Obituaries

Ronald James “Rondo” Wicks, 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island passed away peacefully November 27, 2019, at home surrounded by his loving family after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on March 4, 1953, he was the son of the late William and Ann(Pelchuck) Wicks. Ron spent his life as the business/sales […]

John T. Allan, of Newport, RI died Saturday, November 30, 2019.  He was the husband of Nancy E. (Newton) Allan. Born April 28, 1933 in Newport, he was the only son of John H. and Carol (Barlow) Allan. A lifelong citizen of Newport, leaving only while serving in the Air Force for four years after […]

Victoria L. Perry, 90, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2019. Victoria was born in Newport, RI to the late Carmelo and Lucille Ripa. She was the wife of the late John J. Perry for 51 years. Vicki was born on April 4, 1929 and lived in Newport her entire life. […]

Lois Aline Martin, 91, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on November 30, 2019, in the St. Clare Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late Capt. James Whitney Martin, USN, Ret. Lois was born December 16, 1927, in Malden, MA to Leo J. Renahan and Evelyn M. (Kelly) Renahan. Lois was a graduate […]

CDR Marshall Bertram Lundberg, USN (Ret.) PORTSMOUTH – Marshall Bertram Lundberg, 78, died November 24, 2019 at home surrounded by his family and friends. He was the loving husband of Mary Kay Cornwell Lundberg, to whom he has been married for 53 years. He was born on March 5, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois. His father, […]

Emmanuel Herbert Koconis, 89, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on November 26, 2019, at Cortland Place in Greenville, RI. Born May 20, 1930, in Jersey City, NJ to Emmanuel P. Koconis and Emily (White) Koconis he grew up in New York City and Warren OH, where he graduated from Warren G. Harding High School […]

Agnes Pinto, 79, of Middletown, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on November 26, 2019 at John Clarke Nursing Home in Middletown with her family by her side.Agnes was born January 21, 1940, at home on the family farm in Middletown to Manuel and Agnes Botelho.Agnes is survived by her two loving sons, John Pinto and […]

Anthony T. “Tony” Vacchione of Atlantic St., Newport, died at the age of 90 on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in the presence of loving family. He was born in the Bronx, New York, on January 14, 1929 as the son of Anthony T. “Thomas” Vacchione and Josephine Romandetta. He enlisted in the US Navy at […]

Lillian Souza, age 101, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Born to the late Manuel and Mary Rodrigues, she was the wife of the late Albert Souza. Calling hours will be held Monday, December 2, 2019 from 8:00AM to 9:00AM at Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, RI 02840 Following calling hours a […]

Dr. Charles T. Cloutier (Capt, USN ret), 84, of Portsmouth passed away on November 21, 2019, at the Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Charles was born on December 16, 1934, in Fall River, MA to the late Joseph T. Cloutier and the late Evelyn (Adam) Cloutier. Charles was the husband of Phyllis (Childs) […]

Source: O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Irene Celine Murphy, 93, of Newport died November 22, 2019.  She was the wife of the late Edward J. Murphy.   Born in Newport on August 4th, 1926, she was the daughter of late Henry and Katherine (Burns) Flynn. Mrs. Murphy grew up in the 5th Ward, attended St. Augustin’s School and graduated […]

Source: O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Geraldine Cohen Bolusky, of Newport died on Sunday, November 24, 2019, surrounded by her children at the age of 83.  A loving mother, adoring grandmother, beloved wife, and friend to many, she is already missed. Known to everyone as Gerry, she was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on January 12, 1936. […]

Our mother, Joan Marie Ramos, more affectionately known as “Quita” passed away on November 17, 2019, in her home surrounded by loved ones. She leaves behind three daughters Dierdre Pina, Kimberly Pina, Nikki Ramos and a granddaughter that lit up her life, Gabrielle Burris. She will truly be missed by her baby girl Chloe. Joan […]

John A. Domingoes, 89, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on November 19, 2019 at St. Elizabeth’s Manor in Bristol. John was born January 12, 1930, in Newport, RI to Joseph Domingoes and Rosann (Plouff) Domingoes. He grew up in Newport’s Fifth Ward, graduated from Rogers High School, and then served in the Korean War […]

Donald Brogan, age 88, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on November 19, 2019.  Donald was born in Fall River, MA to William and Blanche (Gagnon) Brogan. He was the husband of Joan (Labonte) Brogan of Portsmouth, for 65 years. Growing up in Fall River in a large family, Donald was hard working and loved his […]

Thomas R. Zerbus, 79, of Middletown, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019 in the Grand Islander Health Care Center. Tom fought a courageous three year battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife Ann J. (Laranjo) Zerbus who was the love of his life. They were married in Newport on June 4, […]

Wilbur “Earl” Hollins Jr., 73, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away suddenly on November 18, 2019, at Newport Hospital. Earl is survived by his wife of 43 years, Sherri (Harper) Hollins; his mother Lula M. Turner; his children Corey Hollins, Keith A. Hollins, Brooke C. Hollins, Wilbur Hollins III, Maria Lindsay; Brother-in-law Rowland Nelson; grandchildren […]

Dr. Kenneth M. Walsh, age 80, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on November 17, 2019. He was the husband of Mersina Christopher for over 30 years.Kenneth was born in Woonsocket, RI on November 18, 1938, to Kenneth A. Walsh and Hazel (Rogers) Walsh. He graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1956. He attended Northeastern […]

Peggy Grasing, age 91, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2019, surrounded by family. She was the widow of Fred J. Grasing.Mrs. Grasing was born June 22, 1928, in New York, NY to Fritz and Effie  Bjorkman. She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church since coming to the Newport […]

Francine J. Nelson, age 53, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, November 16, 2019.Francine was born April 27, 1966, in Newport, RI to John P. Viveiros and Geraldine (Carrigan) Viveiros.Francine is survived by her companion of 16 years, Carl Richardson, and her children; John R. […]

Louise J. Carr, 90, of Newport and formerly of Middletown, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at St. Clare in Newport. She was the wife of Joseph E. Carr. Born in Los Angeles, CA on February 23, 1929 to the late Harry F. and Jessie V. (Curran) Tubley. Louise was a graduate of St. Catherine’s Academy, […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It has been republished with permission, for free, and ad free as a community service. A life full of love is a life that’s been lived. Laurie (Cosimini) Humes-Page, 61, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on November 10, 2019. Laurie was born on November 2, 1958, in Central Falls, […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It has been republished with permission, for free, and ad free as a community service. It’s remarkable how one person can positively impact every person they encounter. On November 12, 2019, Retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer, William P. “Bill” Mackin,78, of Middletown, Rhode Island, a man of honor, grace […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It has been republished with permission, for free, and ad free as a community service. Theodore L. Barra, Jr. 77, of Tiverton, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 in St. Anne’s Hospital. He was the husband of the late Barbara A. (Stoos) Barra.Born in Washington, D.C., he was the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It has been republished with permission, for free, and ad free as a community service. Elena L. (Monge) Youngblood, 82, of Portsmouth, passed away on November 10, 2019, at her home in Portsmouth. She was born on March 5, 1937, in Tacloban, Leyte, Phillipines, to the late Eusebi Monge and […]