Saturday, April 27, 2013
David J. Hughes, 66, of Portsmouth, died April 21, 2013 with his wife, Barbara Burns, by his side.
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Saturday, April 27
David J. Hughes, 66, of Portsmouth died April 21, 2013 with his wife, Barbara Burns, by his side. David was born in Aberbargoed, Wales, in 1946. David was a graduate of MIT and received his master's in biological oceanography from Johns Hopkins. As an oceanographer, David worked at Bigelow Labs, Woods Hole and the University of Delaware before making the transition to technology. David worked at Digital Equipment Corporation and Hewlett Packard for 20 years. On his retirement, he returned to his university and biology roots at the University of Rhode Island where he worked with the CEEC, lectured in the Master Gardener Certification Program and earned a place in the URI Master Gardener Hall of Fame. David was a renaissance man - a …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Richard D. Boiani, 84, of Newport, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Newport Hospital.
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Thursday, April 25
Richard D. Boiani, 84, of Newport, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Lorraine Anne (Lamarre) Boiani. Boiani was a 1946 graduate of Rogers High School. After school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army serving two different times once in Italy, during World War II and then re-enlisted during the Korean War. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, April 25, from 4-7pm in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway Newport. His funeral will be held on Friday, April 26, at 9 a.m. from the funeral home, followed by a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph's Church, Broadway and Mann Avenue, Newport. To view his full obituary, click here.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Margaret (Devine) Kilmer, 87, of Oak St., died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport.
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Tuesday, April 23
Margaret (Devine) Kilmer, 87, of Oak Street, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late Victor J. Kilmer. Born in Woonsocket, on Feb. 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Theresa V. (Gilbert) Devine. Peg began work as a bookkeeper for the former Lincoln Store on Thames Street. After raising her family in Middletown, she went back to work as a clerk in the Middletown Public Schools. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 24, with calling hours held at 8 a.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport followed by a Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Lucy's Church, 909 West Main Road, Middletown. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown. To view her …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The Rev. Hébert Winslow Bolles, 88, of 45 DeArruda Terrace, Portsmouth, died at home after a long illness on April 6, 2013.
The Rev. Hébert Winslow Bolles, 88, of 45 DeArruda Terrace, Portsmouth, died at home, surrounded by his family after a long illness on April 6, 2013. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Bambi) Sands Elliot. In 1962, Hébert returned to active duty as a chaplain for the destroyer Squadron DESDIV 122 in Newport, a highlight being the last "Good Will Cruise" circumnavigating Africa in 1963. He was the chaplain at the Chelsea Naval Hospital in Boston, MA. He served as Battalion chaplain of the 2/26 Marines in Vietnam, 1966-67 and was awarded the Bronze Star with a combat “V.” Beginning in 1968, he was stationed at NAS Norfolk, VA then at Argentia, Newfoundland, and finally served as the Senior Chaplain at NETC Newport. He retired from the Navy …
John “Duke” Reed passed away quietly at home on April 3, 2013 surrounded by his loving family.
John “Duke” Reed died at home on April 3, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 24, 1928 on Staten Island, New York to the late Charles & Helen (Baum) Reed. At the end of the World War II, he signed up with the US Navy and was assigned to the first crew of the USS Tortuga. He served in the South Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands as a radioman. While stationed in Newport he met the love of his life Elizabeth “Sis” DeSantis. They married in 1953. He continued working on the US Navy Base here in Newport and retired in 1990. He also over the years tended bar in several Newport watering holes, the Torch Lounge, The Fireside, Canfield House, Newport Country Club and Cappy’s. He is survived by his children Jay Reed, Susan …
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
This is a listing of current obituaries, as reported by local funeral homes. Please link to the funeral home for more information.
Martina G. Haslam, 86 of Newport, died Sunday, March 24, 2013. Christopher Barker, 63, of Newport, died on Monday, March 18, 2013. Kathleen M. Fryer of Newport died on Saturday, March 23, 2013.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Regina Louise (Thompson) Calibani, 90, of Newport, died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Frances K. Stillwell, 89, of Newport, died Sunday evening March 17, 2013.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
This is a listing of current obituaries, as reported by local funeral homes. Please link to the funeral home for more information
Alfred “Fred” Rolando, 92, of Newport, died on Monday, March 11, 2013. Kathleen Mary Tompsett, 85, of Newport, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Sally Brewster (Jones) Brownell, 93, of Newport, died on March 6, 2013. Maria L. Rege, of Newport, died on on Monday, March 4. Helen M. Sternberg-Powidzki, 65, of Newport, died on Saturday, March 2, 2013.
Monday, March 4, 2013
A funeral service was held this past Sunday for the late Terry Chiodo, who died Wednesday after being fatally stabbed on a RIPTA bus.
Family members and friends said goodbye Sunday to the late Terry Lynn “Sam” (Damms) Chiodo, the Portsmouth woman who died Wednesday, Feb. 27, after being fatally stabbed on a RIPTA bus. Many lined up outside the CrossPoint Church in Newport Sunday to pay their respects. A private burial was held after the service. Chiodo, 46, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, from injuries after she was transported by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Her estranged husband, Christopher James, has been charged with first-degree murder. According to The Sakonnet Times, this violent act marks the first murder to take place in Portsmouth since 2002 and, according to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the first …
This is a listing of current obituaries, as reported by local funeral homes. Please link to the funeral home for more information
Julia (Joy) Furtado, 82, of Newport, died on Sunday, Feb. 24. Marie Barbara Person, Feb. 26, 2013. Ellen C. “Elsie” (Randall) Murphy, 94, of Portsmouth, R.I. and formerly of Newport, died Friday, March 1, 2013.
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