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Marie Lourdes (Dasilva) Leduc
May 4, 2022
Our angel on earth passed in peace the fourth of May 2022. Marie Lourdes {DaSilva} Leduc lived seventy-three beautiful years. Marie will be missed dearly by all those that she has left behind. Our hearts are so broken by this unexpected loss. She was one of a kind and to be loved by her was to be truly blessed. She...
Reginaldo V Angeles
May 3, 2022
Reginaldo V. Angeles "Regie," 85, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on May 3, 2022, at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the son to the late Daniel and Gliceria (Valentin) Angeles. He was born in Manilla Philippines on February 18, 1937, where he was raised before joining the United States Navy. Regie served in the United States Navy for 20...
John Edward Beese
May 3, 2022
John E. Beese Jr, 89, passed away peacefully on May 3,2022. John was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, on January 12, 1933, to the late Louetta (Helke) and John E Beese. John was proud of the three years he served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. After the Marine Corps John worked at Raytheon for a couple...
Christopher J. O'Donnell
May 2, 2022
Christopher J. O'Donnell, 46, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away after battling an illness on May 2, 2022, in Newport Hospital. Christopher was born in Fall River, MA, to James and Barbara (Papineau) O'Donnell. He grew up in Tiverton, and graduated from Tiverton High School. He attended St. Christopher's Church. Chris was a skilled carpenter, his career in construction and...
Roberta A. Franklin
May 1, 2022
Roberta A. Franklin, 92, a native Newporter, passed away on May 1, 2022, in Newport Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late QMCM Byron E. Franklin, USN, (Ret.), for 63 years. Roberta was born in Newport, to the late Einar and Agnes (Hume) Johnsen. She grew up in Newport and was a lifelong parishioner of Emmanuel Church. Roberta...
Katherine M Mikolite
May 1, 2022
Katherine M. (Brown) Mikolite, 101, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on May 1, 2022, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was married to the late Frederick Mikolite for fifty-five years. Katherine was born May 21, 1920, in Lyons, NY, to the late Clarence and Julia (Hoetellar) Brown. She grew up there, marrying Fred following her high school graduation....
George Mcgaw
Apr 28, 2022
George Edward McGaw, 90, of Portsmouth, R.I. died Thursday, April 28, at his home at the Hummocks. Born in Fall River, Nov. 18, 1931, to George and Olive (Touhey) McGaw, he lived in Fall River in his youth and graduated from BMC Durfee High School. He was a 1955 graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College (now known as Fitchburg University) with...
Russell J. Dufault
Apr 27, 2022
Russell J. Dufault, Jr., age 58, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 27, 2022. Russell was born in Pawtucket, RI to Russell Dufault and Gertrude Dufault. Russell is survived by his mother, Gertrude Dufault of Portsmouth, his siblings, Rev. Karen E. Dufault and her wife of Middletown, and Glenn P. Dufault and his wife of Middletown. He will...
Angela Patricia Thorpe
Apr 24, 2022
Angela Patricia Thorpe, 98, of Pine Point Villas, Boynton Beach, Florida, died on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her beloved nieces and friends. Angela was a longtime resident of Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of the late Edmund Joseph William Thorpe. The two were married on November 11, 1958 and enjoyed 42 years of marriage...
Margaret Rita Spero
Apr 24, 2022
Margaret "Rita" Spero, 96, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 24, 2022. Rita was born on May 7, 1925, and was raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter of Joseph and Bridget Healey. Despite losing her father at a very young age, Rita, her sisters Pinky and Toni and her brother Joe had wonderful...
Gary M Ibbotson
Apr 24, 2022
Gary M. Ibbotson, age 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 24, 2022 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Ft. Myers, FL. He was the husband of Rebecca (Cusa) Ibbotson. Gary was born in Fall River to the late Robert and Winifred (Sheehan) Ibbotson. He lived in Middletown for many years and has been a Portsmouth resident since...
Betty Ann Jakubiak
Apr 23, 2022
Betty Ann (Causey) Jakubiak, 91, of Portsmouth, passed away on April 23, 2022, in Newport Hospital with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Stanley J. Jakubiak. Born in Anniston, AL, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bertie (Alred) Causey. She spent most of her life taking care of her family. Betty...
Paul Lionel Lapointe
Apr 23, 2022
With courage, determination and dignity, Paul Lionel Lapointe, 72, fought a three-year battle with A.L.S., finally succumbing to the disease on April 23, 2022 at home with his family by his side. Paul was the husband of Linda (Ferreira) Lapointe, his high school sweetheart. They were married for 52 years. Paul was born January 26, 1950 in Fall River, MA...
Franklin Clay Wilbur
Apr 22, 2022
Franklin Clay Wilbur, 81, of Middletown RI passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022. Born in Portsmouth RI and a lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island. He was the son of the late Franklin Wilbur and Virginia Sherman Wilbur. Frank is survived by his wife Jane (Cardoza) Wilbur of Middletown and his three children C Bruce Wilbur and his wife Ellen...
Mary Anne Best
Apr 18, 2022
Mary Anne (MacDonald) Best of Portsmouth entered into eternal rest at her home surrounded by family on April 18, 2022 at the age of 83 after a short battle with cancer. Mary Anne was born October 26, 1938 in a house on Weaver Ave in Newport, RI to the late Joseph F. and Catherine A. (Campbell) MacDonald. She attended school...
Alice R. Coffey
Apr 16, 2022
Alice R. Coffey passed away April 16, 2022, peacefully with her daughter Maureen by her side. She was born on October 30,1937, in Stafford Springs, CT. She was the daughter of Delmore L. Rounds and Mary (Cambio) Rounds, the youngest of seven children. Alice graduated from Stafford High School in 1955 and moved to Newport in 1962. She was a...
Virginia Newton
Apr 16, 2022
Ms. Virginia (Ellis) Newton, age 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Ginny, as she was known to all, was born in Providence, RI to the late Wendell and Irene (Seippel) Ellis. Ginny worked for nearly 30 years at the Navy Exchange in accounting and human resources. It was here she made many...
Charles J Rodrigues
Apr 15, 2022
Charles J Rodrigues, 83, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on April 15, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Marcia (McCaull) Rodrigues. Chuck was born in Fall River, MA to Gil Rodrigues and Evelyn (Jesse) Rodrigues. He grew up in Fall River and Cambridge, MA. He joined the Navy and later settled in Tiverton....
Patricia Rene Ims
Apr 13, 2022
Patricia Rene' Ims, 66 of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on April 13, 2022 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was the wife of Jerry Ims. Rene' was born in San Gabriel, CA before she moved to RI where she lived out her life on Aquidneck Island. In 1998 she graduated from Roger Williams University at the age of 43 with...
Elsie L. Hopper
Apr 13, 2022
Elsie L. (Silvia) Hopper, 94, of Springfield, OR died on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 in Santa Rosa, CA. She was the wife of the late "Bud" Vernon A. Hopper. Born on January 8, 1928 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Mary M. (Perreira) Silvia. Elsie was a graduate of the Newport Hospital Nursing...
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