Obituaries

via Memorial Funeral Home Charles E. Alvernaz, 39, passed away unexpectedly at Newport Hospital on July 18, 2019. He was born December 28, 1979. He was the son of Edward Alvernaz and the late Cathy Alvernaz. Charlie loved all New England sport teams especially the Red Sox and the Patriots. He loved bowling. He was […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Janette Frances (Train) Antonellis, of Newport, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019.  She was the sunshine in the lives of her family and all of those she touched.  Born in Cambridge, MA, Janette was a Fashion Illustrator and a Boutique Owner in both Waban, MA and Newport, RI.   Janette was […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Beverly Ann Lewis, of Middletown, RI, passed away at home peacefully July 14, 2019, after her battle with cancer and surrounded by her loving family. Beverly was born in Providence, RI to Edmund Francis DiLeone and Euphemia Marie DiLeone (nee Federici). She graduated High School from St. Catherine’s Academy in […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Mary C. (Cruz) Roderiques, 86 of, Middletown, RI, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in the Village House Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late August J. Roderiques, Jr. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Antonio J. and Edith (Souza) Cruz. Mrs. Roderiques worked in […]

via O’neill Hayes Funeral Home Clara Faria O’Sullivan, age 87, of Newport, RI, passed away on July 13, 2019. Clara was born in Newport, RI to the late Manuel and Jesuina (Silveira) Faria. She had 56 wonderful years of marriage to the late Arthur P. O’Sullivan of Newport. Clara is survived by her four children […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Thomas J. Dutra, 78, of Tiverton, RI, died peacefully on July 13, 2019 at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay after a long illness, surrounded by loving family. He was a devoted husband to Beverly A. Dutra (McCulley) for 55 years. Born on February 3, 1941 in Newport, RI, he was the son of […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Frank S. Hale, age 92, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at his home on Friday, July 12, 2019.Frank was born in Newport, RI on November 26, 1926 to Harold D. Hale and Anne (Hughes) Hale. Growing up in Newport on Thurston Ave, he graduated from De La Salle Academy and […]

via The Quinn Funeral Home Andrew F. Fitzpatrick, 83, a resident of Newport, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019. He was the loving husband of the late Stephanie J. (Strong) Fitzpatrick. Born on May 24, 1936, in Providence, a son of the late Andrew F. and Marie C. (Russell) Fitzpatrick. Mr. Fitzpatrick served his country […]

by Memorial Funeral Home Barbara Ann Souza-Cordeiro, age 66, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on July 1, 2019. Barbara was born in Newport, RI to Manuel P. Souza and Margaret D. Souza. She is survived by her three children Diana Cordeiro-Fitzsimons of Trumbull, CT, James Cordeiro of Jupiter, Fl, and Nancy Cordeiro-Smith of Middletown, […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Gerald “Joe” Francis Foley, Jr., 69, died July 11, 2019 at Newport Hospital.  He was the son of the late Gerald F. & Alice Flavin Foley of Springfield, MA.  Born in Westfield, MA on March 6, 1950 Joe was raised in Springfield, MA.  He graduated from Classical High School in […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home. Brenda Daglis, age 58, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on July 5, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Brenda was the daughter of Jeraldine E. Reynolds and the late William F. Reynolds. Brenda grew up in Newport and Middletown, RI and graduated from Rogers High School. […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home. Joan K. (Johnson) Megley, 88 of Newport, RI died on Monday July 1st, at Newport Hospital. Born on June 17th, 1931 in Lima, OH, she was the daughter of the late Michael T. and Kathryn (Sealts) Johnson. She is survived by her siblings Kathleen (Johnson) Ayres of […]

Obituary via Memorial Funeral Home William J. Murphy, age 84, of Chichester, NH, formerly of Eustis Ave, Newport, RI passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2019 after a brief illness in Concord Hospital, Concord, NH. Bill was born on March 27, 1935 in Newport, RI to the late James A. and Mary F. Murphy. Bill […]

via Oneill Hayes Funeral Home Mary Lehane Horgan passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Joseph and Loretta Lehane and sister to the Reverend Joseph Lehane, C.S.C. and Robert Lehane. Mary was born on December 24, 1932 in Newport, R.I. She graduated from St. Catherine’s Academy and received her BS […]

Obituary via Memorial Funeral Home Jeanne “Jean” Francis (Riegel) Pachico left the guard of her loved ones on Saturday, April 20, 2019 after a courageous battle with illness. Jean leaves behind the love of her life, Robert Edward Pachico, her cherished son Garrett Charles Libby, stepdaughter Kristin Michelle Guyette and her husband Jeffrey, stepdaughter Elizabeth Cunningham […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Christine (Johnson) Willis, 59, died on Friday, June 28, 2019. Born in San Francisco, California on July 28, 1959, Christine was the daughter of the late Jaqueline (Nathan) Johnson. Christine is survived by her husband, Gerry, her beloved daughter children Alexa, Moira, and James Willis. She is also survived by […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Barbara Sullivan, 87, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on June 30, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born November 23, 1931, in Methuen, MA to Hugh and Bertha Baxter. Barbara was married for 53 years to the late CMDR F.M. “Spike” Sullivan. She was a career Navy wife, […]

Obituary via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Marilyn A. Donnelly of Newport, age 65, passed away peacefully at RI Hospital on Friday, June 28th, 2019 surrounded by her loving family after a sudden illness. She was the daughter of the late Mayor Humphrey J. (Harp) and Barbara A. Donnelly. Marilyn worked many years at The Pier restaurant where she met so […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Mary Barabe, 80, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on June 27, 2019, at home. Mary was born in Providence, RI to the late James Smith and the late Margaret (Toolan) Smith. Mary was the wife of the late Thomas Alfred Barabe. Mary studied at Salve Regina University as a nun […]

via Memorial Funeral Home Jose Arruda, age 83, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on June 24, 2019, in Providence. Jose was born on March 15, 1936, in St. Michael, Azores, Portugal to the late Francisco and the late Etelvina (Silva) Arruda. He was the husband of the late Maria (Mello) Arruda. Jose proudly served […]

via Memorial Funeral Home James Bruce Osborn, 75, of Newport, Rhode Island, died peacefully at his home on June 24, 2019, after a long illness Jim was born April 21, 1944, in Norfolk, VA to Ralph Osborn and Mildred (Schauer) Osborn. When Jim was eleven years old, his dad, a Naval officer, was transferred to […]

Middletown, RI – Beatrice P. (Martins) Cooper, 92, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died on February 20, 2019 at John Clarke Retirement and Nursing Center in Middletown RI. She was the wife of the late Lewis T. Cooper. Born in Newport, RI on January 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Daniel (Da Cunha) […]

George Anthony Mendonsa, age 95 passed away February 17, 2019 in Newport, RI, two days before his 96th Birthday. George was born in Newport on February 19, 1923 to the late Arsen and Maria Mendonsa.   He was one of six children.  After High School George, November 1942, enlisted in the United States Navy.  After bootcamp […]

Mr. William Rose, 71, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 31, 2019 after a short illness. Billy was born in Newport, RI to Nathaniel Rose and Doris Greene and worked for several years as a young man at the Boys and Girls Club of Newport, along with several of his siblings. He began […]