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Clara V. Douglas
Feb 3, 2014
Clara V. Douglas Clara passed on Monday, February 3, 2014 at Village House, Harrison Avenue, Newport, R. I. She was a long time resident of Portsmouth, formerly of Newport. Born on Block Island, April 18, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Harry R. and Amy L. (Netson) Douglas. She was the last surviving of their four children. She...
Kendra Lindsay Bowers
Feb 1, 2014
Fearless, sassy Kendra Lindsay Bowers, 19, died on February first skiing with her family in Vermont.Kendra was a loving, laughing, smiling ray of sunshine to all who knew her. A 2012 graduate of St. George's School, Kendra was influential in changing tradition to create the first ever Senior Prom. She was a vocal and devout environmentalist with a strong and...
Emma Jane Stone
Jan 30, 2014
Smithfield, VA - Emma Jane Stone, 91, of Smithfield, VA, departed this life on January 30, 2014 peacefully at home with her family by her side. Born in Newport, RI on April 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William Madison and Elizabeth James Barfield. Emma was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin E. Stone, of...
Jeannette Coute
Jan 30, 2014
Jeannette Coute, 83, formerly of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Coute.Born in Fall River, MA on March 1, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Mary L. (Guilmette) Janeiro.Mrs. Coute worked as a domestic for various notables to include...
Alain De Leiris
Jan 29, 2014
Alain de Leiris, 91, of Third Beach Road, Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Mary (Virgadamo) de Leiris for 63 years, and the son of the late Robert and Jeanne (Thiboust) Wiener.Mr. de Leiris was born in Paris, France on August 7, 1922. From age 13...
Donald D. Rogers
Jan 28, 2014
Middletown, RI - Donald D. Rogers, 77, of Middletown, died Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 24, 1936, he was the son of the late Joseph and Sylvania (Mendonca) Rogers. He worked at Boulevard Nurseries as a nurseryman retiring after 40 years. He leaves two sisters, Margaret Joyce of Middletown, RI...
Gregory James Chase
Jan 27, 2014
Jamestown, RI - Gregory James Chase, 46, of Jamestown, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at Newport Hospital after a long illness. Born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1967, he was the son of Carol E. (Reynolds) Chase of Charlestown, RI and the late John Rogers Chase. Greg was a graduate of North Kingstown High School where he...
John "Big John" Caminiti
Jan 26, 2014
Middletown, RI - John "Big John" Joseph Caminiti, 63, proprietor of Long Wharf Seafood died, January 26, 2014 of a brief illness at Newport Hospital surrounded by family.John was born July 19, 1950 in Columbus, OH to the late Mr. Carl Louise (Nelk) Caminiti. John moved to Newport at a young age, because his father was in the Navy and...
Thaddeus "Ted" Makuch
Jan 25, 2014
Somerset, MA - Thaddeus Makuch, 84, a 60 year resident of Crestview Avenue in Somerset, and formerly of Fall River, died Saturday, January 25, 2014, at the Evergreen House Health Center. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara Louise (Thomas) Makuch, with whom he spent 56 years of his life. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the...
Lillian A. Flanders
Jan 24, 2014
Portsmouth, - Lillian A. Flanders, 93, of Portsmouth, died at home on Friday, January 24, 2014. She was the wife of the late Gerald Flanders.Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Armando and Rose (Pasqualetti) Ruggeri.Mrs. Flanders was born and raised in Newport on Elm Street and was the youngest sister of nine siblings. She graduated...
Sharon Lee Gerlach
Jan 23, 2014
Middletown, RI - Sharon (Iannucci) Gerlach, 58, of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on January 23, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Jeffrey B. Gerlach for 25 years. Born in Providence, RI, she was the devoted daughter of Frank and Mary (Spinella) Iannucci.Sharon was a graduate of Boston College. For 32 years, Sharon co-owned Portobello Jewelers in Newport, RI with...
Robert E. Silvia
Jan 22, 2014
Robert E. Silvia, 57, of Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence, RI.He was the husband of 16 years to Mary E. (Barnes) Silvia.Born in North Miami Beach, FL on October 27, 1956, he was the son of Miriam J. (Frow) Silvia of Eustis, FL and the late Edward F. Silvia.Bob...
Gary James Bednarski
Jan 21, 2014
Gary J. Bednarski, of Fish Road, Tiverton, RI, died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence.He was the husband of the late Nancy J. (Sudol) Bednarski.Born in Hartford, CT on October 1, 1946, he was the son of the late John and Helen (Karsky) Bednarski.Mr. Bednarski was a parts manager for several area auto...
Pauline Helena Silvia
Jan 21, 2014
Pauline Silvia, age 83, passed away on January 21st, 2014 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. She was born on January 25th, 1930, to the late Anselm J. Silvia and Helena ONeill Silvia. Pauline attended St. Marys School and graduated from St. Catherines Academy in 1947. She was a member of the first graduating class of Salve Regina College...
Alice Bloom
Jan 20, 2014
Alice Bloom, 89, most recently of Middletown, RI, previously of Southbury, CT and forever of Brooklyn, NY passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 and joined her beloved husband Harry, parents and brother.She is the mother of Ellen Kahn of Newport, RI and Susan Sarabasha (Jim Johnson) of Ithaca, NY, grandmother of Matthew Lent (Liz) and great grandmother of their...
Mary Elizabeth (Escobar) Lopes
Jan 17, 2014
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth (Escobar) Lopes, 86, of Newport, a retired bookkeeper died Friday, January 17, 2014, at home with her husband and son by her side.She was the wife of Edmund Joseph Lopes. They were married April 7, 1947, in Jesus Saviour Church.She was the daughter of the late Francisco Silveira Escobar and Rosa daRosa (Tirana) Escobar.She was...
David Arthur Sherman
Jan 16, 2014
MIDDLETOWN - David Arthur Sherman, 71, of Middletown, RI, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 after a brief illness. Born August 14, 1942, he was the son of Edna Holt Sherman and Alton Parker Sherman, Jr.He leaves his wife, Judith Fisher Sherman, his sister Virginia Sherman Russo, and his brother Peter H. Sherman Sr. and his wife Linda Sherman. His...
Norman Frank Cote
Jan 15, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Norman Frank Cote, 85, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Ezara (Peters) Cote. Born in Fall River, MA on March 13, 1928, he was the son of the late Arthur A. and Elsie (Bliss) Cote. Mr. Cote served in the United States Army during...
George Harry Koulouvardis
Jan 15, 2014
George Koulouvardis, 81, Newports last cobbler, dedicated to his family, friends, community and church, passed away on Jan. 15, 2014.George, a lifelong resident of Newport, graduated from Rogers High School in 1950. He then joined the US Navy, where he was proud to serve aboard the USS Coral Sea, one of the Navy's largest aircraft carriers. He did 3 tours...
Paul S. Mcbride
Jan 14, 2014
Paul S. McBride, 89, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Lorraine V. (Ferreira) McBride. They had been happily married for 57 years. He leaves his loving memories to be cherished by his wife, Lorraine, their two sons, Paul S. McBride II and his wife, Susan, from Dunkirk,...
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