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Louis F. Nelsen Jr
Sep 22, 2015
Middletown, RI - Louis F. Nelsen, Jr., 84, of Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center surrounded by his loving family. Louis was born to Louis F. Sr. and Kathleen C. (Almy) Nelsen on August 9, 1931in Newport, RI.He served in the US Army from 1952-1954. Louis had a long career as an...
Marion Elizabeth Shakarian
Sep 22, 2015
Marion Elizabeth (Thomas) Shakarian, 86, of Portsmouth passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital on September 22, 2015. Marion was born in Portsmouth, RI to the late Henry Ellsworth Thomas and the late Mabel Louise Vaughn. She was educated in Portsmouth schools and later graduated from Thibodeau's Business College. Marion worked as a secretary for many years and retired from the...
Emily Belle Oxx
Sep 22, 2015
Emily Belle Oxx, 87, passed away Tuesday, September 22, after a long and happy life. She was the wife of the late Charles H. Oxx and the mother of the late Charlene Oxx.Born on March 10, 1928 to Mabel Simpson, an opera singer and writer, and John Siegrist, an electrician, she was raised in a household filled with the practical...
Stephen J. Jemo, Jr
Sep 22, 2015
Stephen J. Jemo, Jr., 35, of Newport died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital.Born on June 15, 1980 in Newport, RI, he was the loving son of Stephen J. and Michele "Mickey" (Glynn) Jemo of Middletown.Stephen was a graduate of Middletown High School and worked for Firex for numerous years and most recently at Newport Grand. He enjoyed...
Ruth Maynard Spooner
Sep 21, 2015
Ruth Maynard (Ragsdale) Spooner, 98, of Portsmouth died Monday, September 21, 2015 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Milton K. Spooner.Born on February 20, 1917 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Emma (Sharples) Ragsdale. Mrs. Spooner was a graduate of Rogers High School. She was the secretary for the Commanding...
Ann Louise Hatzberger
Sep 21, 2015
Ann Louise (Hannafin) Hatzberger, 92, of Portsmouth died on her birthday, Monday, September 21, 2015 at Newport Hospital of Newport. She was the wife of the late William Francis Hatzberger, Jr. Born on September 21, 1923 in Lowell, MA, she was the daughter of the late William George and Anna Christine (Grenath) Hannafin. Mrs. Hatzberger worked at the OCS Galley...
Patricia Ann Cahill
Sep 20, 2015
Patricia Ann Cahill, 69, of Hopkington, RI passed away in the comfort of her family and friends Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Westerly Hospital of Westerly, RI. Born on July 16, 1946 in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph James and Evelyn (Wells) Cahill.Patricia was a 1963 graduate of Cardinal Cushing High School in Boston,...
Concye A. Nelson
Sep 20, 2015
Concye Anne Patterson Nelson of Portsmouth, R.I. formerly of Boston, MA,died peacefully on September 20, 2015 at the Grand Islander Nursing CareFacility in Middletown, R.I. She was born in Boston, MA on June 12,1936. Daughter of Edward Patterson and Gertrude Mills Patterson. Loving mother of Michael Nelson and Rev. Sheree (Nelson) Harrington and son-in-law Barry E. Harrington, and devoted sister...
Edward F. Pacheco
Sep 18, 2015
Edward Frank Pacheco, age 51, of Portsmouth, died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest on Friday, September 18, 2015, at Newport Hospital. Mr. Pacheco was born December 31, 1963, in Newport, RI. He was the son of Isabel A. (Augustine) Pacheco and the late Edward Pacheco. He was the husband of Mary (Holiday) Pacheco for 32 incredible years. Eddie was a firefighter...
Florence R. Beaver
Sep 17, 2015
Florence R. Beaver, 81, of Portsmouth, RI died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Florence was born September 1, 1934 in Fall River, MA. She is the daughter of the late John Anyon Sr and the late Olivia (DeCosta) Pereira. She was the wife of the late Harold Beaver. Florence worked for many years at the former Newport...
Faith M. Mendes
Sep 15, 2015
Faith M. (Angell) Mendes, 88, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Mendes, Jr.Born on November 16, 1926 in Warwick, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Olive M. (Joyal) Angell. Mrs. Mendes was the former Post Mistress for the...
Joanne Hologitas, Ph.D.
Sep 14, 2015
Newport, RI - Joanne (Vardakis) Hologgitas, Ph.D., 88, of Broadway, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Constantine "Gus" Hologgitas.Born on June 26, 1927 in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Catherine (Jacovakis) Vardakis.Dr. Hologgitas was a Clinical Chemist and served as Associate Director...
Gertrude Ida Silvia
Sep 13, 2015
Gertrude Ida Silvia, 91, of Portsmouth died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown. Gertrude was born August 17, 1924 in Fall River, MA and is the daughter of the late George H. and Albertine (Pelletier) Bouchard. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Silvia. Mrs. Silvia was a member of the St. Barnabas Womens...
Helen L. Fredette
Sep 13, 2015
Helen L. (Freeman) Fredette, 93, of Newport passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at St. Clare Home in Newport after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Robert A. Fredette. Helen was born March 3, 1922 in Newport, she was a lifelong resident of Newport. She is the daughter of the late Ernest L. and Helen...
Shirley Ann Andrews
Sep 13, 2015
Shirley Ann (Perry) Andrews, 73, of Exeter died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. She was born on November 21, 1941 in Westerly, RI, the daughter of the late Arthur and Virginia (Young) Perry. Shirley worked for more than 30 years at the Ladd School with the disabled. After retiring she vacationed in St. Lucia...
Carole L. Wisehart
Sep 13, 2015
Carole L. (Bliss) Wisehart, 73, of Newport died Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Mass General Hospital in Boston after a gallant battle with ovarian cancer. Carole was born on January 2, 1942, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late James and the late Sophie (Rundberg) Bliss. As both her maternal grandparents came from Norway, Carole was proud to...
Kuno Nicholas Grosskurth
Sep 12, 2015
Kuno Nicholas Grosskurth, Jr., age 88, of Middletown died Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mr. Grosskurth was born July 31, 1927 in Paterson, NJ. He is the son of the late Kuno Nicholas Sr. and the late Sophie (Jahn) Grosskurth, He was married to Carol Anne Chamblee for 61 years. Mr. Grosskurth...
Raymond B. "Speed" Wilson, Jr
Sep 11, 2015
Raymond B. "Speed" Wilson, Jr. died peacefully September 11, 2015 at Cornerstone Hospice Care after battling several strokes. Ray was born on June 28, 1932 in Newport, RI, son of the late Raymond B. Wilson and Gladys (Smith) Wilson. He was raised along with sisters Doris and Sadie, by his grandmother, Sadie Thomas Wilson, "Miss Sadie" or "Aunt Sadie."Ray was...
Mary Ellen (Frazier) Espanola
Sep 11, 2015
Mary Ellen (Frazier) Espanola, 66, of Butterworth Drive, Warren, RI, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence.She was the wife of Kenneth J. Espanola.Born on January 18, 1949, she was the daughter of Jane (Carr) Frazier of Middletown, RI and the late Vincent "Bud" Frazier.Mrs. Espanola was employed as a Registered Nurse...
Leo Nobert
Sep 11, 2015
Leo J. Nobert, age 98, of Earl Ave, Newport died on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown. Leo was born April 16, 1917 in Lowell, MA. He is the son of the late Alphonse and Lucie (Leboeuf) Nobert. He was the husband of the late Doris (Dubeau) Nobert. They were married for 63 years....
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