Obituaries

Paul Edward Henriques, 59, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on March 28, 2022 at St. Anne’s Hospital.Paul was born, March 14, 1963, in Newport, RI, to Raymond and Barbara (Kardel) Henriques. He grew up in both Tiverton and Portsmouth, RI- with a brief stint in Florida. He was known by many friends and family […]

Barbara A. Champion, formerly of Middletown, RI, died peacefully surrounded by her loving daughters on March 26, 2022, two days after her 92nd birthday. Barbara was born in Portland, Maine in 1930 and moved to Newport, RI at the age of 13. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1948 and pursued her passion for […]

Peter Joseph Manning, 78 of Portsmouth passed away on March 22, 2022. Peter was born in Newport, RI to the late Joseph and Beth (Alger) Manning. Peter passed away at home embraced by his loving family . A lifelong Newporter, Peter was the loving husband of Cynthia Burke and the father of his favorite daughter, […]

Cheryl Ann Andrada, born March 6, 1959, passed away March 20, 2022, at her home in Providence, RI. Cheryl was the daughter of the late Emily Banks and late Charles Jenkins. She is survived by her children from oldest to youngest, Deona Andrada of Newport, RI, T-shell Andrada of Suffolk, VA, Kyle Martin of Jacksonville […]

Dr. James Edgar Royer, 68, of Melbourne Beach, Florida passed away March 3,2022 with his loving family by his side. He courageously battled Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) . Born in St. Albans, Vermont of Edgar and Jeanne (Broulette) Royer.  Dr. Royer graduated from University of Vermont and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. After dental […]

Because my family asked me to do so, I am writing my own obituary. That, in itself is pretty odd, but it has the merit of saying what is important to me in my life. I was Mary Anika McConnell Burney, only child of Virgil Melbourne McConnell and Florence Cornelia Carlson. I became the wife […]

Gail Lapham Butters died peacefully in her sleep on March 10th, 2022; she was 87 years old. She is survived by her three children, Leslie Butters Wallace, Andy Butters and Dana Butters Berger, her sons-in-law, grandchildren, and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Gary Lapham of Durham, NH, and her beloved grandson Elijah Butters. […]

Julia I. Belanger, 86, of Newport, passed away on March 22, 2022 in her home surrounded by her children. Julia was predeceased by her husband Robert Ekstrom.  She is survived by her three children Robert Ekstrom (Linda) of Tiverton, RI, Nadine Coates (Christopher) of North Kingstown, RI and Irene Nagle (Joseph) of Newport, RI, her […]

Chad Holden Moses, 49, of Tiverton, RI, passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2022. Chad bravely fought his battle with colon cancer and was winning the fight. Chad is survived by his loving wife of ten years, Kristin (Leskowitz) Moses and their children he adored beyond measure: Rylie, 9 and Bodhi, 6. Chad was born, […]

Robert Ryan Newton, 86, of Newport, RI passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 19, 2022. Born on September 8, 1935, in Scranton, PA, he was a son of the late Charles Noble Newton and Mary Agnes (Ryan) Newton. After graduating from the University of Scranton, he earned his master’s degree from Yale […]

James W. McCarron Jr., 53, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on March 15, 2022 at home with his loving family by his side. He was married to his wife of 26 years Nancy(Mercurio)McCarron. James was born in Lynn, MA to the late James and Mary McCarron Sr. Jim grew up in Peabody, MA but […]

Mary Jean Toner, age 82, of Middletown died on Friday, March 18, 2022 in Newport, RI. Jean was born on January 22, 1940, the daughter of James B. and Nellie (O’Conner) Crombie. She is the wife of the late Richard J. Toner of Middletown. Jean grew up in Newport and lived on Aquidneck Island her […]

Wayne Johnson, 72, peacefully passed away at home in Warwick, Rhode Island, on March 18, 2022 after a long 13 year fight with cancer. “Sit down and let me tell you how it all started”, Wayne was born in Newport, RI on February 23, 1950 to the late Clifford and Virginia (Weston) Johnson. Preceded in […]

Mary N. Sheekey, of Newport, RI passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022, in Newport surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas J. Sheekey. Born in Newport on July 8,1934 to the late Philip C. Nagle and Mary (Mckenna) Nagle. Mary was a faithful member of St. Augustin’s […]

Jean P. Jones, 90 of Newport passed away on Sunday March 13, 2022, at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Theodore Thomas Jones. Born on September 22, 1931, in East Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Bernice(Ray)Barrows. Jean worked at Grants as the cash office manager and later […]

Jane Elliott died 2/12/22 at Heatherwood RHCC. A free spirit, musician and artist, she lived in Newport since 2009. She will be missed by her friends, and the Social Workers and staff at Heatherwood. Services provided by Beacon Hospice were appreciated. Cremation services provided by Skeffington Funeral Home.

Robyn P. Cain, 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on March 10, 2022. She was the wife of Jeffrey M. Cain. Robyn was born in Seattle, WA, to Richard and Marjorie (Hollister) Atwood. She grew up in Manchester, CT before moving to Rhode Island and settling in […]

Marie Pope Sanderson, cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt passed away peacefully on March 7, just days shy of her 100th birthday. She was the wife of the late Alonzo Sanderson for fifty-one years. Marie adored her parents, Tom and Sara Pope of Cooley Springs, South Carolina and she loved growing up on the generational […]

Madelyn L. Mallory, age 82, of Newport, passed away on March 8, 2022. Madelyn was born in Newport, RI to Solomon and Leslie (Baines) Mallory. Madelyn is survived by her daughter, Melissa Rivon, her sister, Kim Weston, her grandchildren, Marquise Rivon, Malcolm Rivon and Ny’Jah Rivon, along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded […]

Rita (Boffi) Woidyla, 93, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on March 7, 2022. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. Woidyla. She was the daughter of the late Gaetano Boffi and Philomena (DelBuono) Boffi. She is also predeceased by her brother Edward J. Boffi and her sister Antoinette Boffi Spinosa. She was born […]