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Frank Monteiro
Oct 11, 2012
Frank A. Monteiro, 54, of Middletown passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Born March 21, 1958 in Newport, RI he was the son of Albert Monteiro and the late Audrey (Hill) Fisher. Frank was a 1977 graduate of Middletown High School and spent his high school years playing basketball for the Middletown Islanders. Frank...
Mary Ella Rogers
Oct 9, 2012
Mary Ella Rogers, 84, formerly of Warner Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at the John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Louis Clay Rogers.Born on February, 1928 in Dunbar, VA, she was the daughter of the late M. E. and Nancy Jones. Mrs. Rogers worked for General Electric for 15...
Charlene Anne Taylor
Oct 3, 2012
Charlene Anne (Pappas) Taylor, 63, of Joanne Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 with her family at her side. Born in Newport, RI on October 23, 1948, she was the daughter of Bernice A. (Leonard) Pappas of Portsmouth, RI and the late Charles P. Pappas. Charlene was a 1966 graduate of Portsmouth High School...
Ruben F. Erausquin
Oct 3, 2012
Ruben F. Erausquin, 71, of Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Newport Hospital.Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Juan and Alejandrina (Diaz) Erausquin.Mr. Erausquin worked as a laborer in the Public Works Department on the Newport Naval Base before retiring.He is survived by his children, Judy Perez of...
Joseph Michael Caruso
Oct 3, 2012
NEWPORT, R.I. - Joseph M. Caruso, who inspired a legion of well-wishers as he fought a three-year battle against cancer with grace and grit, died Wednesday morning at home. He was 45 and leaves a wife and three young children.Mr. Caruso, a longtime resident of Newport who worked in the hospitality industry and was an avid surfer, became a high-profile...
Raymond J. Pinksaw
Oct 2, 2012
Raymond John Pinksaw, 59, of Middletown died Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at Miriam Hospital of Providence, RI. Born June 21, 1953 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Dutra) Pinksaw. Mr. Pinksaw loved working with his friends in the public works department on the Naval Base. He was an avid fisherman. Mr. Pinksaw enjoyed...
Joseph Gaspar
Oct 1, 2012
Joseph Gaspar, 94, of Sylvan Street, Newport, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 1, 2012. He was the husband of Dorothy P. (Byron) Gaspar. Born in Fall River, MA on June 7, 1918, he was the son of the late Adriano and Marianna (DeCosta) Gaspar. Mr. Gaspar was a US Navy veteran of World War II and Korea. In...
Betty H. Ackerman
Oct 1, 2012
Betty Hodgkins Ackerman, 87, passed away October 1, 2012 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family.She was born April 19, 1925 in Jefferson, ME, daughter of the late Earle and Meda (Sawyer) Hodgkins.She is survived by her husband of 65 years Hillie W.Ackerman of Portsmouth. She also leaves her children Wayne Ackerman of Warren, RI and Nancy Ackerman and her...
Joseph T. Alves
Sep 30, 2012
Joseph T. Alves, age 88, of Middletown died surrounded by his family on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing Center of Newport, RI after a battle with Alzheimer's and Cancer. Joseph was born January 2, 1924 in San Miguel, Azores. He is the son of the late Agostinho and the late Maria (Teixeira) Alves. Joseph immigrated to Newport, Rhode...
Robert B. Barker
Sep 28, 2012
Robert B. Barker, 81, of Tiverton died Friday, September 28, 2012, at the Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Born November 23, 1930, in Portsmouth, RI, he was the son of the late Warren and Florence (Spooner) Barker. He was the husband of Muriel G. (Jean) Barker for almost 58 years. Mr. Barker served in the United States Army...
Madeline Andrea
Sep 28, 2012
Madeline B Andrea, 93 of the John Clarke Nursing Home, formally of 29 Donna Drive Portsmouth went to join her beloved husband in heaven in the presence of our Lord. Born on February 24, 1919 to the late Frank and Clara (Gonzalves) Medeiros. Madeline lived in Newport until the early 1960s then moving to Portsmouth. She was the wife of...
Grace M. Templeton
Sep 26, 2012
Grace M. (Morgan) Templeton, 96, of Middletown, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown. She was the wife of the late James Templeton. Born on May 28, 1916 in Dayton, TN, she was the daughter of the late Craig and Susan Morgan. Mrs. Templeton loved country music, especially Dolly Parton and Vince...
Sebastiao De Oliveira Jr
Sep 26, 2012
Sebastiao de Oliveira, Jr., a Viet Nam war veteran and dutiful follower of Christ, was called to his rest on the morning of Wednesday, September 26, 2012. He was sixty-two years of age.A native of Brazil and long-term permanent resident of the United States, he made his home at 1 Bartlett Court in Newport, Rhode Island.Known to his friends and...
Thomas F. Monroe
Sep 23, 2012
Thomas F. Monroe, 69, of Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, died Sunday, September 23, 2012 surrounded by his loved ones at the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Beatrice E. (Marques) Monroe of Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on August 24, 1943, he was the son of Margaret Monroe of Newport, RI.Tom was a sheet metal mechanic at the Newport Naval Base...
Joan A. Browning
Sep 23, 2012
Joan A Browning, age 76, of Newport died Sunday, September 23, 2012 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Ms. Browning was born December 14, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY. She is the daughter of the late John and the late Eva Dina. She was a member of the VFW in Middletown, RI She is survived by her daughters: Sally Browning of Newport,...
Paul Vincent Quinn, Jr
Sep 23, 2012
Paul Vincent Quinn, Jr., 59, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family and friends on Sunday, September 23, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Ann Marie (Sylvia) Quinn and proud father of their daughter Christina.Born April 5, 1953 in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late Paul V. and the late Dolores (Grover)...
Dorothy M. Casey
Sep 22, 2012
Dorothy "Dot" Myrtle (Callahan) Casey, age 90, of Portsmouth, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Mrs. Casey was born on July 13, 1922, in Fall River, MA. She is the daughter of the late William A. and the late Myrtle E. (Stevenson) Callahan. She was married to the late John F. Casey for 57 years....
Elsie Mare Rodrigues
Sep 22, 2012
Elsie Mare Rodrigues, 88, a native of Aquidneck Island and more recently Columbus-Tryon, NC, was called Home peacefully on Saturday, September 22, 2012 while at the Elizabeth House in Western North Carolina surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 1, 1924 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joao V. Mare and Maria (Resendes) Mare of...
Rev. Donal Raymond Kehew
Sep 19, 2012
Reverend Donal Raymond Kehew, Ph.D., 78, Pastor Emeritus of St. Andrew Church on Block Island, died on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Mount Saint Ritas of Cumberland, RI. Known to all as Father Ray, Fr. Kehew was born on November 24, 1933 in Newport, RI, the son of the late Daniel J. and Margaret (Egan) Kehew.He was a graduate of...
Julia H. Jordan
Sep 19, 2012
Julia H. (Soeira) Jordan, 91, of Green End Avenue, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at the John Clarke Nursing Retirement Center in Middletown.She was the loving wife of Joseph M. Jordan for 71 years.Born in Middletown, RI on June 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late William and Maria (Silvia) Soeira.She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother...
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