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Thomas Grant Mason
74, who died on April 27, 2001 at Newport Hospital, worked as a custodian for the Naval War College. He was a life member of the Stone Mill Lodge of Masons #3, the Local Laborers #673 and NAACP.
Born in Boston, he is the son of Thomas Allen Mason and Estelle (Brown) Mason. He is survived by two sisters Priscilla L. Gilliard and Jacqueline M. Choice both of Newport, seven nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, May 2 at noon at the Hambly Funeral Home. Burial was at Newport Memorial Park in Middletown. Donations in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Albert Joseph Pomelek
77, who died on April 27, 2001 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, was a Quahog fisherman and an Army veteran of World War II.
Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Joseph Pomelek and Anna (Marsan) Pomelek.
He is survived by two daughters, Diane Corey of Portsmouth and Joanne Quinn of Grafton, NH, one sister, Mary Silvia of Acton, CA, four grandchildren, and one great grand son.
His funeral was held Tuesday, May 1 in St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth. Burial was in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.
Gerald Scott Weston
54, who died on April 26, 2001 at Roncalli Health Care Center in Cromwell, CT, worked for JPS Elastomerics of Holyoke, MA, as an electrician. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving for thirteen years.
Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Thomas W. Weston and Loretta (Majors) Weston.
He is survived by two sons, Gerald S. Weston, Jr. of New Bedford, Gerald Canta of Mooresville, NC, two daughters, Andrea Weston of New Bedford, Tiffany Weston of New Bedford, two brothers, Lawrence R. Weston of Columbus, OH, Robert K. Weston of Pawtucket, three sisters, M. Loretta Wells of Bloomfield, CT, Sondra W. Davis of Newport, Donna W. Early of Hartford, CT and several grandchildren. Mr. Weston was the brother of the late T. Gordon Weston, Ronald B. Weston, Clyde K. Weston, John K. Weston and Dawn C. Weston.
His funeral was held Tuesday, May 1 in the Memorial Funeral Home, Newport. Burial with military honors will be in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter.
Natalie Winslow
Natalie Winslow, 91, a long-time resident of Coggeshall Avenue in Newport died at the Grand Islander Center in Middletown on Monday, April 25, 2001. She was the daughter of Nathaniel J. and Violet Hess. Mr. Hess, a New York stockbroker, kept a stable of hunters at their Long Island home, where he started Natalie in the art of horsemanship and devotion to animals that would stay with her for her entire life. She participated in many equestrian events, most notably, riding at the prestigious Madison Square Garden Horse Show.
Mrs. Winslow was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart on New York City and later in Italy. As a young woman, she served with the American Red Cross during World War II in Italy. "Natalie told me once that she was in love with an Italian prince but his family wouldn’t accept her because she was a commoner," stated a long -time friend, Muriel Case. She went on to say, "Natalie was a very endearing person."
While still in Italy, Mrs Winslow met and married Commander Cameron McRae Winslow, a Navy Cross hero. Commander Winslow died in 1981.
Her lifelong interest in and concern for animals led Mrs. Winslow to the Potter League for Animals. "Back in the 1950s Mrs. Winslow saw a need to revitalize the League and continued her work here for fifty years. So much of her life centered around her love of animals," stated Christie Smith, executive director of the Potter League. One of the activities for which she is well-recognized is the Annual Blessing of the Animals, which she helped to organize and attended every year with her Cairn Terriers.
Mrs. Winslow founded the Newport Dog Training School, which met at Rovensky Park. People who knew her commented that while she was able to train the dogs of others, she met with limited success with her own dogs.
"While on the Newport Show House Committee for Hope Farm in Bristol, I decorated a dog house on the property and dedicated it to Natalie. She was so dedicated to her dogs, it seemed only fitting," stated Dottie Wheeler.
A memorial funeral service was held on Tuesday, May 1 at St. Augustin Church in Newport. Donations may be made in her memory to the Potter League for Animals, Box 412, Newport RI.
George Perry
George C. Perry, Jr., 64, former Newport City Councilman, died at the Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 26, 2001. He was the husband of Sheila Foley Perry.
Born in Boston, he was the son of the late George C. and Helen Leahy Perry. He was a graduate of Boston College class of 1958 and a graduate of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he received his Masters in 1964. Mr. Perry served in the Navy in 1960 and was a member of the Officers Candidate School in Newport and had one time served on the Joseph P. Kennedy.
