill of Everett, MA.Paul was very proud to be...

Charice Otey

Charice Otey

Oct 17, 2015

Charice "Mac" Otey, 45, of Middletown died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. She was the wife of Thomas R. Otey.Born on April 9, 1970 in Pomona, CA, she was the daughter of Dennis Smith and Suzanne Howard. In her youth Charice loved and trained horses. An established equestrian rider, she also showed her horses in...

Dr. Parke G. Burgess

Dr. Parke G. Burgess

Oct 16, 2015

Parke Gillette Burgess, 90, of Newport died Friday, October 16, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Katherine (McCaw) Burgess.Born in Philadelphia, PA on February 24, 1925 he was the son of the late Herbert and Anna Burgess. Dr. Burgess served in the United States Marines during World War II. He...

Bernadette Marie Moniz

Bernadette Marie Moniz

Oct 15, 2015

Bernadette M. Moniz, age 61, of Middletown, died on Friday, October 16, 2015, surrounded by her loving family.Born in New Bedford, MA on December 28, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Frances Thibeault. She was proud of being a Navy daughter and an honorary San Diegan. Bernadette was a graduate of Middletown High School and Katharine...

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