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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Leonard Mark

Leonard Mark

Feb 10, 2020

Leonard Mark, 86, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 10, 2020, at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. Leonard was born October 20, 1933, in Simpson, PA to John Mark and Victoria (Werwinski) Mark. Leonard was married to the love of his life, Bonnie for 63 years. Leonard graduated from Fell Township High School in 1951. After...

Ann E. Calcutt

Ann E. Calcutt

Feb 9, 2020

Ann E. Calcutt, age 84, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 9, 2020. Ann was born in Jamestown, RI to Louis Paul and Mary Agnes (Lathan) Paul. A Portsmouth resident since the early 1970s, she worked at Raytheon for nearly 30 years. She also volunteered at Head Start through the Grandparent Program and for the RI Blood Center....

Mickey Botelho

Mickey Botelho

Feb 8, 2020

Ora Mae Mickey Botelho, 83, of Middletown, passed away on February 8, 2020. She was the wife of the late Louis E. Botelho. Born in Worcester, MA she was the daughter of the late Albert and Edna (Nichols) Joubert. After growing up with her cousins Bill and Jerry Mohr and their children, Mickey met the love of her life Louis,...

Linda Anne Marvelle

Linda Anne Marvelle

Feb 8, 2020

Linda A Marvelle, 77, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on February 8, 2020, at Newport Hospital in Newport after a years long battle with cancer.Born in Newport on August 4, 1942, she was the daughter of James Marvelle and Virginia (Veasey) Marvelle. She enjoyed her upbringing off Broadway and attended school at Rogers High SchoolLinda worked for Newport Electric...

Caesar A Spero

Caesar A Spero

Feb 6, 2020

Caesar A. Spero, Jr., Chuck, 98, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 6, 2020.A lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island, Chuck was born in Newport on October 3, 1921, the son of Caesar A. Spero and Mary Antoinette Radice Spero. Chuck was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and a true patriot....

Andrew Elwood Ford

Andrew Elwood Ford

Feb 3, 2020

Andrew E. Ford, age 73, of Jamestown, Rhode Island, passed away on February 3, 2020. Andy was born in Lancaster County, SC to Norbert Ford and Ludlow (Boyd) Ford and grew up in Far Hills, NJ on the Hill Hollow Farm. He attended Far Hills Country Day and Tabor Academy in his youth where he excelled at soccer, winning 3...

Marianne Maynard Needham

Marianne Maynard Needham

Feb 2, 2020

Marianne Maynard Needham, 82, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 in the John Clarke Nursing Center. She was the wife of Brian Needham of Middletown. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Marion Gleason Maynard. Besides her husband she leaves her son John Gardiner of Bronx, New York and her grandson Mitchell...

Trudi Josefine Mackin

Trudi Josefine Mackin

Feb 1, 2020

Wife, Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Ehefrau, Mutti, Schwester, Omi Her presence, we so miss Every encounter with Trudi involved grace, class and fun. Trudi Mackin, originally from Austria, who built our family foundation in America, sadly passed away on February 1, 2020. Trudi was bornin Salzburg, Austria. She was the daughter of the late Vincent Habeler and the late Josefine Habeler....

Mary Davison

Mary Davison

Jan 30, 2020

Mary (Kurtis) Davison, 82, of Middletown passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at the Grand Islander Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late James Alfred Davison.Born on July 28, 1937, in Putnam, Connecticut, she was the only child of the late Michael and Ceva (Talabac) Kurtis, immigrants from Yugoslavia. Mary grew up in Woonsocket,...

Margaret Mashaw

Margaret Mashaw

Jan 28, 2020

Margaret Maggie Mashaw, age 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. Margaret was born in Fall River, MA to Charles Kent and Evelyn Ward. Margaret married Thomas Mashaw of Oswego, NY in April 1952. She loved sports, Flos, and everything about the beach. Margaret is survived by her children Thomas Mashaw, Jr. of Middletown, Lawrence...

