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Jean Vaas
Dec 27, 2019
Jean Vaas, 89, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on December 27, 2019, at the Wingate Residences in Providence, RI. Jean was born July 4, 1930, in Newport, RI to Benjamin Goday and Anna (Pomelek) Goday. When she was a child, she thought the July 4th fireworks were all for her birthday. As far as her friends and family were...
Janet W. Marvelle
Dec 26, 2019
Mrs. Janet (Smith) Marvelle, 96, of Roseneath Ave, Newport, RI, passed away on December 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late Daniel W. Marvelle Sr. Janet was born in Newport, RI to Everett Smith and Jennie (Kaull) Smith. As a young woman during WWII, she worked in the torpedo assembly facility. Over the years she also worked at...
Christina Catherine Carr
Dec 26, 2019
Mrs. Christina C. (Platt) Carr, 92, of Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late John Carr, former Newport Fire Department Captain. Christina was born in Fall River, MA to George Platt and Annie (McConnell) Platt. As a young woman she worked as an accountant for the Newport Housing Authority. Over the...
Lorraine O'Brien
Dec 25, 2019
Mrs. Lorraine (Cardoza) OBrien, 91, of High St. Middletown, passed away on December 25, 2019. She was the wife of the late William OBrien. Lorraine was born in the winter of 1929in Newport, RI to William and Angeline (Rego) Cardoza, also of Middletown. Mrs. OBrien was a real estate agent for Gallery of Homes working alongside her late cousin, Frank...
William Francis Tedesco
Dec 25, 2019
William Francis Tedesco, 91, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on December 25th, 2019, at Newport Hospital. Born on October 2nd, 1928, in Jersey City, NJ, William was son to the late Peter Tedesco and the late Margaret Beatrice Henderson. He was the husband of the late Dorothea Morgan (McGrade) Tedesco.William graduated from Kingston High School in 46, and then the...
Michael J. Guadagni
Dec 25, 2019
Michael J. Guadagni, 94, of Middletown, RI, passed away on December 25, 2019, at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Leary) Guadagni. Michael was born in Newport, RI to Serafino Guadagni and Loretta (Dorato) Guadagni. He enlisted in the US Navy at age 17 and served for 3 years during WWII, where he earned a Purple...
Anita E. Holiday
Dec 24, 2019
Anita Marie (Elshant) Holiday, age 60, passed peacefully on Tuesday surrounded by her family at home. From her birth in Newport on August 7, 1959 to her death on December 24, 2019, she nourished everyone around her with love, empathy, and a lighthearted kindness that will forever be missed. Anita was a Portsmouth local and lived in her childhood home...
Carol Gaudet
Dec 24, 2019
Carol Gaudet, 74, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on December 24, 2019, at Newport Hospital with her family by her side. Carol was born September 7, 1945, in Newport, RI to Albert Byron and Anastasia (Miller) Byron. Carol was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved knitting, crocheting, and loved arts and crafts. She often made bracelets...
John E. Rodrigues
Dec 23, 2019
Mr. John Rodrigues, 80, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on December 23, 2019. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Silva) Rodrigues. John was born in Newport to Vincent and Isabel (Viera) Rodrigues. As a young man he began his career as a landscaper with his brother. After gradutating from Rogers High School, he soon entered the US...
Charlene Ann Reilly
Dec 22, 2019
Charlene Cha Cha Ann Vitullo Reilly, 80, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on December 22, 2019. Charlene was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on October 26, 1939 to Peter and Florence (Cirillo) Vitullo. As a child, she resided in Bristol and Warren before moving to South Providence. She attended St. Xavier High School in Providence, where she flourished academically,...
Bruce David Mclean
Dec 22, 2019
Bruce McLean, LCDR, USN Retired, 70, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 22 surrounded by family.Bruce was born October 11, 1949, in Buffalo, NY to Clayton McLean and Ellen (Corbin) Johnson.He was married to Patricia (Flack) McLean for 43 years.Bruce retired after 20 years of active duty from the United States Navy. He served on the...
David Gerald Riley
Dec 21, 2019
RILEY - David G. of Portsmouth, RI, Commander, US Navy (Ret), died on December 21, 2019 in Portsmouth, RI. CDR Riley was born in Boston on May 28, 1942. He attended Nazareth Grammar School in South Boston and graduated from Boston Technical High School in 1959. He worked as a Technical Illustrator in Cambridge before enlisting in the Navy in...
Mary Theresa Rooney
Dec 21, 2019
Mary Rooney, 88, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on December 21, 2019, at Newport Hospital.Mary was born on August 6, 1931, in Cambridge, MA, to the late George McCarron and the late Ann (Nee) McCarron. Mary was the wife of the late James Alvin Rooney.Mrs. Rooney was a second grade teach teacher for 10 years,...
Mary Alice Cassinelli
Dec 20, 2019
Mary Alice (McGrade) Cassinelli, 94, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on December 20, 2019, at Newport Hospital.Mary was born on March 15, 1925, in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Walter McGrade and the late Caroline (Morgan) McGrade. Mary was the wife of the late Daniel Guarino and the late George Cassinelli.Mary worked as a publishing clerk for over 40 years....
Lois Marie Soares
Dec 20, 2019
Lois Marie (Howes) Soares, 88, of Newport, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 in the Clinton County Nursing Home in Plattesburgh, NY. She was the wife of the late Arthur R. Soares, Sr., they resided in Newport for many years at Houston Avenue and then moved to Bliss Mine Road to care for her mother-in-law Rose Crandall. Born in Hyannis,...
Claude Andrews Lavarre, Jr.
Dec 17, 2019
Claude Andrews Andy Lavarre, Jr., 76, of Newport, Rhode Island, died at Newport Hospital on December 17, 2019. Andy was born in Havana, Cuba, to the late Claude A. LaVarre, Sr. and Mary Louise (Pressgrove) LaVarre. Andy received his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University, and went on to receive his MSEE degree at the Naval Postgraduate School. He then...
Wendy Marie Bridget Lord
Dec 16, 2019
Wendy Marie Bridget Lord, 56, of Portsmouth, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Boulder, CO, she is the daughter of Elizabeth (Chamberlain) Dinan of Iowa and the late Glen Lord. Wendy is leaving behind her beloved three children; her son Harry Gould Harvey IV and his wife Brittni Ann Harvey, her daughters...
Evelyn Patricia Roberts
Dec 14, 2019
Evelyn Wheeler Roberts of Bristol, Rhode Island died on December 14, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Richard Costa. Although residing in Rhode Island for most of her life, Evelyn was born in Takoma Park, Maryland to the late Evelyn (Heil) and Laurence P. Wheeler. Following the early death of her parents, she was adopted by her aunt and...
Mary Cecelia Roach
Dec 14, 2019
Mary Cecelia Missy Roach, 65 of Tiverton passed away peacefully on 12/14/2019 at Miriam Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Newport RI, she was the daughter of the late Francis Roach and the late Catherine (Janczura) Roach. Missy is survived by three sisters Beverly Roach, Patricia (Roach) Livernois (husband Leonard), Paula (Roach) Vital (husband Gary) all of Tiverton....
Robert Willem Bernard Kits Van Heyningen
Dec 14, 2019
Robert W. B. Kits van Heyningen, 62, died Saturday, December 14, 2019, in Boston, MA, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Montreal, Canada on April 4, 1957, he was the son of the late Arent and Josina Kits van Heyningen. Mr. Kits van Heyningen grew up in Newport, Rhode Island. He returned to Montreal to study at McGill University...
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