Obituaries

Brian D. Barrett, 59, of Newport, RI passed away February 14, 2023 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Brian was born in Newport to William and Evelyn (Shea) Barrett on February 18, 1963. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1981. He worked as a mason and later as a landscaper. Brian […]

Kathleen Anne (Flack) Updegrove, 69, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital with her family by her side after valiantly battling Scleroderma-induced Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension while awaiting a lung transplant. Kathy and her husband Richard (Rick) Updegrove were inseparable from the start; May 28, 2023 would have marked […]

Maria L. Ortiz-Cruz, 78 of Newport, RI sadly left us on February 8, 2023 in her home Maria was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico to Angel Ortiz and Ana Garcia on January 27, 1945. Maria is survived by her husband, Jose Cruz of Newport. Children Norma, Lily, Magda, Jose Israel, Franky, Migdalia, Daisy, Angel, Migna, […]

Stephen Hunter “Steve” Garnett, 95, of Jamestown died peacefully at home February 9, 2023. The longest survivor of nephroblastoma, he lived with one kidney for more than 77 years. Born January 7, 1928 in Greenwich, CT to his late parents, Caroline Barclay and Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett, he graduated Class of 1945 from South Kent […]

Roger F. Winiarski, 79, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, died on February 6, 2023 at the VA Hospital in Providence. He was the husband of the late Carol (Spinacci) Winiarski. Born in Fall River, MA on January 18, 1944, He was the son of Francis and Louise (Macleod) Winiarski. His family moved to Tiverton in 1953 […]

Rita Stephanie Adam was a karate-chopping brown belt, triathlete, Lieutenant Commander, scientist, musician, friend, sister, wife, and mother. She made the best cookies, laughed at the dumbest jokes, talked to every person and bird that stopped to say hello, and always shared her love. She rose through the ranks in the Navy, Academia, Pfizer, and […]

Patricia “Pat, Patsy” Gatta, 83, of Newport, passed away after a brief illness, on February 7 surrounded by her family. Pat lived in New England nearly all her life. She was born on September 8, 1939, in Chelsea, MA, and was one of 10, 6 daughters, and 4 brothers. Pat and her sisters were inseparable […]

Carol Pride Lemeshewsky, 98, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on January 31, 2023. She was known for her love, grace, and kindness and epitomized these qualities throughout her life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Carol was born in Norfolk, VA, on March 1, 1924, to U.S. Navy Adm. Alfred M. Pride, and […]

Middletown, RI Irene Y. (Sousa) Smith, 90, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023. She was the wife of the late Raymond Smith.Born in Greenwich Village, NY, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Leite) Sousa. Irene had worked for several area banks. She went on to operate […]

Frances B. Carroll, 90, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on February 2, 2023, at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Gerald Carroll. Born in Little Compton, RI on January 19, 1933, she was the daughter of Antone and Maria (Alberto) Silvia.Fran was known for her great sense of humor, and was a good […]

Carol Sherman, 65, of Middletown, Rhode Island, died on February 2, 2023. Born in Middletown, Rhode Island on April 13, 1957, She was the daughter of Arthur and Catherine (Gilman) Escallier. Carol enjoyed gardening, art, Tweety Bird, skydiving and her cat, Buster. Carol is survived by her son, Myrus Oliver Jr., of Narragansett; her brother, […]

Francis “Fran” Warren Donnelly, of Middletown, RI passed away on February 3, 2023, peacefully in Newport, RI with the comfort of family by his side. Fran was born in Newport to Humphrey J. Donnelly Jr. and Edna Grace (Winters) Donnelly on January 10, 1945. After graduating high school, Fran served in the Army, and was […]

Robert ‘Eli’ Whitney, born in New Rochelle, NY in 1957 to Horace Burton and Marjory Mackay Whitney on May 14 “Eli” has passed on to the next stage in his journey on January 26, 2023. Raised in upstate New York, he graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in 1975 with no honors to mention. He then […]

Margaret M. Peckham, 89, of Tiverton, RI, died at home with her family by her side on January 31, 2023. She was the wife of Stanton Peckham. Born in Norwood, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Thompson) O’Donnell. Margaret is survived by her husband, Stan Peckham, her children; Karen (Stanley) […]

Rita Elizabeth Kinsella (lovingly known as ‘Gram’) died peacefully surrounded by her family on February 1, 2023 at the age of 89. She was the beloved wife of the late Martin J. Kinsella (‘Pop’) also of Middletown, RI, where they made their home together for over fifty years. Gram was born in Trenton, NJ, on […]

Dorothea Moniz, 95, of Tiverton, RI, died on February 1, 2023. She was the wife of the late James E. Moniz. Born in Fall River, MA on October 19, 1927. She was the daughter of John and Mary (Arruda) Ferreira. Dorothea grew up in Fall River and began work in the mills as a young […]

Josephine ‘Jo’ Stuehler, 92, of Newbury, Massachusetts, formerly of Baltimore, MD and Portsmouth, RI, died on January 27, 2023. She was the wife of the late J. Donald Stuehler. Born as the youngest daughter of 5 children in Clarksburg WV to her Italian parents, she moved to Baltimore during High school. She began her career […]

Patty Lou Griffin Newport, RI -Patty Lou Griffin, 72, of Newport, Rhode Island, died on January 29, 2023. Born in Cherry Grove, WV on September 22, 1950, to Bessie Vandevender. Pat was an amazing woman; she loved life and lived it, as she knew how. She was known for turning a frown upside down because […]

Anna Maria Di Mattino, of Portsmouth, RI passed peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 surrounded by her loving family and loyal dogs. She was 62. Born in Queens, NY, Anna entered the world as a proud New Yorker on March 21, 1961. Daughter of Pierina and Basilio Luches, Anna was known for her gentle spirit, […]

Elizabeth M. “Tippy” (Cornell) Hussey, 89, of Middletown, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 29, 2023, after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of Michael “Mickey” Hussey, who died in June 2022. Their love for each other will forever serve as an inspiration for their entire family. She is survived by two sons, Michael, […]

Christopher A. Stedford, 61 of Newport, passed away at home on January 23, 2023.He was the husband of Lisa Bailey Stedford.Born in Newport, Chris was the son of the late Oscar and Beverly (Monteiro) Stedford. Chris was a strong man, he was a family man and a fun loving man that had a love for […]

Colonel Burton C. Quist, USMC (Ret.), 76, of Middletown, RI, died on January 25, 2023, at his home surrounded by family, after a short and difficult battle with cancer. He was the husband of Catherine (Swallow) Quist. Born in Worcester, MA, on August 7, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth […]

Michael Edward Christ, 81, passed away peacefully in his home on January 24, 2023, after a long illness.Born on December 28, 1941, he is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 years, Barbara (Bloom) Christ. Michael was the son of Henry Christ, who in the 1950’s, ran Buddy’s Garage on Connell Highway in […]