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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Raymond J. Cawley

Raymond J. Cawley

Jun 5, 2012

Newport, RI - Raymond "Joe" Cawley, Jr., 73, of 2 Channing Place, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Elisabeth "Betty" (Lawless) Cawley. Born in Newport, RI on May 12, 1939, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Dorothy (Miller) Cawley.Joe grew up in Newport on...

Frances Pinheiro

Frances Pinheiro

Jun 4, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Frances V. (DeMello) Pinheiro, 99, formerly of 80 Eustis Avenue, Newport, died Monday, June 4, 2012 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late George P. Pinheiro. Born in on the family farm at Sachuest Point in Middletown, RI on December 23, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Vieira...

Olga Oliveira Lima

Olga Oliveira Lima

May 31, 2012

Olga Oliveira Lima, 74, of New Bedford, MA, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. She was born in the City of Arrifes, the Island of Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal on May 10, 1938. Olga was employed many years as a seamstress before her retirement. She had a love for gardening, music, and travel where she...

Ethelinda Prescott Groff

Ethelinda Prescott Groff

May 29, 2012

Newport, RI - Ethelinda Prescott (Leary) Groff, 95, of Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Ray Gladding Groff. Born in New York City, NY on December 23, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ethelinda (Prescott) Leary.Mrs. Groff was an artist. Some of her...

Haralambos I. Psilos

Haralambos I. Psilos

May 29, 2012

Haralambos I. Psilos, 86, of Sunset Path, Sudbury, MA, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Lahey Clinic in Sudbury, MA.He was the husband of Anastasia (Mamatsis) Psilos for the past 55 years.Born in Agra, Lesvos, Greece on May 24, 1926, he was the son of the late Ioannis and Melpomeni (Ioakmidis) Psilos.Mr. Psilos was a member of St. Spyridon...

Maurice E. Roberts

Maurice E. Roberts

May 28, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Maurice E. Roberts, 63, of 470 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Martha (Lemieux) Roberts. Born in Fall River, MA on September 16, 1948, he was the son of the late James F. Roberts and M. Kathleen Doyle Weir. He was active...

Louise C.S. Lime

Louise C.S. Lime

May 28, 2012

Louise C.S. Lime, of 150 East Main Street, Bunker Hill, IN, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 in Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Maui, HI on September 28, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Chan Mun Yun and Kyung Chu Nahm. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. As an Air Force wife,...

Christopher M.V. Morgan

Christopher M.V. Morgan

May 28, 2012

Gilmanton, NH - Christopher Michael Vincent Morgan, 25 of Meeting House Road, Gilmanton, NH, died unexpectedly Monday, May 28, 2012 at his home. Born in Newport, RI on December 19, 1986, he was the son of Stephen Vincent Morgan of Keene and Ann Marie (Weinand) Roche of Gilmanton, NH.Christopher was employed by PromoWorks in Retail Marketing. He previously worked at...

Ron Ferguson

Ron Ferguson

May 26, 2012

Middletown, RI - Ronald Paul Ferguson, 55, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Newport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Pierce) Ferguson. Born in Burton, Michigan on February 26, 1957, he was the son of the late Roy and Wanda (Whithuhn) Ferguson. Ron was a veteran of the US Army and most recently worked for...

Robert J. Ferris

Robert J. Ferris

May 26, 2012

Robert J. Ferris, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Emily Alice (Andrade) Ferris.Born in Newport, RI, on September 8, 1933 , he was the son of the late Manuel J. and Lettie Mae (Borden) Ferris.Mr Ferris married his wife in a double wedding ceremony with Emily's brother George...

Bernadette Spicola

Bernadette Spicola

May 25, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - Bernadette Spicola, of Pear Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born in Fall River, MA on May 14, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Pauline (Pietraszek) Rocha.Bernadette was born and raised in Fall River, MA. She graduated with honors with a bachelor's degree...

Amelia Catherine Edward-Corbett

Amelia Catherine Edward-Corbett

May 25, 2012

Amelia Catherine Edward-Corbett, 30 of 916 West Main Road, Middletown, slipped away from her family on Thursday, May 24 at Tufts Medical Center, after a long battle against Hodgkin's lymphoma. Born in Newport December 14, 1981, she was the daughter of John W. Corbett and Susan Edward. Amelia graduated from Middletown High School and The School of the Art Institute...

Dorothy Bernice Gage

Dorothy Bernice Gage

May 24, 2012

Dorothy "Bernice" (Smith) Gage, 91, formerly of Bayview Park, Middletown and Everett Street, Newport, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late John Gage.Born in Newport, RI on February 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen (Holden) Smith.Mrs. Gage worked at General Electric...

Mary A. Leonard `

Mary A. Leonard `

May 23, 2012

Mary A. Leonard, 99, of Newport died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at Newport Hospital.Born on February 25, 1913, in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Arnoldo and Maria (Silvia) Oliveira. She was the wife of the late George Leonard.Mary worked as an assembler for the former General Electric Company, retiring in 1973. She is survived by...

Roger J. Aubin

Roger J. Aubin

May 23, 2012

Roger J. Aubin, 82, husband of Patricia Ann (Murphy) Aubin, and beloved father of six children, died on May 23, 2012, at home in Portsmouth, RI, after a long struggle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A long-time resident of Aquidneck Island - Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth - Aubin was a teacher, administrator, and State Department of Education official.He was born...

James A. Kile

James A. Kile

May 21, 2012

Tiverton, RI - James Albert Kile, 79, of Tiverton, RI, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA with his loving family by his side. He was the husband of 48 yrs. of Bette-Ann Kile. Born in Berwick, PA on February 15, 1933, Jim was the son of the late John Wesley and Carrie (Hemmig) Kile....

Robert C. Sullivan

Robert C. Sullivan

May 21, 2012

Robert Cornelius Sullivan, 94, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on Monday, May 21, 2012. He was the husband of Winifred T. (Smith) Sullivan. Born in Newport, RI on September 13, 1917, he was the son of the late Cornelius S. Sullivan Ret. Newport Police Sergeant and Annie (Shine) Sullivan.Robert was raised on Thurston Avenue in Newport and attended...

Mary L. Keough

Mary L. Keough

May 20, 2012

Mary Loretta Keough, 98, of 27 Whitwell Ave, Newport, RI, formerly of Long Island, NY and Middletown, RI, died Sunday, May 20 at home. She was the wife of the late Francis S. Keough.Mary was born in Brooklyn, NY on May 28, 1913. She enjoyed her time in the United Congregational Church in Middletown, as well as many days with...

Carol Susan George

Carol Susan George

May 20, 2012

Carol Susan Wilson George,63, of Jacksonville, FL, formerly of Newport, RI, died Sunday May 20, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her family and her best friend of 55 years, Elaine Hurt.Born in Savannah, GA, October 24, 1948, she grew up in Newport, RI and was the daughter of the late Reginald A....

George D. "Dave" Crockett

George D. "Dave" Crockett

May 18, 2012

Portsmouth, RI - George D. "Dave" Crockett, 80, of Portsmouth, RI, died the day after his 80th birthday, Friday, May 18, 2012 after battling a long illness at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Susan G. (Gordner) Crockett. Born in Santa Fe, NM on May 17, 1932, he was the son of the late George H....

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