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Grace Esther Ann Downes Riley
Jan 3, 2012
Newport, RI - Grace Esther Ann Downes Riley, 82, of Newport, RI, formerly of Scotty Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on February 13, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James Elmore and Grace Wilkenson Angel.Grace was a former member of Trinity Church. She...
Madeline D. Fortin
Jan 2, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Madeline D. Furlong Fortin, 88, formerly of Anthony House, Portsmouth, RI, Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Rehoboth, MA, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.Madeline was the wife of the late Roger Arthur Fortin. She was born in North Providence, RI to the late Andrew and Lillian Sherman Furlong. Her siblings George Furlong,...
James Joseph Kenney
Jan 2, 2012
Newport, RI - James Joseph Kenney, 98, of 53 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Marie Murphy Kenney. Born in Newport, RI on May 11, 1913, he was the son of the late Martin A. and Mary McMahon Kenney.Mr. Kenney worked as a machinist...
Evelyn Desanto
Jan 2, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Evelyn Dearie Sunderland Cummings DeSanto, 90, of 30 Sweet Farm Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph Bill Cummings Jr. and the late Peter J. DeSanto. Born in Providence, RI on December 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late...
Kelly Raymond Ramey
Jan 1, 2012
Newport, RI - Kelly Ramey, 77, of 163 Third Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Linda D. Miles Ramey. Born in Catlettsburg, KY on Nov. 27, 1934, he was the son of the late John and Rosie Cordal Ramey.Mr. Ramey served in the United States Navy during...
Michael William Langan
Dec 31, 2011
BILL LANGAN, YACHT DESIGNERMichael William Bill Langan, age 55, died peacefully on December 31 at the Dana-Farber/Brigham Women?s Cancer Center after a courageous battle with leukemia. Just two months ago, Bill was honored with the prestigious Leadership Award by the International Superyacht Society ISS, recognized by his peers for his outstanding contributions to the standards, prestige and character of the...
James P. Campbell
Dec 31, 2011
James P. Campbell, 89, of Warner Place, Newport, passed away on December 31, 2011 with his loving family by his side.He was the husband of 38 years to Beverly Mooney Campbell.Born on June 20, 1922 in Cambridge, MA, he was the son of the late James P. and Gladys Slade Campbell. Mr. Campbell was a 22 veteran of the United...
Muriel C. Mcintyre
Dec 30, 2011
Middletown, RI - Muriel C. Larson McIntyre, 90, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 30, 2011 at the Village House in Newport. A private family memorial will be held in the future.She was born the daughter of the late Carl and Ellen Larson in Moultonbo-rough, NH and later spent her youth in Cambridge, MA. She married Russell...
Ethel Braz
Dec 28, 2011
Ethel Nana Malloy Braz, 85, of Tiverton, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was the wife of the late John R. Braz, Jr. Ethel was born on August 2, 1926, in Fall River, MA, the daughter of John M. and Celia Harrington Malloy. She graduated from Thevenet Hall in Highland Mills, NY,...
Calleen Cruz
Dec 28, 2011
Newport, RI - Calleen Baker Cruz, 67, of 7 Weaver Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, December 28, 2011.She was the wife of the late John Antone Cruz. Born in Dradock, PA, on July 18, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Harry Pakowsky and Ann Baker. Cookie worked as...
Douglas A. Blair
Dec 26, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Douglas A. Blair, 61, of Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died at home Monday on December 26, 2011. He was born in San Diego, CA, the son of the late James and Helena Douglas Blair. Mr. Blairs service in the Army included a tour in Vietnam, where he was heavily decorated. Mr. Blair, a helicopter gunner, earned among...
Herbert M. Silvia
Dec 25, 2011
Herbert M. Silvia, 78, of 111 Locust Avenue, Portsmouth, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at home. He was the husband of the late Marion Pappas Silvia.Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 9, 1933, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Mary Perry Silvia.Mr. Silvia was a longtime communicant of St. Barnabas Church. He worked as a foreman...
Catherine Jean Gosling
Dec 23, 2011
Catherine Jean Gosling, of Sandy Point Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, December 23, 2011 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI.She was the wife of Edward P. Gosling III.Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Catherine C. Dennehy Wilson.Mrs. Gosling was a graduate of St. Catherines Academy and Salve Regina University....
Donald R. Childs
Dec 23, 2011
Donald R. Childs, 81, formerly of Portsmouth RI, died Friday, December 23, 2011. He was the devoted husband of Dianne Childs to whom he was married for 47 years. Don, or Doc as he was known, was born on May 31, 1930 in Lynn, Massachusetts to Ray and Madeleine Childs. He attended Sanborn Seminary in Kingston, NH and then completed...
Sue Ann Lopes
Dec 22, 2011
Sue Ann Lopes, 95, formerly of Third Street in Newport and Forest Avenue in Middletown, died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport.Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 15, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Perry Lopes.She is survived by her children, Michael Lopes of Middletown, RI, George T. Mangeritis...
Michael C. Rodrigues
Dec 21, 2011
Middletown, RI - Michael Rodrigues, 34, of 25 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at home. Born in Newport, RI, on August 1, 1977, he was the son of John E. Rodrigues of Middletown, RI and the late Theresa Silva Rodrigues. Michael spent time at the James L. Maher Center on a regular basis. He had a...
Florence Anne Piekutowski
Dec 19, 2011
Middletown, RI - Florence Anne Milczewski Piekutowski, 87, of Middletown, RI, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport.She was the wife of the late John Piekutowski. Born in Ravenna, OH on May 26, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Viola Milczewski. Mrs. Piekutowski, worked as a bookkeeper for many years for the Town of...
Joseph Coite
Dec 19, 2011
Newport, RI - Joseph Coite, 53, of 42 Kingston Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 18, 1958, he was the son of Gloria Holt Coite of Newport, RI and the late George M. Coite. Besides his mother, he is survived by his sister Gloria Farios of Newport,...
Frank Francis Ferrara
Dec 19, 2011
Cumberland, RI - Frank F. Ferrara, 87, of Cumberland, RI, died Monday, December 19, 2011.He was the devoted husband of the late Ann Struzziery Ferrara. Born in Boston, MA he was the son of the late Nicholas and Nellie Tusa Ferrara. Frank was a World War II Army Air Corps Veteran, stationed in Italy, France and England with the Department...
Roy A. Fitzherbert
Dec 16, 2011
Newport, RI - Roy Atwood Fitzherbert, 70, of 5 Marsh Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, December 16, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RIHe was the husband of Rose Josephine Vasconi Fitzherbert. Born in Lancaster, PA on April 15, 1941, he was the son of the late Atwood Clayton and Anitra Easton Fitzherbert. Mr. Fitzherbert worked as an electrical engineer for...
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