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Edward Luke Stone
Apr 26, 2013
Stone, Edward Luke, 76, of Newport, RI, died April 26, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Cassandra (Reeve) Stone, his sister-in-law, Judy Stone, and several nieces and nephews. He graduated from Yale, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1958, read economics at Cambridge from 1961-1962, and received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1966. He worked in finance and real...
Jose Silveira Garcia
Apr 25, 2013
Jose Silveira Garcia, 63, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Newport Hospital.Born in Portugal on October 1, 1949, he was the son of the late Antonio S. Garcia and Zulmira A. (Moutoso) Garcia.Jose worked as a carpenter until illness forced an early retirement in the 1990s. He was a member of Jesus Saviour Church and the Vasco...
Cheryl Lee Sajjad
Apr 25, 2013
Cheryl L. (Dowty) Sajjad, 54, died Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. Born in Fall River, MA, on August 21, 1958, she is the daughter of Lorraine (Bouchard) Dowty DelPiano of Middletown, RI and the late Gordon Dowty of Portsmouth , RI. Cheryl grew up with her family in Portsmouth, RI and graduated from Portsmouth...
David J. Mccalla
Apr 25, 2013
David J. McCalla, 53, of Rolling Green, Newport, RI, died peacefully at home on Thursday, April 25, 2013.Born in Newport, RI on July 13, 1959, he was the son of the late Conrad and Blanche (Haskins) McCalla.David was employed by the City of Newport for the past 27 years and previously worked on the Newport Naval Base. His hobbies included...
Lofton Elmer Clark Jr
Apr 23, 2013
Lofton Elmer Clark, Jr. ("Lee", "L.E."), 83, of Stage Coach Rd., Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday April 23, 2013. He is survived by his loving and caring wife of 65 years, Mary Clark.Born in Moss Point, Mississippi on October 3, 1929, he was the son of the late Lofton Elmer and Loretta (Wells) Clark of Forts Lake,...
Lynne M. Smith
Apr 23, 2013
Middletown, RI - Lynne M. Smith, 96, of Middletown, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at St. Clare Home Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert Smith. Born in Fall River, MA on January 22, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Dziedic) Mikolazyk. She was employed as an optometric assistant with Dr. Peter...
Richard D. Boiani
Apr 21, 2013
Newport, RI - Richard D. Boiani, 84, of Newport, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Lorraine Anne (Lamarre) Boiani. Born in Newport, RI on September 8, 1928, he was the son of the late Tito and Elizabeth (Cuveroni) Boiani. Mr. Boiani was a 1946 graduate of Rogers High School. After school...
Prewitt Wehle
Apr 21, 2013
Business Executive; Concerned CitizenJ. Prewitt Wehle of Tiverton passed away peacefully on April 21, 2013 after a sudden illness. Prewitt was born on August 23, 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky, the youngest child of Fred and Lydia (Prewitt) Wehle. He is survived by his wife, Mary Morrison Wehle; his children: Lawton Wehle Fitt of New York City, Sarah Wehle of Milton,...
David John Hughes
Apr 21, 2013
David J. Hughes, 66, of Portsmouth passed away on April 21, 2013 with his loving wife, Barbara Burns, by his side.David was born in Aberbargoed, Wales in 1946. David was a graduate of MIT and received his Masters in Biological Oceanography from Johns Hopkins. As an oceanographer, David worked at Bigelow Labs, Woods Hole and the University of Delaware before...
Mary "Missy" E. Destremps
Apr 18, 2013
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth (Gibson) Destremps, of Greene Lane, Middletown, passed to her well-deserved reward on April 18, 2013.Mary fought a long and arduous battle with mental illness all of her adult life. Before the onset of this terrible disease, Mary was an active and lively person, an accomplished artist, a straight A student, a cheerleader, a wonderful and...
Margaret (Devine) Kilmer
Apr 18, 2013
Middletown, RI - Margaret (Devine) Kilmer, 87, of Oak Street Middletown, Newport, died Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport.She was the wife of the late Victor J. Kilmer.Born in Woonsocket, RI on February 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Theresa V. (Gilbert) Devine. During the Depression, Peggy's father died when...
Kenneth Roy Whitehead
Apr 17, 2013
Middletown, RI - Kenneth P. Whitehead, 60, of Middletown, RI, formally of the North Kingston area, died Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at John Clarke Health Care Center Middletown, RI, of metastatic cancer with his companion of 18 years, Dorothy Pennachi by his side. Ken was born in Warwick, RI, on July 8, 1952 to Edson and Ruby (Wordell) Whitehead. He...
Ernest L. Needham
Apr 15, 2013
Middletown, RI - Ernest L. Needham, MSGT, USMC. Retired, died April 15, 2013 at the John Clarke Nursing Center. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Ruth (Weaver) Needham. They had been married 27 years. Ernie was born in Bellflower, CA on October 28, 1931 he was the son of the late Ernest W. Needham CW04, USMC, Retired and the...
Janet E. Dring
Apr 14, 2013
Janet Ellen (Smith) Dring, 79, passed away peacefully in Middletown, RI on Sunday, April 14, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Arthur M. Dring, Jr. They shared 50 years of marriage. Born in Newport, RI on December 7, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L. and Margaret (Coyle) Smith.Janet leaves her...
Hillie "Boats" Ackerman
Apr 14, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Hillie "Boats" Ackerman, 91, of Portsmouth, died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Betty (Hodgkins) Ackerman. Born in Cottageville, SC, on March 30, 1922, he was the son of the late James Euell Ackerman and Jones Harriet Metts Ackerman.Mr. Ackerman was in the Navy during...
George Elmer Keckler, Jr
Apr 13, 2013
George Elmer Keckler, Jr., 81, of Barton Lane, Middletown, RI and formerly of Beechview Terrace, Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Dorothy "Dodi" (Gonos) Keckler, who were married on July 9, 1955.Born in Newport, RI on November 28, 1931, he was the son of the late George and Margaret (Tormey)...
B. Eileen Gleeson
Apr 12, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - B. Eileen (O'Brien) Gleeson, 88, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2013, at home surrounded by her loving family.Born on November 23, 1924, in Fall River, MA, to the late James L. and Lena (Clark) O.Brien, she was the wife of George "Bill" Gleeson for over 62 years.Mrs. Gleeson was a Registered Nurse for over 40 years....
John D. Silveira
Apr 11, 2013
John D. Silveira, 79, of Wapping Road, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, April 11, 2013 in Seminole, FL. He was the husband of Arleen C. (Elshant) Silveira.Born in Middletown, RI on January 14, 1934, he was the son of the late Manuel D. and Mary (Soares) Silveira.Mr. Silveira grew up in Middletown and enlisted in the Army after school. He...
Ellen Mccarthy
Apr 11, 2013
Middletown, RI - Ellen McCarthy, AKA "Auntie Helen", of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2013. Born in Newport, RI on August 29, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Elizabeth G. "Bessie" (Wilson) McCarthy.She grew up in the fifth Ward and graduated from St. Catherine's Academy. When her parents died, she moved eventually to...
Evelyn M. Fernandes
Apr 11, 2013
Middletown, RI - Evelyn M. (Gomes) Fernandes, 91, of Middletown, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Fernandes. Born in Portsmouth, RI on January 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary (Matos) Gomes. Mrs. Fernandes worked for 30 years as...
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