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Mary F. O'Connor
Jan 16, 2015
Mary F. (Rodrigues) O'Connor, 86, formerly of Turner Road, Middletown, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 at the Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alfred J. O'Connor.Born on January 29, 1928 in Middletown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Gloria (Marques) Rodrigues.Mary was born at home on Green End Avenue and resided...
Arthur A. Medeiros Sr
Jan 16, 2015
Arthur A. Medeiros, Sr., age 94, of Tiverton, died on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Cornerstone Hospice at The Villages, FL. Mr. Medeiros was born July 7, 1920 in Fall River, MA, the son of the late Antone and the late Filomena (Almeida) Medeiros. He was married to the late Evelyn (Coelho) Medeiros for over 50 years.Arthur grew up in...
Gloria P. Little
Jan 15, 2015
Gloria P. (Faerber) Little, 87, of Portsmouth passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of John R. "Jack" Little.Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Pryce A. Faerber and Lucy L. Parker.Some of Gloria's fondest memories were of spending summers at Lake Mattawa, New Salem, MA...
Patricia Ann Conway
Jan 14, 2015
Patricia Ann Conway, 84, of Middletown, formerly of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Conway.Born on April 19, 1930 in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann (Brucker) Connelly. Patricia was a Registered Nurse, and worked in...
Arthur Edward Buckley
Jan 14, 2015
Arthur Edward (Bucky) Buckley Jr. died last week from complications after surgery. Buck was a gentleman and a gentle man and we will all miss him very much. He was born and raised in Fall River, MA by his parents Arthur and Aurora Buckley. Buck was educated in Fall River Public schools and graduated from Durfee High School. He married...
Rita A. Spicer
Jan 14, 2015
Rita A. Spicer, 81, of North Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Aquidenck Island, died on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Walter L. Spicer.Born in Newport, RI on May 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Souza) Silvia.Mrs. Spicer worked as a secretary and bookkeeper in...
Joseph H. Borkorwski
Jan 13, 2015
Joseph H. Borkowski, age 93, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the John Clarke Center of Middletown, RI. Joseph was born November 10, 1921 in New Britain, CT. He served in the Navy for 28 years, retiring in 1968 as a Master Chief. His last duty station was in Newport as an instructor at the Officer Candidate School....
William C. "Chris" Marley
Jan 12, 2015
William C. "Chris" Marley, 57, of Middletown died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Donna (Davis) Marley.Born on November 25, 1957 in Newport, RI, Chris was the son of Frederick Marley of Maine and Marianne (Fitzgerald) Marley of Newport.Chris worked at the Newport Tent Company and also for...
Richard M. Igle
Jan 11, 2015
Richard M. Igle, 63, of Portsmouth died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at home in Portsmouth. Mr. Igle was born March 23, 1951 in Harlem, NY, the son of the late Raymond and Jeannette (McManus) Igle. Richard attended the NY Community College and was a graduate of the Long Island Technical School. He was a drummer for the Knickerbocker Drum and...
Paul E. Levasseur Sr
Jan 9, 2015
Paul E. LeVasseur, Sr., 74, of West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at Charlton Hospital in Fall River, MA, surrounded by his loving family.He was the husband of Marjorie (Peckham) LeVasseur.Born in Providence, RI on May 31, 1940, he was the son of the late Arthur G. and Eileen (McGuire) LeVasseur.Mr. LeVasseur served in the...
Dora C. (Pirie) Aleicho
Jan 9, 2015
Dora C. (Pirie) Aleicho, 78, of Brooks Avenue, Newport, RI died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Warren Skilled Nursing Center in Warren, RI.She was the wife of the late Jose R. Aleicho.Born in Glascow, Scotland on January 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Cesira "Jessie" (Colognori) Pirie. Mrs. Aleicho was a member...
Roosevelt J. Graham Jr
Jan 7, 2015
Roosevelt J. Graham, Jr., 62, of Middletown died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at home.Born in Brooklyn, NY, on November 7, 1952 he was the son of the late Roosevelt and Maria (Rose) Graham. Mr. Graham served in the United States Air Force retiring as an Officer. He is survived by his daughters Leora Vargas of Newport, RI, Jasmynn Massey of...
Olive T. Escobar
Jan 7, 2015
Olive T. (Moniz) Escobar, 91, of Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Mass General Hospital in Boston, MA.Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Maria (Pacheco) Moniz.Before retiring, Mrs. Escobar worked as a presser at Egan's Dry Cleaners, Goodwill Dry Cleaners and Polo Dry Cleaners for...
Mary N. Pemental
Jan 7, 2015
Middletown, RI - Mary N. (Mello) Pemental, 96, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Blackwell Place, Newport, passed away peacefully at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, on January 7, 2015. She was the wife of the late John Pemental Senior Chief US Navy.Born in St. Michel, Portugal, on July 15, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank and...
Joan Clarice Johnson
Jan 6, 2015
Joan Clarice (Coop) Johnson, 89, formerly of Potomac Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John Johnson.Born in Dayton, OH on September 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Florence H. (Clark) Coop.Mrs. Johnson moved to England as...
John Caswell
Jan 5, 2015
John Caswell, age 92, died at his Newport home on Bliss Mine Road home, January 5, 2015. John was an 11th generation native Newporter, born in his Vernon Avenue family home on July 2, 1922. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Heath Caswell, of 49 years, two sons, John and James, and their wives, Valerie McKay, and Caroline Johnson...
Carol Jane Flohr
Jan 3, 2015
Newport, RI - Carol Jane (Cornell) Roberts Flohr, 78, of Newport, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Ray B. Roberts and William J. Flohr. Born in Hornell, NY on April 28, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Fred Allen and Marion P. (Waldorf) Cornell....
Paul R. Seddon
Jan 3, 2015
Paul R. Seddon, of Cliff Ave, Portsmouth, died on Saturday, January 3, 2015 surrounded by his daughters and wife at Mass General Hospital in Boston. Paul was born on June 9, 1954 to Josephine (DiSalvia) Seddon of Johnston, RI and the late Raymond "Chubby" Seddon. He grew up in Johnston and graduated from URI in 1976 where he was a...
Harry L. Walker Jr
Jan 2, 2015
Harry L. Walker, Jr., of Middletown, RI, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, in the Providence VA Medical Center with his family at his side. He was born in Newport, RI, on July 2, 1932, the son of the late Harry L. and Lena A. (Tougas) Walker. For 33 years, he was the loving partner of Kathie Semenchuk. He graduated...
John Seliga
Jan 1, 2015
Newport, RI - John Seliga, 60, of Newport, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at his home.Born in Newport, RI on April 15, 1954, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Mary Magdalin (Goodheart) Seliga.John worked for his family company JMS Fence Company before starting his own company Beautiful Boundaries. He was a huge rock n roll fan...
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