Obituaries

Mary Madeline (Silveira) Dopart passed away on January 11, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Nursing Home in Bristol at the age of 98. She was born on July 28, 1921, in Middletown to the late Manuel D. and Mary Soares Silveira. Mary was married in 1946 to the late Victor R. Dopart Sr. of Fall River, […]

Helen (Styczenski) Arruda, 94, formerly of Paquin Lane, Middletown, died on January 15, 2020, at St. Clare Home in Newport. She was the wife of the late John S. Arruda. Born on February 1, 1925, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Albert Styczenski and Carolyn (Ludwin) Styczenski. She and John […]

Mary Margaret. Clark, 87, of Stagecoach Rd, Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on January 11, 2020, following a brief illness. Mary was the wife of Lofton E. “Lee” “L.E.” Clark who preceded her in death in 2013. Born in Ponchatoula, LA, Mary was the daughter of the late Doris Jeanette (Milton Wells) […]

David L. Geary 75 went home to be with the Lord on Jan 9th. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Betty Souza) Geary and resided in Portsmouth, RI since 1972. He leaves a brother Robert Geary of Newport and was the brother of the late James Geary. He also leaves a niece Elizabeth Geary Hyder […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Joseph A. Savage, Jr., of North Providence RI, formerly of Newport, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 10, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Senator Joseph Savage and Lillian (Patterson) Savage. Joe excelled in sports […]

Cecelia (Pearce) Borden, 105, of Portsmouth passed away on January 6, 2020, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert MacCormick and the late Richard Borden. Born on February 12, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Cecelia Crocker Pearce and Richard Benjamin Pearce originally […]

Margaret Cecelia (Payton) Taylor passed away on January 9, 2020, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Peggy, a lifelong Newport resident, was born on July 20, 1940, the daughter of John W. Payton and Margaret “Monnie” (Gladding) Payton. She is survived by her husband of fifty-five […]

Gloria Ann Silvia, 81, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on January 8, 2020.Gloria was born in Newport, RI, and was the youngest of ten children born to the late Frank M. Silvia and Mary (Medeiros) Silvia.Gloria was educated by Middletown Public Schools. She spent many years caring for her elderly mother. She […]

Dr. Norbert Labine, 82, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on January 6, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family.Norbert was born February 21, 1937, in Woonsocket, RI to the late Maurice Labine and the late Simonne (Rageotte) Labine. Norbert was married to Sarah Shreter-Labine of Tiverton, Rhode Island, for 29 years.Norbert served in […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Brenda M. (Collins) Finn of Newport, RI wife of the late John F. Finn passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the age of 77. She leaves behind a daughter, Tara Barlow and granddaughter Anastasia Barlow of Newport, a sister, Elizabeth A. Nelson of Middletown, RI […]

Shelley F. Jean, age 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 2, 2020. She was the wife of the late Gerard Jean Sr. Shelley was born in Newport to Edward Foster III and Shirley (Perry) Foster, and graduated from Rogers High School. Shelley had the gift in life of knowing what she wanted […]

Ann Dolbashian (Towle), 86, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020 at Tockwotton on the Waterfront, East Providence, RI. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Dolbashian. Born in Cranston, RI, she was the daughter of Gwendolyn (Dawley) and Kenneth Towle. Ann was a resident of Portsmouth, RI, from 1947 until she moved […]

William F. Benisch, 85, of Newport, RI and North Palm Beach, FL, passed away on January 5, 2020 at The Waterford Nursing Facility in Juno Beach, FL. William was born on December 9, 1934 in Newport, RI to the late William Maurice Benisch and Millicent A. Rusling Tuttle. He was the husband of the late […]

Arletta W. (Roche) Kalogeras, 90, of Bristol, RI, passed away on December 31, 2019, at the Grace Barker Health Center in Warren. Arletta was born on November 15, 1929, in Prince Edward Island, Canada, to the late Seymour Roche and the late Kathleen (McGee) Roche. She was the wife of the late Charles Kalogeras. Arletta […]

Mary Frances (Souza) Silvia, 90, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 2, 2020. Mary was born on April 28, 1929, in Newport, RI to the late Joseph Souza and the late Mary (Barella) Souza. Mary was the wife of the late John P. Silvia. Mary worked as a pastry chef for many years, […]

Mary Katherine Anita (Hebert) Iglesias of Portsmouth, RI, age 89, passed peacefully on December 30th in the comfort of her home. Of French Canadian descent, she was born on March 31, 1930 in Newport, Vermont, the daughter of Alexander and Blanche Hebert. Anita was a talented artist and as a young woman, worked as a […]

Jonia Goncalves, 92, of Raynham, MA, and formerly of Newport, RI, passed away on December 28, 2019, at home with her family by her side. Jonia was born December 9, 1927, in Newport, RI to Lena(Fernandes)Avelino. Jonia was married to the late Jose Goncalves for 40 years. Jonia is survived by her son, Rick Goncalves […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. It has been republished with permission. See the original obituary here. Peter X. Sullivan, 73, died on December 30, 2019 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. In the end, Lewy Body Dementia won, and the world lost a kind and gentle person. Peter was […]

The following obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. It has been republished with permission. See the original obituary here. Mr. Daniel Dixon Donovan Jr. passed away peacefully into eternal rest on December 22, 2019 in his hometown of Newport, R.I. Born in Newport, R.I. on August 20, 1927, he was the son of […]

Jean Vaas, 89, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on December 27, 2019, at the Wingate Residences in Providence, RI. Jean was born July 4, 1930, in Newport, RI to Benjamin Goday and Anna (Pomelek) Goday. When she was a child, she thought the July 4th fireworks were all for her birthday. As far as […]

Mrs. Guiomar (Nunes) Fernandes, 88, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on December 29, 2019. She was the wife of the late Fernando Rego Fernandes. Guiomar was born in St. Michaels, Azores, to the late Antonio Nunes and Isabel (Medeiros) Nunes. She worked as a seamstress in the Fall River mills as a young woman. […]

Carol Ann Sarro (nee Sandre), of Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 29th, 2019, at the age of 73, surrounded by her family. Carol was born on October 17th, 1946 in Rhode Island to Chester and Christine (Troia) Sandre. She grew up in Chicago, Illinois before moving back to Rhode […]

Carol Gaudet, 74, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on December 24, 2019, at Newport Hospital with her family by her side. Carol was born September 7, 1945, in Newport, RI to Albert Byron and Anastasia (Miller) Byron. Carol was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved knitting, crocheting, and loved arts and […]

Mrs. Lorraine (Cardoza) O’Brien, 91, of High St. Middletown, passed away on December 25, 2019. She was the wife of the late William O’Brien. Lorraine was born in the winter of 1928 in Newport, RI to William and Angeline (Rego) Cardoza, also of Middletown. Mrs. O’Brien was a real estate agent for Gallery of Homes […]

Mrs. Christina C. (Platt) Carr, 92, of Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. She was the wife of the late John Carr, former Newport Fire Department Captain. Christina was born in Fall River, MA to George Platt and Annie (McConnell) Platt. As a young woman she worked as an accountant for the […]