Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Alberto F. Orosco Sr, 77 of Newport, RI passed away on April 2, 2020. Alberto was born in Morvant, Trinidad on September 28, 1942 to the late Perfecto and Eileen Orosco, and preceded by brothers Michael, Bertram and his sister Grace. He immigrated to the United […]

The following obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Gloria (Colaneri) Meade died peacefully on April 5th, at the age of 95. She was the daughter of Ralph and Angela (DiLizia) Colaneri. She grew up in Hartford, CT where she graduated from Bulkeley High School and attended the Hartford School of Music. While there, she […]

Florence T. Aguiar, age 87, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2020, at her daughter’s home in Wakefield, RI. She was the wife of the late Bento Aguiar.Florence was born in Middletown, RI to Manuel and Francelina (Faustino) Cadima.Florence lived in Newport when she married Bento and began her career at General Electric […]

Marion L. (Silvia) Reynolds, 91, of Newport, passed away at home on April 6, 2020.She was the wife of the late John A. Reynolds Sr. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Earnest and Minnie (Clark) Silvia. Marion was an avid bowler and enjoyed BINGO. She loved spending time with her family […]

The following originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Steven Bruce, 59, of Newport RI, Passed away unexpectedly on April 6, 2020. Steve was born on June 21, 1960 in New Bedford, MA. The son of Patricia Bruce of Plattsmouth, NE and the late Vincent Bruce. Steve is survived by his brothers, Vincent Bruce, Jr. and […]

The following originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Lillian R. (Addison) Morais, 80, of Middletown died on Saturday, March 28, 2020 in the St. Clare Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late Albert Morais. Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Nellie (Burton) Addison. Mrs. Morais was […]

The following originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Todd Gianetis, 55, of Middletown, RI, passed away on March 30, 2020. Todd was born on April 20, 1964, in Newport, RI, the son of John and Barbara (Cardoza) Gianetis. Todd is survived by his wife of 20 years Nicole P. (Dufault) Gianetis of Middletown, RI. Todd […]

The following originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Ms. Cecelia A. “Ginger” Brown, 100, of Middletown, and formerly of Portsmouth, passed away on March 29, 2020, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown. Ginger was born on September 10, 1919, in Portsmouth, RI, to the late August Brown and the late Rita (Costa) Brown. […]

Doris R. (Rahn) Russell, 79, of Newport, passed away surrounded by her family on March 25, 2020 in the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown. She was the wife of the late Robert J. Russell. Born in Green Lake, WI, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Irene (Brown) Rahn. Doris enjoyed motorcycle […]

Sita Valentine, 84, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Jose and Esperanza Feal and the beloved wife of Paul H. Valentine for 59 years. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 30th, 1935. Sita attended John J. Brooklyn High School and was valedictorian of her […]

ANDREW A. RITCHIE, 64, of Berkeley Ct, Middletown, RI passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 after a recent illness. He was the loved son of the late George W. Ritchie and Mary D. (Sullivan) Ritchie. Andy was the youngest of nine children and is survived by his four brothers and two sisters: George Ritchie III […]

Mary “Maureen” Teresa Thomas, (nee Beirne) a passed away peacefully on March 24 2020, in Bryn Mawr, PA.  She was 89 years old. Maureen was born in County Sligo, Ireland, to Patrick and Helen “Ellie” Beirne and raised in the small town of Charlestown, County Mayo.    At the age of 16, she moved to London, […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Ann Marie McCann, formerly of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence on March 24, 2020. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edward P and Grace (McCurdy) Cox, and the beloved spouse of 53 years of the late William J. McCann. Ann […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home David Alfred Windley, 67, of Carey Street, Newport, RI, died unexpectantly on March 24, 2020, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence RI, surrounded by his wife and children. Born in Newport, RI on January 16, 1953, he was the son of the late Daniel Church Windley and Alice Sands Windley.  […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Elizabeth Sands (Elliot) Bolles, 92, of Portsmouth RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on March 23, 2020. Elizabeth, known to all as “Bambi,” was born in Newport, Rhode Island on July 22, 1927. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Sands Elliot O’Connell of Newport and […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Alice Clark-Smith, 65, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2020. Alice attended Middletown High School and graduated in 1973. She was a graduate of Katharine Gibbs and Rhode Island College. She enjoyed working as a CPA for many years. Alice loved animals, especially her two cats. She […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Gunnar Bjornson, age 26, of Tiverton, Rhode Island and Tamarac, Florida passed away unexpectedly March 16, 2020, after losing a hard fought battle to addiction. Gunnar was born in Norwood, MA to Eric Bjornson and Alicia Mason Bjornson. He is survived by his beautiful daughter, Bella Bjornson, his partner, Colleen Sugalski, […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Muriel J. Brennan, 96, of Portsmouth, passed away on March 20, 2020, surrounded by her family. Born on December 24, 1923, to William H. and Marguerite (Sweeney) Sullivan, she was the wife of the late Michael J. Brennan. A native Newporter, Muriel was proud of her Irish heritage growing up in […]

Grace L. (Beattie) Delanoy, 61, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on March 13, 2020 at St. Anne’s Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Grace was born in Newport, RI to the late Donald and Annabelle (Harvey) Beattie. She grew up in Middletown and completed both photography and cosmetology programs after high school. She […]

via Memorial Funeral Home With profound sadness we say goodbye to our matriarch, Frannie dear, mom, Maga, Grandma and Gigi, who died at home March 15, 2020 at the age of 101. Reading multiple newspapers and discussing world news every day, doing crossword puzzles and playing bridge with friends kept Fran sharp, until she looked […]

Ruth M. Burton, 91, of Portsmouth died in Newport on Saturday, March 14, 2020.  Ruth was born in Newport on September 24, 1928.  A graduate of St. Catherine’s High School in 1945, she received a Bachelor of Arts from Our Lady of the Elms College in 1949.  Ruth was a schoolteacher in the Newport School […]

Elaine Nunes Lewis, 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 14th, 2020.  Elaine was a dedicated nurse, a surgical clinical instructor at Newport Hospital School of Nursing, an avid volunteer for the Visiting Nurse Association, and homemaker.   She was married to the late Dr. George P. Lewis for 59 […]

Claire Witkos, 85, of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2020. Claire was born in Holyoke, MA to Stanislas Angers and Evelina Fournier, the eighth of nine children. Claire was the wife of the late Donald Witkos. Claire graduated from Precious Blood High School and began her career at the Springfield Armory. She married […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Thomas M. Wilson, 66, of Newport, RI passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Tom was born in Portsmouth, VA to Jacob and Elizabeth (Murphy) Wilson.  He worked as a groundskeeper at the Navy Base, a cook at the 4th Street Diner and worked maintenance at the Newport Mall for several […]