Obituaries

Stella Volpicelli, 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on August 1, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. Stella was born March 28, 1931, in Newport, RI, to the late Peter Daglis and Mary (Petrites) Daglis.Stella was married to the late Gredo Volpicelli for 49 years. Stella was a graduate of Rogers High School, […]

Viola R. Ferreira, 98, formerly of Chelmsford, MA passed away on July 29, 2021 at St. Clare. Nursing Home Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel C. Ferreira who passed away May 1981 and was also predeceased by her three brothers Alderic, Leon, and Francis Xavier Lavallee. Viola was born February 19, […]

Elvira Ferris, 98, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on August 1, 2021 at St. Clare Home in Newport. Elvira was born, January 1, 1923, in Newport, RI. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antonia (Medeiros) Ferris. Miss Ferris had worked as an assembler for over 15 years at the former GE Monowatt […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Timothy Elliot Carter, 45, of Newport, RI passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 30, 2021. Tim was born in Portsmouth, Virginia to Commander Eileen (Sullivan) Carter and Elliot “Skip” Carter on September 12, 1975.  As a child, Tim travelled the world while both of his parents were in the Navy, […]

Belmira J. Silvia, 96, of Warren, RI, passed away on July 31, 2021. Belmira was born in Portsmouth, RI to her parents Antone Souza and Mary (Borges). She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Silvia. Belmira is survived by her daughters Marie Rhea, Joanne Powe, Betty Jo Silvia, two grandchildren Robert Rhea and […]

Jayne E. Byam, 79, of Middletown, RI, passed away on July 28, 2021 peacefully at home. She was the loving wife of Kenneth Byam, for 53 years. Born in Newport RI, Jayne was the daughter of the late Leo and Anne Buckley. Jayne was a dedicated business owner of Subway since 1988. She was an […]

Longtime Newport resident, Susan Christie, passed away due to natural causes on July 24, 2021, flying off to join her beloved son, Shawn Bowcutt. Susan was a sailor, adventurer, and spiritual seeker who had the courage to live life on her own terms. She loved nature, the ocean, and had many travels meeting new friends […]

Eileen Burke, 97, of Newport, RI, died Friday, July 30, 2021. Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Estelle (Perry) Burke and sister to the late Marie E. Burke. Eileen graduated from Rogers High School in 1941 and from Newport Secretarial School in 1942. Ms. Burke worked at […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Ann-Marie Nevitt of Tiverton, RI announces her passing on Monday, July 26, 2021. Born in Fall River, MA the daughter of the late Peter and Rita (Gamelin) Kelly. All who knew Ann-Marie knew she was a woman of great faith, and her greatest joy was her […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Frances (Hirsch) Sanita of the John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown died peacefully on July 27, 2021.  She was the wife of the late Nicholas A. Sanita. Born in Providence, RI on November 28, 1924, to the late Harry H. Hirsch and Theresia E. (Lindgren) Hirsch. She leaves a son Andrew […]

Thomas E. Risso, 83 of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully at home on Monday, July 26, 2021. Born in Newport, the son of the late Louis and Mary (Ryan) Risso; brother to Marylou Sperr and John Risso. He is survived by his loving wife Barbara (Cerra) of 58 years; son John R. Liptak, Jr., and […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Joanne Donnelly Maher announces her passing on Sunday, July 25, on her beloved Cape Cod where she spent summers from her longtime home of Bristol, RI. She will be missed deeply by her children Michelle, Shannon and Patrick, their spouses and her grandchildren, and by all […]

Ralph Everett Morgan, 92, of Newport RI passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on July 26, 2021, surrounded by his loving children. Ralph was born in Newport RI on July 9, 1929, to the late Frank and Amanda Mason Morgan. Ralph was the beloved and devoted husband to the late Julia G. Morgan to whom […]

Drowne, Rayfield (Ray) Jr. passed on July 24, 2021. He’s survived by his wife of 65 years, Marie C. Drowne. His two daughters Antoinette M. Gomez, Cindy Morgan, Son-in-law Richard P. Morgan, of Portsmouth, Son, Rayfield M. Drowne and Daughter-in-law Elena Y. Drowne of Richmond, Va., his grandchildren; Jeffrey Gomez of Fall River, Mass., Carla […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Daniel Joseph Smith of Middletown, RI died peacefully on July 25, 2021. He was the husband of the late Joanna (Madigan) Smith. Dan was born in Newport, RI on August 23, 1925, to the late Thomas and Catherine (Gallagher) Smith. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer Hanley of Easton, […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Dr. Joseph Blumen, of Newport, R.I., passed peacefully on July 25, 2021, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, R.I. He was 88. Joseph was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1933, to Dora and Elias Blumen. Along with older brothers Louis and David, the family moved to Newport soon […]

Rising from the orange groves of the Southern California foothills, Philip A. Smith would go on to a successful 27-year career in the U.S. Navy, become a contented family man and eventually enjoy long and productive golden years. He was born Aug. 16, 1941, at Queen of Angels hospital in Los Angeles to William A. […]

Rita (Rolando) Sullivan, 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on July 18, 2021 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. Rita was born October 25, 1930, in Newport to Camillo Rolando and Marguerite (Conti) Rolando. Rita worked in Medical Records at Newport Hospital for many years. She was very active in the St. Lucy’s community, teaching […]

Carson James Eaton, beloved son of Julia L. Perry and Brandon T. Eaton, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2021. Carson was born in Wakefield, RI on February 26th, 2020, at South County Hospital. Carson was a healthy, happy baby boy who was deeply loved by his family and all who met […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Mary Jane Barry, 89, of Newport, RI died Monday, July 19, 2021, at Newport Hospital after a long illness. Born July 12, 1932, in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Joseph “Joe” Barry and Anna “Babe” (Brice) Barry. Jane attended Newport public schools graduating from Rogers High […]

Thomas Edward (Tom) Ewens, age 88, of Middletown, RI, passed away on July 16, 2021, surrounded by his family at home. Tom is survived by his wife of 51 years Ellen Cowey Ewens, his children Lara Montecalvo and her husband Craig of Barrington, RI, Anne Gantt and her husband Soren of Montréal, Canada, Damian Ewens […]

via O’Neill Hayes Funeral Home Francis “Frank” Gould Wyatt Jr, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on July 18, 2021. His family was lovingly by his side. He now joins his late wife of 60 years Evelyn (Burns) who had passed away 5 years earlier. He was born on April […]

Gloria M. (Lapointe) Cormier Mello, 92, formerly of Newport, RI, died on July 18, 2021, at Saint Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich. She was the former wife of the late Paul M. Cormier and the widow of the late Frank J. Mello. Born in Worcester, MA on March 11, 1929, she was the daughter of […]