Mr. Perry was the owner and operator of the Bed and Breakfast on the Point in Newport for many years and served as president of the Newport County Bed and Breakfast Association and a member of the Point Association.
Mr. Perry established CONGO (Coalition of Newport Grassroots Organizations.)
"Out of his concern about the health of the community, George formed CONGO. He recognized that the council was not doing the work that it should, and that community groups’ interaction with government was necessary," stated Sally Blackett, Mr. Perry’s successor as president of CONGO.
Mr. Perry was also a member of CANN (Citizens Against Noise and Nuisance). "George was a very civic-minded person. Early on he was very concerned with noise and nuisance issues," said former Newport Mayor David Gordon. "The city ordinances we have now are a result of George’s work with CONGO, CANN and on the council," he added.
From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Perry served as a Newport City councilman, representing the First Ward.
"Even though we were often on different ends of issues, when we worked together on the council several years ago, we worked in a professional manner," stated Mayor Sardella.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, George C. Perry, III of Manchester, NH, and Christopher T. Perry of S. Weymouth, MA, two sisters, Lorraine V. Fay of Brookline, MA, and Helen M. Nyhan of Andover, MA, two grandchildren, Megan M. Perry and Emily D. Perry.
Mr. Perry’s funeral was held on Monday, April 30. Donations may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, 400 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860.
Paula Dolores Finn
Paula Dolores Finn, collectively known as Paula, "La,La," Auntie Paula, and the "Miracle Lady," was born on September 11, 1942. She was the daughter of Thomas Joseph and Rose Dolores Finn. She had a younger sister, Denice Marie. Like many siblings, the two were like oil and water, yet they shared a deep, sisterly bond, which could never be broken.
As a child, Paula loved to get Denice into trouble (yet later on in life, she vehemently denied this whenever the subject came up). Somehow, her big innocent brown eyes and the halo that she seemed to make appear over her head, kept her out of trouble. Denice remembers Paula’s independent spirit.
Paula was very intelligent and excellent in many courses, especially her favorite, history. For many, many years, Paula was caregiver to her "Mummy," her uncles Tommy and Arthur, and her aunt Elsie. She was their link to the world and kept them entertained with animated tales, ranging from the escapades of the Royal Family to the going-ons around Newport, especially those on Bellevue Avenue.
Paula graduated from Roger High School in Newport. She attended Salve Regina College and graduated from Roger Williams College. She found her true calling when she began working at Belcourt Castle. Paula worked as a senior docent and assistant museum curator at Belcourt Castle for the past 21 years. Belcourt was truly an enormous piece of Paula’s life. She was excellent at what she did and she cherished every tour she gave, every function she attended, every protégé she taught, and especially every person with whom she worked.
Most times, however it seemed Paula should have been living in a mansion, rather than lecturing about its history. She had a refined taste for fine foods and big jewels and remained single throughout her life, for no man seemed to fit Paula’s strict criteria, with the exception of Prince Charming. Paula had no children of her own, but was a second mother to her nieces, Jackie, Terri, and Shannon. Paula also had a deep love for animals.
Paula loved the ocean. She enjoy walking on Cliff Walk and traveling to Block Island. She was member of the Newport Hospital Auxiliary, the Roger William Association, the Newport Republican Women’s Committee and the Royal Arts Foundation.
Paula was robbed of her life at a young age. She battled ovarian cancer with tremendous strength and vigor for five long years and beat all of her doctor’s estimates. Toward the end of her battle, she always said that "medical science has given up on me, but my spiritual beliefs keep me going." Paula had the strongest will of anyone we’ve seen and she never gave up her fight.
Saying good-bye to an era is like watching your five-year-old child get on the school bus for the first time. An end and a beginning. Saying farewell to Paula Finn is sorrowful, but celebrating her life and her accomplishments is our goal today as we begin a new era.
James Casey
James J. Casey, 86, a summer resident of Newport, died Wednesday, April 25, 2001 in Peapack, N.J. He was the husband of Claudia Prout Casey and the late Ann Gambrill Casey of Newport.
Mr. Casey was a 1937 graduate of Columbia University and a 1940 graduate of Columbia University School of Law. He retired as a lieutenant commander after serving in the U.S. Navy from 1940 until 1945. During WW II, he saw active duty in the Pacific Theater aboard the Richard P. Leary.
