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Ralph Nelson Bennett
Dec 13, 2012
Ralph N. Bennett, 74, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Patricia Cabral and the husband of the late Janet Dube.Born in Portsmouth, RI on December 5, 1938, he was the son of the late Ralph and Louise (Perry) Bennett.Mr. Bennett worked for Aquidneck Construction in...
Gladys H. Lawton Fritz
Dec 13, 2012
Gladys H. (Parmenter) Lawton Fritz, 99, of Blenheim-Newport formerly of Indian Ave. and Gibbs Ave. died Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was the wife of the late George W. Lawton and J. Raymond Fritz. Born June 16, 1913 in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late Bruce M. and Catherine (Harvey) Parmenter. Gladys volunteered at many local organizations...
Elizabeth Ann Spillane
Dec 10, 2012
Elizabeth Ann (Brennan) Spillane, 91, of Middletown died peacefully Monday, December 10, 2012 at home in Middletown, surrounded by her family.Born March 31, 1921 in County Kerry, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Bridget (Callahane) Brennan. She was the wife of the late Jerome Francis Spillane. Mrs. Spillane attended nursing school at Sally Oak Hospital in...
Sidney Douglas Roberts
Dec 10, 2012
SIDNEY D. ROBERTS, SR., 85 of 26 Prescott Hall Road, Newport, RI died December 10, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Born in Edenton, North Carolina to the late John A. Roberts and Elizabeth (Holley) Roberts. Mr. Roberts honorably served in the United States Navy for 22 years before retiring. He lived in Newport until his death. Throughout...
Anthony E. Simmons
Dec 5, 2012
Anthony E. Simmons, age 44, of Newport passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Anthony was born March 26, 1968 in Newport, graduated from Rogers High School, and lived in Newport his entire life. After high school, he took several art classes at CCRI, developing his talents as a gifted illustrator, doing cartoons and...
Stephen J. Carlson
Dec 5, 2012
Stephen J. Carlson, 55, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. After a courageous battle with cancer.Steve was born on December 12, 1956 in Pawtucket, RI to the late Harry and Yvonne Carlson. Steve served in the US Army for 8 years, with several tours overseas including Panama and Italy. For the...
Judith Barlow
Dec 5, 2012
Judith Barlow, 67, of Tiverton died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI surrounded by her family. Born October 10, 1945 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Hortense (Moniz) Dupont. She was the wife of Robert Barlow. Mrs. Barlow worked as a legal secretary for many years. She was a...
Cindy Boardman
Dec 5, 2012
"Cindy" Elizabeth C. (Simmons) Boardman passed on Wednesday evening December 5, 2012.She was the loving wife of Rev. Paul Jacob Boardman, Jr. Born on June 28, 1945, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Frances G. (Leary) Simmons. Cindy and Father Paul retired and moved to Florida in October 2005. They both had founded...
Casper C. Gray Sr
Dec 3, 2012
Casper C. Gray, Sr., 74, of Newport died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Providence, RI. Born November 2, 1938 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John and Lois (Minkler) Gray. Mr. Gray worked for the City of Newport at the recreation department for 24 years, retiring in 2003. He is survived...
Arthur Jeremiah Potts
Dec 3, 2012
Arthur Jeremiah "Jerry" Potts, 73, of Middletown died Monday, December 3, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Mary (Bruner) Potts.Mr. Potts was born on January 11, 1939 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Arthur and Eileen (Stuart) Potts. Mr. Potts served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He...
Susan A. Doyle
Dec 1, 2012
Susan A. (Harrington) Doyle, 59, of Newport, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Newport Hospital with her family at her side.Born July 14, 1953 in Lewiston, ME, she was the daughter of the Eleanor M. (Footman) Harrington of Portsmouth and the late John A. Harrington. Besides her mother she leaves her children Stacy S. Jacob and her husband Chris of...
William Earl Tuttle
Nov 29, 2012
William E. Bill Tuttle, Jr., 64, of Middletown, died on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Newport, RI on February 13, 1948, he was the son of the late William E. and Grace L. (Flanders) Tuttle. Bill was a US Air Force veteran and was employed with the Newport Housing Authority before retiring. He was...
John Benjamin Smith
Nov 27, 2012
John Benjamin Smith, 90, of Newport died Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Edith G. (Braman) Smith and Theresa (Watson) Cook Smith.Born on November 15, 1922 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John Benjamin and Gladys (Weaver) Smith. Mr. Smith served in the United States Army Air Corp as...
Dr. Robert S. Lazar
Nov 24, 2012
Dr. Robert S Lazar, age 69, of Middletown, RI and North Fort Meyers, FL died Saturday, November 24, 2012. Mr. Lazar was born January 1, 1943 in Newport, RI. He was the beloved husband of Cheryl Ekstrom Lazar and the son of the late Peter and Helen Lazar. Dr. Lazar was a graduate of Rogers High School, received his Bachelor's...
Francis John Parente
Nov 23, 2012
Francis John Parente, Sr., age 85, of Middletown and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., died Friday, November 23, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. Mr. Parente was born May 11, 1927 in Providence, RI. He is the son of the late Dr. Angelo and the late Mary (Bennett) Parente. He was an active member of the Providence College Alumni...
Elaine Novanna Lewis
Nov 22, 2012
Elaine Novanna Lewis, 75 of Middletown, Rhode Island, was called home to heaven on Thursday, November 22, 2012.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Community Baptist Church, Newport, Rhode Island, Rev. Dr. Vincent L. Thompson, Jr. Pastor/Teacher will be officiating. Elaine was born in Newport, Rhode Island on February 16, 1937. She...
Phyllis E. Younger Dukes
Nov 22, 2012
Phyllis Younger Dukes, age 82 of Newport, RI, passed away at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport. Phyllis was born June 7, 1930 in Westwood, MA, the daughter of the late James H.W. and the late Florence (Barstow) Jenner, and sister of Lois Jenner of Duxbury, MA.Phyllis grew up in Westwood and Duxbury, MA, graduating from the Duxbury High School in...
Ellen Victoria Gorski
Nov 22, 2012
Ellen V. Gorski, 102, of Newport RI died November 22, 2012 at Sakonnet Manor in Tiverton. Born June 4, 1910 in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Stella (Janicki) Gorski. She was a graduate of Rogers High School in 1929. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a degree in education and taught in the...
Isabelle M. Bailey
Nov 20, 2012
Isabelle M. "Bella" (Gardella) Bailey, 78, of Middletown died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She is the wife of William S. Bailey Jr. of Middletown. Born August 15, 1934 in Haverhill, MA, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. and Delia (Sasner) Gardella. Mrs. Bailey grew up in Haverhill and attended Westbrook College...
William A. Dunn, Sr
Nov 18, 2012
William Aloysius Dunn, age 88, of Portsmouth died Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Charlton Memorial Hospital of Fall River, MA. Mr. Dunn was born June 25, 1924, in Providence, RI. He is the son of the late William A. and the late Gertrude (Breher) Dunn. He was married to Margaret (Crosson) Dunn for 61 years. Mr. Dunn received his Bachelors...
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