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William Parent
Jan 14, 2025
William F. Parent, 74, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died peacefully on January 14, 2025, surrounded by family and friends after a ten-year battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Born in Lewiston, ME on June 3, 1950, Bill was the son of Robert and Anna (Bendtsen) Parent.
After graduating from Lewiston High School, he went on to college at Tufts University, earning a Bachelor's Degree...
James Anthony Devine
Feb 2, 2025
James Anthony Devine, 84, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, and Vero Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025, surrounded by his wife and daughter.
Born and raised in Quincy, Massachusetts, Jim was the eldest child of Audrey and Tony Devine. He was predeceased by his beloved son, Eric Devine; his sister, Patricia Devine Johnson of Deland, Florida; his brother, William...
Louise Rick
Jan 30, 2025
Louise E. Rick, 91, of Middletown, RI, passed away on January 30, 2025, after a short illness.
Born in Providence, RI on October 18, 1933, she was the daughter of Nicholas and Jane (Reagan) Logothets.
Louise loved reading and gardening but particularly enjoyed eating meals out with her friends. She volunteered at Newport Hospital for many years and was named Woman of...
Prudence Silvia
Jan 30, 2025
Prudence Peckham Silvia, 80, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home on January 30, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the devoted wife of Leonard Silvia.
Born in Newport, RI on January 13, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Maxwell and Elizabeth (Simmons) Peckham. A lifelong Middletown resident, Prudence...
Olga Probert
Jan 28, 2025
Olga P. (Perlingiero) Probert, 97, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
She was the wife of the late Richard B. Probert.
Born in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Lucia (Arminio) Perlingiero.
Olga grew up in Middletown and graduated from Rogers HS in 1946 and enrolled in the Newport Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in...
Toni Dias Green
Jan 25, 2025
She was called Toni Maria, "T," Dias, Grandma Toni, Aunt Toni, so many names for the singular force of nature that was Toni D. Green. To know Toni was to be impacted by art, culture, colors, interesting people, places, and always conversation- so much honest, open, and candid conversation.
Toni Maria Dias was born on November 13, 1950 in Newport, RI...
Harry L. Stroup, Jr.
Jan 25, 2025
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Harry L. Stroup Jr., a beloved father, grandfather, esteemed business leader, and Aquidneck Island Native, who left this world on January 25, 2025, at the age of 70.
Harry was born in Harrisburg, PA, and moved to Newport at 12 years old, growing up in Newport and attending Rogers High School....
Mary Elizabeth Stewart
Jan 23, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Stewart, 83, of Middletown, RI, passed away at home with her family by her side on January 23, 2025.
Mary was born in Skowhegan, ME, on December 20, 1941. She was the daughter of the late William H. and Beatrice (Woodbury) Clark. Mary attended Madison, ME, school systems. She graduated from Springfield College with a B.S., and from Rhode...
William Crimmins
Jan 22, 2025
Longtime Aquidneck Island resident, William (Bill) Anthony Crimmins, died on January 22nd, 2025 at the age of 95 at his home in Newport, Rhode Island.
A beloved teacher, Bill taught ancient and medieval history and coached multiple sports at Portsmouth Abbey School from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. He never accepted a salary during his entire career and his...
Michael Moitoza
Jan 22, 2025
Michael Joseph Moitoza, 64, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 after a long battle with Muscular Dystrophy. Michael was born in Newport Rhode Island on November 15, 1960, to Joseph and Eleanor (Augustus) Moitoza. Michael spent his youth growing up in the Fifth Ward of Newport.
He graduated from Rogers High School in June of...
CAPT Patricia Ann Drislane, USN, (Ret)
Jan 22, 2025
Patricia Ann Drislane, 72, died on January 22, 2025, in Middletown, RI.
Born in Albany, NY, she graduated from Vincentian Institute and Marquette University where she was valedictorian of the Class of 1974.
She served in the U.S. Navy for 29 years retiring as a full Captain. She moved to her beloved Newport, RI, where she joined the Newport Historical Society giving...
Linda Blaney
Jan 21, 2025
Linda Blaney, 68, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. She was married to her beloved husband Dermot McDermott for 23 years until his passing in 2019.
Born in Brockton, MA on January 2, 1957, she was the daughter of the late James and Agnes (McNally) Blaney.
Linda...
Yoshiko Thompson
Jan 19, 2025
Yoshiko (Yamada) Thompson, aged 94, entered eternal life on January 19, 2025 after a brief illness. Yoshiko or "Yoshi" as she was often called, was the wife of the late Robert A. Thompson.
Yoshiko was born on February 28, 1930 in Nagasaki-Ken, Japan where she spent her foundational years. She came from a large family of ten in rural...
Robert L. Chase
Jan 19, 2025
Robert L. Chase, 82, of Tiverton passed away peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his loving family on January 19, 2025. He was born on April 29, 1942, to Wanton and Caroline (Lewis) Chase. He was the husband of Audrey (Todd) Chase.
He was a 1959 graduate of Rogers High School where he was class President and the Rhode Island high...
Dawn Garcia
Jan 18, 2025
Dawn M. (Conklin) Garcia, 65, of Newport, RI, wife of Victor Garcia, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Born in Bridgehampton, NY, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Nancy (Hand) Conklin.
Besides her husband of 35 years, she leaves her children, Caprice Lynch, Alicia Conklin, Brandon King, Caitlyn King, Justin Garcia and Kristin Garcia. Dawn also...
Clifford Weida
Jan 15, 2025
Clifford David Weida, Jr. 47, of Tempe, AZ, a beloved son, father, brother, and accomplished professional, passed away on January 15, 2025. He will forever be in our hearts.
Born in Newport, RI on September 1, 1977, he was the son of Clifford D. (Jean Collum) Weida of Middletown, RI and Sandra (Marley) Adams of Wolfeboro, NH, and stepson of Steven...
Marea Lewis
Jan 15, 2025
Marea Elena Lewis was born on November 14, 1949, in Newport, RI, to Olga and Vios Lewis of 7 Princeton Street. Marea loved her hometown and never wanted to live anywhere but "on the island." As years went on, she became a comprehensive source of information for all things relating to Newport and was always eager to share her knowledge...
Dom Paschal Scotti, OSB
Jan 15, 2025
Fr. Paschal Scotti, monk of Portsmouth Abbey, passed away on January 15, 2025, Feast of Saints Maurus and Placid, while praying the Divine Office with his community in the Church of St. Gregory the Great.
Patrick Scotti was born on September 22, 1961 in Long Branch, New Jersey to Patrick and Rose (Bonanno) Scotti. Preceded in death by his parents, he...
Humberto Munoz Franco
Jan 14, 2025
Humberto Rolando Munoz Franco, de 38 años de edad, residente de Newport, RI, falleció el 16 de enero de 2025 rodeado de su familia y amigos. Humberto nació en San Guayaba, Palencia, Guatemala, Hijo de sus difuntos padres Aureliano Muñoz Ortiz y su difunta madre MarÃa Teresa Franco Paniagua.
Humberto emigró a este paÃs hace 23 años con el...
Joyce Callas Dempsey
Jan 13, 2025
Joyce Callas Dempsey, 91, of Middletown, RI; formerly of Newton, MA; Wellesley, MA; and New London, NH, a beloved mother, wife, sister, grandmother, and accomplished professional, passed away in the Grand Islander Nursing Center on January 13, 2025. She was the wife of the late L. Johnson Callas and the late Thomas E. Dempsey.
Born in Hartford, CT, she was the...
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