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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Karl H. Lyon Jr

Karl H. Lyon Jr

Mar 12, 2015

Karl Hamilton Lyon, Jr., 74, of Portsmouth, Nursing Home Administrator at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at home. He was the devoted husband of Greer (Barber) Lyon. Born on September 27, 1940, in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Karl and Marion (Coggeshall) Lyon. Besides his wife Greer of 52...

Benjamin V. Jenkins

Benjamin V. Jenkins

Mar 12, 2015

Benjamin V. Jenkins, age 74, of Middletown died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Benny was born August 16, 1940 in Richlands, NC. He is the son of the late Durant V. Jenkins and the late Marguerite (Lanier) Jenkins. He was married to Lorraine T. (Rodrigues) Jenkins for the last 45 years. Benny grew up in...

Joseph Lee Butler, Sr

Joseph Lee Butler, Sr

Mar 12, 2015

Joseph Lee Butler, Sr., 76, of Fall River, MA died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at St. Annes Hospital of Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Marsha (Robinson) Butler.Born on March 6, 1939, in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John W. and Iva P. (White) Butler, Sr.Joseph worked for over 20 years as...

Edward Malzacher

Edward Malzacher

Mar 11, 2015

Ed Malzacher, 82 of Newport, RI; Oklahoma; and Missouri died on March 11, 2015, of heart and liver failure, after excellent care at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI he was a first generation American; son of the late Otto Malzacherwho emigrated from southern Germany and became a citizen in 1930. Thereafter, Otto returned to Tuttlingen, Germany to marry (Luise) Julie...

Rosalie Julia Mcclintock-Hanscom

Rosalie Julia Mcclintock-Hanscom

Mar 11, 2015

McClintock-Hanscom, Rosalie Julia (Holloway), formerly of Newport, RI and a resident of The John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Born in Scranton, PA on September 9, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Mary Julia Holloway of Nicolson, PA, and sister of the late Dolores Marie "Dee" (Holloway) Hollar of San...

James J. Harrington Sr

James J. Harrington Sr

Mar 10, 2015

Harrington, James J., 77, of Wesley Street, Newport, formerly of New York, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Born in New York City, he was the son of Joseph and Eileen (Cannon) Harrington. He was the father of Patrick, Moira, and James Jr, and grandfather of Caitlin Harrington, Moira Willis, Grace Harrington, James Willis, Shea Ruhly, Sean...

Joan C. Silvia

Joan C. Silvia

Mar 10, 2015

Joan C. Silvia, age 75, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at their winter home in Miami Beach, Fl. She was the wife of Leonard J. Silvia. Mrs. Silvia was born in Newport, RI, daughter of the late Curtis A. and Alberta (Largess) Sieben. She leaves her children Wayne L. Silvia of Portsmouth and his partner Heather Baker, Bruce...

Margaret Leib

Margaret Leib

Mar 9, 2015

Margaret (Dwyer) Leib, 59, of Newport died unexpectedly on Monday, March 9, 2015 at home. She was the wife of the late David E. Leib.Born on November 10, 1955 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Joan (Harrington) Dwyer. Maggie attended Hazard Memorial School in Newport and was a 1973 graduate of Rogers High...

Paul Allen Murphy

Paul Allen Murphy

Mar 9, 2015

Paul A. Murphy, 81, of Newport died Monday, March 9, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Providence, RI. Born on May 20, 1933 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Paul C. and Agnes Z. (Allen) Murphy. Paul was a lifelong resident of Newport, was a graduate of Rogers High School, and worked on the Naval...

Susan Blake Hood

Susan Blake Hood

Mar 8, 2015

Susan Blake Hood, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Sunday, March 8 surrounded by her family.Born in Salem, MA in 1933 to Richard Everett and Joan Chapman Blake, Sue grew up in Salem, and later Swampscott. She was a graduate of Northfield Mount Herman School and Mount Holyoke College and then went on to study nursing at Hartford Hospital. She...

Randall "Randy" Stewart Gee

Randall "Randy" Stewart Gee

Mar 8, 2015

Randall (Randy) Stewart Gee passed quietly at home surrounded by family and loved ones on Sunday, March 8th, at 5:00pm after his second courageous battle with cancer.Randy will be remembered for his kind heart, outgoing personality and his lifelong support and commitment to his friends and colleagues within aviation, military, boating and business communities. He was a team player, always...

William "Bill" A. Mcnally

William "Bill" A. Mcnally

Mar 7, 2015

Dr. William (Bill) McNally passed away in The Villages, Florida on March 7th at the age of 85. Bill was born in Detroit, Michigan to William and Mildred McNally. He is predeceased by his brother Jack McNally. Bill attended the University of Notre Dame on an ROTC scholarship. Upon graduation, he served as a lieutenant on the USS Strong during...

Garland Glee Roper

Garland Glee Roper

Mar 7, 2015

Garland Glee (Walker) Roper, 82, of Newport, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, RI and Mississippi, died peacefully on Saturday March 7, 2015 in the loving care of Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport and Gentiva Hospice Care.She was the wife of the late Bobby Neal Roper.Garland was born in Corvallis, Oregon on March 16, 1932. She was the daughter of the late...

Rita Oakham

Rita Oakham

Mar 7, 2015

Rita Oakham, 96, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at home in Warren.She was the wife of the late Herbert M. Oakham.Rita was born on November 1, 1918 in Grand Anse New Brunswick, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Theriault. Mrs. Oakham was a former member of the Womens Guild of St. Barnabas and the Girl...

Lucille E. Galvin

Lucille E. Galvin

Mar 6, 2015

Lucille E. (Ryan) Galvin, 95, of Bedlow Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 6, 2015, with her loving family at her side. She was the wife of the late John J. Galvin.Born on April 26, 1919 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Catherine L. Ryan.Lucille was a graduate...

Ann C. Flanagan

Ann C. Flanagan

Mar 4, 2015

Ann C. Flanagan, 61, of Phelps Road, Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at home. Born in Holyoke, MA on February 27, 1954, she was the daughter of the late John E. and Rosetta (O'Neill) Flanagan.Ann served as SubLAN Assistance Coordinator for Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, where she worked since 1976, and was admired for her...

Richard W. Gallagher

Richard W. Gallagher

Mar 3, 2015

Richard W. Gallagher, 86, of Tiverton, and formerly of Middletown, PA, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA.He is the husband of Helen Stashkow.Born on March 26, 1928 in Middletown, PA, he was the son of the late William and Esther (Deimler) Gallagher.Richard was a 30 year veteran of the Navy and...

Peggy Sue Potts

Peggy Sue Potts

Mar 1, 2015

Peggy Sue (Elliot) Potts, 74, of Portsmouth died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family.Born on February 25, 1941, in Bainbridge, OH, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Edna (Pierce) Elliot.Mrs. Potts worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse at East Bay Community Action Program for over 20 years. Peggy loved to collect dolls...

George A. Ney

George A. Ney

Feb 28, 2015

George A. Ney, 84, of Middletown died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Marie (Emily) Ney for 55 years.Born on February 12, 1931, in Newport he was the son of the late George A. and Violet (Alexander) Ney.George served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a truck driver for over...

Harry A. Hargrove

Harry A. Hargrove

Feb 26, 2015

Harry A. Hargrove, 94, of Newport died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Born on April 9, 1920 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Ollie Allen Hargrove and Catherine (McLeod) Hargrove. Mr. Hargrove grew up in Newport on Warner Street then moved to Middletown. As a young man he...

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