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John Manuel Paixao
Jan 20, 2021
John M. Paixao, 69, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on January 20, 2021. John was born on Madeira Island, Portugal, to his late parents Antonio Teixiera Paixao and Maria Belmira Goncalves Paixao. John was married to Ariete (Xavier) Paixao for 37 years. John was an employee of the City of Newport for over...
Donald L. Mosher
Jan 20, 2021
Donald L Mosher Sr. 89, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital after a brief battle. His body was tired but his spirit never failed. "MOE" was a native Newporter. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island to Erford L Mosher and Cornelia M (Hull) Mosher on September 5th 1931 during the Great Depression. He was one of thirteen children; Erford...
Rita P. Petropoulos
Jan 19, 2021
Rita Petropoulos, 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on January 19, 2021. Rita was born, November 5, 1937, in Newport, RI to Frank and Madeline (Garlock) Devol. She was married to the late Harold C. Petropoulos. Rita graduated from St. Augustin's School and St. Catherine Academy, Class of 1955. She was a long-time member of Wanumetonomy Golf and...
William A. Hanlon
Jan 18, 2021
Mr. William A. Hanlon, 84, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18, 2021; he passed away at the Newport Hospital, in Newport, RI. William was born on August 7, 1936, in Providence, RI to Bernard Hanlon and Alice (Fournier) Hanlon. William is survived by his devoted and beloved wife of 62 years,...
Margaret Hawes Stapleton
Jan 18, 2021
Margaret "Margo" (Hawes) Stapleton, age 74, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2021. She was the wife of the late George David Stapleton III. Margo was born in Annapolis, MD to Capt. George Mason Hawes II and Margaret Garnett "Garnie" (Basinger) Hawes. Margo was very proud to dedicate her time to a number of local organizations, included as the Colonial...
James Dexter Wilkinson
Jan 17, 2021
James D. Wilkinson, 78, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 17, 2021 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence from complications due to COVID19. James was born, April 20, 1942, in Newport, RI to late Henry and Ruth Wilkinson. James was married to the love of his life, Barbara (Canard) Wilkinson for 58 years. Jim was a member...
Thomas Walter Koster
Jan 15, 2021
Thomas Koster, 70, of Coventry, RI, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. Thomas was born in Seaford, New York to Walter and Catherine Koster. Thomas was the loving husband to the late Julie A. Koster. Tommy was a 28 year Middletown resident and parishioner of St Lucy's church after completing a distinguished 24 year Naval career. Tom was a...
Mary Kathryn Urquhart
Jan 14, 2021
Mary K. (Huntley) Urquhart, 87, of Middletown, Rhode Island, formerly of Calais, Maine, passed away on January 14, 2021 at Royal Middletown Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was the wife of the late Gary R. Urquhart for 61 years. Mary was born in Eastport, ME, to the late Percy Huntley and Helen Matthews. Mary graduated from Shead Memorial High School in...
Barbara Ann Dunn
Jan 13, 2021
Barbara A. Dunn, 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 13, 2021. She was born Barbara Ann Wittstruck on October 12, 1945 in Newport, RI to her parents the late Homer Wittstruck and Gladys Smith. Barbara was the wife to the late Richard Dunn. Nana as we all called her was a loving and caring person who spent...
Taura Lisa Dwyer
Jan 12, 2021
Taura Lisa Dwyer, 53, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed peacefully January 12, 2021, after a three month courageous battle with cancer. Taura was born in Newport, RI to her parents John Dwyer III and Sally Emmett Dwyer. Taura will be remembered by all who knew her for her exuberant personality, her kind and loving spirit, her love of Crocs, and...
Lorraine Bradt Dennis
Jan 10, 2021
Lorraine Bradt Dennis May 11, 1921 - Jan. 10, 2021 Tiverton, R.I. Lorraine Bradt Dennis, 99, professor emeritus at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., died Sunday, Jan. 10, at her assisted-living-facility home in Tiverton, R.I. She was born Lorraine May Bradt to her parents, Maurice Lincoln Bradt and Mary (Martini) Bradt, in Norway, Mich., where Maurice worked as an...
William D. Fitzgerald
Jan 9, 2021
Dr. William D. Fitzgerald Sr. 88 years old, of Middletown, RI, passed peacefully on January 9, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Fitzgerald, born in Brockton, MA, a native of Whitinsville, was a graduate of Northbridge High School. He was a Korean War Veteran, having served two years of active duty in the U.S. Navy. Dr. Fitzgerald attended the...
Robert L. Seiberling
Jan 9, 2021
Robert Seiberling, age 76, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 9, 2021. He was the husband of Janice (Johnson) Seiberling of Middletown. Robert was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon graduating from High School he promptly entered the US Navy. He began a 20 year career in the Navy, spending over 11 years at sea as a...
Werner Franz Item
Jan 8, 2021
Werner Franz "Frank" Item, 87, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 8, 2021, at home surrounded by his loving family. Werner was born, November 16, 1933, in Chur, Switzerland to Anton Item and Marie (Bergunthal) Item. Frank was married to his loving wife Sheila, for 52 years. Frank worked at Raytheon, Portsmouth, RI for 38 ½ years in...
Alan Gross
Jan 7, 2021
Colonel Alan Gross (USAF, Ret.), age 83, of Alexandria, Virginia, joined our Lord on January 7, 2021. Alan was born in Des Moines, IA to H.R. and Hazel (Webster) Gross. He graduated from the University of Iowa as a proud member of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He married the love of his life, Linda Anne (Dillender) Gross of Arlington, VA...
Constance Benard
Jan 6, 2021
Constance Benard (Bateman), 88, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on January 6, 2021, from natural causes. Constance (Connie) was born on May 14, 1932 to Gilbert and Fabiola Bateman in Newport RI. She attended Newport Public Schools. After school she went on to work at the Newport Hospital. She met Raymond (Ray) Frank Benard and her life had changed forever;...
Contessa Jaurodi Spencer
Jan 6, 2021
Elect Lady Contessa Jaurodi (Toon) Spencer, 61, of Middletown, passed away on January 6, 2021, in Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Pastor Richard C. Spencer, Sr., and the 1st Lady of The New HBC Worship Center, Newport, RI. Bullet, as she was nicknamed by her father, was born in Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, on September 15, 1959....
Wharton Biddle
Jan 5, 2021
Wharton "Tinny" Biddle died peacefully in his home in Jamestown, RI on January 5, at age 92. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Ann (Heath) Biddle. He is also survived by his 3 children: Peter Biddle (Nancy), Christopher Biddle (Janice), Tabby Biddle (Lee Schneider), 4 stepchildren: Steven Heath (Mary), Timothy Heath, Susan Heath (Scott Wynn), James Heath,...
James C. Farrington
Jan 5, 2021
James C. "Jim" Farrington, 95, of Newport, R.I., died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at home in his sleep, after a brief hospitalization for pneumonia. He was born July 24, 1925, in Philadelphia, Penn., the son of James Carver and Catherine (Fenton) Farrington. The family moved to Dover, N.H., where Jim attended St. Mary School and graduated early from Dover...
Janice Leary
Jan 4, 2021
Janice Leary, age 92, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at Newport Hospital on January 4, 2021 after a brief illness. Janice was born in Newport, RI to James and Emma (Silva) Sullivan. Janice married George Leary of New York, NY on September 23, 1961 at St. Augustin's Church in Newport. Mrs. Leary had worked as a telephone operator and...
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