Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries

Julia Monteiro

Jun 19, 2024

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved Julia Ann Monteiro. She was born on September 13, 1946, in Newport, RI, and sadly left us on June 19, 2024, at her residence in North Providence, RI, at the age of 77.

Julia was a proud woman who dedicated herself to caring for others. Her warmth and kindness...

Maria Francisco

Jun 25, 2024

Maria H. Francisco of Middletown RI, 74, daughter of Jamie and Maria ( Piedade) Freitas, gained her angel wings at home surrounded by her family and beloved loved ones on June 25, 2024.

Maria was born in Madeira, Portugal on October 9, 1949, and moved to the United States in 1980.

Maria is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years Humberto...

Roland "Ron" S. Evans, Jr.

Jun 23, 2024

Roland "Ron" S. Evans, Jr., 68, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on June 23, 2024, in the Charlton Memorial Hospital after a short battle with cancer. He was the husband of Debra (Azevedo) Evans for 40 years.

Born in Palo Alto, CA, he was the son of Mary (Evans) Koonce and the late Roland S. Evans, Sr.

Ron was a graduate of...

Kathleen Levesque

Jun 22, 2024

Kathleen 'Kay' L. Levesque, 80, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died on June 22, 2024. She was the wife of the late Joseph Levesque. Born in Providence, RI on June 26, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph William and Agnes (Ryan) Landry.

Kay spent part of her youth in Bethel, Maine where she had some of her fondest memories...

Brent Barto

Jun 22, 2024

Brent Colby Barto, 82, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died on June 22, 2024. He was the husband of Judith (Mendoza) Barto.  Born in Richland Center, WI on February 12, 1942, He was the son of the late Harold and Myrtle Barto.

Growing up in Wisconsin, he enjoyed the hunting and fishing. After completing High School, Brent joined the US Navy and...

Jeffrey K. Yount

Jun 22, 2024

Jeffrey K. Yount, 63, of Middletown R.I., passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

He was born June 20, 1961, the son of Ralph and Evelyn (Fulton) Yount. Jeffrey was a 1980 graduate of Cameron County High School in Emporium, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Navy from 1980 to 1988. Most of his service was on the destroyer,...

Joan Jones

Jun 19, 2024

Joan Ann Jones, 66, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on June 19, 2024. She was the wife of Jerry Jones.

Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Kathryn (Wilson) Coggeshall.

Joan worked in medical coding for 37 years, her career started at Aquidneck Medical Center, where she worked for...

John Hackett

Jun 16, 2024

John Henry Hackett, age 65, of Portsmouth RI, passed away at home on June 16th, 2024. He was the son of the late Dr. Robert S. Hackett, DMD, and Mildred Astle Hackett.

Born and raised in Fall River, Mass, John was a 1977 graduate of Bishop Connolly High School, and a graduate of Providence College with a degree in Accounting in...

Carol Greene

Jun 15, 2024

Carol Greene, 89, of Newport, RI, died on June 15, 2024, in Virginia Beach, VA. She was the wife of the late James Greene.

Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Mildred (Marston) Towle.

Throughout her life, Carol found joy in simple pleasures. She had a passion for lighthouses, often finding solace in their guiding light....

Mary Connolly

Jun 12, 2024

Mary Catherine Regina Connolly of Newport, R.I., former member of the Newport City Council, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13. A native Newporter who grew up on Bateman Avenue in the city's Fifth Ward, she was born at Newport Hospital on December 11, 1942. Mary was a fierce friend and advocate who dedicated her life to the education, wellbeing...

Deborah Gazaway

Jun 12, 2024

Deborah L. (Kohn) Gazaway, 82, of Newport, RI, formerly of Narrowsburg, NY, passed away on June 12, 2024, in the Heatherwood Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late John C. Gazaway.

Born and raised in The Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Helen (Schorr) Kohn.

Deborah attended CCNY and went on to work in various...

Frank R. "Richard" Joslin, III

Jun 11, 2024

Frank R. "Richard" Joslin, III, 68, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Tiverton, RI, passed away on June 11, 2024 in the Charlton Memorial Hospital.

Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Frank R. Joslin, Jr. and Ivanie (Down) Joslin.

Richard is survived by his sister, Alice "Abby" Letteri and her husband Joe, of New Zealand, and his niece,...

Carl Hill

Jun 8, 2024

Carl D. Hill, 67, of Newport, Rhode Island, died at home on June 8, 2024. He was the husband of Melanie (Crowell) Hill.

Born in Carmi, IL on October 20, 1956, He was the son of Lawrence and Doris (Mayberry) Hill. Carl grew up in a small town in southern Illinois and enjoyed baseball, fishing, hunting, cars, trucks and motorcycles. He...

Sheila Plaster

Jun 8, 2024

Sheila D. Plaster, 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died on June 8, 2024. Born in Jefferson City, MO on July 20, 1957, She was the daughter of George and Mary (Magruder) Plaster. 

 Sheila was a Special Education Paraprofessional in the Middletown School System for over 35 years, spending time at the different schools in Middletown, the last several years at Gaudet...

Evelyn DeAscentis

Jun 5, 2024

Evelyn M. "Kim" DeAscentis, age 100, of Newport, Rhode Island, died on June 5, 2024. She was the wife of the late Attilio "Arthur" DeAscentis.



Born in Johnston, RI on February 27, 1924, she was the daughter of Hiram Kimball, Jr. and Eva (Batalitzky) Kimball, and the youngest of 7 children. She was a graduate of the Newport Hospital...

Catherine McNally

Jun 5, 2024

Catherine F. (Kay) McNally passed away peacefully on June 5th at St. Clare's after a short illness at the age of 90. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. William McNally.

Born in Newport in 1933 to Daniel and Mary (Teahan) Shea, Kay grew up on Park Street in Newport with her three siblings. She attended St. Catherine's...

Dr. Charles P. Shoemaker, Jr.

Jun 4, 2024

Born in Franklin, New Jersey, son of Charles P. Shoemaker, Sr. and Alice Haight Shoemaker, Dr. Shoemaker was a 1959 alumnus of Amherst College. He graduated from Albany Medical College and did his internship and residency in general surgery at The Yale-New Haven Medical Center. After completing his training, he entered the Navy in 1969 under the Berry Plan and...

Eleanor Tabak

Jun 3, 2024

Eleanor Sliwa Tabak, 97, of Portsmouth RI passed away at home on June 3, 2024.

Eleanor grew up in Roxbury, MA. She enjoyed talking about growing up in Boston in the 1930's and 40's.

As a young woman, Eleanor joined the Krakowiak Polish Folk Dancers, where she met her late husband Antoni Tabak. After working in an office for a few years,...

Gordon Guttrich

Jun 3, 2024

Gordon L. Guttrich, 84, of Rye, NH and formerly of Weston, MA, died on June 3, 2024 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Linda (Johnson) Guttrich. Born in Chicago, IL on November 23, 1939, He was the son of the late George and Edith (Smalzried) Guttrich.

Gordon grew up in the Chicago suburbs and at a young age it...

Armando Heredia

Jun 2, 2024

Armando Barleta Heredia, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at home on June 2, 2024. He was the husband of Cecilia (Gutierrez) Heredia.



Born in Calauan, Laguna, Philippines, he was the son of late Agapito and Venancia (Barleta) Heredia.

Along with his wife Armando leaves his children, Armando Jose Heredia and his wife Jennifer, of...