Obituaries

Patrick Cunningham, 72, of Pascoag, RI passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Grace (Kemble) Cunningham.  He graduated from Cranston-East High School and Bryant College, B.A.  Patrick was a longtime resident of Eleanor Slater Hospital, Zambarano Unit in Pascoag for 37 years. Patrick is […]

Kathleen V. Hale, age 92 passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Newport Hospital just a week short of her 93rd birthday.  She previously lived at Blenheim-Newport and Osprey Court in Middletown RI.  She was the wife of Harold D. “Bud” Hale, Jr. who passed away last September.  They had been married for 70 […]

Dianne Suzanne Johnson, 83 years old, of Portsmouth, RI, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Dianne was born in Rome, NY, on May 16, 1935. She was very blessed to have spent the last 63 years with her devoted husband, Clifford Johnson, IV. She was preceded in death […]

Claire G. Reynolds, 88, of Middletown, RI, peacefully passed away on January 22, 2019. Claire was born in Warren, RI to Frederick Simmons and Juliette (Martel) Simmons. Claire was the wife of the late Edward F. Reynolds. Claire is survived by her children Edward F. Reynolds, Jr. and his wife Kathleen of Middletown, Michael P. […]

Irene B. Johnson, 97, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 22, 2019 at Newport Hospital. Irene was born in Worcester, MA to the late William and Helen (Lundblad) Brunell. Irene was raised by her aunt and uncle, George and Ida Hitt. She was the wife of the late Warren L. Johnson, WWII veteran […]

Carol (McGowan) Dow, 63, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 20, 2019 in the comfort of her home. Carol was born in Brighton, Massachusetts to the late Francis and Loretto McGowan on December 24, 1956. She graduated from Brighton High School in 1975 and went on to attend Boston State College. She retired from a 25-year career at Verizon as an Equipment Instillation Manager. […]

Sheila Louise Traynum, 64, of Rhode Island, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019. Sheila was born in New London, CT to Norman and Gladys Traynum. Sheila was raised in New London and grew up in Hartford, CT, and raised her children Rhode Island. For several years she volunteered in the medical field in addition […]

Lillian Combra Lopes, 76, of Portsmouth, RI passed away January 18, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. Born February 17, 1942, in Fall River, MA Lillian was a lifelong resident of Portsmouth. She was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Gilda M. Combra. Lillian was married to her husband Joseph C. […]

Hope Powel Alexander, beloved wife, mother and friend, died peacefully in her sleep at home on Thursday, January 17th, 2019.  She was surrounded by her family at her death and was one week shy of her 94th birthday.             Hope was born on January 24, 1925 in Providence, RI.  She was the daughter of Thomas Ives […]

Arthur Charles Milot, of Jamestown, Rhode Island, was born in Providence on November 7, 1932. He was the son of Aram Milot and Gertrude Milot of Johnston, Rhode Island. He graduated from Moses Brown School in 1951 and Harvard College in 1955, where he was also active in the Naval Reserves. After a stint with […]

Life long Newport resident, John Almeida, passed away on January 15, 2019. Mr. Almeida was a graduate of Rogers High School and served his country proudly during World War II as a member of the United States Army. He had been in charge of the motor pool on both Guam and Manila after they had […]

PORTSMOUTH –Pamela E. Shakarian, 60, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly Monday, January 14, 2019.A 13th generation Portsmouth native and granddaughter of Armenian Genocide survivors, Pamela Shakarian graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1976 and received a B.A. in sociology from Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, in 1981.Pamela was a Raytheon Company employee for more […]

Mary Jo Dieckhaus, age 76, of Newport, RI passed away early Monday morning on January 14, 2019 at her home after a long battle with cancer.   Mary Jo was born on October 5, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Joseph and Helen Dieckhaus. She graduated from Pembroke College/ Brown University in 1964 and went […]

Irma French (Price), 84, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away on January 14, 2019 surrounded by her loving son and the caring staff at the John Clarke Nursing Home. Irma was born June 6, 1934 in Port Chester, NY to the late Lafayette Price and the late Mildred Price. She lived in Chicopee, Massachusetts most […]

Diana Louise Dunn died unexpectedly at home on Monday, January 14th, 2019. She was a resident of Newport RI and was an artist drawn to painting the sea.  She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and received a Masters in Art from Columbia University.  She leaves behind Thor Jason Gundlach, the light of her […]

Sheila (Barry) MacKinnon, 95, formerly of Middletown, RI, passed away on January 13, 2019 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. Sheila was the wife of the late Deacon Joseph W. MacKinnon. Born and raised in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Jeremiah and Helena (O’Sullivan) Barry. Sheila resided on Freeborn St. in […]

Shirley R. McGoff of Middletown, RI and formerly of Manchester, NH passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was born in Portland, Maine in 1920, a daughter of the late John and Daisy Young. She was the sister to her adored older brother Bailey, her brother John and […]

Marjorie Payton, 72, of Newport, Rhode Island, passed away on January 11, 2019 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Marjorie was born March 24, 1946 in Newport, RI to the late William Scheel and the late Margaret (Shelman) Scheel. After finishing school Marjorie married the love of her life in 1967 and started […]

Maryhope Hanlon, 77, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed peacefully away at home on January 8, 2019 into the arms of her Saviour, Jesus. Maryhope was born March 27,1941 in Shenandoah, PA to the late James Michaud and the late Mary (Starinsky) Michaud. After completing her GED, Maryhope attended CCRI to study psychology. She was employed […]

The following obituary first appeared on Memorial Funeral Home, it has been republished with permission. Doris L. Donovan, 80 of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on January 6, 2019, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Doris was born August 16, 1938, in Newport, RI. Doris is predeceased by her father, […]

The following obituary originally appeared on O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, it has been republished with permission. Commander John J. Flynn, age 83, of Newport and Coronado, California died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at St. Clare Home in Newport with his wife and niece by his side. Born in Newport, October 15, 1935, to the late John […]

The following obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home, it has been republished with permission. Mary A. Ford, 96, formerly of Boughton Road Newport, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 3, 2019 at St. Clare-Newport. She was the wife of the late Reginald H. Ford. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill-Hayes Funeral Home, it has been republished with permission. Sister Angela O’Callaghan, of Newport, went peacefully to God at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, on January 3, 2019. She was born Bridget O’Callaghan on August 7, 1931 in Loughfouder, Knocknagoshel, Co. Kerry, Ireland and is predeceased by her parents, Patrick […]

This obituary originally appeared on O’Neill-Hayes Memorial Funeral Home, it has been republished with permission. Beth Rommel Graham, 71 of Newport, Rhode Island passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.  She was the wife of the late Harry Bruce Graham. Born on December 5th, 1947 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late […]

This obituary originally appeared on Memorial Funeral Home, it has been republished with permission. Mr. George Silvia, age 98, of Portsmouth, passed away on January 2, 2019, at the Grand Islander Nursing Center in Middletown. George was born on September 23, 1920, in Middletown, RI, to the late John Silvia and the late Mary (Freitas) […]