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Clare D. Hayes
Apr 15, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Clare (Dowd) Hayes, 91, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Capt. Edward F. Hayes USN (Retired). Born in Holyoke, MA on July 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James J. and Clare (Sheehan) Dowd. Mrs. Hayes was an honors...
Robert A. "Brownie" Brown
Apr 15, 2014
Robert A. "Brownie" Brown, 56, of Sheffield Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away unexpectedly, on April 15, 2014 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI on February 23, 1958, he is the son of the late Stanley P. and Jeanne M. (Friend) Brown.He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Smith) Brown. They would have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary this October.He was...
Karen E. Benvenuto
Apr 14, 2014
Middletown, RI- Karen E. (Culipher) Benvenuto, 59, of Middletown, passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 surrounded by her family. Born in Middletown, RI on July 18, 1954 she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rose (Perry) Culipher.She was a loving wife for 33 years to husband Anthony Benvenuto. She is also survived by her children, Anthony Benvenuto of...
Mildred Etta Ward
Apr 13, 2014
Mildred E "Millie" (Jackson) Ward, age 84, of Newport, formerly of Wakefield, MA, Bow Lake, NH and Fort Meyers, FL, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown. Mrs. Ward was born March 14, 1928 in Boston, MA. She was the daughter of the late Leonard and the late Etta (Campbell) Jackson. She was the...
Nuala O'Donnell Pell
Apr 13, 2014
On Sunday, April 13 at the age of 89, Nuala O'Donnell Pell passed away peacefully in Newport, RI. Mrs Pell was born in New York City on June 30, 1924 to Charles Oliver and Josephine Hartford O'Donnell. She attended Brearley School and Bennington College. Mrs. Pell was the beloved wife of the late United States Senator Claiborne Pell whom she...
Albert E. Walker
Apr 11, 2014
Albert E. Walker, 51, of Admiralty Drive, Middletown, died peacefully on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on August 26, 1962, he was the son of Charles B. Walker Jr. of Florida and the late Lorraine (Bowley) Walker. Albert grew up in Middletown and met the love of his life in the 7th grade, Eileen...
Mary Madeline Souza
Apr 11, 2014
Mary Madeline Souza died at home on Friday, April 11, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. A memorial will be held at St.Barnabas Church in Portsmouth RI on April 14th at 10 am. Born in Portsmouth RI on 2/4/1931, she was the daughter of Henry and Mary Dutra. Maddie shared 46 years of her life with her husband, William J....
Olive L. Streeter
Apr 10, 2014
Olive L. Streeter, of Riverside, RI, 95, passed away at her home on April 10, 2014, after several months of declining health. She was predeceased by her former husband Myles E. Newman in July 1976; and her second husband Harold F. Streeter in October 1976. Born August 1918 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Manuel...
Mike Labonte
Apr 10, 2014
Middletown, RI - Michael Henry LaBonte, 69, of Middletown, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marion (Jordan) LaBonte. Born in Newport, RI on April 20, 1944, he was the son of the late Alphonso and Catherine (O'Connor) LaBonte. Mike was a self-employed painter for many years. He also loved spending time...
John C. Gebski
Apr 10, 2014
John C. Gebski, age 70, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully in his home on April 10, 2014. A beloved father and grandfather (Gwampa Jet), John was born in Worcester, MA on May 4, 1943 and raised by loving parents, the late Chester and Elsie Gebski. He was the eldest of three children.A graduate of Durfee High School, Fall River,...
Harriet Elizabeth Mccaffrey
Apr 9, 2014
Middletown, RI - Harriet Elizabeth (Perkins) McCaffrey, 94, formerly of Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Grand Islander Center.She was the wife of the late Albert Joseph McCaffrey. Born in Newport, RI on December 5, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Caroline V. (Holanetz) Perkins.Mrs. McCaffrey graduated from Rogers...
Rev. Michael Stafford
Apr 9, 2014
The Reverend Michael Stafford, 82, a monk of Portsmouth Abbey, died Wednesday morning, April 9, 2014, at Mount Saint Rita in Cumberland, where he had been a resident for a couple of years.Father Stafford was born in Minnesota, and joined the monastery of Portsmouth Priory (as it was then called) in 1952. He was ordained a priest in 1958, and...
Mary Victoria Lawton
Apr 8, 2014
Middletown, RI - Mary Victoria (Perry) Dormoy Lawton, 101, formerly of 196 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at St. Clare Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late Roger J. Dormoy and the late Harry Lawton. Born in Portsmouth, RI on July 29, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and...
Dorothy A. Burgess
Apr 6, 2014
Dorothy A. (MacDougall) Burgess, 90, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014 surrounded by her family at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late George J. Burgess.Born in Manhattan, NY on September 6, 1923, she is the daughter of the late John Allen and Mary (Quin) MacDougall.She is survived by her children, her son, and her...
David L. Hallman
Apr 5, 2014
David L. Hallman passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous five year battle with lung cancer. David was born on February 10, 1944. He was the son of Barbara Spooner Hallman and the late David O'Quinn.David graduated from Rogers High School in 1964. After high school he joined the RI National...
Georgiana Pearson
Apr 5, 2014
Middletown, RI - Commander Georgiana Pearson, of Stratham, NH, died April 5, 2014, in Middletown, RI, while a resident of the Forest Farm nursing home. Born on October 29, 1912, Georgiana was the youngest of 4 children. From an early age, Georgiana was involved in service. An avid member of 4-H as a young person, she participated in clothing work,...
Gamil Kamel Hanna
Apr 2, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Gamil K. Hanna, 63, of Portsmouth, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Gamil was born on November 17, 1950, in Cairo, Egypt, to the late Kamel and Afifa (Iskandar) Hanna. He was the loving husband of Ferial (Kamel) Hanna. Gamil served in the Egyptian Army before moving to...
Joanne Marie "Jan" Vienne
Apr 2, 2014
Joanne Marie "Jan" (Gavic) Vienne of Newport passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at home surrounded by her loved ones. She leaves Jean-Michel Vienne, her devoted husband and best friend for nearly forty years. Mrs. Vienne, daughter of the late Harvey M. and Joan M. Gavic of Newport, was born in Portland, ME, on February 3, 1950.She was a...
Alexander Charles Stowe
Apr 2, 2014
Alexander Charles Stowe, 89, of Prudence Island, RI, passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Mr. Stowe was born in Providence RI, the son of Charles and Stasia Chrostowski of Providence, RI. Mr. Stowe enlisted into the Navy at the age of 17 and served as a member of the 8th Special Battalion USNCB fighting in the Aleutian Islands on...
Mildred J. Naspo
Apr 1, 2014
Middletown, RI - Mildred J. (Marone) Naspo, 89, of Middletown, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late George Naspo. Born in Jersey City, NJ on February 24, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ambrose and Maria Marone. Mrs. Naspo was born and raised in North Jersey where she...
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