Obituaries

Kathleen T. Donnelly, age 72, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on November 10, 2020. She was the wife of the late Brian Donnelly. Kathy was born in Newport, RI to Judge Arthur Carrellas and Rose (Santos) Carrellas. She grew up in Newport and graduated from St. Catherine’s Academy. She then graduated with a degree […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Catherine Myrtle (Gilman) Escallier, 85, of Middletown, RI, passed away on November 8, 2020, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Arthur J. Escallier. Born in Somerville, MA on Jan. 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late George F. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert Crocker, age 68, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on November 4, 2020. Robert was born in Philadelphia, PA to Robert Crocker and Elizabeth Procopio. Robert married Marguerite Crocker of Portsmouth, Rhode Island on September 13, 1980. He resided in Barrington, Rhode Island where he met […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. JoAnn Bills, 89, of Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020 peacefully in her home surrounded by her 5 children – Marc, Denise, Michelle, Celeste, and Aimee.   She survived her oldest daughter Collette and her husband Robert Bills, and she leaves 7 grandchildren – […]

This obituary originally appeared at Memorial Funeral Home. Mark S. Poremski, of Portsmouth, R.I. passed away at home on October 31st. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on May 27, 1956 to Myron and Elaine Poremski of Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Upper Merion Senior High School in King of Prussia, PA. in 1975. In […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Some people only walk this earth for a short time. Their departure reminds us that angels are watching over us. On November 4, 2020, Angelina Brown passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was 94 years old. A native to Long Island, she had resided in her […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Jeffrey Britto, 66, of Fall River, Massachusetts, passed away on November 1, 2020. He was the former husband of Gwendolyn Rogers Britto. Jeffrey was born in Newport, RI to Frank and Barbara (Jones) Britto. He served in the US Army, trained in Division Logistics at the Quartermaster […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Joan Frances Desjardins, of North Kingstown, RI passed away peacefully at home, with her loving husband Michael C. Tasso Jr, by her side on November 4, 2020. Joan was a retired nurse. She practiced for over 20 years, most recently at Newport Hospital. She was a […]

Susan Cochran Gibson, one of five children born to Frederick and Velma (Watt) Cochran was born on October 22, 1923. She is the last of her siblings, surviving into her 97th year. She died on November 2, 2020 in the care of Hope Hospice at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. Susan graduated from high school […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Geraldine (Gerry) Rua Shenberger, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, passed peacefully November 3, 2020. Gerry was born in Fall River, MA to the late Manuel Rua and Anna (Kuzla) Rua. She was a graduate of Dominican Academy in Fall River, MA Class of ’58. Gerry graduated with a […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. John Nascimento Lima Jr., of Newport, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Newport Hospital. John was born in Newport, RI to the late John Nascimento Lima and Anna (Lopes) Lima. He was baptized in St. Joseph’s Church. John was educated in the public schools in Newport and […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mary C. Boyd, 89, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on October 29, 2020, at Newport Hospital. Mary was born, January 5, 1931, in Newport, RI to Edward Sherbush and Florence (Westley) Sherbush. Mary was married to George Boyd for 66 years, and together they raised their […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Virginia Marovich, age 95, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2020. Virginia was born in Cicero, IL to George and Emily Dec. She married Richard Marovich of Chicago, IL on October 8, 1949. Gini was the President of numerous golf and bowling leagues […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Ilse Gesina Aguilar, 82, of Derry, New Hampshire, formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on October 29, 2020, surrounded by the comfort of loving family. Ilse was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, to the late Willem Dirk Frederik Saarloos and Gesina Marie Christina (Beaux) Saarloos. She was […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Gary Arthur “Kose” Kosegarten,77, a resident of Ft. Myers, FL, since 2008, formerly of Norwich, CT, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Ft. Myers, FL.  He was born November 12, 1942 in Newport, RI to Hermann and Marion Kosegarten.   Gary proudly as a United States […]

What is in a Name? In the case of Providence Plantations plenty starting with tolerance. How many citizens know that in 1652 Providence Plantation passed America’s first anti-slavery legislation or that two signatures on the Plantation Agreements were women, extraordinary in that day, 1640. Roger Williams was closer to the native people than anyone of his time […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Lois Farrea, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on October 27, 2020 at Hope Hospice in Providence, RI. Lois was born on April 16, 1932 in Stratford, CT to George and Elsie (Sharp) Anderson. Lois was married to the late George Farrea. Lois was a cook’s […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Darrell J. Esleeck, 54, of Newport, passed away on October 5, 2020, at home, after a brief illness. Darrell was born on November 29, 1965, in Newport, RI, and graduated from Rogers High School in 1983. While in high school, Darrell served as an intern at the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Norbert Kenneth Mosher was born in Newport, RI to Arthur Mosher and Mary A. Flynn. He attended the Newport Public Schools and later received his GED. “Kenny” or “Moe”, as he was affectionately known to friends and family, was trained as a welder shipfitter, and worked at […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Frances Giampietro, 93, of Portsmouth, passed away at home on October 27, 2020. She was born in Waltham, MA to the late Joseph and Lillian (Russo) Martocchio. She was the wife of the late John Giampietro for 57 years and the late James R. Holz for […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Matthew David Beloved Gift of God Matthew David Cole was born on May 27, 1977 and went to Heaven on October 21, 2020. He leaves behind his wife Abigail Cole, his precious Garrett who is 5 years old and the light of our lives, his brothers Moses […]

By Memorial Funeral Home. Manuel D. Silveira Jr., 94, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home with his loving family by his side on October 22, 2020. Manuel was born in Middletown, RI to Manuel D. Silveira and Mary (Soares) Silveira. He was the husband of the late Gladys Rosa Silveira (founder of Silveira […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Pauline A. Shea, 93, of Newport, RI, died quietly on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at Heatherwood Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Newport. She was the wife of the late John L. Shea. Born August 2, 1927 in Newport, RI, she was a daughter of the […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Martin F. Garside, III of Newport, RI passed unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2020. He was born in Fall River, MA on August 22, 1957 to Doris Plourde Garside and the late Martin F. Garside, Jr. He was the spouse of Caroline (Erickson) Roggero, father to […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert Michael Yatsko, 55, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 after 7-month battle with Brain Cancer. Born August 29, 1965 in Newport, Rhode Island, Robert grew up and resided most of his life in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He also lived in […]