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Martha Jane (Todd) Braley, 78, of Leonard Terrace, Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. She was the wife of the late Roger L. Braley, Jr. Born in Tuscumbia, AL on September 15, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Fred W. and Leola W. (Willingham) Todd. Mrs. Braley […]

Ermelinda (Andrade) Amaral, 93, formerly of Newport, RI, died on Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at St. Elizabeth’s Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Jose Amaral. Born on November 1, 1923 in San Miguel, the Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose Matias and Maria D’Conceicoa (Souza) Andrade. Mrs. Amaral […]

Frederick Mayer Kelly, 94, of Newport, RI, died Monday, February 27, 2017 at John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown. He was the husband of the late Geraldine A. (Smith) Kelly. Born on July 22, 1922 in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Thomas Raymond and Harriet Mary (Bacheller) Kelly. Mr. Kelly was […]

On Saturday, February 25, 2017, an earthly angel ascended to Heavenly Angel. Sylvia Marie Craig, 58, peacefully passed away, comforted by family and friends by her side, and enfolded in the loving prayers of those who loved her. Born May 22, 1958, at St Anne’s Hospital, Fall River, MA, a life-long resident of Portsmouth, RI, […]

Osvaldo Cortes, 64, of Newport died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Osvaldo was born October 16, 1952 in Aquadilla, Puerto Rico. He is the son of the late Juan Cortes-Nieves and the late Carmen Muniz. He was the husband of the late Migdalia Lopez-Pabon. Osvaldo was a former resident of 76 Broadway and […]

Cynthia Marie Williams, 71, of Newport passed away peacefully after an extended illness on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Andrew Williams. Born on July 26, 1945 in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Alice (Gallagher) Good. In addition to her husband, Cynthia […]

FAN CASTLEMAN BENJAMIN, 94, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Manor in Bristol, RI. Born in Louisville, KY on August 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late David and Marie (Sanford) Castleman.Fan grew up in Louisville, KY and graduated from Louisville Collegiate School in 1940. She attended Smith College […]

Ronald W. Atkins of Portsmouth, RI passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri on October 31, 1939, he was predeceased by his parents Iola (Round) and Ovid M. Atkins. He is now reunited in Heaven with his beloved wife of fifty years Linda Susanne (Norris), who predeceased him in 2013. […]

John Philip Souza Jr. 69 of Newport RI died on Sat Feb 18th. He was the husband of the late Barbara (Waltz) Souza. John was born on Jan 15, 1948 in Newport RI to Ruth (Tibbetts) Souza and the late John Philip Souza SR. SFC Souza was retired from the US Army after serving 22 […]

Marguerite (Papadoulias) Violet, age 91, of Newport passed peacefully Sunday, February 19, 2017, at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born on December 13, 1925, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and the late Angeliki (Rizos) Papadoulias. She was the wife of the late Melachrino M. Violet. Mrs. […]

Hope S. (Freeborn) Hibbad, 97, of Newport died Monday, February 13, 2017 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William F. Hibbad. Born on August 4, 1919 in Portsmouth, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Huling) Freeborn. Hope was born and […]

Frank Nekrasz, 85, of Portsmouth, RI, died comfortably and peacefully on Saturday, February 11, 2017, while visiting family in Mahomet, IL. Mr. Nekrasz was born December 21, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. He was the son of the late Frank and the late Tekla (Samoulis) Nekrasz. He was married to Johanna (Joan) M. Stachowski, for 52 […]

Julia Loretta Plourde, 87, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 11, 2017 at home in Portsmouth, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 5, 1929 in Providence, RI, to the late Edward and Ethel (Hollis) McKenney. She was married to John Michael Plourde for 32 years. She attended St Michael’s School in Providence […]

Thomas J. Sears, 62, of Pawtucket passed away unexpectedly at Memorial Hospital on February 7, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI, on November 16, 1954 he was the son of the late Albert J. and Bella M. (Morris) Sears. Tom was a caring and quiet, loving person, who also loved animals. In […]

Petranella “Priscilla” B. Bechtel, 88, of Newport died on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Newport Hospital. Priscilla was born August 1, 1928 in Norwich, CT. she was the daughter of the late Peter and Carmella (Mannetta) Ballaro. Priscilla was the wife of the late LCDR Donald G. Bechtel Sr, USN (Ret). Priscilla grew up in […]

Patrick Michael Maher, 73, of Newport died Monday, February 6, 2017 surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Born on September 7, 1943 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late James L. and Mary (Toppa) Maher. He was the husband of Lynne (Sartini) Maher. Pat was born and raised in […]

Portsmouth, RI, Robert J. Perrello, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol. He was the husband of the late Helen (Buckley) Perrello. Born on June 15, 1920, he was the son of the late James Vincent and Mary (Magnapane) Perrello. It’s party time in heaven! Robert is reunited […]

Charles R. Sullivan, 80, of Windward Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at home with his family at his side. He was the husband of Geraldine “Jean” M. (Rothfuss) Sullivan. Born in Newport, RI on October 23, 1936, he was the son of the late John F. and Rose M. (Capochiano) […]

Joseph A. Werner, 71, of Portsmouth passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Newport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Beverly (Jordan) Werner for 38 years. Born in Wymondham, England, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Hull) Werner. Joseph served honorably in the US Navy, employed by General Electric for […]

Thurston L. Gray, Sr., 80, of Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2017 at Newport Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of 57 years to Mary (Lovejoy) Gray. Born in Blue Hill, ME on January 16, 1937, he was the son of the late […]

Francis Xavier Girr, Jr. died on January 26, 2017 at the age of 86 after a long and full life. A third-generation Newporter, Frank was born on October 2, 1930 to Francis Girr and Kathryn Curry. He grew up in Middletown, RI across the street from Vernon Playground, where he spent his childhood playing baseball. […]

Jeremiah “Jay” Q Nippert, 40, of Newport passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 with his family by his side. He was the husband of Regina M. LaChance. Born on May 13, 1976 in Newport, RI, he was the son of Linda B. DeLisle of Iowa and the late Stephen H. Nippert. Jay worked as a […]

Howard S. Hench, Jr., 92, of Middletown, RI and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2017 with his family at his side. He was the husband of the late Patricia L. (McFalls) Hench and the father of the late Howard S. Hench III (Chip). Born in Altoona, PA on November 8, 1924, […]

Joan Fields Handy, 91, of Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Silver Creek Nursing Home in Bristol, R.I. She was the wife of the late Frank E. Handy for 71 years. Born on March 9, 1925 in Bluefield, VA, she was the daughter of the late Jack C. Fields and Clara Belle […]