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Garney "Floyd" Farthing Iii
Oct 18, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Garney "Floyd" Farthing III, 52, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Garney Farthing Jr. and Annie E. (Carroll) Whalon.Garney was a friend to whoever he met and will be greatly missed.He was a talented mechanic who began his career at...
Ronald Paul Sams
Oct 17, 2014
Middletown, RI - Ronald Paul Sams, 79, of Middletown, died Friday, October 17, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Ethel G. (McIntosh) Sams. Born in Mansfield, Ohio on June 28, 1935, he was the son of the late Lee Willard and Mary E. (Kibler) Sams. Mr. Sams served in the United States Navy for...
Kenneth A. Zahm
Oct 15, 2014
Middletown, RI - Kenneth Andrew Zahm, 76, of Middletown, died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Buffalo, NY on December 22, 1937, he was the son of the late Cyril and Wilda (Hodgson) Zahm. He was the loving husband of Mary (Westgate) Zahm. Kenneth was a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology with...
Frank Souza
Oct 15, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Frank Souza, 96, of Portsmouth, died on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at his home. He was the husband of the late Mary (Couto) Souza who died this past May. Born in Newport, RI on October 24, 1917, he was the son of the late Antonio Souza and Rose (Ribeira) Souza. Frank retired from a 19 year career...
James H. Stearns Jr
Oct 14, 2014
Retired Master Chief Petty Officer James H. Stearns Jr., beloved husband of the late Rita F. (Serrilla) Stearns, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on October 14th. Jim was born May 25, 1941, in Plattsburgh, NY to the late James H. Stearns, Sr. and Florence E. Stearns. He was educated in the Plattsburgh, NY school system before enlisting...
Marie Elizabeth Hines
Oct 13, 2014
Marie E. (Antone) Hines, of Mayflower Drive, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Monday, October 13, 2014 at Heatherwood Healthcare Center in Newport.She was the wife of Arthur M. Hines. Born in Newport, RI on February 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Josephine (Monteiro) Antone both of Fargo Cape Verde Islands. Mrs. Hines enjoyed the simple...
Robert J. Velleca
Oct 12, 2014
Robert J. Velleca, 78, of Kay Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at home.He was the loving companion of Patricia A. Kenney for over forty years.Born in Fall River, MA on January 22, 1936, he was the son of the late C. Thomas and Isabelle (Estrella) Velleca.He grew up in Bristol, served four years in the...
Eleanor M. Lilley
Oct 11, 2014
Eleanor M Lilley Tiverton, - Eleanor M Lilley, 82, of Newport, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Sakonnet Bay Manor in Tiverton, RI. Born in Woonsocket, RI on Nov. 3, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John Winters and Margaret Winters. She was the wife of the late James A. Stewart William H. Lilley. She is survived by...
Robert Edward Kirby
Oct 11, 2014
Robert Edward Kirby, 94, died peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at St. Clare Home in Newport.He was born on August 5, 1920 in Holyoke, MA to John and Beatrice (Dufault) Kirby. Bod graduated from Milton High School and served with the Army Air Corps in World War II. He then graduated from Bentley University and married Natalie "Tommie" McLaughlin,...
John H. Dieffenbach
Oct 7, 2014
Newport, RI - John H. Dieffenbach, 87, of Newport died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 in Newport Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Mary A. (Wholey) Dieffenbach.Born in Sayre, PA, he was the son of the late DeForest Dieffenbach and Marguerite (Montgomery) Dieffenbach Lendrum.John served in the Army Air Corp. during the Korean War....
Renata Martha Adams
Oct 6, 2014
ADAMS - Renata Martha Adams, 84, of Newport, RI passed peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2014, with her daughter Katrina and the wonderful caregivers of Blenheim-Newport and Beacon Hospice by her side.Born in East Prussia on November 13, 1929 to Franz-Heinrich and Frieda (Striewe) Adamaszek, she fled her homeland in January 1945 at 14 years of age to escape the...
Pamela A. Botelho
Oct 5, 2014
Pamela A. Botelho, 55, of Riverside Street, Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at home.Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Jesse J. and Alice J. (Guthrie) Moniz, and the step-daughter of Mary E. Viera Moniz of Moyock, NC.Pam was a 1978 graduate of Middletown High School and the Community...
Geraldine H. Brain
Oct 5, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Geraldine H. Brain (Gerry), 88 of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Miller Place, NY died on Sunday, October 5th.She was the wife of the late Frederick L. Brain.Born in Queens, NY on August 1st, 1926, she was the daughter of William and Dorothy Riley.Gerry loved to read and adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her...
Curtis D. Edge
Oct 3, 2014
Curtis D. Edge, one of Bostons most highly regarded technology leaders, passed away on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Curtis was the CIO for the Christian Science Publishing Society, the Christian Science Monitor, and The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA. Curtis received numerous awards and was honored as one of the top 100 IT Leaders by Computer World...
James S. Mellekas
Oct 3, 2014
Middletown, RI - James Mellekas, 88, of 22 Willow Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, October 3, 2014 surrounded by his family at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Efstratia "Toula" (Sologiozy) Mellekas. Born on Clarke Street in Newport, RI on November 27, 1925 he was the son of the late Stavros and Bessie (Moutos) Mellekas....
Amos Carreiro
Sep 30, 2014
Amos Carreiro, 91, of Tiverton, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Marie F. (Furtado) Carreiro. Born in Little Compton, RI on Nov. 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Angelo and Bibiana (Almeida) Correiro. Amos was an avid NASCAR racing fan, as well as Sprint car...
Christina A. Logan
Sep 28, 2014
Middletown, RI - Christina A. (Bell) Logan, 65, of Middletown, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Logan. Born in Long Beach, CA on October 7, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Evelyn (Huff) Bell. Christina was a lover of...
Diana May Murphy
Sep 27, 2014
Westport, MA - Diana May (Chapman) Murphy, 72, of Westport, MA, formerly of Newport died on Saturday, September 27th. She was the wife of William J. Murphy. Born in Taunton, MA on February 23, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Grace E. (Vickery) Chapman. Diana loved spending time with her family, gardening, crafting, and cooking....
Michelle C. Tormey
Sep 26, 2014
Michelle (Couto) Tormey Portsmouth, RI - Michelle (Couto) Tormey, 45, of Wrentham, MA and Portsmouth, RI passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014. Born in Fall River, MA on October 23, 1968, she was the daughter of Richard Louis Couto of Woodstock, NH and Katherine (Hennessey) Radosevich of Portsmouth, RI. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, Thomas...
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