He was a founding partner of the law firm Casey, Lane & Mittendorf in New York City. He served on the Board of Visitors for Columbia College and for the Columbia School of Law. He was a member of the United National Administrative Tribunal from 1960 to 1963 and a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Anne H.C. van Den Bergh of Peapack, N.J., and Edith Blair Casey of New York City, a son, Richard Gambrill Casey of Medfield, Mass., and five grandchildren.
A service was held at St. Brigid’s Church, Peapack, N.J. on May 3. Donations may be made to The Peapack-Gladstone First Aid Squad, Gladstone, N.J. or the Fund for Medical Leadership at Columbia University.
George Joseph Burgess Jr.
50, formerly of Middletown who was a cook for seven years at the Black Pearl Restaurant in Newport, died Saturday, May 5, 2001 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
Born in Newport, he is the son of Dorothy A. (MacDougall) Burgess of Middletown, and the late George J. Burgess. Mr. Burgess had worked as a cook for the Veterans Administration Transitional House in New Bedford, Mass. Mr. Burgess was a Veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Vietnam era. He was a graduate of the St. Mary School and Rogers High School, Class of 1968.
He is survived by one daughter Kyla E. Burgess of Portsmouth, two brothers Gerard Burgess of Newport, and James Burgess of Middletown, and two sisters JoAnne McDonough of Middletown, and Mary Ellen Vericker of Watertown, Mass.
Funeral services were to be held on Wednesday, May 9, at 8 a.m. from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m., in St. Lucy’s Church, 909 West Main Road, Middletown. Burial was to follow in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter, R.I.
Claire Theresa Dempsey
71, who was a member and volunteer of the Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Citizens Center for many years, died on Monday, May 7, 2001 at her home in Portsmouth.
Born in Providence, Mrs. Dempsey was the daughter of the late John and Loretta (Talbot) Dempsey.
She is survived by one son, Gerard Dempsey of Providence, two daughters, Michele Dempsey of Bellingham, Mass., and Julie Santos of Gainsville, Fla., one brother, Robert Dempsey of Gulf Breeze, Fla., one granddaughter Julia Dempsey of Gainesville, Fla., and a great-grandson, Jordan Collazo of Gainesville, Fla/. She was also the sister of the late Norman Dempsey.
Funeral services were to be held on May 9 at 7 p.m. in Connors Funeral Home in Portsmouth.
Helen Louise Silvia
(born Soares), 86, who was a housekeeper in many homes on Aquidneck Island, died on Saturday, May 5, 2001 at her daughter’s home in Portsmouth.
Mrs. Silvia was born in Portsmouth and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Justina (Rego) Soares. She was the wife of the late George M. Silvia. She was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church.
She is survived by a son, George A. Silvia of Tiverton, a daughter, Helen L. Viera of Portsmouth, three brothers, Antone Soares and Manuel Soares both of Portsmouth, and Joseph Soares of Attleboro, Mass., five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was the sister of the late Frank Soares and two sisters Clara Gomes and Adeline Faria.
Her funeral was held Tuesday, May 8 from the Connors Funeral Home in Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian burial at St. Anthony’s and burial in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.
Donations may be made to the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Wagon Fund or the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol.
William Thomas Mulholland
71, who was a driver at Saccucci Lincoln Mercury, a teller at The People’s Credit Union and Jai Alai, and worked with other Newport County businesses, died on Monday, May 7 at his home in Newport.
Born in Newport, he was the son of the late Dana James Mulholland and Mary G. (Fitzpatrick) Mulholland.
He is survived by two brothers, Robert F. Mulholland of Portsmouth and James Dana Mulholland of Peabody, Mass., and a niece and a nephew. He was the brother of the late John James Mulholland.
His funeral will be held on Thursday, May 10 at 8:30 a.m. from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway in Newport, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown. Donations may be made to the Newport Rescue Wagon Fund in Newport.
Filomena "Fibi" Perrotti
75, who died on May 9 at Newport Hospital, owned and operated with her husband Perrotti’s Drug Stores and Gift Shoppes. The business was first started by Mr. Perrotti’s father, Mario Perrotti in 1934 as Park Pharmacy and then later as Perrotti’s Rexall Drugs. The business grew to three branches in Newport and Middletown until 1980.
