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Willard E. Marcley, age 93, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 30, 2021. Willard Marcley has lived in Portsmouth, RI for the past 35 years and following his retirement from Raytheon Company in 1990. He was born September 20, 1927 in Schenectady, NY where he graduated from Mont Pleasant Technical High School in […]

Jo Ann (Mundorff) Loewenthal, 90, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. She was the wife of the late Captain Robert G. Loewenthal, USN, Ret. They were married for 49 years. Born in Kearney, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Russell R. and Wilma W. “Billie” (Randall) Mundorff. She received […]

Donald P. Jestings, 92, of Portsmouth died on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Newport Hospital after a short illness. He was the loving husband of the late Ethel L. (DeCosta) Jestings. Born on February 2, 1929 in New Bedford, MA, he was the son of the late Charles S. and Gertrude (Dreher) Jestings. Don grew […]

Margaret Tessier, age 88, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on September 3, 2021 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Thomas L. Tessier. Margaret was born in Fall River, MA to Francisco and Mary (Guilmette) Janeiro. A long time Newport resident, she formerly lived on Hall Ave and Kay […]

Joanne R. West, 80, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on September 2, 2021 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of William E. West. Joanne was born in Providence to John and Jennie (Walaska) Pelosi. She graduated from Mt Pleasant High School in 1958 and RI College in 1962 with a BA in Education. […]

William Francis Kelleher Sr., age 79, of Bradford, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2021 at Apple Rehab Clipper. He was the husband of Frances (Guertin) Kelleher. William was born in Fall River, MA to Raymond and Gladys (Mowbray) Kelleher. William received his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from St. Mary’s College and post […]

Joanne Upham, 78, of Newport, RI, born to Edgar McKinney and Viola (Quattrucci) McKinney passed peacefully on August 31, 2021 leaving behind her only brother Ronald P. McKinney of Winter Park, FL. Joanne had great faith. She loved and trusted in God. Today, she gets to be with Him!Joanne loved her husband Louis J. Upham […]

Ava Desiree Cromwell, age 63, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 30, 2021 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Teon Cromwell, Sr. Ava was born in Key West, Florida to Jimmy and Marjorie (Gallagher) Smith. She moved to Newport as a child and spent the rest of her life here. She […]

Dr. James (Demetrios) Spiros Rozes of Newport, Rhode Island passed away on August 25th, 2021 at age 77. James will be remembered as a generous soul who left behind smiles for generations. He was born in the mountain village of Alestena, Greece and moved to Newport with his family at age 6. James graduated from […]

Joan Rahn Hopper passed away peacefully with her daughter Kristen Hopper by her side in Newport Hospital on Tuesday August 24th, 2021. Joan Freda Rahn was born on Mother’s Day May 12, 1929, in Albany, New York to Philip Stanley Rahn and Freda Reichardt Rahn. Her Depression Era childhood was spent in Whitesboro New York, […]

Michael Shane McCarthy, 39, of Los Angeles, CA. formerly of Newport, RI died unexpectedly on August 12, 2021 at home. Michael was born February 19, 1982 in Springfield, MA to Kevin J McCarthy and Vicki L Dyl. He grew up in Newport RI and graduated from Rogers High School in 2000.Michael was a rare human […]

Beverly Ann (Cicerone) Baker, 82, passed away, Sunday, August 29, 2021 at the Morgan Health Center, Johnston. She was the wife of the late Charles D. Baker.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Fiorindo A. and Marjorie C. (Bywater) Cicerone. Beverly grew up in Middletown and resided on Sherwood Road for many […]

Jaime K. (Dunne) Kittredge, 45, of Middletown, passed away on August 28, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Peter Kittredge for 18 years. Jaime was born in Newport, R.I to Edward and Kathleen Dunne of Middletown, R.I. Jaime graduated Bishop Connelly High School in 1993 and received her Bachelors from Salve […]

Bernard Rodriguez, 82, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 26, 2021, in the Royal Middletown Nursing Center. Bernard was born in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Bernardo and Sinforosa (Fernandez) Rodriguez. Bernard spent his early childhood years in Puerto Rico, until moving to back Brooklyn, where he grew up. He later moved to […]

Ms. Jacquelyn LaChance, age 43, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on August 22, 2021. Jacquelyn was born in Newport, RI to Gordon and Nancy (Kelly) LaChance. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1996 with an accolade in cosmetology. She followed her passion with a 25 year career as a hairdresser. Her fondest moments […]

Gayle B. (Martin) Testa, 70, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on August 18, 2021 at home in Portsmouth.She was the wife of the late Arthur Testa. Gayle was born January 4, 1951 in Columbus, OH to the late Ladd and Barbara (Carrigan) Martin. Gayle attended the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence. Gayle […]

PERSI ALONSO MORALES CATALAN Nacio en 1980 un 12 de Julio en Aldea el Guapino, San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. hijo menor del matrimoni de Alfonso Morales y Micaela Catalan. Una persona muy especial desde niño por sus ocurrencias. En año 1989 empezo sus estudios de primaria, posteriormente secundaria dejando trunca su carrera de Maestro de […]

John Francis Dennis, age 85, of Middletown, RI, passed away on August 21, 2021 at home. He was the husband of the late Sheila (Sullivan) Dennis for 58 years until her passing in 2016. John was born in Newport, RI to the late Jesse and Anne Marie (Ryan) Dennis. He graduated from Rogers High School […]

Peter James Oatway, 61, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on August 22, 2021 surrounded by several of his siblings and his beloved mother. Peter was born in Newport, RI to the late Robert A. Oatway, Sr. and Mary Ellen (LaPierre) Fatulli. Peter was an avid fisherman and loved being on the ocean. […]

Ann M Viau, RN, 85 years young, of Newport RI passed away Friday August 20, 2021. Ann was the wife of the late Joe Viau and mom of the late Jeffrey Viau. She is survived by her remaining children Jo Ann Beahm (Ted), Joe Viau, Jeannine Corry, Jennifer Viau, Justin Viau and Juliane Livingston (Michael). […]