Obituaries

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 […]

Richard A. Mulherin, 73, of Middletown, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport with his loving daughter by his sideBorn in Chicago, IL, he was the son of the late Elwyne and Edith (Robinson) Mulherin.Mr. Mulherin worked for Raytheon as a master electrician for 41 years. […]

Walter Ernest Purdy, 87, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at  South County Hospital in Wakefield, RI. He was the husband of Cathleen Nagle Purdy who predeceased him.  Born in Newport on October 21, 1935, he was the son of Doris and Walter Purdy and had two brothers, Robert and Charlie Purdy. Mr. Purdy […]

Mary Ann (Larkin) Sullivan, 82 of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Mary Ann was born on April 3, 1936 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of the late Edward T. Larkin and Evelyn (Conwell) Larkin, and wife of the late James J. Sullivan.Mary Ann graduated from Searles High […]

John Carroll Cheever, 68, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on January 28, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by family after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. He was the loving husband of over 45 years to Kathleen (Brooks) Cheever and incredible dad to his children. Born March 22, 1950 in Malden, MA to the […]

Rev. Mr. William Marlow, 92, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Lewisburg, PA, passed away on January 27, 2019 at Miriam Hospital in Providence.William was born in Baltimore, MD to Harper Marlow and Lillian (Taylor) Marlow and was the youngest and last surviving of their five children. For the past 67 years, he was devoted husband […]

Brian J. Anderson aka BA, 54 of Middletown R.I. passed away on Saturday, 26 January, surrounded by his entire family. He was the son of the late Charles and Eileen (Silvia) Anderson, born in Newport and raised in Middletown. Brian will be lovingly remembered by his children Brian J. Anderson II and his wife Kelly […]

Jeannine Louise (Cohen) Sawyer passed away peacefully in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Jeannine was born October 5, 1927 in Oran (French) Algeria to the late Julie and Felix Cohen. She was preceded in death by her former husband and father to her children, Stanley S. Sawyer.  Jeannine is survived by her daughter, […]

Sonya Myishsha Cerezo-DelRio of Cranston RI passed away peacefully on January 25th, 2019 at the Hope Health Hospice Care in Providence RI. She was born January 17, 1977 in Newport, Rhode Island and passed away at the age of 42. Sonya had a tremendous love for Star Trek. She was passionate about gardening and harvesting […]

Edward P. “Juny” Walsh Jr., 90, on January 24, 2019, put down his burden and departed this world for the next.  He loved, and was loved by, his wife Mary, daughter Deirdre, and son Edward.   He enjoyed bike rides on Brenton Rd, walks down Thames St, reading books at the public library, and long swims […]