Obituaries

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Casper G. “Kip” Schenck Jr., 72, of Middletown, RI passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Kip was born in 1947 in Rockville Center, New York. He was the son of the late […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Margaret Grady Shinners, 100 years of age, died peacefully at home in Newport, RI on Monday, May 4. She was born in her parent’s Middletown, RI home in on January 21, 1920. Married to Robert J. Shinners for 67 years, she was daughter to Thomas E. Grady and […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Corinne Feno, age 95, passed away peacefully in her room on May 4, 2020. Corinne was born in Fall River, MA on December 11, 1924 to Ozilia Tessier and Zena Tessier. She lived in Newport for more than 10 years. She enjoyed Bingo, reading, crossword puzzles and […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Paul M. Sisson, 69, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020, at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Rosa) Sisson for 47 years. Paul was raised in Portsmouth, RI, and was a loving son of […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. John Charles Gregson, 73, of Portsmouth, RI, succumbed to cancer surrounded by his family on May 3, 2020.John is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth of 49 years, daughter Anna Zambrano and husband Jay Zambrano, son Robert Gregson his wife Marina Gregson and their daughter Arminda Gregson […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. On Sunday, May 3, 2020, Barbara Ellen Bartow Raposa, loving wife and mother passed away at the age of 73. Barbara was born on December 4, 1946, in Queens, NY, to Leroy Bartow and Martha Curran (James). She married the love of her life, Edward Raposa on […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Michael Riordan Cottrell, 81, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 after a battle with brain cancer. Michael was born in 1938 in Newport, RI, to James Benedict Cottrell III and Elizabeth Vernon Cottrell. Michael graduated from St. Georges School […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Audrey C. Schwarz, “Hunny,” 85, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Audrey was born in Newport, RI, to the late Ernst and Marjorie Ottilige. Audrey was a devoted mother and a loving wife to Charles Schwarz, having celebrated their 65th anniversary last […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Robert R. Henry, 81, passed away on April 30, 2020 at home in Newport, RI, surrounded by his children, and with his wife of 58 years, Carolyn (Brown) Henry, holding his hand. Robert, or Bob, was born in Newport, RI on September 13, 1938 to the late […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. John Moniz, 71, passed away peacefully on April 30 in the family home in which he was raised in Portsmouth, RI. He was surrounded by his loving son, daughter in-law and close family friends. Born in Fall River, MA on April 8, 1949, John was the son […]

This obituary originally appeared on Auclair Funeral Home. Kathleen Watterson, 66, of Fall River, MA passed away on Tuesday, April 28 after a brief illness.  Kathleen was born on November 5, 1953 in Newport, RI.  She was the daughter of the late John E. and Edith (Rafferty) Watterson.   Kathleen always felt that she had hit […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Architect Edwin Haley Paul, 95, died of natural causes at his home in Newport, RI. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Judith Page Paul, and four children: Alison (San Diego, CA), Meredith (Portsmouth, RI), Andrew (Houston, TX) and Sara and son-in-law Dan Krewson (Oakland, […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. John K. Perry, 86, of Portsmouth died on May 2, 2020, at Grand Islander Nursing Home. He was the husband of Sonya C. (Susi) Perry. Born on May 19, 1933, in New York City, NY he was the son of the late Mary (Motherway) Perry. Mr. Perry […]

Jonathon Paquin, age 44, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 30, 2020 after a long battle fighting diabetes. He was a graduate Portsmouth High School, Class of 1995.Jon always had a passion for antique and fast cars. Most recently he experienced Audrain Newport Concours and Motor Week back in October. He also enjoyed […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. John B. (Jack) Tilley of Middletown, RI, passed away on May 1, 2020 in comfort with his family at HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center after a brief illness.  He was born in Newport, RI, on January 10, 1924 to Chester and Elizabeth (Quinn) Tilley. He graduated Rogers […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Philip L. “Phil” Robertson of Broadway, Newport, RI passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020.  He was 74 years old. Born August 3, 1945 in Weymouth, MA, he was a son of the late George Grant Robertson II and Mary A. (McLeer) Robertson.  He leaves one brother, Stephen Robertson of […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Roger A. Lees, 85, passed away on April 26, 2020, at the St. Clare Home in Newport, RI with his family by his side. Roger was born in New Bedford, MA on September 28, 1934 to the late Gertrude C. Ouimet and the late Albert Lees, Jr. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Michael W. Ruggeri, 52, of Middletown, RI, passed away unexpectedly on April 24, 2020. He was the husband of Jacqueline (Furkes) Ruggeri and father of son Anthony M. Ruggeri. Michael was born in Providence, RI to Gwendolyn (Francis) Ruggeri of Portsmouth and the late Ralph Ruggeri. He […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Manfred “Fred” Josef Muenter of Wakefield, RI passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the age of 88. After a period of declining health, he entered into eternal rest peacefully surrounded by family.  Fred was born in Duisburg, Germany on April 27, 1931. The third […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Richard “Dick” Ficke Jr, Lt.Col.Ret. resident of Bartlett, NH passed away on April 20, 2020 at Maine Medical Center after complications from heart and kidney failure.He was born in Danbury, Connecticut in 1937, the son of Richard Frederick Henry Ficke and Cleo Margaret Ethridge.Dick grew up in […]

The following obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Anna I. Friend, 87, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2020. Anna was born in Newport, RI to the late William Friend and Anna Friend. The following reflections were written by Jacob Hatch, her great-nephew. My family lost someone very special to us […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Paula Rita (Delaney) Stout, 75, passed quietly at her home in Sarasota, FL on April 21, 2020, with her loving husband by her side. Paula was born on July 17, 1944, in Newport, RI, daughter of the late Paul and Rita (Mulcahy) Delaney. She is survived […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. ertrand P. Duguay, 67, of Newport, Rhode Island, unexpectedly passed away on April 20, 2020, at Newport Hospital. Bertrand “Bert” was born on May 11, 1952 in Woonsocket, RI to the late Albert and Juliette (Auger) Duguay. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Lopes) Duguay. They enjoyed […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. June C. Gesner, 84, passed away on April 18, 2020 in Virginia. She was born in New Bedford to Edwin and Mabel (Simpson) Howes. She lived in Tiverton, RI for over 42 years. She retired from managing insurance offices in Fall River, MA. and as a Weight […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. David Willburn, 60, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on April 19, 2020. David was born November 28, 1959, in El Paso, TX to Glynn Willburn and Beverly Coleman. David was married to Mary Anne (Seward) Willburn of Middletown, Rhode Island. David served as a Radioman/ET […]