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Suzanne Motzenbecker
Feb 23, 2013
Suzanne Brown Motzenbecker, age 89, of Cranston died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Victoria Court, Cranston. Mrs. Motzenbecker was born June 8, 1923 in Newport, RI She is the daughter of the late Lawrence E. and the late Margaret (Weaver) Brown. She was the former wife of the late Edward Motzenbecker of Newark, NJ. Suzanne was a direct descendant of...
Judith A. Keenan
Feb 22, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Judith A. (Korn) Keenan, 63, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Newport Hospital after a long battle with cancer.Born July 2, 1949 in Beaver Falls, PA, she is the daughter of the late John and Mary (Taylor) Korn. She was the former wife of John Keenan, Jr.She retired from West Warwick High School after 28...
Carolyn Rose Almeida
Feb 22, 2013
Carolyn R. Almeida, age 73, of Middletown died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Mrs. Almeida was born June 2, 1939, in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Laura (Lewis) Souza. She was the wife of the late Albert A. Almeida. Mrs. Almeida was employed as...
Gertrude F. Correira
Feb 22, 2013
Gertrude Correira, 97, of Portsmouth, RI passed on February 22, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her daughter and grandsons.Born on March 10, 1915 in Middletown, RI one of 14 brothers and sisters, she was married to the late Joseph A. Correira, both owners of the former Newport Nursery on West Main Road in Middletown. She later lived at 799...
George Paul Rosa Jr
Feb 22, 2013
Newport, RI - George Paul Rosa, Jr. 70, of Newport died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Teresa Anne (Shaffell) Rosa. Born on January 23, 1943, in Napa, CA, he was the son of the late George P. and Doris May (Reynolds) Rosa. Mr. Rosa was a Veteran of the Vietnam...
s Anna Dorothy Rosa
Feb 15, 2013
Middletown - Anna Dorothy (Vieira) Rosa, 90, of Middletown, RI, died on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Newport Hospital. Born November 4, 1922, in Pawtucket, RI, she was the wife of the late Thomas Furtado Rosa. Mrs. Rosa was a member of the Newport Art Association and was an artist for them. She painted in oil and acrylics, as well...
Alice Louise Freeman
Feb 15, 2013
Alice Louise Coggeshall (Allie Lou) Freeman, 85, of Newport died Friday, February 15, 2013 at home in Newport with family members by her side.Born February 22, 1927 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Carl and the late Alice (Coggeshall) Weiss. She was married to the late Frank R. (Chic) Freeman for almost thirty one years until...
Bertha Maxine Ruf
Feb 12, 2013
Middletown, RI - Bertha Maxine (Brownlee) Ruf, 90, of Middletown, entered into peaceful rest on Tuesday, February 12. 2013, and now joins her husband, parents and siblings.Born on October 23, 1922 in Wellington, KS, she was the daughter of the late Adren and Bertha Mae (ONeal) Brownlee and sibling of Velma G. Martin and Harold Lloyd Brownlee. She was the...
Dorothy "Dot" Maddren
Feb 11, 2013
Dorothy M. Maddren, 86, of Narragansett, RI and formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on February 11, 2013 at home. She was born in Providence, RI on January 1, 1927 the daughter of the late Herbert and Beatrice (Rule) Maddren. She retired in 1992 from her position of Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Nursing School. Prior to her employment...
Joseph Augustine Murphy Jr
Feb 11, 2013
FALL RIVER- Joseph A. Murphy Jr., 69, died Tuesday (February 12, 2013) as a result of a long battle with Diabetes. Joe was born on February 18, 1943 in Boston MA, and was the son of Joseph Sr. and Mildred Murphy. A childhood resident of Dorchester, graduate of St. Mary's University in Halifax NS, and a U.S. Marine, he spent...
Albert H. Fisher
Feb 10, 2013
Albert Henry Fisher, 75, was peacefully born-again in God and reunited with family and friends on Sunday, February 10, 2013 while at Heatherwood Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in New York, he was the son of the late Lt. Albert A. Fisher USN, (Ret) and Josephine Fisher of Middletown.Albert graduated from De La Salle Academy in Newport, Class of 1956...
Homer Freeborn
Feb 9, 2013
Homer Freeborn, 89, of 129 Kay Street, Newport, died on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Newport Hospital after a long battle with heart disease.Homer was born in Portsmouth, RI on October 15, 1923, the son of Sarah A. (Huling) Freeborn and John S. Freeborn. He was a descendant of William Freeborn, one of the original settlers of Portsmouth.He grew up...
Benjamin Burke
Feb 8, 2013
Benjamin Burke, age 77, of Portsmouth died Friday, February 8, 2013 at home in Portsmouth. Benjamin was born July 9, 1935 in Buffalo, NY. He is the son of the late Benjamin and the late Dolores (Jones) Burks. He married Kimberly (Moriarty) Burke. Benjamin was a US Navy veteran of Korea and Vietnam, reaching the rank of Senior Chief. His...
Allen H. Smith
Feb 8, 2013
Allen H. Smith of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Tiverton, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2013 from injuries sustained in a fall. Allen was born November 30, 1937 in Worcester, MA, son of Herbert A. and Jean Sanborn (Wayman) Smith. He is survived by his wife Alice Clark-Smith, his children Karen Biastre (Steve) of Middletown, Cheryl Smith-DiGennaro of Portsmouth, Jason...
Joan K. Goes
Feb 8, 2013
THE WAKE SERVICE FOR MRS. GOES HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM SUNDAY FROM 1 PM- 4 PM, AND IS RESCHEDULED FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 18 2013 FROM 1 PM -4 PM IN THE MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, 375 BROADWAY.Exeter, RI - Joan K. Goes, 63, of Exeter died Friday, February 8, 2013 at South County Hospital in Wakefield, RI. She was the wife...
Dorothy K. Stanley
Feb 8, 2013
Dorothy K. Stanley, age 93, of Middletown, died on Friday, February 08, 2013 at John Clarke Nursing Home.Dorothy was born September 27, 1919 in Millville, NJ, daughter of the late Dr. Louis and Marie (Keenan) Kauffmann. She was the wife of the late Richard Stanley.Dorothy graduated from Sacred Heart Academy in Millville, NJ and Rosemont College in Philadelphia. Throughout her...
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...
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