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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

James Patrick Hartley

James Patrick Hartley

May 30, 2022

James Patrick Hartley, 77, of Little Compton, RI passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022 after spending his last five days surrounded by family and friends. Born in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late James Patrick Hartley and Anne Marie (Hurley) Hartley. Jamie, as he was widely known, was the older brother of Patsy and Noreen. His...

Patricia Anne Bowen

Patricia Anne Bowen

May 30, 2022

Patricia Anne Bowen, 80, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022. Patricia was born on August 19, 1941 in Derry, New Hampshire. Patricia was a very kind woman and loved her family. She had the sweetest laugh and could brighten up the whole room. Patricia was very strong, raised 7 children all on her own. She would do anything for...

Thomas A. Dyman

Thomas A. Dyman

May 30, 2022

Thomas A. Dyman, 80, of Newport, RI, passed away on May 30, 2022, in the John Clarke Nursing Center, surrounded by family and his devoted wife. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Peters) Dyman for 58 years. Thomas was born in Newport, to the late John and Catherine (Kolassa) Dyman. He grew up in Newport, and graduated Summa Cum...

Raye L. H. Fucito

Raye L. H. Fucito

May 30, 2022

Raye L. H. Fucito, at 71 years old residing in Middletown, RI, after battling cancer for nearly two years has passed peacefully on May 30th, 2022. Raye was born in Glen Cove, New York, on October 6th, 1950, to Raymond C. Hansen and Millicent O'Toole Hansen. She grew up with her brother, Karl A. Hansen. She graduated from North Shore...

Roy H. Smith

Roy H. Smith

May 30, 2022

Roy Smith, age 91, of Forest Farm Assisted Living Facility, Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 30, 2022, with his family by his side. Roy was born in Newport, RI to the late Elizabeth and Roy H. Smith. He was the loving husband of Carol Garrison Smith for seventy years. Roy graduated from Rogers High School in 1949 and...

John J. Mckenna

John J. Mckenna

May 28, 2022

John J. McKenna, age 84, of Portsmouth RI, passed away surrounded by his family on May 28,2022. He was born and raised in Newport, RI to John James and Julia Frances McKenna. He graduated from DeLaSalle Academy and Salve Regina University. He served in the U.S. Air Force and then returned to Newport and worked at the Public Works Department...

David Englund Steele

David Englund Steele

May 28, 2022

David Englund Steele, 79, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 28, 2022, at home. He was married to Jane (Edward) Steele for 52 years. They were constant companions, doing everything together. David was born on May 3, 1943, in Fall River, MA, to the late Harry and Svea (Englund) Steele. He was a graduate of Rogers High School,...

Lorraine V. Carr

Lorraine V. Carr

May 26, 2022

Lorraine Vivian (Kenny) Carr passed away peacefully, at home, surrounded by her family as she always had wished, on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 31, 1927, to the late Francis H. Kenny and Beatrice (Mackey) Kenny, Lorraine lived out a life full of family, friendship, and community in Portsmouth. She married Chester E. Carr...

Earle Copeland Stubbs

Earle Copeland Stubbs

May 23, 2022

Earle "Stubby" Stubbs, passed away on Sunday at home. The son of Alan and Shirley Stubbs, Stubby was born and raised in Springfield, VT. He attended Kimball Union before graduating from Springfield High School. He then went on to Wentworth Technical Institute before receiving his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Stubby was drafted by the Army and...

Julianna Frances Anderson

Julianna Frances Anderson

May 23, 2022

Our Loving and devoted Mother Julianna "Ski" Frances Anderson, Age 89, of 11 Appleby Street, Newport, RI, passed away at home on Monday, May 23, 2022, from complications relating to Alzheimer's Disease. She was born on February 8, 1933, in Newport, RI. She was preceded in death by her spouse, David "Andy" Anderson, Jr. in 2008. Ski was the daughter...

