Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Ruth Lillian Franklin Simpson, age 107, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at her home surrounded by her family. Ruth was born March 17, 1913, in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late Mabel Broomhead and Irving Franklin. She attended Fanny Farmers Cooking […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Carolyn Ellen Collins, 64 of Tiverton, RI passed away Monday, June 29, 2020. Born in Newport, she entered this world on July 1st, 1955, daughter of the late Mary E. (Kirby) Collins and Joseph P. Collins. Carolyn, later in life known as “just plain Carol” (as […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Ralph W. Perry, 93, of Portsmouth, RI, died at home on June 23, 2020 from complications of a stroke. Born September 15, 1926 in Newport, he was the son of the late Charles A. Perry and Nora (Ross) Perry.  He was predeceased by his high school sweetheart and […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Kathleen Viera Beaudoin, 65, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home, on June 20th, 2020, surrounded by her loving family, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Kathy was born on June 9th, 1955, to the late Manuel and Mildred Viera, also of Portsmouth, RI. She is […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Ronald Guy Corriveau, 64, of Newport died in his home Tuesday, June 16, 2020, with his loving wife, Carole, by his side. He is finally free from the constraints and pains of a neurological disease.  Born March 8, 1956, in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. George Francis O’Hara Jr., 94, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. George was born on November 13th, 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts to George O’Hara and Ruth (Bean) O’Hara. George was the second oldest of nine children. He […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Armando John Napoli (affectionately known as “Nap”), 95, of Newport, Rhode Island and North Palm Beach Florida, died at St. Clare-Newport on Saturday, June 20, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. With very heavy hearts, we bid our Dad farewell, fair winds, and following seas.  Born on […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Geech, AKA William K. Earley, 65, born January 3, 1955 in Newport RI, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was a Tiverton High School graduate. He enjoyed spending time with his whole family, especially his grandchildren and great children playing cars and barbies. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It is with great sadness, that the Saccucci family announces the passing of their beloved mother, grandmother, and gigi. Cora Peppes Saccucci passed away from cancer Tuesday evening, June 16th. She was predeceased by her loving husband Michael in 1983. Cora was surrounded by her daughters, their […]

Ann Marie (Angel) Hanos 75, of Newport, RI passed away Saturday, June 13,2020 due to kidney failure. Ann was born November 27, 1944 to the late Elbert Angel and Mary (Chilcott) Angel. Ann was born and raised in Newport, RI. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1962. She worked as a telephone operator for […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Land David Shavers Jr., 81, of Newport, RI, passed away on June 11, 2020. David was born on August 26, 1938 in East Providence, RI to the late Land D. Shavers Sr. and Ida Celia Mae (Greene) Shavers. A 1956 graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Patricia Ann White, age 71, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Irvington, NJ, passed away on June 11, 2020 at Newport Hospital. Patricia was born in New York to the late John and Ruth Byrne. She lived for many years in New Jersey, working as a secretary for AT&T. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Esther Catherine Coen (Till), 84, of Middletown, RI, passed away on June 10, 2020. Esther was born in Pawtucket, RI to the late Joseph and Esther Till. Esther was the wife of the late Austin W. Coen Jr. Esther was a lifelong resident of the state of […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marie Dawn Moore of Middletown, RI passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.  Born July 15, 1965 in Newport, RI, she was a daughter of Robert C. and Anne P. (O’Hara) Moore of Middletown, RI.  Marie was a graduate of Middletown High School Class of 1983 […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Bridget Philomena (Flynn) Morgan, 85, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Village House Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.  Bridget was born on July 2, 1934 in Leitrim, Ireland to the late Stephen and Mary Flynn.  She was the wife of […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. William James Walker, 62 of Tiverton RI was called home peacefully on June 7, 2020 at Kent County Hospital. Billy was deeply loved by his devoted wife Mary L. (Souto) Walker and three children Valerie Lee (Walker) White and husband Patrick, William James Walker Jr. and Angelica […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Benjamin Barker III, 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home, surrounded by his loving family, on June 8, 2020. Benjamin was born July 13, 1935, in Newport, RI to the late Benjamin Barker Jr. and the late Helena (McCarthy) Barker. Benjamin was married to the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Laurence P. Butler, Jr., 63, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on June 10, 2020. Laurence was born in Newport, RI to Laurence P. Butler, Sr, and Alberta M. (Mendes) Butler. Laurence graduated from Rogers High School in 1976 where he was the captain of […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert “Bob” Joel Richardson, 90, of Middletown, RI, passed away on June 8, 2020 in the Grand Island Genesis Health Care Center. Bob was born in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Alexander and Adele Richardson. Bob was a graduate of City College of New York and worked […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Charles Martin Schwarz, “Chief,” age 89, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully with family by his side on June 4, 2020.Charles was born in Newport, RI to William T. and Emily (Martin) Schwarz. Dad was a kind and devoted father and loving husband to the late Audrey […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Paul E Burke, of Newport passed away June 6, 2020. He was the son of Helen and Paul Burke Sr., and brother of Michael, Ginger, James and Lisa. Paul was a graduate of La Salle military academy and Salve Regina University. He was the loving husband of […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Gladys Holmes Bozyan Lavine died in Middletown, RI, peacefully in her bed at age 86 on June 7, 2020. She is survived by her children, Rachel, Adam, and Rebecca, her daughters in law Roberta and Aiko, and her grandchildren, Shingo, Ayano, Jacob and Ari, as well […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. On Thursday, June 4, 2020, John “JR” Ryall, 65, beloved brother and uncle, of Carle Place, NY died in Providence, RI from complications of COVID-19.Born in Queens, John moved to Carle Place in 1963, making schoolyard friendships that would last a lifetime. After graduating high school in […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert Lionette, 83, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on June 4, 2020. He was the husband of Mary (Doherty) Lionette for 55 years. Robert was born in Everett, MA to Orlando and Anna (Vacca) Lionetti. He earned his Bachelors Degree from Tufts University and immediately […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Raymond Joseph Ferreira passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 after a valiant battle with cancer at the age of 87. He was surrounded by his loving wife Judith Dischert Ferreira and family. Born in Portsmouth, he was the son of the late John and Julia Roderick Ferreira. […]