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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary L. Dietz

Mary L. Dietz

Apr 6, 2015

Mary L. Dietz, 58, of Portsmouth, RI passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015, at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. after a 16 month heroic battle with lung cancer. Mary was born January 19, 1957 in Newport, RI to the late Henry P. and the late Joan C. (Brownell) Ferreira. Mary was the wife of Charles Dietz, her...

Rose Lewis Wynperle

Rose Lewis Wynperle

Apr 6, 2015

Rose Wynperle, 99, of Portsmouth, formerly of Green End Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, April 6, 2015 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles J. Wynperle and the late Anthony Lewis.Born in 1915 in Newport, RI, she was a graduate of the Arthur Angelo's Hair Dressing School. She went on to become a teacher in Hair Design...

Jil Teves Carreira

Jil Teves Carreira

Apr 5, 2015

Mr. Jil Teves Carreira, 98, of Newport died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Sub-acute Center in Newport, RI. Mr. Carreira was born April 1, 1917 in Tiverton, RI. He is the son of the late Emmanuel and Serinha (Braz) Carreira. He was married to the late Alice (Pacheco) Carreira. Mr. Carreira served in the Army during World...

Mary Jane Hopkins

Mary Jane Hopkins

Apr 4, 2015

Mary J. Hopkins, 91, of Newport, died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at home.Born July 28, 1923 in Shamokin, PA, she was the daughter of the late Noble and Margie (Lauer) Henninger. She was the wife of the late John D. Hopkins, LT Newport Police.Mary graduated from Coal Township High School in Shamokin, PA in 1941. She attended business school in...

Ellen (Greatorex) Gross

Ellen (Greatorex) Gross

Apr 1, 2015

Ellen Mabel (Greatorex) Gross, age 72, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Mrs. Gross was born November 7, 1942 in Boston, MA. She is the daughter of the late John and the late Mabel (McCann) Greatorex. Ellen was born one of eight children, three sisters: Helen, Elizabeth, Judith and four brothers: Edward, Francis, Robert, James.She is...

Heidi Anne Allen

Heidi Anne Allen

Mar 31, 2015

Heidi A. Allen, 48, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI after a brave and extended struggle with cervical cancer.Born in North Kingstown, RI on October 7, 1966, she was the daughter of Henry C. Allen of Goleta, CA and Helen W. Fiske of Alexandria, VA, and the step-daughter...

Raymond Leroy Macfarlane

Raymond Leroy Macfarlane

Mar 30, 2015

Raymond Leroy MacFarlane, 78, of Newport, RI died on Monday, March 30, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Patricia C. (Knoob) MacFarlane.Born on July 31, 1936 in San Diego, CA he was the son of the late Robert and Mabel (Guile) MacFarlane. Following in his father's steps as a Chief Storekeeper, Mr. MacFarlane served 22 years in the...

Alfred A. Almeida

Alfred A. Almeida

Mar 30, 2015

Alfred A. Almeida, Sr., 74, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family.Born in Portsmouth, RI, he was the son of the late Angelo and Gladys (Cory) Almeida. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Daniel Carter.He leaves behind his wife of 47 years, Cecilia (Nascimento) Almeida; his children,...

Michael Wayne Hunter

Michael Wayne Hunter

Mar 28, 2015

Michael Wayne Hunter, 63, of Newport, died on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Michael was born August 12, 1951 in Berwyn, IL. He is the son of the late Wendell and Amy (Chalker) Hunter. Michael grew up in Chicago and later Ohio before settling in Newport over 20 years ago. Mike worked as the manager for Fairfield and...

Barbara Anne Chavous

Barbara Anne Chavous

Mar 28, 2015

Barbara Anne Chavous, 80, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by her family. Born on December 24, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William Henry Smith and Antoinette (Ferreira) Smith. Devoted mother, she is survived by her seven children; Barbara A. Stanford of Brooksville,...

