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Marcelle Juliette (Spooner) Casavant
May 16, 2015
Marcelle Juliette (Spooner) Casavant, 95, of Daytona Beach, FL died Saturday, May 16, 2015 at home. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie (Jonet) Spooner. She was the wife of the late Raymond A.Casavant. Mrs. Casavant attended the Rhode Island School of Design and the Corcoran Gallery School in Washington, D.C. She worked as...
Lucille Ann Gullison
May 16, 2015
Lucille Ann (Laflamme) Gullison, 65, of Middletown passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Frank Gullison. Mrs. Gullison was born in Fall River, MA, in 1950, the daughter of the late Maxime and Jeannette (Blanchette) Laflamme.Lucy worked for the Housing Authority of Newport as a secretary and also as a nurse's aid...
Barry S. Moniz
May 15, 2015
Atlanta, GA - Barry S. Moniz, 62, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 at home. Born in Providence, RI on August 20, 1952, he was the son of the late Linda L. (Hilderbrand) Moniz.Barry was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War.He is survived by his brothers and sister, John Moniz of East Providence, RI, Michael "Mickey" Moniz...
Elmer A. Reynolds
May 15, 2015
Elmer A. Reynolds, Sr., 87 of Newport, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Marion Etta "Aunt Ella" (Snyder) Reynolds, the love of his life.Mr. Reynolds was born in Newport son of the late Elmer A. and Katherine A. (Greenman) Reynolds.Elmer had his Masters in plumbing and heating. He...
Richard M. Vars
May 14, 2015
On May 14, 2015, Richard Michael Vars, 62, succumbed to the ravages of melanoma which he fought so long and so valiantly. At home in Portsmouth, RI, he was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Rick was the beloved husband of Claudia Carlson Vars for 32 years. Born on October 29, 1952, in Newport, RI, he was the son...
Shirley T. Dunn
May 13, 2015
Shirley T.(Mooney) Dunn, , of Middletown died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Shirley was born February 8, 1926 in Providence, RI. She is the daughter of the late Laurence and Mary P. (Frost) Mooney. Shirley, "Mama Shirl", lived on her beloved Aquidneck Island for most of her life. She attended the Newport School of...
Wayne Charles Smith, Sr
May 12, 2015
Wayne C. Smith, Sr., 59, of Narragansett, passed away May 12, 2015 after battling a long illness.He was born August 10, 1955 to the late Everett W. Smith and the late Joan M. (Fontaine) Smith.As a boy he spent many a day on the water at Castle Hill. He had a great love of the sea and spent a good...
Mary Angela Harrington
May 12, 2015
Portsmouth, RI - Mary Angela (Kane) Harrington of Adams Drive in Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, May 12th 2015 at Atria Aquidneck Place in Portsmouth, RI.For 61 years, she was the loving wife of Attorney John J. Harrington, who preceded her in death on January 15th, 2005.Born in Fall River, MA on December 14th, 1918, she was the youngest daughter of...
Ruth G. Fortier
May 8, 2015
Ruth G. Fortier, 88, of Charlestown died Friday, May 8, 2015 at South County Hospital after a long illness. She was the wife of Charles P. Fortier.Born on August 11, 1926 in Brockton, MA, she was the daughter of the late Eric and Hulda (Johnson) Wohlen. Ruth was born the youngest of six and had five older brothers. She worked...
William C. Dill
May 6, 2015
William C. Dill, age 77, of Middletown, formerly of Chestnut Street, Newport, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Billy was born July 24, 1937 in Newport, RI. He is the son of the late Clarence and Mildred (Tingley) Dill. Billy grew up in Newport, and worked for many years at the James...
David Paul Jackson
May 6, 2015
David Jackson, 54, of Newport died peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Newport Hospital.Born on August 28, 1960 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Paul Jackson and Lillian Marie (DeCoster) Jackson. David was a firefighter for the Newport Fire Department, from August 1997 until his retirement in May 2013. He was an avid photographer, where...
Cecile Howard
May 5, 2015
Cecile Howard, age 72, of Portsmouth died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Sakonnet Bay Manor in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Cecile was born October 23, 1942 in Fall River, Massachusetts, and grew up in Tiverton. She is the daughter of the late Bernard Hugh and Kathleen Rita (Synnott) Quigley. She graduated high school from Sacred...
Stephen Joseph Gleason
May 4, 2015
Stephen Joseph Gleason, 56, of Middletown died Monday, May 4, 2015 at home surrounded by family.He was the loving husband of Suzanne (Burns) Gleason.Born in Newport, RI on October 8, 1958, he was the son of the late Daniel A. Gleason, Jr. and Helen (Mason) Gleason.Stephen grew up in Marshall Village. He was a "jack of all trades," and master...
Calvin C. "Lucky" & Dorothy M. ( Milton
May 3, 2015
MILTON - Calvin C. "Lucky" Dorothy M. (Borden) Milton, of Portsmouth, RI, who died on December 20, 2013 and February 10, 2015, respectively. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 11 am in Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, with a reception to follow. Memorial contributions in their names may be made...
Frederick J. Reis, Jr
May 2, 2015
Frederick J. Reis, Jr.76, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Crestwood Nursing Home in Warren, RI, formerly of 11 Stone Church Road in Little Compton. He was the husband of Judith E. (Sullivan RN) Costa Reis of Tiverton. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Frederick J. and Rosalind (Costa) Reis, Sr.Mr. Reis worked...
Frank Bucci
May 1, 2015
Tiverton - Frank Bucci peacefully passed away at home on May 1, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born on September 4, 1926 to Alberto J. and Olivia (DeCosta) Bucci. Frank was the 8th of 9 children. All have preceded him in death with one surviving sister in California.Frank married Julia Marie Vieira on April 22, 1950 and shared...
Agnes Amtower
Apr 30, 2015
On April 30, 2015, Agnes Amtower (age 94) passed away in Williamsburg, VA. She was born in Fall River, MA, on April 21, 1921.Her parents were the late Edward L. Moffett and Bridget Martin Moffett. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Portsmouth, RI. Agnes spent her early years in Portsmouth, attending St. Anthony Parish Church, enjoying going to...
Dolores Veronica Nore
Apr 29, 2015
Dolores Veronica (Regan) Nore, 85, of Middletown, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Oscar A. Nore.Born on December 18, 1929, in Cumberland, RI, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mabel (Brogan) Regan.Mrs. Nore attended high school in Central Falls, RI, before attending two years of college at Radcliffe in Boston. She...
Kenneth Aharonian
Apr 27, 2015
Kenneth Aharonian, 89 of 417 Forest Avenue, Middletown, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Louise (Shamlian) Aharonian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John Ohanes and Sarah (Deranian) Aharonian.Mr. Aharonian served in the Army-Air Force during WWII in the 3rd Photo Group...
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