Donna Rosalie Loomis

Donna Rosalie Loomis

Jan 26, 2020

Donna Rosalie Loomis, 89, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 26, 2020, in Portsmouth. Donna was born on December 20, 1930, in Seattle, WA, to the late John Jenkins and the late Daytona Redmond. She earned her professional Music Education degree from the University of Oregon, as a Soprano, and went on to teach music, as well as...

Mary Clark

Mary Clark

Jan 26, 2020

Born on August 8,1947, Mary was the wife of the late Barry Clark for 48 years, she was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary Easton Landers. She is survived by her daughters, Lisa OBrien and her husband, Jim of Middletown, Megan Tyson and her husband, Michael, of Huntersville, NC, and son David Clark and wife Kendra of Pine Valley, NJ....

Michael A. Santos

Michael A. Santos

Jan 22, 2020

On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at the age of 70, Michael A. Santos, affectionately known as Papa, entered peacefully into Eternal Rest, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Newport, RI, on Sunday March 20, 1949, the first-born child of Antone R. Santos and the late Evelyn T. (Moniz) Santos, Mike spent his life as a native...

Ginger-Lee Ann Seekell

Ginger-Lee Ann Seekell

Jan 21, 2020

Ginger-Lee Seekell, age 42, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 21, 2020, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Her life may have been short-lived, however Ginger-Lee made a powerful impact on those who passed her way. Ginger-Lee was born August 9, 1977, in Providence, RI to the late Benjamin Seekell III and Susan Worthen. Ginger was...

Edward P. Nedeau

Edward P. Nedeau

Jan 20, 2020

Edward P. Nedeau, age 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 20, 2020. He was the husband of the late Helen (Reynolds) Nedeau. Edward was born in Mineville, NY to Edward Nedeau and Estella (McCarthy) Nedeau. He served in the US Navy for 3 years where he was first introduced to early computer programming. He was stationed in...

Craig Mulligan

Craig Mulligan

Jan 18, 2020

Craig Mulligan, 89, of Portsmouth RI passed away on January 18, 2020 at the Royal Nursing Facility in Middletown RI. Born January 3, 1931 (1-3-31) in Attleboro MA he was the beloved husband of the late Arlene (Sullivan) Mulligan. The son of the late Bazil B. Mulligan Sr and Fannie Craig Mulligan, he was also the step-son of the late...

Florence Donohue Fleer

Florence Donohue Fleer

Jan 17, 2020

Florence Donohue Fleer, 97, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on January 17, 2020, at the John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, RI. Florence was born in Great Neck, NY, in 1922 to the late Frederick J. Donohue and Sophia (Miller) Donohue. She was the wife of the late Kenneth Bryson Fleer. She was one of nine children and remembered...

Michael John Lapierre

Michael John Lapierre

Jan 17, 2020

Beloved son, brother and friend, Michael John La Pierre, 58, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2020. Michael was born on October 9, 1961, in Jamaica, NY. He was the oldest of three children born to Harry La Pierre and Elizabeth (Betty) La Pierre. He lived and attended school in Long Beach, NY, before moving to...

Albert M. Papineau

Albert M. Papineau

Jan 17, 2020

Albert Jim Papineau, 78, of Portsmouth passed away on January 17, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born on April 25, 1941, in Newport RI, to the late Albert M. Papineau and the late Irene (Reed) Papineau. Jim grew up in Island Park. He worked for Raytheon, Portsmouth Fire Department and Public Works, Sheraton Islander on...

David Bradford Mower

David Bradford Mower

Jan 16, 2020

David B. Mower, 72, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on January 16, 2020. David was the husband of Joanne (Lindley) Mower. David was born in Lawrence, MA to Robert Mower and Dorothy (Harlow) Mower. He received his associates degree from UMass-Amhurst, where he met and fell in love with his wife, Joanne. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1968 and...