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Constance A. Mello, 87, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2022 in Warwick, Rhode Island with her family by her side. Constance, (Connie) was born on October 20, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York to George and Amelia (Gordon) Dickson. Connie was married just shy of 25 years to the late Anthony […]

Raymond DeJesus, of Portsmouth, RI peacefully passed away on November 11, 2022 at the VA Hospital in Providence. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on December 20, 1944, he was the youngest of six children born to Nicolas and Guillermina DeJesus (Diaz). Raymond grew up in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, where he […]

Martin D. (“Marty”) Relyea, age 84, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on November 9, 2022 after a short illness. He was the husband of Jean (Spaulding) Relyea for 66 years. Marty was born in the Town of Lincoln, NY to Charles and Evelyn (Burleson) Relyea. He graduated from SVHS in Munnsville, NY in 1955 and […]

Sandra A. (Atkinson) Bidlack, 78, of Newport RI, died in her home on November 8, 2022. Born on May 19,1944 in Angleton, TX she was the daughter of the late Boyd and Shirley (Cico) Atkinson. Sandra graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont, TX and began a career teaching English. In 1968 Sandra moved to Newport […]

Pamela (Gifford) Campagna, 75, of Hamden, Ct, passed away on October 4, 2022, in the Westview Villa, East Providence, RI. She was the wife of Dr. Anthony Campagna. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Cynthia (Trull) Gifford, granddaughter of Flavel and Doris (Cottle) Gifford of West Tisbury, […]

LORRAINE IRENE NATHLAR, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep, Monday, November 7, 2022, in the Dawn Hill Home, Bristol, RI Born in Reading, PA in 1940 to James C. Fulton & Irene Lawrence Fulton. Lorraine graduated Kennett High School in 1958 and worked at Connors Drug Store until she met Vince, the love of […]

Norma Zelia Pighetti Lewis entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 at the age of 100. Norma was born on September 26th,1922 at her childhood home on East Mountain Road in Westfield, MA to the late Enrico and Josephine (Masciadrelli) Pighetti. Norma is survived by her three children, Naomi Lewis of Easthampton, MA; […]

GEORGE THOMAS MARSHALLFounder and Producing Director, Flickers, Newport, RI Newport, RI – George Thomas Marshall, passed away on Tuesday November 1, 2022, at home with his loving husband Larry, by his side. Born in Bainbridge, Maryland, on January 26, 1954, George Thomas Marshall was the son of the late Lieutenant Commander Joseph Marshall and the […]

Mr. Charles H. McLeish, Jr., age 97, of Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away on November 1, 2022, surrounded by his family. Charles was born in Newport, RI to Charles and Ethel (Cronin) McLeish. Charles married Mary Jane Bowe on 6 June in 1953. He served in the Navy during both WWII and the Korean War. […]

Maria Columba (Abbatomarco) Aylward of Portsmouth, 77, passed away on November 3rd, 2022, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence surrounded by her loving family. Maria was born in Providence on November 19, 1944 to Philip and Filomena (Impagliazzo) Abbatomarco. Maria was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Maria was a long-time resident of Portsmouth, RI. […]

Byron J Hall, age 94, of Portsmouth, RI, passed peacefully on October 19th, 2022, at his home with family at his side. He is survived by his wife of 71 years Nancy (Bissell) Hall, and his four children: Gail, Byron “Skip” and wife Leslie; Mark, and Laurie Berry and husband Mark. He was also blessed […]

John B. Peckham, 89, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home with his family by his side on November 2, 2022. He was the husband of Anne L. (Johnson) Peckham. John was born in Newport, RI, to the late James and Henrietta (Chase) Peckham. John is survived by his wife, Anne L. Peckham, his […]

Louise Thomas (Therrien) Brown, 76, passed away peacefully Tuesday October 25th at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. A 13th generation Portsmouth native, Louise graduated Warren High School 1963. She worked for The Newport Daily News for four years, where she met the love of her life, Michael. Louise also worked for Girl Scouts of […]

Mr. Ronald Reed, age 81, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on October 17, 2022. Ronald was born in Fall River, MA to Lester and Evelyn Reed. Ronald is survived by his sister, Kathleen Ireland, his nieces and nephews, Douglas Ireland, Cheryl Oliveira, Kathleen Uchman, and Sheila Rydberg. He will also be missed by all […]

Louise E. (Murphy) Maguire, 82, of Newport, passed away on October 18, 2022 at Newport Hospital. Born in Norwood, MA, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Rita (White) Murphy. Louise graduated from Norwood High School Class of 1958 and went on to graduate from Emmanuel College in 1962 with a B.A. in […]

Betsy Ann Vivieros, 70, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022 in the Dawn Hill Nursing Home. She was the loving companion to Michael T. Logan for 25 years. Betsy was born in Newport, RI, to the late Edward Dunn Jr. and Edith (Alger) Dunn. She grew up in Newport and attended […]