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Robert Carnley Thompson
Feb 7, 2013
Middletown, RI - Robert Carnley Thompson, 88, of Middletown died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Ann Katherine Binz. Born on August 6, 1924, in Bradley Beach, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert C. and Christine (Jenner) Thompson. Mr. Thompson served in the Navy during World War II. He...
Wirt Cummings Thayer
Feb 5, 2013
Middletown, RI - Wirt Cummings Thayer, CDR, USN, Ret. Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI, formerly of Greenough Place, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown. He was the husband of the late Shirley Munroe Thayer. Born in Bristol, NH on Mar. 31, 1923, he was the son of the late Harold T. and...
Judith Sheryl Brennan
Feb 5, 2013
Judith "Judy" S. (White) Brennan, 63, of N. Dudley Avenue, Middletown, passed away, peacefully Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family.She was the beloved wife of Robert E. Brennan, to whom she was married to for more than 33 years.Judy was the daughter of the late Richard H. and Pauline "Polly" H. (Byrnes) White.Born on August...
Diane E. Quarry
Feb 5, 2013
Diane Elizabeth Quarry, age 61, of Middletown died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Newport Hospital. Diane was born August 18, 1951 in Utica, NY. She is the daughter of Helen Russ of Florida and the late Edward Holdridge.Diane was a graduate of Rogers High School and the Sawyer School. For over 15 years she has worked at Newport Grand/Newport Jai...
Patricia Ann Kuiee
Feb 5, 2013
Patricia Ann Kuiee, 73, of Broadway, Newport, RI, passed away on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at home.Born in Albany, NY on December 7, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Doris (Gaulin) Houghton.Patricia was formerly a delivery person for the Newport Daily News. She loved cats and enjoyed knitting.She is survived by her children, Andrew Kuiee of...
Irene O. Rousseau
Feb 3, 2013
Irene O. Rousseau, 88, a resident of Portsmouth, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Aldor N. Rousseau.Born May 2, 1924, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Aurora Lowe. Irene leaves three daughters, Sandra DeChristofaro of Scituate, RI, Donna Grenier of Norfolk, VA and Theresa Rousseau...
s Bessie Amanda Heath
Feb 3, 2013
Bessie Amanda Heath, 101 years old, of Newport died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Mrs. Heath was born in Blodgett's Landing, Newbury, NH on September 11, 1911 to Walter and Nellie (Weeks) Hoague She spent most of her life in the Springfield, New Hampshire area where she met and married Paul C....
Anna S. Mosher
Feb 2, 2013
Anna S Mosher, age 97, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at home in Portsmouth. Mrs. Mosher was born February 15, 1915 in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Carrie Vargas. She was married for 75 years to the late Lloyd A. Mosher. Anna met her husband Lloyd while he was serving in the...
Maureen Rose Coffey
Feb 2, 2013
Maureen Rose Coffey, 66, of Middletown died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. Mrs. Coffey was born March 16, 1946 in Hudson, MA. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and the late Rose Marie Sleeper. She is preceded in death by her husband the late John Nicholson Coffey. Maureen worked for over 25 years...
Kirsten Louise Manuel
Jan 31, 2013
Kirsten Louise Manuel (born Kirsten Louise Albro) was born in New Brunswick, NJ on November 4, 1937. She grew up and went to school in Sayreville, NJ - spending many summers visiting her paternal grandparents in Newport, RI. After completing her college studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, she became a music teacher in Piscataway, NJ....
Maria C. O'Malley
Jan 31, 2013
Middletown - Maria C. (Lalli) O'Malley, 90, of Middletown, formerly of Newport, died on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late John J. O'Malley.Born in Newport, RI, on March 30, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Maria S. (Vietri) Lalli.Mrs. O'Malley had worked as a manager for...
Garry A. Allan
Jan 30, 2013
Garry Andrew Allan, 55, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence, RI. He was the husband of Lori (Fisch) Allan.Born on March 22, 1957 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Thomas "Stanley" and Mary (Cusick) Allan. A lifelong Newporter, Garry worked for NUWC as an Engineer Technician in research...
Rita P. Fennessey
Jan 30, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Rita Fennessey, of 2788 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital.She was the wife of the late Thomas Joseph Fennessey Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on May 13, 1918, she was the daughter of Edward F. Murphy and Elizabeth (Madden) Murphy.Rita graduated from St. Joseph College in West...
Gary Libby
Jan 29, 2013
Gary E. Libby, Sr., 66, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Ann (Jenkins) Libby.Born on December 27, 1946 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Alfred L. and Lyla A. (Champlin) Libby. Mr. Libby served in the Army National Guard of Rhode Island for 6 years. He...
Robert E. Purdy
Jan 27, 2013
Robert E. Purdy, 79, of Middletown passed away peacefully Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Dorothy Elizabeth (Gill) Purdy for 55 years.Born on March 7, 1933 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Walter and Doris (Ciak) Purdy....
Jeanne Madeline Dube
Jan 27, 2013
Jeanne Madeline (Bessette) Dube, 88, of Portsmouth died at home on Sunday, January 27, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Lt. Cdr. Robert A. Dube, Sr.Born on April 6, 1924 in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Yvonne (Laliberte) Bessette. Mrs. Dube was an active parishioner in...
Lena Clare Sullivan
Jan 27, 2013
Lena C. Sullivan, 90, a resident of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mrs. Sullivan was born January 16, 1923 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Samuel J. and Loretta C. Guadagni. She was the wife of the late Jeremiah Patrick Sullivan...
Muriel Delores Pedro
Jan 26, 2013
Muriel Delores (Roberts) Pedro, 83, of Northford, CT died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Masonic Healthcare in Wallingford, CT. She was the wife of the late Earl F. Pedro.Born on April 28, 1929 in Grimsby, England, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret (McCann) Roberts. Muriel enjoyed baking and cooking for family and friends. She was best...
Robert G. Jackson
Jan 25, 2013
Robert Gene Jackson, age 75, of Middletown died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 25, 2013.Born on May 13, 1937 in New Castle, IN, he was the son of the late Loren H. and Mary Roberta (Goode) Jackson. He was the husband of Kathleen (Oliveira) Jackson, and the late, Anita Lee (Walden) Jackson and the late Diana (Polcari) Jackson.Besides...
Loramae Silvia
Jan 25, 2013
Loramae H. Silvia, 86, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully at her home January 25, 2013.She is survived by her husband Manuel Martin Silvia, Jr., her children, Karen R. Sparrow and Brian J. Hermenze of Pittston, ME, Mark J. Hermenze of Stratford, CT, and Mary Ann Kossak of Portsmouth, RI, three grandchildren, Jennifer A. Kossak of East Sussex, UK, Kyle M....
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