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Joseph Mathias
Mar 1, 2020
Joseph Mathias, 93, of Portsmouth, passed away on March 1, 2020 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI surrounded by his children. Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late John and Alexandria (Linhares) Mathias. He was the devoted husband of the late Emily (Silvia) Mathias. Joe graduated from Henry Lord High school in Fall River, and...
Charles Steven Soliozy
Feb 29, 2020
Charles S. Soliozy, 94, passed away on February 29, 2020 at the Roper Hospice Cottage in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Charles was born in Newport, RI on July 21, 1925. He graduated from Rogers High School and served as a sergeant in the United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1946 stationed in Edmonton, Alberta where he met the love of his...
Edmund J. Lopes
Feb 29, 2020
Edmund J. Lopes, 94, of Newport, R.I., passed away peacefully at home on February 29, 2020.Edmund was the son of the late Agostinho Lopes and Maria (Medeiros) Lopes. He was born in Arriffes, Sao Miguel, Azores on September 30, 1925. He came to the United States in April of 1931 at age 5, with his parents and siblings settling in...
Cindy Gail Corey
Feb 29, 2020
Cindy Corey, 44, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 29, 2020, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Cindy was born June 24, 1975, in Newport, RI to the late Richard Corey and Marian Corey. Cindy is survived by her mother Marian Corey of Middletown, RI and by her siblings; Robert Corey and his wife...
Maybelle E. Paul
Feb 28, 2020
Maybelle E. (Flynn) Paul, age 93, of Portsmouth, passed away on February 28, 2020, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Maybelle was born on December 7, 1926, in Fall River, MA, to the late James F. Flynn and Mabel (Moran) Flynn. She was the wife of the late John H. Paul She worked as a winder for a...
Helen Alice Pineau
Feb 27, 2020
Helen Alice Pineau, 96, formerly of Third Street in Newport, passed away on February 27, 2020, at the St. Clare Home in Newport. Helen was born on March 16, 1923, in Jamestown, RI, to the late Antone and Rufina (Rose) Vieira. She was the wife of the late Norman L. Pineau. Helen was a great woman; she was a caring...
Christine Marie Terpening
Feb 27, 2020
Christine (Curt) Terpening of Newport was born March 17, 1972 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of Arthur and Lillian Curt and wife of Dwayne Terpening. She was the mother of Jose Curt of Providence, Brittney Terpening of New York and Miranda Terpening of Newport. She was the sister of Linda OBrian of Newport, Dabrina Heup of Newport, Cheryl...
Robert Nelson Eugene Caron
Feb 26, 2020
Robert N. E. Red Caron, age 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Robert was born in Woonsocket, RI to Arthur Caron and Alice (Boulris) Caron. He graduated from Woonsocket High School and entered the US Air Force in 1964. After his military service he began a long career in the growing...
Warren A. Karoli
Feb 26, 2020
Warren A. Karoli, 96, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on February 26, 2020, surrounded by his loving family and caregivers. Warren was born on October 9, 1923, in Newport, RI to the late Edward H. and Edith M. Karoli. He was married to his adoring wife, Joan L. Karoli, for almost 60 years. Warren attended Rogers...
Susan Souza
Feb 25, 2020
Susan Souza, age 64, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 25, 2020.Susan was born in Bangor, ME, to David O'Donald and the late Freda (Marcho) ODonald. Susan was the wife of Joseph Souza, III of Middletown for the last 35 years.Susan worked in the hospitality industry as an event coordinator for many years. In her spare time, she...
Edith Mary Silvia
Feb 23, 2020
Edith M. Silvia, age 87, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 23, 2020. She was the wife of the late Harry L. Silvia.Edith was born in Pawtucket, RI to Joseph and Frances Cambra. She was raised in Middletown and worked for several years at the GE plant. She was a longtime resident of Park Holm and enjoyed trips...
George Peter Bowab
Feb 21, 2020
PORTSMOUTH George P. Bowab (MMC, USN, Ret.), 91, of Portsmouth RI, peacefully passed away, February 21, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born May 13, 1928, in Pawtucket, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph M Bowab and the late Sarah (Glancy) Bowab. George enlisted in the Navy at the age of 17 and served over 20 years,...
Eugenia Gormly
Feb 20, 2020
Eugenia Jenny Gormly, 99, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 20, 2020. Eugenia was born in Providence, RI, to Biagio Del Nigro and Prizziosa Mancini and is the wife of the late Henry Gormly, Jr. Throughout her life, Jenny enjoyed spending lots of time with her family, especially at family gatherings, parties, and...
Manuel L. Escobar
Feb 18, 2020
Manuel L. Escobar of Portsmouth, RI died on Tuesday, February 18, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. Born in Faial of the Azores, on July 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Francisco P. and Ana (Garcia) Escobar. He was the husband of Frances S. (Perry) Escobar.In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons...
Elizabeth Ann Murphy
Feb 18, 2020
Elizabeth Ann Murphy, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Newport Hospital, with her family by her side. Elizabeth was born October 26, 1940, in Newport, RI to the Late James R. and the late Dorothy (Hayes) Sullivan She was a graduate of Rogers High School and Newport School of Nursing. Betty worked for several years as a...
Ann Marie Leavitt
Feb 17, 2020
Ann Marie (Markowski) Leavitt passed away peacefully at home on February 17, 2020, surrounded by her loving family after a nearly six year courageous and valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Ann was born on October 30, 1946 to Henry and Florence Markowski of Enfield, CT. Her entire life was devoted to homemaking and caring for her family. She enjoyed long...
John Christopher Cabral
Feb 15, 2020
John C. Cabral, 70, of Portsmouth, passed away on February 15, 2020, in Stoughton, MA John was born on June 30, 1949, in Fall River, MA, to the late John J. Cabral and the late Lillian (Luciano) Cabral. John was the husband of Yun Min (Yi) Cabral of Portsmouth. John proudly served in the US Army in Vietnam in the...
Christina Jean Vars
Feb 14, 2020
Christina Jean Vars, 70, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 14, 2020, at Rhode Island Hospital. Christina was born on October 22, 1949, in Newport, RI, to the late Christina A. (DiMatteo) Laurin. She was the wife of Kevin Vars. She worked for 36 years at Naval Station Newport, retiring as the Property Transportation Officer, earning the Meritorious...
Louis Peter Mureddu
Feb 11, 2020
Louis Mureddu, age 86, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2020. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Mary Castellano and Anthony Mureddu and husband of Barbara Monticone Mureddu with whom he had been married for close to 60 years. Louis was a graduate of De La Salle Academy in Newport and began...
William Herman Clarke
Feb 11, 2020
William H. Bill Clarke, BMCS, USN (Ret.), 95, of Middletown, RI, passed away on February 11, 2020, at Blenheim in Middletown. Bill was born on June 11, 1924, in Marigold, CA, to the late William H. Clarke and Nadine May (Fehr) Clarke. He was the husband of the late Catherine Bessie Clarke (Cathy). Bill proudly served in the US Navy...
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