Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Middletown Resident Maureen Baker Dies at 88Mary Grace (Maureen) Baker (nee Moloney) passed away peacefully in her sleep early in the morning of November 2nd, 2020 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, bidding a graceful farewell to a life well lived and to her loving husband of […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Timothy J. Mills of Newport, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was 58. He was born on September 28, 1962 in New London, CT to Anne (Sullivan) Mills and the late Stuart K Mills, Jr. The family returned to Newport shortly after his […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Edwin Donald Booth passed away on December 11, 2020, in Newport Hospital, where he began life on August 9th, 1946. He leaves behind his wife Margaret Hayes, sister Janet Booth and sons Donald and Peter Booth, all of Newport. The son of Frank Booth and Helen […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Charlotte Tillinghast Macrae Carroll, age 99, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Longwood, FL, died on December 12, 2020 at the John Clarke Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Capt. Charles H. Carroll, USN. Charlotte was born in Providence, RI to F. Arthur Macrae […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Barbara Flis, 88, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on December 8, 2020, at the Village House Nursing Home in Newport, RI. Barbara was born, December 4, 1932, in Newton, MA, to Antone Peschier and Helen Peschier. Barbara joined the WACS (Women Army Corps) in 1953, […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Jean Callahan Coyne passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on December 8, 2020. Born at home in Newport on March 30, 1927 to William and Kathleen (Fitzpatrick) Callahan, Jean was a sister to the late Marie Sullivan and Helen Anne Burns and niece […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Brian Smith, age 76, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 7, 2020. Brian was born in Worcester, MA to Bernard and Vivian Smith, and grew up in Shrewsbury. Brian married Leslie (Goguen) Smith of New Bedford, MA on August 29, 1969 […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Emile Joseph Ferrara Jr., age 77, passed away on December 5, 2020 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center from COVID-related complications. A lifelong Bristolian, Emile was a prolific artist, outdoorsman, gourmet cook and inspirational teacher to multiple generations of art students. But first and foremost, he was […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Arthur Norrie Wake III passed away after a brief, non-COVID-related illness, on Tuesday, December 1, at the age of 77 years. Norrie will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 56 years, Nancy, and his daughters Conley Zani and Lesley Webster. He will be missed by his […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marilyn Morrissey Hayes, age, 100, died  on December 6, 2020  at the St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. She was the daughter of the late Frederick Morrissey and Elizabeth Tilley Peckham Morrissey. She was the wife of the late Patrick O’N. Hayes to whom she was […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Justine M. Wesner, 77, of Portsmouth, RI passed away on Tuesday, December 1st.Justine was born in New York, NY to Edmund Iwaszczuk and Helen (Polkosnik) Iwaszczuk. She grew up in New York City and New Jersey and worked as a young woman at the Picatinny Arsenal. Upon […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. It is with great sadness that the family of Gregorio Barandiaran announces his passing after a brief illness, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the age of 96. Gregorio will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 62 years, Vicenta, and his three sons and their wives; […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Evelyn M. Barrett, 90, of Newport, RI passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Village House Nursing Center in Newport. She was the wife of the late William E. Barrett. Born July 4, 1930 in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Alexander J. Shea […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. George Carl Reuther, 83, of Tiverton, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, peacefully surrounded by his family. He was born in Queens, NY, and was the son of the late George and Kathleen Reuther. George married the love of his life, the late Emma Jane (McLoughlin) and […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Garrett M. Loftus passed away with his family by his side, on Friday, November 27th, 2020 after a four-year battle with skin cancer.  He was 63 years old.  Garrett was the son of the late George W. and Alice (Caron) Loftus.  A lifelong Newporter, he was a 1975 […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marie Frances Dobbin passed away peacefully on Friday November 27, 2020. She was born on Staten Island on August 5,1925 to the late William and Agnes (Doody) Kuehn. She is predeceased by her brother Blair Kuehn and sister Betty Mellifont. She leaves behind her loving husband […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Leon Merle Provost, age 63 of Newport, RI passed away unexpectedly November 14, 2020.Leon was born in Wurzburg Germany and loved the ocean and all kinds of ships and sailboats. He was just a few months old when he encountered his first trans Atlantic cruise from Germany […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. David Paul Murphy, 59, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on the morning of Monday, November 30th at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous fight against illness over the past two years. David was born on February 15, 1961, in Goldsboro, North Carolina […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Mary F. Rutledge, 86, of Middletown, entered eternal life on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at home, surrounded by her loving and devoted family. Mary, known as ‘Marie’ by friends and family, was born on October 8, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the late James J. and Mary […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Francis Anthony Perry, age 81 of Middletown, Rhode Island passed away surrounded by his family on November 27, 2020. Born in Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late Henry and Marion (Alvernes) Perry. Francis served in the Marines from 1958 to 1962 in Okinawa, […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Joanne “JoJo” Nelson left us on November 21, 2020 peacefully at home in Newport with her daughter Meg and husband Dale by her side. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Marguerite Forbes of Beverly Farms, MA and brother Jeffrey Forbes of Newton, MA. […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Marion Elizabeth (Murphy) DeCotis, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Newport passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Alfred F. DeCotis. Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Cornelius J. […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Margaret Mary (Ahern) Cottrell, died peacefully at home in Middletown, RI on Sunday, November 22, 2020.   Marge, as she was known to all, was born in Riverside, RI on September 2, 1937 to the late Maurice and Nancy (O’Gorman) Ahern who had both immigrated to the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Barbara June Stenning, a direct descendent of Captain John Luther who arrived in America in 1630, died peacefully at home on November 23, 2020. Married on June 28, 1952, she was the wife of Gordon J. Stenning. Born August 12, 1928, in Johnston, RI, she was the […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Joe Tremblay, a well-known Newport sports fan, who, for decades never missed a game at Cardines Field, had a remarkable record predicting sporting events and interviewed some of America’s greatest athletes including Ted Williams and Arthur Ashe, died Sunday at the age of 73. He had recently […]