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Xavier Patrick Mccann
Nov 22, 2015
Xavier Patrick McCann, 22, of Portsmouth, RI, passed November 22, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born on April 5, 1993 in Newport, RI, he was the beloved son of Jennifer (Beebe) Delgado, of Portsmouth, RI and Garry McCann of Warwick, RI and beloved stepson of Paige McCann and Louis Delgado.Xavier attended Salve Regina University, enjoyed photography, cars and...

Dorothy J. Barnes
Nov 22, 2015
Dorothy J. (Clowes) Barnes, 77, of Portsmouth died Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Chief Petty Officer, Donald M. Barnes, USN.Born on August 28, 1938 in Portland, ME, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Violet (Keeney) Clowes.Dorothy grew up in Peaks Island and...
Louis R. Groves
Nov 19, 2015
Louis R. Groves, 79, of Newport died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. He was the husband of Evelyn H. (Mahoney) Groves for 53 years.Born on April 18, 1936 in Charleston, WV, he was the son of the late David W. Ethel M. (Shepherd) Groves. Louis and his wife were very active in the...

Edward John "Ted" Jurista
Nov 19, 2015
Edward John (Ted) Jurista, 68, passed away on November 19, 2015 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, comforted by his wife, Diana. Ted was born on August 26, 1947 to Navy Chief Edward A. Jurista and Mary (Gibbons) Jurista in Norfolk, VA. He was the third of eight and the first son. Ted enlisted in the Navy in 1968 and...
Antone J. Silvia, Sr
Nov 19, 2015
Antone J. Silvia, Sr., 94, of East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at home. He was the husband of 67 years to the late Belmira Agnes (Miranda) Silvia.Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 22, 1921, he was the son of the late Christopher and Mary (Fragosa) Silvia.Mr. Silvia was employed at Chase Farms for...
Michael Todd Aguiar
Nov 19, 2015
-Bristol Michael Todd Aguiar, age 33, died Thursday, November 19, 2015 at home. Mr. Aguiar was born March 11, 1982 and had lived in Bristol most of his life. He is the son of Donald and Marie (Kalogeras) Aguiar. Michael was a graduate of LaSalle Academy. He received an Associate Degree from Bristol Community College.Michael enjoyed many aspects of computers,...

Ettore Hector Marcucci
Nov 19, 2015
Ettore Hector Guido Marcucci, 92, of 7 Gooseberry Road,Newport, RI died on November 19, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Hector was born November 25, 1922 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Guido and Theresa (Giordano) Marcucci who emigrated from Italy during WW I.He leaves his wife, Pauline (Polly Munafo) Marcucci and four children: Terri (Michael)...

Mary Madeline Nunes
Nov 18, 2015
Mary Madeline (Medeiros) Nunes, 93, of Middletown, RI died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Frank (Larry) Nunes.Born in Middletown, RI on June 28, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Escobar) Medeiros. Mary was a graduate of Rogers High School, Newport Business Secretarial School, and...

Kathleen E. Jenkins
Nov 18, 2015
Kathleen Ennis Jenkins, of Newport, RI, died peacefully of natural causes, on November 18th, 2015. She was 86 years old. Mrs. Jenkins was born in Manila, the Philippines, on August 13, 1929, where her parents, then Lt. William P. Ennis Jr. USMA, 1926, and Frances Dwyer Ennis were stationed for an overseas tour with the US Army. Called Fun by...

Barbara L. Angel
Nov 18, 2015
Barbara L. (Lewis) Angel, 91, of Middletown died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William K. Angel.Born on February 13, 1924 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Louise (Whitman) Lewis. Mrs. Angel was first and foremost a devoted wife, mother, and homemaker....

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...

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...

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...

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...
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...
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