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Patricia Marion Gatta
Feb 7, 2023
Patricia "Pat, Patsy" Gatta, 83, of Newport, passed away after a brief illness, on February 7 surrounded by her family. Pat lived in New England nearly all her life. She was born on September 8, 1939, in Chelsea, MA, and was one of 10, 6 daughters, and 4 brothers. Pat and her sisters were inseparable until she met John T....
Roger Francis Winiarski
Feb 6, 2023
Roger F. Winiarski, 79, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died on February 6, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Providence. He was the husband of the late Carol (Spinacci) Winiarski. Born in Fall River, MA on January 18, 1944, He was the son of Francis and Louise (Macleod) Winiarski. His family moved to Tiverton in 1953 and Roger attended De La...
Rita S. Adam
Feb 5, 2023
Rita Stephanie Adam was a karate-chopping brown belt, triathlete, Lieutenant Commander, scientist, musician, friend, sister, wife, and mother. She made the best cookies, laughed at the dumbest jokes, talked to every person and bird that stopped to say hello, and always shared her love. She rose through the ranks in the Navy, Academia, Pfizer, and Microsoft Solitaire with equal vigor...
Irene Y. Smith
Feb 5, 2023
Middletown, RI Irene Y. (Sousa) Smith, 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023. She was the wife of the late Raymond Smith. Born in Greenwich Village, NY, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Leite) Sousa. Irene had worked for several area banks. She went on to operate Seastone Gardens Bed and...
Sandra Mary Paul
Feb 3, 2023
Sandra Mary Paul Portsmouth, RI -Sandra Mary Paul, 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died on February 3, 2023, at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Allen "Larry" Paul. Born in Newport, RI on January 14, 1942, She was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Quinn) Pomelek. She was a beloved mother and...
Carol Elizabeth Sherman
Feb 2, 2023
Carol Sherman, 65, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on February 2, 2023. Born in Middletown, Rhode Island on April 13, 1957, She was the daughter of Arthur and Catherine (Gilman) Escallier. Carol enjoyed gardening, art, Tweety Bird, skydiving and her cat, Buster. Carol is survived by her son, Myrus Oliver Jr., of Narragansett; her brother, John Escallier; Grandchild, Myrus Oliver...
Frances B. Carroll
Feb 2, 2023
Frances B. Carroll, 90, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on February 2, 2023, at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Gerald Carroll. Born in Little Compton, RI on January 19, 1933, she was the daughter of Antone and Maria (Alberto) Silvia. Fran was known for her great sense of humor, and was a good story teller. She was...
Dorothea Moniz
Feb 1, 2023
Dorothea Moniz, 95, of Tiverton, RI, died on February 1, 2023. She was the wife of the late James E. Moniz. Born in Fall River, MA on October 19, 1927. She was the daughter of John and Mary (Arruda) Ferreira. Dorothea grew up in Fall River and began work in the mills as a young woman. She married James in...
Rita E. Kinsella
Feb 1, 2023
Rita Elizabeth Kinsella (lovingly known as 'Gram') died peacefully surrounded by her family on February 1, 2023 at the age of 89. She was the beloved wife of the late Martin J. Kinsella ('Pop') also of Middletown, RI, where they made their home together for over fifty years. Gram was born in Trenton, NJ, on December 17, 1933, daughter of...
Carol Pride Lemeshewsky
Jan 31, 2023
Carol Pride Lemeshewsky, 98, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023. She was known for her love, grace, and kindness and epitomized these qualities throughout her life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Carol was born in Norfolk, VA, on March 1, 1924, to U.S. Navy Adm. Alfred M. Pride, and Helen B. Pride (nee Burrell)....
Margaret M. Peckham
Jan 31, 2023
Margaret M. Peckham, 89, of Tiverton, RI, died at home with her family by her side on January 31, 2023. She was the wife of Stanton Peckham. Born in Norwood, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Thompson) O'Donnell. Margaret is survived by her husband, Stan Peckham, her children; Karen (Stanley) Renquin Chin, of Ellicott City,...
Alexandra Levasseur
Jan 30, 2023
Alexandra Levasseur age 79 of Tiverton, RI, beloved mother and wife, passed away peacefully with loved ones surrounding her at Saint Luke's Hospital on January 30, 2023. Alexandra was born on February 18, 1943, in Fall River, MA to Americo and Ophelia Rego. After graduating from Somerset High School in 1960 she worked as a secretary for Louis Hand for...
Patty Lou Griffin
Jan 29, 2023
Patty Lou Griffin Newport, RI -Patty Lou Griffin, 72, of Newport, Rhode Island, died on January 29, 2023. Born in Cherry Grove, WV on September 22, 1950, to Bessie Vandevender. Pat was an amazing woman; she loved life and lived it, as she knew how. She was known for turning a frown upside down because that was "Happy Patty". Those...
Elizabeth "Tippy" Hussey
Jan 29, 2023
Elizabeth M. "Tippy" (Cornell) Hussey, 89, of Middletown, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 29, 2023, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Michael "Mickey" Hussey, who died in June 2022. Their love for each other will forever serve as an inspiration for their entire family. She is survived by two sons, Michael, wife Susan Garvin of Newport,...
Jo Stuehler
Jan 27, 2023
Josephine 'Jo' Stuehler, 92, of Newbury, Massachusetts, formerly of Baltimore, MD and Portsmouth, RI, died on January 27, 2023. She was the wife of the late J. Donald Stuehler. Born as the youngest daughter of 5 children in Clarksburg WV to her Italian parents, she moved to Baltimore during High school. She began her career as a Statistician for the...
Robert 'Eli' Whitney
Jan 26, 2023
Robert 'Eli' Whitney, born in New Rochelle, NY in 1957 to Horace Burton and Marjory Mackay Whitney on May 14 "Eli" has passed on to the next stage in his journey on January 26, 2023. Raised in upstate New York, he graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in 1975 with no honors to mention. He then went on to Maine Maritime...
Colonel Burton C. Quist, Usmc (Ret.)
Jan 25, 2023
Colonel Burton C. Quist, USMC (Ret.), 76, of Middletown, RI, died on January 25, 2023, at his home surrounded by family, after a short and difficult battle with cancer. He was the husband of Catherine (Swallow) Quist. Born in Worcester, MA, on August 7, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Martin) Quist. Raised in West...
Joseph A. Rodericks
Jan 24, 2023
Joseph A. Rodericks, 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, in Newport. He was the beloved husband of the late Jane R. (Roderick) Rodericks Born, in Newport, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (DeMello) Rodericks Gomes. Joe was a carpenter for over 50 years, and a member of the Carpenter's Union Local 94 in Warwick,...
Michael Christ
Jan 24, 2023
Michael Edward Christ, 81, passed away peacefully in his home on January 24, 2023, after a long illness. Born on December 28, 1941, he is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 years, Barbara (Bloom) Christ. Michael was the son of Henry Christ, who in the 1950's, ran Buddy's Garage on Connell Highway in Middletown, where he learned...
Christopher A. Stedford
Jan 23, 2023
Christopher A. Stedford, 61 of Newport, passed away at home on January 23, 2023. He was the husband of Lisa Bailey Stedford. Born in Newport, Chris was the son of the late Oscar and Beverly (Monteiro) Stedford. Chris was a strong man, he was a family man and a fun loving man that had a love for life. He enjoyed...
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