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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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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.)
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
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
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...
Orinda Jayne Sherman
May 10, 2022
Orinda J. Sherman passed away peacefully on May 10th, 2022. Ms. Sherman was the daughter of the late Marion Fowler Sherman and Henry Sherman. Orinda retired from the Bank of Newport after over thirty years of service. Orinda was also a lifelong parishioner of the St. Mary's Episcopal Church. She was a member of the church choir and had a...
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,...
Diane (Weaver) Reeve
May 8, 2022
Diane (Weaver) Reeve, 79, of Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away on May 8, 2022 in Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles Reeve. Diane is survived by her children Mary E. Reeve, and her husband Michael Hebert of Wakefield, Shaun Reeve, and his wife Suzanne of Portsmouth and Kelly B. Furtado, and her husband Wilson of Bristol....
Gaby Juergens
May 8, 2022
Gaby Juergens, a former military spouse, daughter of a Veteran, and CEO and founder of Homefront Girl, died on May 8th, 2022, peacefully at her home surrounded by her dear friends and son after a courageous seven-year battle with cancer. Gaby was an artist, author, designer, podcast host, extraordinary cook, devoted lover of the sea, and above all the beloved...
Nancy J Beverly
May 8, 2022
Nancy J. Riley Beverly, 82, a native Newporter, was born August 2, 1939 and entered eternal life on May 8, 2022 surrounded by her family. Nancy was born, August 2, 1939, to Howard and Anna (Maroney) Riley. Nancy graduated from St. Catherine Academy in 1958 where she was active in sports, particularly, basketball. Following, Nancy studied at Katherine Gibbs secretarial...
Cwo-2 Alton B. Lecroy, Usn, (Ret.)
May 8, 2022
CWO-2 Alton B. LeCroy, USN, (Ret.), 90, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2022 in the John Clarke Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Jeanette (Cox) LeCroy for 33 years. Alton was born on May 18, 1931 in Hartwell, GA, to the late Charles and Vesta (Fleming) LeCroy. He grew up there on...
Marie E. Lombardo
May 7, 2022
Marie E. Lombardo, age 76, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 7, 2022 at her home. She was the wife of the late Francis E. Lombardo, USN (Ret). Marie was born in Brooklyn, NY to Leon and Hilda Correia. She grew up in Brooklyn and moved to Rhode Island when her husband was stationed at the Newport Naval...
Georgette Bolant Jestings
May 6, 2022
Georgette Bolant Jestings, 94, of 80 Renfrew Ave, Middletown, RI, beloved wife of the late Charles S. Jestings, Jr., died May 6, 2022, at her home with her family at her side. She was the daughter of the late Georges and Andrée (David) Bolant, born 9 October 1927 in Belleville, Paris. She was married to the late Charles S. Jestings,...
Nicole C. Coite
May 6, 2022
Nicole C. Coite, 62, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home on May 6, 2022. She was the wife of Dennis W. Coite for 50 years. Nicole was born in Nice, France, to Edwin and Andrée (Trahan) Reigert. She grew up in Newport, and attended Thompson Middle School, where she met Dennis, the love of her life. Nicole worked...
Jimmy A. Rodrigues
May 5, 2022
Jimmy A. Rodrigues, 70 of Portsmouth, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022 in Providence. He was the fiancé of Carlene Davis. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Antone and Mary (Mare) Rodrigues. James worked as a self-employed Master Electrician for many years. He was a member of the Middletown F.O.P.A. and enjoyed vacations in Aruba. Besides...
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