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Blanche A. Sefton
Mar 18, 2014
Middletown, RI - Blanche A. (Wronowski) Sefton, 96, of Middletown, died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John Sefton. Born in New London, CT on June 26, 1917, the youngest of six children, she was the daughter of the late John and Eva (Kozicky) Wronowski. Mrs. Sefton worked for many...
Elsa M. Jones
Mar 17, 2014
Middletown, RI - Elsa M. Jones, 86, died on Monday, March 17, 2014, at John Clarke Nursing Center.She was the wife of the late Michael H. Jones, Jr.Born on January 12, 1926 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late John M. Jessey and Grace (Johnston) Jessey. Mrs. Jones is survived by three sons; Michael H. Jones and...
Julie Barrett
Mar 16, 2014
Newport, RI - Julie (Guttrich) Barrett, 40, of Newport, died Sunday, March 16, 2014.She was the wife of Irving Barrett. Born in Concord, MA on September 13, 1973, she was the daughter of Gordon and Linda (Johnson) Guttrich of Weston, MA. Julie was a 1996 graduate of Wellesley College. She was a gifted artist and a strong supporter of charities...
Theodore George Czech
Mar 15, 2014
Portsmouth, - Theodore George Czech, 98, of Portsmouth, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Chicago, IL on September 15, 1915, he was the son of the late George Czech and Anna (Szynalik) Czech. Ted had a long and event-filled life. He grew up in Harvey, Illinois, and excelled in sports. Ted...
Chase Matthews
Mar 13, 2014
Chase Matthews, 22, of East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at home. Born in Providence, RI on September 11, 1991, he is the son of Wayne P. Matthews of Portsmouth, RI and Linda Matthews of Washington State. Chase had various jobs as a snow plower, landscaper and painter. Chase also worked at Pizza Hut...
Gerhard Ferdinand Busche
Mar 12, 2014
Middletown, RI - Gerhard "Gerry" F. Busche, 84, of Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Gerry or "Opa" as many new him, was born in Wernigerode, East Germany, on September 6, 1929, he was the son of the late Fredrich and Emma (Tiebolh) Busche. Gerry was a State Trooper in Germany...
Faith Hope Kraft
Mar 11, 2014
Middletown, RI - Faith Hope (Souza) Kraft, 65, of Middletown, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at South County Hospital Wakefield, RI. She was the wife of the late Otto Kurt Kraft. Born in Newport, RI on February 7, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Alberta (Soeira) Anderson. Mrs. Kraft grew up in Middletown. She worked for 40 years...
Henry W. Kesson
Mar 10, 2014
Henry W. Kesson Newport, RI - Henry W. Kesson, 79, of Newport, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Joan (Birtwistle) Kesson. Born in Newport, RI on May 20, 1934, he was the son of the late Henry Wadler and Geneva (Rose) Kesson. Mr. Kesson worked for 32 years, at the...
Melissa J. Murray
Mar 8, 2014
Tiverton, RI - Melissa J. Murray, 32, of Tiverton, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at home. Born in Fall River, MA on July 14, 1981, she is the daughter of Barbara (Sniezek) Murray and the late Stephen A. Murray. Beloved granddaughter of Theresa Sniezek and George Sniezek also from Tiverton, She is survived by her loving daughter Madison...
Robert F. Mcmanus
Mar 8, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Robert F. "Twig" McManus, 77, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Carol (Boiani) McManus for 50 years.Born on April 25, 1936 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary (Rosa) McManus.Mr. McManus graduated from De La Salle Academy and Providence College....
Henry B. Bernstrom
Mar 8, 2014
Portsmouth, RI- Harry B. Bernstrom, 85, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Dolores (Kaiser) Bernstrom.Born in Providence, RI, on November 18, 1928, he was the son of the late Harry W. and Florence E. (Glines) Bernstrom. A longtime Portsmouth resident, Mr. Bernstrom worked as the...
Joseph William Huston
Mar 8, 2014
Joseph W. Huston, 53, of Providence, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 8, 2014.Born in Cleveland, OH on December 2, 1960, he is the son of James I. Huston and the late Lucille (LeVine) Huston.In addition to his father, he is survived by his brother, Daniel Huston of Clifton, AZ; his sister, Margaret Huston of Staten...
Adelle B. Taylor
Mar 8, 2014
Newport, RI, Adelle B. Taylor of Middletown, former publisher of The Pineapple Post, died Saturday at Newport Hospital of end stage renal diseaseBorn August 28, 1925 in San Angelo, TX, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Jeanette Floyd Baker. She attended school in Fort Worth and graduated from Texas Womens University in 1946 and moved to Hartford,...
David Perry Simmons
Mar 6, 2014
Newport, RI - David Perry Simmons, 65, of Newport, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Born in Jacksonville, FL on April 23, 1948, he was the son of the late Richard Perry and Laura Elizabeth (Guito) Simmons. David graduated from Miami Central Senior High School in 1966. From 1969-1973, he served in combat forces...
Francis M. Lacerda
Mar 5, 2014
Francis M. Lacerda, 74, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died at home on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 with his family at his side.He was the husband of Anna (Silvia) Lacerda.Born in Portsmouth, RI on June 21, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Bettencourt) Lacerda.Mr. Lacerda was a backhoe operator for JA Landscaping in Tiverton for...
Robert S. Lyons
Mar 4, 2014
Robert S. Lyons of Franklin, MA, died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Springfield, MA he was the son of the late Michael and Mary Barrett Lyons. Mr. Lyons was raised in Springfield, MA. He went on to raise his family in Livingston, NJ and retired to Franklin, MA. He was a graduate from...
Betty Jean Monte
Mar 3, 2014
Portsmouth, - Betty Jean Monte, 81, of Portsmouth, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Joseph Monte and the former wife of the late Albert LaFlamme. Born in Fall River, MA on November 2, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Claire (Sharples) Marsh.While living...
Jeanne M. Brown
Mar 2, 2014
Jeanne M. Brown, formerly of Atlantic St., Newport, RI, and more recently Blenheim-Newport and the Grand Islander, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Sunday, March 2, 2014. She was the wife of the late Stanley P. Brown who passed in 2006.Born in Newport, RI on August 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Moulton and Elsie (Duby) Friend. Jeanne...
Shirley Ann Sheehan
Mar 2, 2014
NEWPORT, RI - Shirley Ann (James) Sheehan, 79, of Newport, RI, died on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Grand Islander. She was the wife of the late Austin R. Sheehan. Born in Newport, RI on August 8, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Dolly (Stratton) James.Mrs. Sheehan was a 1952 graduate of Rogers High School...
Susan Mary Rokosa Woodstock
Feb 28, 2014
Susan Mary Rokosa Woodcock, 69, of Tiverton, RI passed away peacefully at home on February 28th, 2014 after a courageous battle against cancer. Her final moments were spent embraced by her children and touched by the warm rays of a brilliant sunset over Mount Hope Bay. She lived a life full of learning, listening, giving, traveling, and strong connections to...
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