Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Jack F. Appleby, Jr., 64, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 19, 2020, in Providence. Jack was born on December 13, 1955, in Newport, RI, to the late Jack F. Appleby, Sr. and the late Rita D. (Lafleur) Appleby. Jack loved spending time with his […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Sullivan, 92, of Leonardtown, MD (formerly of Middletown, RI) passed away on August 20, 2020 at St. Mary’s Nursing Center in Leonardtown, MD. She was the only child born to the late Albert Green and Elizabeth (Herbert) Green on April 11, 1928 in Newport, […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Dorothy “Dottie” (Kelly) Sullivan Arruda, 86, of Portsmouth died after a brief illness on August 20, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 22, 1934, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Vincent J. and Dorothy (Sullivan) Kelly. Dottie […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Peter Gwin Patton Wright, beloved husband, father and teacher passed away peacefully surrounded by family at home on August 18, 2020. Peter leaves behind his wife of 59 years Betty Lou Wright, his son and daughter-in-law Jim and Alicia Wright, his daughter Krista Haskell and son-in-law Doug […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert G. Driscoll, age 70, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 19, 2020 after a brief illness. Robert was born in Newport, RI to George and Eloise (Phillips) Driscoll. Bob graduated from Brown University and the University of Maine School of Law. He worked in […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Timothy K. Casey, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on August 20, 2020 following a long battle with mesothelioma.  Born January 12, 1952 in Newport, he was a son of the late James P. and Audrey J. Casey. Tim was raised and lived much of […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Keith G. Dowty, born May 27, 1954, passed away on August 16, 2020, surrounded by family after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Gordon E. Dowty and the late Lorraine (Dowty) Del Piano. Keith grew up in Portsmouth, RI and […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Anne Stuebner Damon died on Wednesday, August 19 after a long battle with cancer.  She was born on June 3, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA to Erwin A.  and Frances Quinn Stuebner.  She lived in Glendale, PA and attended the Baldwin School.  As a teenager, her family […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Alice R. Wallace, 62, passed August 17th in Newport Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. Born November 18, 1957, she was the daughter of Rose (Escobar) Faustino and the late Jose Faustino. Alice grew up in Middletown and resided there for most of her life. She worked […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Dr. Gerhard Constantine Meier, who practiced medicine in Newport, Rhode Island, for nearly thirty years, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on August 16, 2020. He was 81 years old. Gerhard was born in Lohr am Main, Germany, to the late Alfons and Anna Meier. After graduating […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Timothy Scott Pasvolsky, 68 of Newport died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, August 14, 2020. He leaves his wife of 42 years, Patricia (Kunze) Pasvolsky, his daughter Jennifer (Pasvolsky) Cote, son in law Todd Cote and grandson Cameron Cote. He had a loving […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Coralie R. Oliveira, 74, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 16, 2020 at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Coralie was born in Clinton, MA. She was the wife of Richard T. Oliveira. Coralie was an administrative assistant and government contractor for McLaughlin […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Eleanor (Becker) Davis, age 93, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home in her husband’s arms on August 13, 2020. Eleanor was born in Schenectady, NY to Gridley A. Becker and Carrie (Long) Becker. She graduated from Bryant College and remained in RI with her […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Duncan M. Wilkey Jr., 89, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on August 13, 2020. Duncan was born in Fall River, MA to the late Duncan M. Wilkey Sr. and Eliza (Hall) Wilkey. Duncan was the husband to Helen Wilkey for 63 years. Duncan grew up in Portsmouth, […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. William “Billy” Faria, age 52, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 11, 2020. Billy was born in Fall River, MA to Francis and Norma (Fitzgerald) Faria. Billy is the husband of Sheryl (Porada) Faria. Billy graduated from PHS in 1986. He was a professional truck […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Walter passed away peacefully at home on Friday August 7, 2020. Born in Lancaster PA on Valentine’s Day 1932, he was the son of the late Francis and Mary (Hannum) Martin and brother to 6 siblings. Walter was a proud graduate of the United States Military Academy […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Michael F. Janik, 65, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital on August 3, 2020. Michael was born in Xenia, OH to the late Francis J. Janik, Jr. and Blodwyn (Edwards) Janik. He was the husband of Susan (Buteau) Janik for 28 years. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Roger Joseph Cormier, 81, of Newport, RI, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer.Born in Fall River, MA, October 1, 1938, and raised in Tiverton, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph George and Lillian (Levesque) Cormier. Roger lived […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Shirley Araujo, 71, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on August 2, 2020, at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born, December 11, 1948, in Newport, RI to the late Francis Aguiar and the late Shirley Frazier (Cochran). Shirley is survived by her children; […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert Adolph Ellenwood, 92, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 3, 2020, at Newport Hospital. Robert was born April 2, 1928, in Naperville, IL to James Ellenwood and Mabel (Gley) Ellenwood. He was preceded in death by his wife Sally and daughters Kathleen Rodrigues and […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mary VanDeusen, age 87, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on August 4, 2020. Mary was born in Newport, RI to Anthony and Catherine (Leyden) Silvia. Mary married Ernest VanDeusen of Oneonta, NY, on July 26, 1952. Mrs. VanDeusen was a communicant and Eucharistic Minister at St. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Helen Arruda Lawrence, 98, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died peacefully at the St. Clare Home on August 1, 2020. Helen was born in Middletown, RI to the late John E. Arruda and Maria P. Dutra. She grew up during the depression to parents who immigrated from the […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Mary Louise Totas, 86, of Newport, RI passed away on Friday, July 31,2020. She was born in Bradford, Vermont on December,16, 1933, daughter of the late Charles and Viola (Davis) Totas. She attended elementary schools and graduated from Bradford Academy in 1951. Mary went on to […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Ralph Michael DiMarzo, 68, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020, unexpectedly at home. Ralph was born on October 20, 1951, in Newport, RI, to the late Stephen DiMarzo and the late Nancy (Flint) DiMarzo. He was a graduate of Rogers High School and worked […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Roberta M. Nagle, age 79, of Newport, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loving family on July 30, 2020. Roberta was born in Milwaukee, WI to Elmer and Connie (Lucashevitz) Bishop on March 24, 1941. She graduated from Clintonville Wisconsin High School in 1959. […]