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Allan Whyte Manuel
Sep 19, 2020
Allan Whyte Manuel, age 90, died Saturday, September 19 at John Clarke Nursing Center. Born December 5, 1929, to Abbie (Allen) and Elton Manuel. Surviving sister, Norma Foltz of Pocomoke City, Md. Allan was a lifetime resident of Newport and a Rogers High School graduate. Music and photography were Allan's passions from an early age. He always had a camera...
David J. Bagnall
Sep 17, 2020
David J. "Dave" Bagnall, 67, of Newport, passed away on September 17, 2020, at the Philip Hulitar Center after a brief illness. He was born on December 20, 1952, in Mullingar, Ireland. David was a very popular Irish singer who will be sadly missed by his fellow musicians. He played at many various venues throughout RI and MA. He was...
Juan Jose Rodriguez Gonzalez
Sep 15, 2020
Juan Jose RodrÃguez Originario de San Guayaba Palencia, Guatemala. Falleció el 15 de Septiembre 2020 en casa de sus Familiares. Juanito para sus amigos Nació Agosto 11 de 1977. Siendo el segundo Hijo de Andrés RodrÃguez e Irene Gonzales Casado con Irma Yolanda de RodrÃguez con la cual tuvieron 3 Hijos Dina Raquel RodrÃguez, Flor de Maria RodrÃguez, y Luis...
Thomas William Byrne
Sep 11, 2020
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Thomas W. Byrne, 71, of Tiverton, Rhode Island. Tom died peacefully at home, with his family on Friday, September 11th, after a courageous battle with glioblastoma. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Edythe De Marco and the proud and adoring father of Jason Byrne. He was...
Frances Marie Healy
Sep 11, 2020
Frances M Healy, 76, of Portsmouth, RI died peacefully on September 11th. Frances was born and raised in Portsmouth to the late Thomas and Rita Costa. Frances was wife to the late Andrew J Healy Jr. Frances was a long-time employee in the business office at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. She was an avid dog lover and owned...
C. Ray Briganti
Sep 7, 2020
C. Ray Briganti, 91, of Middletown died on Monday September 7, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Catherine (Rabaiotti) Briganti. Born on August 15, 1929, in Cranston, RI, he was the son of the late Cosimo and Maria (Giarusso) Briganti. Mr. Briganti was a graduate of Cranston High School where he played...
Barbara J. Vickers
Sep 7, 2020
On 7 September 2020, Barbara J. (Schodorf) Vickers, 79, of Portsmouth, left her temporary quarters here on earth in order to enter her eternal home in God's Kingdom of Heaven. She was the devoted wife of Col. John H. Vickers, USA (Ret) for 57 1/2 years. Born and raised in Willard, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harold...
Richard Lawrence Pierce
Sep 6, 2020
Richard "Rick" Lawrence Pierce, 66, of Portsmouth, RI, passed on unexpectedly on September 6, 2020, at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Rick was born on March 4, 1954, in Fall River, MA, to the late John T. Pierce, Sr. and the late Mary (Mayes) Pierce. Rick was the husband of Ann Marie (Rocha) Pierce for the last 41...
Katherine Louise Strack
Sep 6, 2020
Katherine L. Strack, 87, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at Newport Hospital on September 6th. Katherine was born in Newport, RI to the late Raymond Bryer and Catherine (Downes) Bryer. She was the wife of the late William L. Strack. Katherine is survived by her three children, Margaret S. Smith of Portsmouth, William L. Strack of Newport, and James...
David Mayoh Lawton
Sep 5, 2020
David Mayoh Lawton of Portsmouth, RI and East Chop passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, September 5, 2020. He was loved and is greatly missed by his wife of 54 years, Judy (Hartley) Lawton, his family, and his many friends. Dave was born on January 24, 1936 in Providence, RI to Charles Hamilton Lawton and Sarah Mayoh Lawton. He spent...
Barbara Ann Alves
Sep 4, 2020
Barbara Alves, affectionately known as Nana, 78, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on September 4, 2020, at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by her loving children. Barbara was born January 1, 1942, in Providence, RI to Robert and Virginia Doeg. She is preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey Booth. Barbara is survived by her siblings Robert Doeg and his...
Richard Faria
Sep 2, 2020
Richard Faria, age 61, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away surrounded by his loving family on September 2, 2020. Richard was born in Newport, RI to Frank and Evelyn (Bertrand) Faria. Richard was married to the love of his life, Donna King for 14 years. For those of you who knew Ricky, you know how strong he was throughout his...
Ann S. Kroll
Sep 2, 2020
Ann Kroll, 97, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Jay Kroll and is survived by her daughter Judy Clark (Craig) and her son Gary Kroll (Betsy) and her grandchildren Jay Clark, Jordan Jurgens, Heidi Kroll, and Todd Kroll, and 4 great grandchildren. Ann lived for many years in Barrington,...
Daisy Potter
Sep 2, 2020
Daisy "Dee" (Constantopoulos) Potter, 98, of Middletown, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in Dover, NH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Stella (Papplovious) Constantopoulos. She was the devoted military wife of the late Willard "Bill" Potter, C.Q.M., USN., Ret., for 56 years. She loved to travel and...
Terrance Michael Moy Jr
Aug 31, 2020
Terrance Moy Jr, 61, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 31, 2020. Terry was born March 7, 1959, in Newport, RI to Terrance Moy and Frances (Toppa). Oldest of 5 siblings Terry was revered for his many talents and endurance. Life dealt him a tough hand, but he was loved fiercely by his family. He found joy in...
Dorothea H. Doar
Aug 30, 2020
Dorothea Hesse Doar, 90, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully with family at her side on August 30, 2020. Mrs. Doar was born in Providence on August 20, 1930, the daughter of Frederick W. Hesse and Harriet Hannah Schneider Hesse. Mrs. Doar, who went by Dotty, had been a resident of Portsmouth since 1989. A 1948 graduate of Greenville, SC...
John Anthony Lyons
Aug 29, 2020
John A. (Jack) Lyons, Jr, age 77, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2020 in his home in Rixeyville, VA, after a seven year battle with cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John A. Lyons and Phoebe Boardman Lyons. He was preceded in death by his lovely...
John Kavanagh
Aug 28, 2020
John Gerald Kavanagh passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 28th, 2020 at the Forest Farm Nursing Center in Middletown, Rhode Island. John, or Gerry to his friends, was a proud Navy brat and third generation Newporter; the son of LCDR (ret) John Edmund Kavanagh and Alice Shea Kavanagh. During WWII, Gerry and his family moved throughout the country...
Kathleen G. Nelson
Aug 27, 2020
Mrs. Kathleen (Kay) Nelson, age 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 27, 2020. Kay was born in Hartford, CT to Arnold and Kathleen Gleave. Kathleen married Carl Nelson of Newport, Rhode Island in 1959. Kay was a leader in the early childhood education community in Newport, as she served as the Director for Early Childhood Education at...
Alice D. Simas
Aug 27, 2020
Alice D. Simas, 90, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on August 27, 2020. Alice was born in Newport, RI to the late Joseph Pasquale and Mary (Freitas) Pasquale. She was the wife of the late Albano M. Simas. Alice is survived by children, Raymond Simas, Albano Simas, Jr., Kenneth Simas, her sister Josephine Magnuski. She was preceded...
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