Born in Woonsocket, Mrs. Perrotti was the daughter of the late Egidio and Teresa (Martella) DiPardo. She was the graduate of RI College of Pharmacy in 1945, married in 1946 and celebrated 55 years of marriage last April. After selling the business she worked at Cote Pharmacy on Broadway, Caswell Massey on Thames Street and Nadeau’s Drugs in Portsmouth. She also worked at Canvassing Authority at Newport City Hall and as a secretary at St. Joseph Church for Rev. Timothy Sullivan. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Rosary and Alter Society and the Catholic Daughters of America.
She was the wife of Gennaro "Gene" Perrotti. She is survived by three sons, Thomas A. Perrotti of Middletown, Christopher B. Perrotti of Newport and Anthony M. Perrotti of Cincinnati, Ohio, five daughters Jeanne M. Perrotti and Katherine R. Perrotti of Newport, Teresa Oechcuzzo of Middletown, Sandra Connery of Tiverton and Joanne Regan of Deerfield Beach, Fla, a brother, Joseph DiPardo of Oahu, Hawaii, a sister, Rose Rodriques of Woonsocket and 17 grandchildren. She was also the sister of the late Angelo DiPardo and Nina Morin.
Her funeral was held on May 12 with burial in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.
Donations can be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Research For Neurological Disease in Boston or the St. Joseph’s Church Soup Kitchen in Newport.
Katherine Hartwell Austin Peckham
89, who died Saturday, May 12 at John Clark Nursing Center in Middletown, was a 1935 graduate of Smith College and taught French and English at the Cambridge School for Girls until her marriage. Later in life she worked as an editor and translator for the Columbia University Press. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church, the Newport Art Association, The League of Women Voters, The Redwood Library and The Alliance Française.
Born in St. Albans, Vermont, Mrs. Peckham was the daughter of Roswell M. Austin and Katherine Hartwell Sewall. She is preceded in death by her husband Lawton Parker Greenman Peckham of Middletown.
She is survived by her daughters Katharine P. Ambrose of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mary P. Day of Middletown; four grandchildren, Douglas J. Emlen, Katherine M. Emlen, Alice I. Day and Charles P. Day; one great-grandson, Cory M. Emlen; a sister Anne Davidson of New Bern, N.C.; a brother, Roswell M. Austin, Jr. of Clifton, Queensland, Australia; and a sister-in-law, Priscilla B. Peckham of Middletown.
A memorial service will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church in June.
Robert M. Reeve
79, who died on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 at Newport Hospital, worked for many years in the Newport area as a painter and wallpaper hanger and also worked for many years for the Miller Family as a cab driver with the Cozy Cab Company.
Born in The Point section of Newport, he was the son of the late Charles and Gertrude Bailey Reeve. He was a former member of the Weenat Shassitt Tribe #6 of the Improved Order of Red Man.
Mr. Reeve was the husband of the late Laura R. Norbury Reeve. He is survived by his son, Harry W. Reeve, his daughter-in-law, Lorine Reeve and grandson, Harry C. Reeve all of Newport; two sisters Alma Cole of Jensen Beach, Fla., and Mary O’Neill of Holyoke, Mass.; a niece, Mary McDaniel of Newport. He was the brother of the late Donald Reeve, Charles Reeve, James Reeve, Clayton Reeve, Beatrice Murphy, Frederick Reeve and Anna Gray. He was the lifelong friend of Mrs. Dottie Perris of Newport.
Mr. Reeve’s funeral and burial service will be private.
Doris V. Lasky Levin
94, who died on Friday, May 11 at her home in Rochester, N.Y., was a graduate of Durfee High School in Fall River and a former Fall River resident.
Born in Russia, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Tilley Rubinstein. She was the wife of the late Ainsley Lasky and the late Francis Levin.
She is survived by a son, Charles M. Lasky of Newport, a daughter, Adell Crane Ornstein of Rochester, seven grandchildren, Marc Lasky and Jay Lasky both of Middletown, Robert Lasky of Portsmouth, Marcia Haber of Atlanta, Howard Crane and Jeffrey Crane both of Rochester, Alan Crane of Waban, Mass. and eleven great-grandchildren.
A graveside funeral service was held on Sunday, May 13 in the Temple Beth El Cemetery in Fall River. Donations may be made in her memory to the Jewish Home of Rochester.
James Terris Turbayne
82, who died on Thursday, April 12 at the John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, was a resident of Portsmouth following his retirement from the British Tourist Authority in New York City.
