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Arthur Jeremiah Potts
Dec 3, 2012
Arthur Jeremiah "Jerry" Potts, 73, of Middletown died Monday, December 3, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Mary (Bruner) Potts.Mr. Potts was born on January 11, 1939 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Arthur and Eileen (Stuart) Potts. Mr. Potts served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He...
Susan A. Doyle
Dec 1, 2012
Susan A. (Harrington) Doyle, 59, of Newport, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Newport Hospital with her family at her side.Born July 14, 1953 in Lewiston, ME, she was the daughter of the Eleanor M. (Footman) Harrington of Portsmouth and the late John A. Harrington. Besides her mother she leaves her children Stacy S. Jacob and her husband Chris of...
William Earl Tuttle
Nov 29, 2012
William E. Bill Tuttle, Jr., 64, of Middletown, died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Newport, RI on February 13, 1948, he was the son of the late William E. and Grace L. (Flanders) Tuttle. Bill was a US Air Force veteran and was employed with the Newport Housing Authority before retiring. He was...
John Benjamin Smith
Nov 27, 2012
John Benjamin Smith, 90, of Newport died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Edith G. (Braman) Smith and Theresa (Watson) Cook Smith.Born on November 15, 1922 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John Benjamin and Gladys (Weaver) Smith. Mr. Smith served in the United States Army Air Corp as...
Dr. Robert S. Lazar
Nov 24, 2012
Dr. Robert S Lazar, age 69, of Middletown, RI and North Fort Meyers, FL died Saturday, November 24, 2012. Mr. Lazar was born January 1, 1943 in Newport, RI. He was the beloved husband of Cheryl Ekstrom Lazar and the son of the late Peter and Helen Lazar. Dr. Lazar was a graduate of Rogers High School, received his Bachelor's...
Francis John Parente
Nov 23, 2012
Francis John Parente, Sr., age 85, of Middletown and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died Friday, November 23, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Mr. Parente was born May 11, 1927 in Providence, RI. He is the son of the late Dr. Angelo and the late Mary (Bennett) Parente. He was an active member of the Providence College Alumni...
Elaine Novanna Lewis
Nov 22, 2012
Elaine Novanna Lewis, 75 of Middletown, Rhode Island, was called home to heaven on Thursday, November 22, 2012.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Community Baptist Church, Newport, Rhode Island, Rev. Dr. Vincent L. Thompson, Jr. Pastor/Teacher will be officiating. Elaine was born in Newport, Rhode Island on February 16, 1937. She...
Phyllis E. Younger Dukes
Nov 22, 2012
Phyllis Younger Dukes, age 82 of Newport, RI, passed away at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport. Phyllis was born June 7, 1930 in Westwood, MA, the daughter of the late James H.W. and the late Florence (Barstow) Jenner, and sister of Lois Jenner of Duxbury, MA.Phyllis grew up in Westwood and Duxbury, MA, graduating from the Duxbury High School in...
Ellen Victoria Gorski
Nov 22, 2012
Ellen V. Gorski, 102, of Newport RI died November 22, 2012 at Sakonnet Manor in Tiverton. Born June 4, 1910 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Stella (Janicki) Gorski. She was a graduate of Rogers High School in 1929. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in education and taught in the...
Isabelle M. Bailey
Nov 20, 2012
Isabelle M. "Bella" (Gardella) Bailey, 78, of Middletown died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She is the wife of William S. Bailey Jr. of Middletown. Born August 15, 1934 in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Delia (Sasner) Gardella. Mrs. Bailey grew up in Haverhill and attended Westbrook College...
William A. Dunn, Sr
Nov 18, 2012
William Aloysius Dunn, age 88, of Portsmouth died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. Mr. Dunn was born June 25, 1924, in Providence, RI. He is the son of the late William A. and the late Gertrude (Breher) Dunn. He was married to Margaret (Crosson) Dunn for 61 years. Mr. Dunn received his Bachelors...
Ronald Michael Heup
Nov 18, 2012
Ronald Michael Heup, 58, of Newport died Sunday, November 18, 2012 at home.Ron was born April 25, 1954 in Muskegon, MI. He is the son of the late Jerome Heup. Ronald worked for Looking Upwards. He was a member of Church Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints and enjoyed traveling, shopping and walking.He leaves his mother Lillian Curt and step father...
Annabelle Coofer
Nov 17, 2012
Annabelle Lee (Johnson) Coofer, 82, of Newport, RI, passed away at the Forest Farm Nursing Home in Middletown, RI on Saturday, November 17, 2012.Annabelle was born on May 27, 1930 in Newport, RI, the daughter of the late Marjorie (Yates) Johnson and Leroy Johnson. She was married to the late Frank Coofer, Jr. for 52 years. She graduated from Rogers...
Alfred Charles Leis
Nov 14, 2012
Alfred C. Leis, Capt. US Navy (Ret.), 84, of Tiverton, RI, died on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Geraldine V. (Camara) Dias Leis Born in Long Island NY on January 30, 1928, he was the son of the late Quartermaster Chief, Herman Leis and Erna Michel Leis.Captain Leis...
Frances Cambra
Nov 12, 2012
Frances C. Cambra of Middletown passed away peacefully on Monday, November 12, 2012 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown, RI.Frances was born May 5, 1923 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Fitzgerald Flannery.Upon graduation from Rogers High School in 1941, she became employed at the Naval Torpedo Station on Goat Island....
Edward Joseph Walsh Jr
Nov 12, 2012
Edward Joseph Walsh, Jr., 91, of Newport, RI died on Monday, November 12, 2012 at John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Norma C. (Kelly) Walsh.Born May 3, 1921 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Edward J. Walsh, Sr. and Mary Edith (Manning) Walsh.Mr. Walsh served in the...
Dennis Sapp
Nov 12, 2012
Dennis A. Sapp, 55, of Newport died Monday, November 12, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Nancy (Norman) Sapp.Born June 21, 1957 in Groton, CT, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary E. (Coffey) Sapp. Mr. Sapp worked as a boiler operator at the Newport Naval Station for 18 years.Besides his wife...
A. Curtis Lafrance
Nov 11, 2012
Asa Curtis LaFrance, age 99, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Blenheim in Middletown, RI. Mr. LaFrance moved to Newport in 1977 from Elmira, NY when he retired from his family's legacy fire truck manufacturing and export business. He was married to the late Barbara Blake LaFrance. He is survived by two daughters, Karen Ruth...
Carolyn Marie Greene
Nov 9, 2012
Carolyn Marie Greene, age 70, of Portsmouth died Friday, November 9, 2012 at home in Portsmouth. Ms. Greene was born April 12, 1942 in Watertown, NY. She is the daughter of the late Leslie and the late Eva (Cross) Ackerman. She worked as a housekeeper on the Navy Base in Newport for many years. She is survived by her daughter...
Marie A. Vonderfecht
Nov 9, 2012
Marie A. (Spero) VonDerfecht, age 90, of Bliss Mine Road, Newport died Friday, November 9, 2012 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Marie was born March 1, 1922 in Newport, RI and is the daughter of the late Marcus and Rose (Pinto) Spero of Hall Avenue, Newport and San Fele, Italy. She was married to David L. VonDerfecht for 64...
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