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Alice Elizabeth Jones
Sep 27, 2021
Mrs. Alice Jones, age 85, of Middletown, passed away on September 27, 2021. Alice was born in Lowell, MA to Charles and Jenny (Lomax) Bowden. Mrs. Jones was a 1957 graduate of the Lowell State Teachers College, now known as Lowell University. She continued her education with graduate courses at the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. Mrs....
Aletha Sarah Taber Crawley
Sep 25, 2021
Aletha Sarah Taber Crawley, 46, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on September 25, 2021, in the Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Walter G. Crawley. Aletha was born in Fall River, MA, to John and Lorraine (D'Orlando) Taber. Aletha was an avid reader. She loved comic books, and she even made her own character...
Dante Occhi
Sep 25, 2021
Dante Occhi, 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on September 25, 2021. Dante was born in Mariano, Italy to Albino and Albina (Ricci) Occhi. The youngest of three sons. He was the husband of the late Maria (Maestri) Occhi. Dante arrived in the United States in 1949 a trip that he would make numerous times over his lifetime. He graduated...
Eric Robert Hjalmar Mortenson Jr.
Sep 25, 2021
Eric R. Mortenson, Jr. April 1933 - September 2021 Eric Robert Hjalmar Mortenson Jr., 88, of Warren, RI, passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on September 25, 2021 at HopeHealth Hospice Inpatient Center. Eric was born in Providence to Eric and Dora (Burke) Mortenson. He was the husband of the late Sally (Hill) Mortenson - "the love of...
Jill Elizabeth Urban
Sep 25, 2021
Jill Elizabeth Urban, 76, passed peacefully in the arms of her beloved husband Kenneth Urban on September 25, 2021. Jill was born in Edina, Minnesota, the oldest of eight children, to the late Janet Elizabeth Ryan and Paul J. Heinrich. Jill graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967, and soon thereafter headed east to find and sail the finest...
Paul D Popple
Sep 24, 2021
Paul D. Popple, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on September 24, 2021, in the Grand Islander Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Lucille "Lucy" (Howes) Popple. Paul was born in Newport to the late W. Earl and Louise (Springer) Popple. For 35 years, Paul and Lucy owned and operated Popple's Venetian Blinds. Paul was a...
John Gregory Danenberg
Sep 24, 2021
John Gregory Danenberg, 69, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on September 24, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. John was born in Grand Rapids, MI to James and Winifred (Otto) Danenberg. He was the husband of Basia (Barbara) (Maciulewska) Danenberg. John was a gifted and gentle man who enjoyed entertaining everyone around him with jokes and stories. He was...
Caroline Patricia Zimmel
Sep 24, 2021
Caroline Our Sweet Caroline was born Caroline Patricia (Caron) Zimmel on February 7, 1965, at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to Patricia Eileen (McPhillips) Caron and Rene Victor Caron. She spent her childhood in Pawtucket in the "big yellow house" on Crescent Road attending Potters and Goff schools and graduating from Tolman High School in 1983. Throughout her...
Roger Leonard Buck, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Sep 23, 2021
ROGER L. BUCK Captain, U.S. Navy (Retired) November 19, 1927 - September 23, 2021 Roger Leonard Buck was born November 19, 1927, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, to Ralph A. and Fannie E. Buck. Valedictorian of the Class of 1945 at Mansfield High School, Buck attended Boston University before being admitted to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Midshipman Buck played...
John Patrick Canavan
Sep 20, 2021
John Patrick Canavan, 65, of Middletown and Newport's Fifth Ward, passed on to that elusive "best" fishing spot in the sky, unexpectedly on Saturday, September 20, 2021. An avid sports fisherman, John could often be found around the Ocean Drive in search of "just one more striper." Born in Newport during a brutal St. Patrick's Day snowstorm, his mother was...
Carolyn Jane Reid
Sep 20, 2021
Carolyn Jane Reid, 83, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on September 20, 2021 at Charlton Memorial Hospital. Carolyn was born in Providence to Chester and Anna (Richard) Strumski. Carolyn is survived by her daughter Michelle Reid, of Tiverton, 3 grandchildren Allison Reid, Nathan Reid, Molly Reid-Caruolo and one great-grandson Aiden Reid and her niece Rebecca Lambert. In addition to...
Anthony Carl Ponte
Sep 17, 2021
Anthony Ponte, age 92, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on September 17, 2021. Anthony was born in Bristol, RI to Manuel and Mary (Sousa) Ponte. Anthony married Joan Reilly of Newport on October 2, 1954. Anthony spent 13 months in the Korean War. He arrived in Wonsan, Korea in November of 1950, and left Korea as the last battalion...
Arthur Bennett Shattuck
Sep 16, 2021
Arthur Bennet Shattuck, 81, of Newport RI, passed away in his home surrounded by family on September 16, 2021. Arthur is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and has an MBA from University of Hartford. His career was in the burgeoning field of computers working for companies such as Sperry, IBM, The Hartford Courant, Lucent,...
Richard B. Kyle
Sep 15, 2021
Richard B. Kyle, 81, of Newport, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family, Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Married for 57 years, he was the husband of Joan L. (DeQuattro) Kyle. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Farolin (Jackman) Kyle. Richard attended Rogers High School and went on to join the Air...
Anne S. Gadoury
Sep 13, 2021
Anne S. Gadoury, age 89, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on September 13, 2021 at Newport Hospital. Anne was born at home in Newport as the 13th child of 15 to Henry and Catherine (O'Neil) Cox. A lifelong island resident, she was a proud Newporter and worked hard to care for her family. She was well known as a...
John Richard Davidson
Sep 12, 2021
John R. Davidson, 94, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness. John was born in Albion, New York on July 25, 1927 to Clarence and Harriet (Chamberlain) Davidson. After serving in the US Army (1946-1949), John went to work for IBM in Binghamton, New York and Providence, Rhode Island. He...
Marie Josephine Catuogno
Sep 11, 2021
Marie Josephine (Donatelli) Catuogno passed away on September 11, 2021. She was born in Providence, RI on December 2, 1929. She is predeceased by her parents, Tommaso and Berenice Donatelli. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Dr. Anthony Catuogno, and her five daughters, Lisa Marie and her husband, Carl Clark; Paula and her husband, Thomas Morra; Susan...
Brian James Kinsella Sr.
Sep 11, 2021
Brian James Kinsella, Sr., 62, of Fort Pierce, FL, and formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on September 11, 2021. He was the loving husband of Julia (Thompson) Kinsella of Fort Pierce, FL, and also formerly Portsmouth, RI. Brian was born in Chula Vista, CA, on September 14, 1958, son of Marty and Rita Kinsella, both of Middletown, RI....
Florence Seibert
Sep 10, 2021
Florence E (Adams) Seibert, age 91, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 10, 2021, at St. Clare Nursing Home in Newport, RI. She is survived by her husband Joseph H. Seibert, age 99. They were married for 70 wonderful years. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Florence (Kiesel) Adams...
Esther Lascaris Viveiros
Sep 10, 2021
Esther Lascaris Viveiros of Newport, RI passed away in her sleep on September 10, 2021. Born on January 8, 1928 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frank Lascaris and Irene Morris Lascaris. She was happily married to the late Roland Viveiros. She was the sister of the late Anthony Lascaris and Bessie Lascaris Hampilos of Lancaster,...
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