Born in Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland, he was the youngest of five children born to James T. and Catherine Henderson Turbayne and spent his childhood in Lundin Links, Fife. During World War II he was commissioned in the Royal Air Force and served in Britain and the Middle East. In 1946 he joined the British Tourist Authority in London and in 1948 was transferred to the United States as assistant manager in New York.
During his long career with British Tourist Authority he became Director of the British-American Chamber of Commerce, as well as being an enthusiastic member of many travel associations, crossing "The Pond" many times. His favorite recreations were fishing and golf.
On retirement, he chose the more relaxed pace of life in Portsmouth and made many new friends there. He is survived by his sister Ann Blair and her family in England.
Mr. Turbayne’s committal service was held on Saturday, April 21 at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence. Donations in his memory may be made to The Salvation Army.
Matthew Francis Quinn
97, who died on Friday, May 4 at the Village House Nursing Home in Newport, was the owner and operator of the former Quinn Tile Company in Fall River for over thirty years. He was a resident of Portsmouth and a Communicant of St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth.
Born in Fall River, he was the son of the late Francis and Margaret (McGillick) Quinn. He was the husband of the late Mary (Carpenter) Quinn. He is survived by one daughter, Maureen E. Cabral of Chesapeake, Va.; one granddaughter, Lorri Barrett of Chesapeake, Va., one grandson, David Cabral of Nashua, N.H. and seven great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, May 18 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Cemetery, East Main Road, Portsmouth.
Angelo R. Correira III
66, who died Saturday, May 19 at the Newport Hospital, worked as a truck driver for the Mayflower Trucking Company of Newport for 25 years.
Born in Little Compton, he was the son of the late Angelo and Madelain (Battencourt) Correira. He is survived by one son Angelo R. Correira IV of Newport, one daughter, Dawn M. Correira of Newport, one brother Johnny Correira of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., six sisters, Irene Briggs of Exeter, BeBeAnn Decker of Newburg, N.Y., Nancy Soares of Cranston, Beatrice Nelle of Exeter, Anne Marie Correira of West Warwick and Madelene Budlong of Newport, and three grandchildren. He was the father of the late Allen John Correira and brother of the late Richard Correira and Claire Lewis.
A prayer service was to be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 8:30 p.m. in the Memorial Funeral Home on Broadway. Burial will be private.
Antone Sousa
76, of Portsmouth, who died Saturday, May 19 at the Newport Hospital, worked for Bonanza Bus Lines in the maintenance department for 47 years, retiring as the vice president of maintenance in 1989.
Born in Bristol, Mr. Sousa was the son of the late Antonio and Maria (Viera) Sousa. He served in the US Army during World War II, in the 166th Combat Engineers in the European Theatre. He was a communicant of St. Anthony’s Church in Portsmouth. Mr. Sousa was a member of the Portsmouth Senior Center Choir and the Seven Castles Club of Portsmouth. He was a former member of the Green Valley Country Club. Mr. Sousa was a graduate of the former Colt Memorial High School of Bristol, Class of 1942, and was inducted into the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame for his achievement in football, basketball and baseball.
Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Rita-Anne Honnen of Middletown, three sons, Anthony J. Sousa of Barrington, Thomas P. Sousa of Fall River, and Richard M. Sousa of Portsmouth, two brothers, Joseph Sousa and Louis Sousa both of Bristol, two sisters, Mary V. Sousa and Dolores Grey both of Bristol and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were to be held on Wednesday, May 23 from Connors Funeral Home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Anthony’s Church in Portsmouth. Burial was to be at St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown.
Memorial donations may be made to the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Wagon Fund.
Cecelia Frances Leary
Cecelia Frances (Pomilla) Leary, 95, of Middletown, who died Wednesday, May 16 at John Clarke Nursing Home, was the owner operator, along with her husband, of the Leary Oil Company of Newport for 50 years retiring in 1969.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Vincenza (Merlo) Pomilla. She was the wife of the late George Leary and a former resident of Washington Street in Newport.
She is survived by two sons, Thomas George Leary of Newport, and Robert William Leary of Warwick, a daughter, Virginia Elizabeth Hudson of Portsmouth, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was also the sister of the late Antonio Pomilla and Salvatore Charles Pomilla.
Her funeral was held on Saturday, May 19 from the Memorial Funeral Home in Newport with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Church. Burial was held at Island Cemetery Annex in Newport.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Forest Farm Adult Care Patient Activities Fund or to the Portsmouth Mulit-Purpose Senior Center in Portsmouth.