Ann Catherine Reynolds

Ann Catherine Reynolds

Mar 26, 2015

Ann C. Reynolds, 97, of Middletown entered into her spiritual life on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Born September 11, 1917, in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Jessie and Ernelinda A. (Nunes) Silvia.She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Edmund Reynolds. Ann was born in Portsmouth...

Vasiliki "Bess" Yeanopoulos Jex

Vasiliki "Bess" Yeanopoulos Jex

Mar 26, 2015

Vasiliki "Bess" Yeanopoulos Jex, 95, of Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, March 26th, 2015 at the Village House surrounded spiritually by her family.She was the wife of Donald Robert Jex (Captain, USN Ret.) who predeceased her.Born in Holyoke, MA on October 29, 1919 to Theodore James Yeanopoulos and Marika (Soliotis) Yeanopoulos, she was the third of four children.She was predeceased...

Roselind T. Ferris

Roselind T. Ferris

Mar 26, 2015

Roselind T. (Benevides) Ferris, 91, of Newport entered into her spiritual life on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at her son's home. Born June 20, 1923 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria S. (Rodericks) Benevides. She was the wife of the late Manuel F. Ferris Sr.She spent most of her life at home as...

Cosimo Granitto

Cosimo Granitto

Mar 25, 2015

Cosimo "Gus" Granitto, 90, of Middletown died Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Laura (Farello) Granitto. Born on March 21, 1925 in East Harlem, NY, he was the son of the late Domenick and Elizabeth (Filippelli) Granitto. He graduated from NYU with a BS in Accounting. Gus served honorably in...

Bette Mae Holmboe

Bette Mae Holmboe

Mar 24, 2015

Bette Mae Holmboe, age 77, a resident of Portsmouth, passed away on March 24th, 2015. She is preceded in death by her parents Roman and Glenna Miller, Donnie Miller (Brother) and Marjorie Tabor (Sister). She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Dr. Kenneth Holmboe and her children Eric, Kristi and Kevin. She died peacefully at home surrounded by...

Wallace H. Baines

Wallace H. Baines

Mar 22, 2015

Wallace H. Baines, 97, of Portsmouth, RI went to meet his wife of 68 years, Claire Jane Baines, on Sunday, March 22, 2015 after a brief illness. Born November 4, 1917 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late William Baines and Alma Smith Baines. Wallace joined the US Navy at age 23 and went through boot camp...

Catherine "Cass" Elizabeth Shoppell

Catherine "Cass" Elizabeth Shoppell

Mar 22, 2015

Mrs. Catherine "Cass" Elizabeth (Hegarty) Shoppell made her way to heaven after a short stay at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Care Center in Providence, RI due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. Cass died peacefully in her sleep on March 22, 2015 at the age of 80.A loving wife; wicked awesome mother; dedicated grandmother; and a supportive and kind mother-in-law. She...

Duane L. Frank

Duane L. Frank

Mar 21, 2015

Duane L. Frank, 79, of Lawrence Court, Tiverton, RI, died on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MABorn in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mr. Frank was a veteran of the US Navy. He worked for 46 years for the Portsmouth School Department retiring as Head Custodian. Mr. Frank was a former President of Teamsters Local #94...

Marion A. Cowell

Marion A. Cowell

Mar 17, 2015

Marion A. Cowell, 75, of Harbor Village Drive, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Born on December 16, 1939 in Keene, NH, she was the daughter of the late Richardand Doris (Greenwood) Stalbird.Marion was a Certified Nurse's Aide on Aquidneck Island; her last position was at the Grand Islander. She touched the lives of many...

Kathleen A. Christie

Kathleen A. Christie

Mar 15, 2015

Kathleen A. (Augustus) Christie, 88, of Middletown died Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William James Christie.Born on April 2, 1926 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Susan (Pedro) Augustus. Mrs. Christie worked for 35 years as a bookkeeper and...

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