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Mary C Boyd
Oct 29, 2020
Mary C. Boyd, 89, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on October 29, 2020, at Newport Hospital. Mary was born, January 5, 1931, in Newport, RI to Edward Sherbush and Florence (Westley) Sherbush. Mary was married to George Boyd for 66 years, and together they raised their children. Mary loved knitting, sewing, and quilting, and loved spending time with her...
Ilse Gesina Aguilar
Oct 29, 2020
Ilse Gesina Aguilar, 82, of Derry, New Hampshire, formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on October 29, 2020, surrounded by the comfort of loving family. Ilse was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, to the late Willem Dirk Frederik Saarloos and Gesina Marie Christina (Beaux) Saarloos. She was the wife to the late Rafael Aguilar Bolaños. A world traveler, Ilse could...
Virginia Adele Marovich
Oct 28, 2020
Virginia Marovich, age 95, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2020. Virginia was born in Cicero, IL to George and Emily Dec. She married Richard Marovich of Chicago, IL on October 8, 1949. Gini was the President of numerous golf and bowling leagues while living in California although one of her proudest accomplishments was the 7...
Lois May Farrea
Oct 27, 2020
Lois Farrea, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on October 27, 2020 at Hope Hospice in Providence, RI. Lois was born on April 16, 1932 in Stratford, CT to George and Elsie (Sharp) Anderson. Lois was married to the late George Farrea. Lois was a cook's helper for the state of Rhode Island's school lunch program for twenty years....
Frances Delores Giampietro
Oct 27, 2020
Mrs. Frances Giampietro, 93, of Portsmouth, passed away at home on October 27, 2020. She was born in Waltham, MA to the late Joseph and Lillian (Russo) Martocchio. She was the wife of the late John Giampietro for 57 years and the late James R. Holz for 8 years. After graduating from Watertown High School, she lived in many places...
Norbert Kenneth Mosher
Oct 27, 2020
Norbert Kenneth Mosher was born in Newport, RI to Arthur Mosher and Mary A. Flynn. He attended the Newport Public Schools and later received his GED. "Kenny" or "Moe", as he was affectionately known to friends and family, was trained as a welder shipfitter, and worked at the Newport Shipyard for many years. From 1980 to 1986, Moe served in...
Manuel Dennis Silveira, Jr
Oct 22, 2020
Manuel D. Silveira Jr., 94, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home with his loving family by his side on October 22, 2020. Manuel was born in Middletown, RI to Manuel D. Silveira and Mary (Soares) Silveira. He was the husband of the late Gladys Rosa Silveira (founder of Silveira Kindergarten & Nursery School) for almost 69 years. Manny...
Matthew David Cole
Oct 21, 2020
Matthew David Beloved Gift of God Matthew David Cole was born on May 27, 1977 and went to Heaven on October 21, 2020. He leaves behind his wife Abigail Cole, his precious Garrett who is 5 years old and the light of our lives, his brothers Moses Prema and his wife Amanda, Jonah Cole and his dear friend Melissa Moro,...
Wayne Anthony Pollard
Oct 21, 2020
Wayne A. Pollard, age 68, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on October 21, 2020. Wayne was born in Lexington, MA to Robert and Dorothy Pollard. He graduated from Wentworth Institute with a Degree in Architecture and Business. His entrepreneurial spirit brought him on several career paths throughout his life. His passion throughout his life was cooking, and his...
Antone Richard Santos
Oct 21, 2020
Antone "Tony" R. Santos, 96, of Middletown, RI, passed away on October 21, 2020. Tony was born in Middletown, RI to the late Joseph and Maria (Bragga) Santos. Tony was husband to the late Evelyn T. Santos. Tony was a lifelong resident of Middletown. He proudly served during WWII in the United States Army. After returning from the war, he...
Robert M Yatsko
Oct 20, 2020
Robert Michael Yatsko, 55, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 after 7-month battle with Brain Cancer. Born August 29, 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island, Robert grew up and resided most of his life in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He also lived in North Carolina and Hawaii, before returning to Newport to work on a government...
Joycelynn Louise Lassiter-Perry
Oct 18, 2020
Joycelynn L. Lassiter-Perry, 54, of Newport, RI, passed away on October 18, 2020. Joycelynn was born in Providence, RI to the late Richard Young and Caroline Lassiter. Joycelynn was the wife of Wallace Perry III. Joyce loved her grandchildren, they were her whole world. She talked highly of them. Joyce had many titles, but NANA was her favorite. Joyce loved...
Robert M. Benevides
Oct 17, 2020
Mr. Robert M. Benevides Sr., age 77, of Middletown, formerly of Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Robert was born in Newport, RI to Manuel and Clara (Silvia) Benevides. Bob was the husband of Fran (Simas) Benevides for 58 years. For forty years, Bob worked as a salesman in the coal and oil industry in Newport...
Hadley Ruggles Rood
Oct 13, 2020
Hadley Ruggles Rood of Portsmouth, RI, age 92, passed away October 13, 2020, of heart failure after a brief hospitalization. Born in Arlington, MA, Hadley, attended Ohio's Marietta College. He received a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from Northeastern University. In 1953, he joined the US Navy, attended officer's candidate school, and became a Lieutenant in the Naval...
Bonnie Stevens
Oct 12, 2020
Bonnie Lee (Branstutter) Stevens, age 60, of Newport, Rhode Island, lost her battle with cancer at home on October 12th, 2020, surrounded by her family. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on December 16th, 1959, she was the daughter to the late Shirley and John "Jack" Fougere. Bonnie graduated from Middletown High School in 1978. Soon after, she started her 40-year...
Richard Allan Medley
Oct 10, 2020
Richard Allan Medley, 62, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away suddenly on October 9, 2020. Richard was born in Coshocton, OH to Richard Medley and Mabel Lorine Medley. Richard was the husband of Caroline Medley of Portsmouth, RI. Richard attended the United States Naval Academy, class of 1980, as well as MIT for his Engineer's Degree - EE. He went on...
Thomas William Hedly
Oct 8, 2020
Coventry- Thomas W. Hedly Jr., 82, of Portsmouth, passed peacefully after a hard fought battle with medical issues, on Oct. 8, 2020 at Kent County Hospital. Born Aug. 22, 1938. Thomas was a graduate of Rogers High School. He decided to serve his country in the Army. Thomas served 3 tours in Vietnam before coming home to start his life's...
William J Mckay
Oct 8, 2020
William J. "Bill" McKay, 77, of Middletown, passed-away on October 8, 2020, in Middletown, surrounded by his family after a years-long battle with illness. He was born on January 26, 1943, in Fall River, MA, to the late Francis McKay and the late Ann (Carreiro) McKay. Bill was the husband of Darleen (Deterra) McKay for the last 32 years. Bill...
Dorothy A. Keckler
Oct 7, 2020
Dorothy A. "Dodi" (Gonos) Keckler, 87, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She married George E. Keckler Jr. at St. Simon Stock in New York, NY on July 9, 1955. Dorothy was born in the Bronx, NY. She was the daughter of the late George and Martha (VonDiezelski) Gonos. She is survived...
Darrell Joseph Esleeck
Oct 5, 2020
Darrell J. Esleeck, 54, of Newport, passed away on October 5, 2020, at home, after a brief illness. Darrell was born on November 29, 1965, in Newport, RI, and graduated from Rogers High School in 1983. While in high school, Darrell served as an intern at the Franklin Printing Company in Newport, where he was one of a handful of...
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