obituary

Angela Patricia Thorpe, 98, of Pine Point Villas, Boynton Beach, Florida, died on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her beloved nieces and friends. Angela was a longtime resident of Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of the late Edmund Joseph William Thorpe. The two were married on November 11, 1958 and […]

Mary Ellen Kane, 86 passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday morning May 5, 2022.  She was surrounded by her family for the past few days as she prepared to pass from this world. She was the loving wife of Jack Kane with who she recently celebrated their 67th anniversary. Mary Ellen was a lifelong […]

John E. Beese Jr, 89, passed away peacefully on May 3,2022. John was born in Wausau, Wisconsin, on January 12, 1933, to the late Louetta (Helke) and John E Beese. John was proud of the three years he served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. After the Marine Corps John worked […]

Russell J. Dufault, Jr., age 58, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 27, 2022. Russell was born in Pawtucket, RI to Russell Dufault and Gertrude Dufault. Russell is survived by his mother, Gertrude Dufault of Portsmouth, his siblings, Rev. Karen E. Dufault and her wife of Middletown, and Glenn P. Dufault and his […]

Katherine M. (Brown) Mikolite, 101, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on May 1, 2022, at the Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was married to the late Frederick Mikolite for fifty-five years. Katherine was born May 21, 1920, in Lyons, NY, to the late Clarence and Julia (Hoetellar) Brown. She grew up there, marrying Fred […]

Christopher J. O’Donnell, 46, of Tiverton, Rhode Island, passed away after battling an illness on May 2, 2022, in Newport Hospital. Christopher was born in Fall River, MA, to James and Barbara (Papineau) O’Donnell. He grew up in Tiverton, and graduated from Tiverton High School. He attended St. Christopher’s Church. Chris was a skilled carpenter, […]

Jean Amy (Tillman) McGowan, 89, of Newport passed away April 26, 2022. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Jeannie was born in Troy, NY on August 8, 1932. After obtaining her registered nursing degree in Rochester New York, Jeannie moved to New York City where she met Andrew McGowan. […]

George Edward McGaw, 90, of Portsmouth, R.I. died Thursday, April 28, at his home at the Hummocks. Born in Fall River, Nov. 18, 1931, to George and Olive (Touhey) McGaw, he lived in Fall River in his youth and graduated from BMC Durfee High School. He was a 1955 graduate of Fitchburg Teachers College (now […]

Mary Elizabeth Silvia Butt Silvia (Betty), Age 89, of Virginia Beach, VA, passed away on April 16th 2022. She was blessed to die peacefully at home with all her family by her side. Betty was born in Newport Rhode Island to Frank P and Mary Silvia on November 14th 1932.  She attended Berkley Peckham Middle […]

Antone M. Silvia, Jr, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. He was a loving husband to Elizabeth “Betty” Silvia and dedicated father to Robert, Susan & John Lee, Karen & Peter Booth, Elizabeth & David Kirchner, and Antone. He also leaves behind 9 grandchildren, Corrie, Jessica, Kristen, Rob, […]

Richard Irving Burnham died peacefully on April 26, 2022 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was a diplomat, banker, and philanthropist, whose greatest loves were his wife Monty of fifty years and his children and grandchildren. Born on February 20, 1936 in Roscoe, NY, to Marjorie Stout Burnham and Irving Holcomb Burnham, he graduated from Amherst […]

Gary M. Ibbotson, age 66, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away on April 24, 2022 at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Ft. Myers, FL. He was the husband of Rebecca (Cusa) Ibbotson. Gary was born in Fall River to the late Robert and Winifred (Sheehan) Ibbotson. He lived in Middletown for many years and has […]

Patricia Rene’ Ims, 66 of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on April 13, 2022 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. She was the wife of Jerry Ims. Rene’ was born in San Gabriel, CA before she moved to RI where she lived out her life on Aquidneck Island. In 1998 she graduated from Roger Williams University at […]

Franklin Clay Wilbur, 81, of Middletown RI passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022. Born in Portsmouth RI and a lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island. He was the son of the late Franklin Wilbur and Virginia Sherman Wilbur. Frank is survived by his wife Jane (Cardoza) Wilbur of Middletown and his three children C Bruce […]

Betty Ann (Causey) Jakubiak, 91, of Portsmouth, passed away on April 23, 2022, in Newport Hospital with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Stanley J. Jakubiak. Born in Anniston, AL, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bertie (Alred) Causey.She spent most of her life taking care […]

Margaret “Rita” Spero, 96, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 24, 2022. Rita was born on May 7, 1925, and was raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the daughter of Joseph and Bridget Healey. Despite losing her father at a very young age, Rita, her sisters Pinky and Toni and […]

With courage, determination and dignity, Paul Lionel Lapointe, 72, fought a three-year battle with A.L.S., finally succumbing to the disease on April 23, 2022 at home with his family by his side. Paul was the husband of Linda (Ferreira) Lapointe, his high school sweetheart. They were married for 52 years. Paul was born January 26, […]

Ms. Virginia (Ellis) Newton, age 83, of Middletown, Rhode Island, passed away at home on Saturday, April 16, 2022. Ginny, as she was known to all, was born in Providence, RI to the late Wendell and Irene (Seippel) Ellis. Ginny worked for nearly 30 years at the Navy Exchange in accounting and human resources. It […]

Alice R. Coffey passed away April 16, 2022, peacefully with her daughter Maureen by her side. She was born on October 30,1937, in Stafford Springs, CT. She was the daughter of Delmore L. Rounds and Mary (Cambio) Rounds, the youngest of seven children. Alice graduated from Stafford High School in 1955 and moved to Newport […]

Mary Anne (MacDonald) Best of Portsmouth entered into eternal rest at her home surrounded by family on April 18, 2022 at the age of 83 after a short battle with cancer. Mary Anne was born October 26, 1938 in a house on Weaver Ave in Newport, RI to the late Joseph F. and Catherine A. […]

Saul Jacob Schweber, 90, of Newport, RI, passed away on April 14, 2022, in Newport. Saul was born in Germany to Joseph and Ida Schweber on May 8, 1931. He went to high school at Durfee in Fall River, MAand graduated in 1949. He went on to earn a BA in Business Administration from Boston University.For the majority of his working career, he was the […]

Charles J Rodrigues, 83, of Tiverton, RI, passed away on April 15, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Marcia (McCaull) Rodrigues. Chuck was born in Fall River, MA to Gil Rodrigues and Evelyn (Jesse) Rodrigues. He grew up in Fall River and Cambridge, MA. He joined the Navy […]

Phyllis-Ann “Chickie” (Horvitz) Friedman, of Sarasota, FL passed away April 11, 2022. She was the wife of the late Samuel “Sonny” Friedman. Born August 1, 1928, in Fall River, MA to Morris and Ida Horvitz. Chickie graduated from Lesley University with a BA in Special Ed and Salve Regina University with a Masters’ Degree in […]