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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
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
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
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,...
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,...
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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