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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Noah Thomas Black

Noah Thomas Black

Jan 31, 2015

Noah Thomas Black, 19, of East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died suddenly on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Hyde Park, NY. Born in San Francisco, California, he was the loving son of Thomas and JoAnn (Warnke) Black. When he was an infant, Noah and his family moved to Portsmouth, where he and his brother Sam grew up. He was an...

Laure A. Thayer

Laure A. Thayer

Jan 31, 2015

Laure Ann Thayer, 61, of Portsmouth died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Providence, RI on October 5, 1953, she is the daughter of Anne (Nixon) Thayer of Portsmouth, and the late John O. Thayer. She was a graduate of St. Anthony's School, Portsmouth High School and the Community College of Rhode Island....

Regina M. Parker

Regina M. Parker

Jan 30, 2015

Regina Marguerite (Golden) Parker, of 3421 Ardendale Lane, Sacramento, CA, formerly of 15 Appleby Street, Newport, RI, died on January 30, 2015 at Gramercy Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Sacramento, Ca. She was the wife of the late George Winston Parker. Born in Newport, RI on July 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Aloysius Golden and Ida...

Penelope "Penny" J. Hiotas

Penelope "Penny" J. Hiotas

Jan 30, 2015

Penelope J. Hiotas, 78, of Newport passed away Friday, January 30, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital.Born on September 2, 1936 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Demetrios and Mersina (Karakla) Hiotas. Penelope worked many years for the Warwick School Department. She was an active member of St. Spyridon's Church where she was a Co-Chairman of the...

Alice F. Reis

Alice F. Reis

Jan 29, 2015

Alice Florence Reis, age 81, of Newport died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Alice was born February 6, 1933 in Quebec, Canada to the late Armand and the late Violet (Grant) LaFlamme. She was employed as a housekeeper for many years, both in private duty and for the Sheraton and Viking Hotels. In her...

Bessie C Johnson

Bessie C Johnson

Jan 29, 2015

Bessie Johnson, age 83, of Newport died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. Mrs. Johnson was born August 3, 1931 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Chester and the late Naomi (Gray) Riley. She was married to the late Sherwood Johnson. She is survived by her children, Naomi Pitts...

Francis A. O'Loughlin Sr

Francis A. O'Loughlin Sr

Jan 27, 2015

Francis Anthony OLoughlin, Sr., age 88, of Portsmouth, RI died on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Francis was born March 28, 1926 in Newport, RI, the son of the late George and Hannah (O'Connor) O'Loughlin. He adored Catherine L. (Smith) O'Loughlin for the 64 years of their marriage, until her death in 2013.After...

Frank G. Mcculley Sr

Frank G. Mcculley Sr

Jan 26, 2015

Frank G. McCulley Sr., 73, of Bristol, RI and Englewood, FL, died unexpectedly on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Born on April 29, 1941 in Newport, he was the son of the late Frank G. McCulley and Ann (Teves) McCulley. He leaves his son Frank G. McCulley Jr. and his wife Holly, his daughters,...

Mary C. Souza

Mary C. Souza

Jan 26, 2015

Mary C. Souza, 80, of Middletown, RI died on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence. She was the wife of the late Edward L. Souza. Born on July 23, 1934, in Middletown to the late Manuel and Mary E. (Furtado) Silvia.Mary graduated from St. Catherine's Academy in Newport. She spent 30 years as a telephone operator...

Ruth C. Sullivan

Ruth C. Sullivan

Jan 25, 2015

Ruth C. (Sasse) Sullivan, 99, formerly of Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late James J. Sullivan and the daughter of the late Elizabeth (Samuels) Sasse and John P. Sasse.Born in Newport, RI, Ruth was a graduate of St. Mary's Grammar School...

J Martin Douglas

J Martin Douglas

Jan 24, 2015

J Martin Douglas, 67, beloved son of Gwen Douglas and the Late William Douglas of London, England died on Saturday, January 24, 2015.He had both British and American nationality. From an early age sailing was his favorite hobby. Martin was an accomplished sailor and a licensed captain and he spent most of his adult life in the charter yacht business...

Dorothy M. Pichette

Dorothy M. Pichette

Jan 23, 2015

Dorothy M. (Rogers) Pichette, 84, of Portsmouth died Friday, January 23, 2015 at Silver Creek Manor of Bristol, RI. Mrs. Pichette was born in Taunton, MA, daughter of the late Manuel and the late Mary (Gouveia) Rogers. She was the wife of the late Ovila J. Pichette Jr.Mrs. Pichette was a member of St. Anthony's Church.She leaves her daughter Ann...

Jane L. Heyward

Jane L. Heyward

Jan 22, 2015

Jane Louise Heyward, age 47, passed away at home on Thursday, January 22, 2015.Born on April 14, 1967, in Christchurch, NZ, to loving parents Margaret Ann (Barclay) Heyward and Brian Francis Heyward. She was loved by her husband Scott Innes-Jones.Jane graduated from Canterbury University with a B.A. in Art History and then completed a Diploma in Business Studies with honors...

Alexandria Joan Ouellette

Alexandria Joan Ouellette

Jan 21, 2015

Alexandria Joan (Piermont) Ouellette, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Manor in Bristol, RI. She was the wife of Charles W. Ouellette.Born in Newport, RI on September 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Alexandria (Flowers) Piermont.Mrs. Ouellette was a graduate of the Community College of Rhode Island where...

Cheryl A. Bushey

Cheryl A. Bushey

Jan 19, 2015

Cheryl A. (Beaucage) Bushey, 58, of Weymouth, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died on Monday, January 19, 2015 at Brigham Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.She was the wife of Richard L. Bushey.Born in Springfield, MA on March 18, 1956, she was the daughter of Madeline (Goding) Beaucage of Portsmouth, RI and the late Robert A. Beaucage.Cheryl was a 1974 graduate...

Charles "Bob" Flick

Charles "Bob" Flick

Jan 19, 2015

Charles Robert "Bob" Flick, passed away suddenly on January 19, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. Mr. Flick was born in Junction City, KS, son of the late David D. and Winifred (Ryan) Flick. He was the loving husband of Dolores Flick. They would have celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on February 16th. Bob also leaves behind his four children: Deborah...

Noreen Eileen Critchley

Noreen Eileen Critchley

Jan 18, 2015

Noreen E. (Mello) Critchley, 65, of Portsmouth passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport. She was the wife of Charles F. Critchley. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of Mary (Souza) Mello of Portsmouth and the late Edward S. Mello Sr.Besides her husband of 42 years and her mother, she leaves...

Gladys Lorraine Benz

Gladys Lorraine Benz

Jan 18, 2015

Gladys Lorraine Benz, age 74, of Portsmouth died Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Mrs. Benz was born September 9, 1940 in Jersey City, NJ. She is the daughter of the late Walter and the late Gertrude (Hosetter) Popielarczyk. She was the wife of the late Bruce Benz. Gladys was a member of the VFW Ladies...

Jane M. Perreault

Jane M. Perreault

Jan 17, 2015

Jane M. (Santerre) Perreault, died peacefully on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. "Tootsie" Perreault. She was born in Canada and moved to the United States and lived in Fall River, MA, where she worked many years in the Mills. She moved to Portsmouth in 1958, she...

John Sequeira

John Sequeira

Jan 16, 2015

John Anthony Sequeira, Jr., 92, of Middletown died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI.Born on November 26, 1922 in Westport, MA, he was the son of the late John A. and Mary D. (Azevedo) Sequeira. He was married to the late Regina E. Perry and later to the late Dorothy Andziejeweki. He spent...

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