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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Julita "Nellie" P. Soriano

Julita "Nellie" P. Soriano

Aug 19, 2015

Julita "Nellie" P. Soriano, 66, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Nellie was born July 2, 1949 in Manaoag, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is the daughter of the late Gaudencio Palad and Clara (Orfiano) Palad.She moved to Guam in 1974 and married in Guam on April 8, 1974 and followed her husband Larry in several Navy duty...

Francis Anthony Lawrence

Francis Anthony Lawrence

Aug 17, 2015

Francis Anthony Lawrence, 94, of Middletown died Monday, August 17, 2015 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Helen Mary (Arruda) Atwater Lawrence.Born on July 4, 1921 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Silvia) Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence served in the US Navy during World War II. He was...

Barbara Lynn Krensavage

Barbara Lynn Krensavage

Aug 16, 2015

Barbara Krensavage passed away in her home very unexpectedly on Sunday morning of natural causes.She was born on September 3rd 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts as the third of six children, to Dolores J. Carroll of Middletown and the late James Meagher.She moved to Aquidneck Island when she was 13 years old where she furthered her love of the ocean and...

Arthur M. Hines

Arthur M. Hines

Aug 15, 2015

Arthur M Hines, 90, of Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.Born August 15, 1925 in Oriental, NC, he was the son of the late Joseph Garnie Hines, Sr. and the late Mollie (Greene) Hines. He was married to his loving wife, the late Marie Elizabeth (Antone) Hines.Mr. Hines served in the...

William A. Smith

William A. Smith

Aug 14, 2015

William A. Smith, age 88, of Crest Street, Middletown died Friday, August 14, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing Center of Newport, RI. William was born on November 17, 1926 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late William and Isabelle (Roque) Smith, and grandson of the late Manuel and Helen Roque.Bill was a WWII veteran of the US Army...

Maureen E. Tefft

Maureen E. Tefft

Aug 13, 2015

Maureen E. Tefft, 61, of Beaufort, South Carolina passed away on August 13, 2015 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born in Newport, Rhode Island to the late Michael Joseph Brennan and Muriel Jane Brennan of Portsmouth, RI. In 1974 she married her husband Michael John Tefft. They have two children, Christopher Michael Tefft and Gretchen Nicole...

Charles Thomas Dewick

Charles Thomas Dewick

Aug 12, 2015

Charles Thomas Dewick of Tiverton, Rhode Island passed away on August 12, 2015. He was born in September 1926. He was the husband of Anna Weiss Dewick.After the death of his mother in 1934 he was raised at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Barrington, RI. He joined the Navy in 1944. He trained with the Marines for the Navy Amphibious...

Charles William Ouellette

Charles William Ouellette

Aug 8, 2015

Charles W. Ouellette, 76, of Mary Lane, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Crestwood Nursing Home in Warren, RI. He was the husband of the late Alexandria Joan (Piermont) Ouellette.Born on August 27, 1938 in Bristol, RI, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Rachel F. (Topazio) Ouellette. Mr. Ouellette was a veteran...

Thomas West Roberts

Thomas West Roberts

Aug 8, 2015

Thomas West Roberts, age 80, of Newport died Saturday, August 8, 2015, at Newport Hospital. Thomas was born on March 4, 1935, in Waterbury, CT, the son of the late M. Thomas and the late Helen (West) Roberts. He was the husband of Mary (DiMartino) Roberts for 56 years. Thomas worked for Northeast Utilities for 47 years, before retiring in...

Daniel Ryan Sanches

Daniel Ryan Sanches

Aug 7, 2015

Daniel Ryan Sanches, 30, of Newport died Friday, August 7, 2015. Born on November 14, 1984, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Donald R. and Debra (Carr) Sanches. Daniel was a Portsmouth High School graduate, class of 2003. He continued his education by obtaining an Associates Degree in Accounting from CCRI. Daniel most recently worked in the Dairy...

Lorraine Hedger

Lorraine Hedger

Aug 7, 2015

Bristol, - Lorraine Hedger, Passed away at age 81 on August 7, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Manor in Bristol, RI where she resided for the past eleven years.Lorraine worked as an office manager for Bonanza Bus Lines for 35 years. Before her illness, Lorraine had a zest for life and unlimited stores of energy which she spent ice skating, roller...

Sara Rose Gonsalves

Sara Rose Gonsalves

Aug 6, 2015

Sara Rose Gonsalves, 66, of Newport died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. She was the wife of Billy Gonsalves, Sr.Born on May 8, 1949 in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late Bill and Jane (Hart) Clinton. She loved cooking for her 7 grand...

Emilia Da-Luz Oliveira

Emilia Da-Luz Oliveira

Aug 6, 2015

Emilia da Luz Oliveira, 100, formerly of 19 Daniel St. Newport died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Francisco M. Oliveira.Born on September 7, 1914 in San Miguel, the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria (Almeida) Moniz.Mrs. Oliveira was a communicant of Jesus...

Mary Louise Burke

Mary Louise Burke

Aug 6, 2015

Mary Louise Burke, 69, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation in Newport, RI. Born on June 26, 1946 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Louise (Silvestri) Matthews. Mary was a Health Unit Coordinator at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA in the Pediatrics Unit...

Frank J. Rose

Frank J. Rose

Aug 4, 2015

Frank J. Rose, 95, of Middletown passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness.He was the husband of Adeline (Feijo) Rose for 62 years.Born on April 28, 1920 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louise (Miguel) Rose.Frank was a distinguished member of the United States Navy, joining before...

Margaret Lee Causey

Margaret Lee Causey

Aug 3, 2015

Margaret Lee Causey 1922 - 2015 Early on the morning of 3 August 2015, Margaret Lee Causey, ne Ross, made her lifes final journey, joining her parents and husband in the House of the Lord. Margaret was born in Brooklyn, New York on 29 May, 1922 to the late William Roland Ross, a real estate broker and the late Mary...

Robert M. Murphy

Robert M. Murphy

Aug 3, 2015

Robert M. Murphy, 90, of Newport, RI, died Monday, August 3, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Margaret M. "Chickie" (Bennett) Murphy.Born on November 25, 1924 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Michael and Julia Murphy.Bob was a lifelong resident of Newport, RI. He served...

Jeanne Priest Keating

Jeanne Priest Keating

Aug 1, 2015

Jeanne Priest Keating, 85, passed away on Saturday, August 1st, 2015 in Newport, RI, surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her devoted husband of 65 years, Edward S. Keating of Middletown, RI, and her six beloved daughters and sons-in-law: Keri and Jay Ricci of Cherry Hill, NJ; Patricia and Daniel Ryan of Los Angeles, CA; Maureen and Kip...

Frank Amidy Bonin, Jr

Frank Amidy Bonin, Jr

Jul 31, 2015

Frank Amidy Bonin, Jr, 71, of Jacksonville, FL died unexpectedly on Friday, July 31, 2015 at Gooseberry Beach in Newport, RI. He was the husband of Lavonda Varnes (Crosby) Bonin.Born June 21, 1944 in Worcester, MA, he was the son of Charlotte Louise Gates and Frank Amidy Bonin, Sr. Frank was a truck driver for 24 years. He was most...

Marcia Ann Zuehlke

Marcia Ann Zuehlke

Jul 30, 2015

Marcia Ann Zuehlke (Leaderer), beloved wife of Stephen Zuehlke, died peacefully in her home on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Marcie graduated with a B.A. degree from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, and, after earning an R.N. degree, worked as an emergency department nurse, also in Syracuse, her place of birth. There she met and married Stephen. They lived...

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