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Captain William Mcbrayer Calhoun, (Ret.)
Jul 17, 2015
Surrounded by family, Captain William McBrayer Calhoun, USN (Ret.) passed quietly away at home on July 17, 2015. He was highly respected by all and a trusted friend to many. Treasured by his family, he is survived by his wife Jane, his two daughters, Jane Calhoun Hans and Ann Calhoun Bednash and their families, and his twin sons, Marcus Calhoun...
William Mcbrayer Calhoun
Jul 17, 2015
Surrounded by family, Captain William McBrayer Calhoun, USN (Ret.) passed quietly away at home on July 17, 2015. He was highly respected by all and a trusted friend to many. Treasured by his family, he is survived by his wife Jane, his two daughters, Jane Calhoun Hans and Ann Calhoun Bednash and their families, and his twin sons, Marcus Calhoun...
Shirley Ellen Moses
Jul 17, 2015
Shirley Ellen Moses, age 77, of Newport died Friday, July 17, 2015 at South County Nursing Rehab of North Kingstown, RI. Mrs. Moses was born February 3, 1938 in Elmira, NY. She is the daughter of the late James Arthur and the late Elizabeth (Jacque) Markell. She married Louis Moses in 1956. Shirley enjoyed spending time with her family, her...
Mary Elizabeth (Silva) Thomson
Jul 16, 2015
Mary Elizabeth (Silva) Thomson, age 87, of Algonquin Drive, Middletown died Thursday, July 16, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. She was the wife of David S. Thomson. Born in Natick, MA in May 1928, Mary Beth was a twin daughter of the late William Rogers Silva and the late Catherine T. (Quinn) Silva. The family later...
Robert Lawton Bryant
Jul 15, 2015
Robert Lawton Bryant, 64, of Portsmouth died, unexpectedly and peacefully Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at home in Portsmouth. Robert was born November 3, 1950 in Bethesda, MD the son of the late James Edwin and Abbie Preece (Lawton) Bryant. He married Patricia Lee Skipper in 1985Robert was a graduate of Middletown High School, class of 1969. He was an accomplished...
Frances G. Banks
Jul 14, 2015
Frances G. (Cope) Banks, age 93, of Newport died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late George H. Banks.Born in Providence, RI on May 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William and Jennie S. (Larson) Cope. Mrs. Banks was a 1939 graduate of Rogers High School. After...
Eleanor G. Weston
Jul 13, 2015
Eleanor G. (Jenkins) Weston, 90, of Middletown died Monday, July 13, 2015 at home.She was the wife of the late Ernest Weston.Born on October 3, 1924, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Ruth (Jenkins) Carpenter. Mrs. Weston was a native Newporter. She worked at the Naval Hospital as a nursing assistant until her...
Anson "Andy" Mccurdy
Jul 11, 2015
Anson ("Andy") McCurdy, 75, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Shrewsbury, MA, passed away peacefully in Newport, RI on July 11, 2015. Born in Worcester, MA, Andy was the son of the late Archibald and Grace McCurdy. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara, his son James and his wife Elizabeth, his son David and his wife Laura,...
Frank R. Machado Jr
Jul 10, 2015
Frank R. Machado, Jr. of Newport, RI passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015 after a short illness at the Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. He was born in Newport on December 15, 1926, the son of the late Francisco and Francelina Machado. He was the brother of the late Irene Machado Wright, Lawrence Machado and brother-in-law Benjamin...
Francis J. Silveira
Jul 8, 2015
Portsmouth, RI - Francis J. Silveira, 92, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Silvia) Silveira.Born in Newport, RI on September 4, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Dutra) Silveira.Mr. Silveira served in the United...
Ellen Faryniarz
Jul 8, 2015
Ellen Madeline Faryniarz (95) passed into eternal life on July 8, 2015. She was the daughter of the Late Ettore and Quinta (Tognarelli) Angelini, both of whom were from Pieve Fosciana Lucca Italy, but met initially in Pawtucket, RI.Ellen was born in Fall River MA, on November 26, 1919.She attended public schools and helped with the family urban farm and...
Bruce N. Sunderland, D.D.S.
Jul 8, 2015
Bruce N. Sunderland, D.D.S., 66, of Portsmouth died surrounded by his family on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Nancy A. (Simonds) Sunderland.Born on September 9, 1948 in New Bedford, Ma, he was the son of Mary C. Sunderland-Souza of North Dartmouth, Ma. and the late Norman C. Sunderland. Besides his wife of 43 years,...
Diane Mary Magruder
Jul 8, 2015
Diane Mary Magruder passed away peacefully in Newport, RI on Wednesday July 8 at 12:45 p.m., embraced by her three daughters holding her hands.Born Jan 17, 1945 Diane Mary Callaghan in Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom, to parents Gladys and Albert Callaghan.Diane's adventurous nature brought her to the U.S. in 1963. Her marriage of 30+ years to James Magruder blessed her...
Carmel C. Salafia
Jul 7, 2015
Carmel C. (Regine) Salafia, 88, of Singer Island FL and Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on July 7.She was the wife of the late Joseph Salafia Sr.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Celia (Zarella) Regine.She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy and Edgewood Secretarial School. She worked for many years with her husband...
Debra R. Foley
Jul 6, 2015
Debra R. (Butler) Foley, 59, of Portsmouth died surrounded by her family on Monday, July 6, 2015 at Brigham and Womens Hospital of Boston, MA. She was the wife of Mike Foley.Born on March 27, 1956, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of Irene (Lewis) Butler of Newport, and the late Edward James Butler, Jr.Deb grew up in Middletown...
Manuel Medeiros Jr
Jul 4, 2015
Manuel Medeiros, JR Middletown, RI - Manuel Medeiros, Jr, 86, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday July 4, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown, RI. He was married to the late Laura Rose Medeiros for 63 years. Born in Middletown, RI on October 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Manuel...
Barbara Ann Miller
Jul 3, 2015
Barbara Ann Miller, age 76, of Middletown, RI died Friday, July 3 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by family.Barbara was born June 7, 1939 in Newport, RI to the late Robert J. Johnson and the late Martha Louise (Smith) Johnson.She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years: Phillip Miller, her loving son Ronald, her sisters: Mrs. Emma Williams...
Mary King
Jul 3, 2015
Mary Eleanor (Connerton) King, 87, of Atria Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI and formerly of Newport, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI surrounded by her loving family.Mary was born in Boston, MA, on December 14, 1927, the daughter of the late William H and Mary (Kelley) Connerton, Sr. Mary graduated from Rogers High...
Shirley R. Saulnier
Jul 1, 2015
Shirley Ruth (Moreau) Saulnier, died on July 1, 2015, surrounded by her loving family, after a brave and long battle with metastatic breast cancer.Born on September 6, 1935 in Springfield, MA to Ada (Barton) Moreau and Henry Otto Moreau.She was predeceased by her husband Jeremiah J. Saulnier and her grandson Kevin P. Butler.Shirley was the oldest of 6 siblings, Henry...
Keith Charles Parker
Jul 1, 2015
Keith Charles Parker, 56, of Middletown died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Newport Hospital. Mr. Parker was born May 18, 1959 in Newport, RI, the son of Reginald P. Parker of Middletown, RI and the late Rita M. (Holmes) Parker. Keith worked for many years as a fisherman.Besides his father he is survived by his son, Craig Mulvey of Newport,...
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