Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Katherine L. Strack, 87, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away at Newport Hospital on September 6th. Katherine was born in Newport, RI to the late Raymond Bryer and Catherine (Downes) Bryer. She was the wife of the late William L. Strack. Katherine is survived by her three […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. David Mayoh Lawton of Portsmouth, RI and East Chop passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, September 5, 2020. He was loved and is greatly missed by his wife of 54 years, Judy (Hartley) Lawton, his family, and his many friends. Dave was born on January 24, 1936 […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. On 7 September 2020, Barbara J. (Schodorf) Vickers, 79, of Portsmouth, left her temporary quarters here on earth in order to enter her eternal home in God’s Kingdom of Heaven. She was the devoted wife of Col. John H. Vickers, USA (Ret) for 57 1/2 years. Born […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. John A. (Jack) Lyons, Jr, age 77, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2020 in his home in Rixeyville, VA, after a seven year battle with cancer caused by exposure to Agent Orange. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John A. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Barbara Alves, affectionately known as Nana, 78, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on September 4, 2020, at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by her loving children. Barbara was born January 1, 1942, in Providence, RI to Robert and Virginia Doeg. She is preceded in death by her […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Richard “Rick” Lawrence Pierce, 66, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on September 6, 2020, at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River. Rick was born on March 4, 1954, in Fall River, MA, to the late John T. Pierce, Sr. and the late Mary (Mayes) Pierce. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. John Gerald Kavanagh passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 28th, 2020 at the Forest Farm Nursing Center in Middletown, Rhode Island. John, or Gerry to his friends, was a proud Navy brat and third generation Newporter; the son of LCDR (ret) John Edmund Kavanagh and […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Ann Kroll, 97, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Jay Kroll and is survived by her daughter Judy Clark (Craig) and her son Gary Kroll (Betsy) and her grandchildren Jay Clark, Jordan Jurgens, Heidi Kroll, and […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Judith Brooks Wiley, 90, passed away peacefully September 2, 2020, surrounded by family.  She was the wife of the late Nathaniel C. Wiley Jr. and is survived by her three children, Brooke Wiley of Carlisle, PA; Tad Wiley of New York City, NY, and Stewart J. Wiley […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Daisy “Dee” (Constantoplos) Potter, 98, of Middletown, passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, after a brief illness. Born in Dover, NH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Stella (Papplovious) Constantoplos. She was the devoted military wife of the late Willard […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Richard Faria, age 61, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away surrounded by his loving family on September 2, 2020. Richard was born in Newport, RI to Frank and Evelyn (Bertrand) Faria. Richard was married to the love of his life, Donna King for 14 years. For those […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Dorothea Hesse Doar, 90, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully with family at her side on August 30, 2020. Mrs. Doar was born in Providence on August 20, 1930, the daughter of Frederick W. Hesse and Harriet Hannah Schneider Hesse. Mrs. Doar, who went by Dotty, had […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Terrance Moy Jr, 61, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 31, 2020. Terry was born March 7, 1959, in Newport, RI to Terrance Moy and Frances (Toppa). Oldest of 5 siblings Terry was revered for his many talents and endurance. Life dealt him a tough […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Dr. Matthew P. Foley, PhD (Matt) passed away unexpectedly on August 13, 2020 at 51 years young. He was a brilliant and uncommonly kind and friendly man who was a true gift to the world, trying every day to make it a better place. Matt graduated from […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Nikolas G. Georgiou, 78, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 26, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. One of fourteen children, Nikolas was born in Olympia, Greece on March 12, 1942, to the late George Georgiou and the late Georgia (BouBouka) Georgiou. Nikolas was […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Frances S. Toti, 83, of Westerly, Rhode Island, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital on August 16, 2020. Fran was born in Providence, RI to the late Frank Anargiro and America (Restante) Anargiro. She was the wife of the late Benedetto A. Toti. Her love for everything […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Arthur J. Vouté, 85, of South Salem NY, and Newport RI, passed away peacefully at his home in Newport on Thursday August 27, surrounded by his children, grandchildren, and wife of 55 years, Rosanne (O’Neill) Vouté. Arthur was the son of Arthur and Josephine Rolleston Vouté. He […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Timothy M. McBride of Bristol, Rhode Island, died on August 26, 2020. He was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, on May 10, 1946 to Lucille (McBride) Weibel and John P. McBride. Tim graduated from Teaneck High School in 1964 and went on to Providence College, where he […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Alice D. Simas, 90, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on August 27, 2020. Alice was born in Newport, RI to the late Joseph Pasquale and Mary (Freitas) Pasquale. She was the wife of the late Albano M. Simas. Alice is survived by children, Raymond […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Alfred Cameron, 81, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away on August 26, 2020, at home surrounded by his loving family. Alfred was born March 15, 1939, in Newport, RI to Alexander and Elizabeth(Taylor) Cameron. Alfred was married to his wife Jean (Capone) Cameron of Tiverton, Rhode Island […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Helen Lappin, 96 of Newport, RI passed away August 25, 2020 at Village House in Newport.  She was the wife of the late Col. William Lappin, she was a daughter of the late Henry A. Rayner and Ellen (Downey) Rayner.  Helen was a sister of the […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Dr. William E. Turcotte, 87, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully Wednesday August 26, 2020.  He was the husband of Joan (Crowley) Turcotte. Born in Lowell, MA on October 28, 1932, he was the son of the late Ernest and Mable (Toohey) Turcotte. He graduated from […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marshall William Gillette, 93, passed away on Monday, August 24th, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jean Gillette, his wife of 69 years. Marshall was born on October 8th, 1926 in Cabool, Missouri to Gladys and James Francis (Frank) Gillette, the sixth of eight […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Joan White, age 87 of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 22, 2020. Joan was born in San Francisco, CA, on July 6, 1933. Her parents were Cmdr. Algernon Joyner and Alice Joyner. Joan was married to Capt. Paul White for 68 years. Joan was educated […]