Tia Grietje Scigulinsky

Tia Grietje Scigulinsky

May 22, 2022

Tia Scigulinsky of Portsmouth RI died 22 May 2022 in Newport Hospital. She was born Grietje Jantina Kenau Nieuwenhuis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 3 October 1942 during the Nazi occupation. In 1954 her family immigrated to Seattle and when she became a citizen, she chose the name Tia. Graduating from Garfield High, the most successfully integrated school in the...

Edward J. Souza

Edward J. Souza

May 21, 2022

Edward J. Souza, 88, of Portsmouth, passed away at home on May 21, 2022. He was the husband of M. Genevieve (Paz) Souza Born in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (Alvernes) Souza. Ed, served in the Army and went on to work with his late brother Buddy, at Souza's Chevrolet Sales and Service in...

Lorraine Irene Peckham

Lorraine Irene Peckham

May 21, 2022

Mrs. Lorraine Peckham, age 66, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 21, 2022. Lorraine was born in New Bedford, MA to Leo and Beatrice (Lapointe) Deschenes. Lorraine married Charles Peckham Jr. on September 6, 1975 in St. Mary's Church in Newport RI, where they attended mass regularly. She was an amazing wife, mother, and grandmother who loved her...

Arthur Curtis Berggren

Arthur Curtis Berggren

May 21, 2022

Arthur Curtis Berggren, 91, of Naples, FL, formerly of Middletown, RI, died on May 21, 2022, in the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit in Naples. He was the husband of the late Jeanne E. (Hayden) Berggren. Born on February 4, 1931, in Tewksbury, MA, he was the son of the late Henry C. and Elsie (Lindgren) Berggren. Mr. Berggren served in...

Doris Boiani

Doris Boiani

May 16, 2022

Mrs. Doris Boiani, age 98, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 16, 2022. Doris was born in Newport, RI to August and Elvira (Briscoli) Ciavarini. Doris was the wife of Leo Boiani for 70 years. A loving mother and homemaker, her family was her passion. Doris was a remarkable cook and enjoyed preparing Italian meals for her family....

Jean-Michel Raymond Andre Vienne

Jean-Michel Raymond Andre Vienne

May 14, 2022

Jean-Michel Raymond Andre Vienne, 73, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 14, 2022 surrounded by his 3 children. He was the husband of the late Joanne Marie Vienne. Jean-Michel was born December 6, 1948 in Philippeville, Algeria, to Andre and Raymonde (Payen) Vienne. He grew up in Provence, in the south of France, the oldest of six children,...

Captain Charles W. Jauss, Usn, (Ret.)

Captain Charles W. Jauss, Usn, (Ret.)

May 13, 2022

Captain Charles Walter Jauss, USN, (Ret.), 88, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 13, 2022, in the St. Clare Home in Newport. He was the husband of Helen (Andrews) Jauss for 58 years. Captain Jauss was born and raised in Chicago, IL, to the late William and Marie (Walter) Jauss. Captain Jauss enlisted in the U.S. Navy in...

Raphael Leon Sweeney

Raphael Leon Sweeney

May 13, 2022

Raphael Sweeney, age 54, of Narragansett, died on May 13, 2022, when he ended his battle with mental illness and went to be with Jesus. Raphael was born in Cincinnati, OH to Bronson and Judith Sweeney. He grew up all over the country in a Marine Corps family and as a young man, loved to surf. He spent many early...

Rachel Amy Johnson

Rachel Amy Johnson

May 11, 2022

Ms. Rachel Amy Johnson, age 53, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully surrounded by her sisters on May 11, 2022, after a courageous struggle with cancer. Rachel was born in Newport, RI on January 15, 1969, to Clifford Johnson IV and the late Dianne Lesueur Johnson. After graduating from Rogers High School in Newport, RI in 1987, she went...

Dr. James E. Kraeger, Ph.D.

Dr. James E. Kraeger, Ph.D.

May 10, 2022

James Emerson Kraeger, Ph.D., of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on May 10, 2022 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Rosemarie (Capitano) Kraeger. James, "Doc," was born in Saint Louis, Missouri and attended Saint Louis University High School, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Louis University. He received a Ph.D. at Fordham University in Bronx,...

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