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Curtis D. Edge
Oct 3, 2014
Curtis D. Edge, one of Bostons most highly regarded technology leaders, passed away on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Curtis was the CIO for the Christian Science Publishing Society, the Christian Science Monitor, and The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA. Curtis received numerous awards and was honored as one of the top 100 IT Leaders by Computer World...
James S. Mellekas
Oct 3, 2014
Middletown, RI - James Mellekas, 88, of 22 Willow Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, October 3, 2014 surrounded by his family at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Efstratia "Toula" (Sologiozy) Mellekas. Born on Clarke Street in Newport, RI on November 27, 1925 he was the son of the late Stavros and Bessie (Moutos) Mellekas....
Amos Carreiro
Sep 30, 2014
Amos Carreiro, 91, of Tiverton, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Marie F. (Furtado) Carreiro. Born in Little Compton, RI on Nov. 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Angelo and Bibiana (Almeida) Correiro. Amos was an avid NASCAR racing fan, as well as Sprint car...
Christina A. Logan
Sep 28, 2014
Middletown, RI - Christina A. (Bell) Logan, 65, of Middletown, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard H. Logan. Born in Long Beach, CA on October 7, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Robert T. and Evelyn (Huff) Bell. Christina was a lover of...
Diana May Murphy
Sep 27, 2014
Westport, MA - Diana May (Chapman) Murphy, 72, of Westport, MA, formerly of Newport died on Saturday, September 27th. She was the wife of William J. Murphy. Born in Taunton, MA on February 23, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Grace E. (Vickery) Chapman. Diana loved spending time with her family, gardening, crafting, and cooking....
Michelle C. Tormey
Sep 26, 2014
Michelle (Couto) Tormey Portsmouth, RI - Michelle (Couto) Tormey, 45, of Wrentham, MA and Portsmouth, RI passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014. Born in Fall River, MA on October 23, 1968, she was the daughter of Richard Louis Couto of Woodstock, NH and Katherine (Hennessey) Radosevich of Portsmouth, RI. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, Thomas...
Carmella Mock
Sep 25, 2014
Middletown, RI- Carmella M. (Laguidara) Daugherty Mock, 97, of Portsmouth, formerly of Middletown, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI, surrounded by her daughter Mary and granddaughters. She was the wife of the late Glenn Daugherty who died in WWII and the late Floyd Francis Mock, her loving husband of 42 years Born in...
Edward J. Butler Jr
Sep 24, 2014
Edward James Butler, Jr., 82, of Newport, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Newport Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Irene (Lewis) Butler. Born in Newport, RI on June 25, 1932, he was the son of the late Edward J. and Lucy (Johnson) Butler. Ed served in the United States Army from 1953 to...
Melva M. Brown
Sep 20, 2014
Middletown, - Melva M. (McCann) Brown, 89, of Middletown, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Francis Brown for 54 wonderful years, from 1946 until his death in 2000. Born on March 6, 1925, in Somerset, MA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas E. and Jane...
Loudwina G. Cogswell
Sep 20, 2014
Loudwina Gloria Cogswell, 83, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died at her home peacefully surrounded by her family, Saturday, September 20, 2014.Born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on October 18, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Manuel A. and Rose (Mello) Sousa of Portsmouth, RI and the sister of the late Edward M. Sousa of Yucca Valley, California.Loudwina attended Rogers...
Capt. Alexander H. Cornell
Sep 17, 2014
Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Captain Alexander H. Cornell, a retired Navy captain and Professor Emeritus at Rhode Island College, was born in Springfield, MA in 1918, he was the son of the late Alexander D. Cornell and Elsie (Walker) Cornell. Captain Cornell, passed away at his Palm Beach Gardens home Tuesday morning, September 17, 2014, surrounded by his loved...
Eleanore Claire Santos
Sep 17, 2014
Eleanore Claire Gervais Santos, of Middletown, died at Forest Farm Health Care Center on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, three days before her 96th birthday. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Santos.Eleanore was born in Pawtucket, RI, on September 20, 1918, the daughter of Arthur C. Gervais/Jarvis and Clara Brecette Gervais/Jarvis.As a young woman Eleanore was employed in...
Peter John Holmes
Sep 17, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Peter John Holmes, 72, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at home surrounded by his loving family.He was the husband of Janet (Blaess) HolmesBorn in Providence, RI, on April 5, 1942, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Brooks) Holmes.Peter was a 1961 graduate of East Providence High School. After school he enlisted...
Richard H. Dinsmore
Sep 15, 2014
Richard H.(Randall) Dinsmore, 67, died peacefully at home in Newport, RI, Monday, September 15, 2014.Born in Minneapolis, MN on August 28, 1947, he was the son of the late Richard E. andMaryllyn M. (Williams) Dinsmore.Mr. Dinsmore had a long career in Radio Broadcasting and Journalism before retiring. He worked locally in the Cleveland/Chattanooga market for more than 25 years. He...
Beverly Ann Tavares
Sep 15, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Beverly Ann Tavares, 68, of Portsmouth, died Monday, September 15, 2014, at St. Elizabeths Manor in Bristol, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on January 25, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary (Lopes) Tavares. Beverly received a Master's Degree in Education and worked as a teacher for over 34 years in the...
Susan Elizabeth (Bryan) Smith
Sep 15, 2014
Middletown, RI - Susan Elizabeth (Bryan) Smith, 52, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014, at home surrounded by her family.She was born in Newport, RI on November 2, 1961, to Barbara (Deviney) Bryan and the late Alfred J. Bryan Jr. and the granddaughter of the late Alfred J. and Penelope (Chase) Bryan. Susan graduated from Rogers...
Manuel M. Silvia Jr
Sep 12, 2014
Manuel Martin Silvia Jr., 94, of Portsmouth, died Friday, September 12, 2014 at the RI Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Alice (Travers) Silvia and the late Loramae H. (Johnson) Silvia. Born in Fall River, MA on June 10, 1920, he was the son of the late Manuel Silvia and Theresa (Raposa) Silvia. Manuel...
Richard A. "Piney" Pine
Sep 11, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Richard A. Pine Sr., 74, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Bristol, RI on July 6, 1940, he was the son of the late Frank and Rose (Bettencourt) Pine. Piney served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked his whole life as a Heavy Equipment...
Walter Louis Carnevale
Sep 10, 2014
Warwick,RI - Walter Louis Carnevale, 90, of Warwick, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at West View Health Care Center West Warwick, RI. He was the husband of the late Elvira (Picano) Carnevale. Born in Cranston, RI on April 14, 1924, he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Angelina (Panarelli) Carnevale. Mr. Carnevale was a 1941 graduate of Cranston...
Carol Ann Moore
Sep 9, 2014
Carol A. (Rollins) Moore, 79, a retired school secretary of the Middletown School System, died suddenly on Tuesday at Newport Hospital from heart disease. She started smiling in 1935 at age 7 weeks and never really stopped.She was born in Camden, Maine, the daughter of Donald H. and Catherine Sleeper Rollins and was raised in Winthrop, Maine. In her Senior...
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