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Christopher Anselm Taylor
Apr 4, 2012
Portsmouth, R.I. _ Christopher Anselm Taylor, 59, of 182 Armando Drive, died on April 4th at home following a thirteen month battle with brain cancer.Born March 3, 1953, in Newport, he was the son of Adelle Baker Taylor and the late Gerald Moran Taylor. Christophers accomplished career began in broadcast engineering and spanned a range of related fields culminating in...
Denton B. Harris
Apr 4, 2012
Tiverton, RI - Denton B. Harris, 84, of Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Sakonnet Bay Retirement Living, Tiverton, RI. He was the husband of Carrie (Robinson) Harris.Born in Orange, Massachusetts, on May 2, 1927, he was the son of the late Warren Augustus and Ruth (Ballard) Harris.Mr. Harris served in the US Navy during World War II....
Alfred Jesse Jacome
Apr 4, 2012
Middletown, RI - Alfred Jesse Jacome, 80, of 3 Rosedale Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Chelsea, AL. He was the husband of the late Winifred May Kelly Jacome. Born in Middletown, RI on December 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary Viera Jacome.Mr. Jacome worked as a manager for the Middletown...
C. Henry Gilmore
Apr 3, 2012
Middletown, RI - C. Henry Gilmore, Jr., 74, of 17 Squantum Drive, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Madeline Gail Sullivan Gilmore. Born in Newport, RI on November 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Clarence Henry and Josephine Reigle Gilmore.Mr. Gilmore was a 1956 graduate...
Henry J. Tierno, Jr
Apr 3, 2012
Henry J. Tierno, Jr., 86, of Harvey Road, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Phyllis A. Bonci Braga Tierno and the husband of the late Grace P. Kelly Tierno.Born in Berlin, NJ on February 1, 1926, he was the son of the late Henry J. and Mae Dowdell Tierno.Mr. Tierno was...
Rene A. Tougas, Sr
Apr 1, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Rene Tougas, Sr. 96, of, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Armour Tougas. Born in Central Falls, RI on Nov. 20, 1915, he was the son of the late Alfonse and Corrine Lucignon Tougas. Mr. Tougas worked as an engineer for Spidell/Textron for...
Nancy Marie Volton
Apr 1, 2012
Middletown, RI - Nancy Volton, 82, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Richard Michael Volton of Middletown. Born in Troy, NY on October 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Powel and Anna Vandenburgh. She is survived by her husband Richard M....
Lydia C. Pine
Mar 31, 2012
Lydia Carolyn Pine, 92, of 28 Draper Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Pine. Born in Middletown, RI on April 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline Pasquale Vidinha. Mrs. Pine was a member of Jesus...
Evelyn A. Finney
Mar 31, 2012
Middletown, RI - Evelyn A. Finney, 86, of Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Rogers Lane, Middletown, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Somerville, MA on July 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Francis W. and Evelyn Leonard Finney. Evelyn was an avid NY Mets fan. She became...
Doris Medeiros
Mar 31, 2012
Middletown, RI - Doris Mary Medeiros, 93, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Freeborn Street, Newport, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Francis Frank Medeiros. Born in Woonsocket, RI on August 9, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Verthune and Mildred Lavagee Rondeau. Doris lived...
Robert David Sullivan
Mar 30, 2012
Lt Colonel retired US Army Robert David Dago Sullivan died peacefully at his home on Everett Street, Middletown. He had been diagnosed with Dementia since suffering a stroke in the late 1980s. Since the death of his wife in 2006, his condition steadily worsened. A special thanks to Jamestown Healthcare for their daily attendance, support and compassionate care given to...
Malcolm H. Joslyn
Mar 30, 2012
Middletown, RI -CPO Malcolm H. Joslyn Josh QMC/USN Ret, of Middletown, RI, passed away peacefully at home Friday, March 30, 2012. Born in Bangor, Maine on October 1, 1937, He was the son of the late Russell James and Ardis Alva Gellerson Joslyn. Josh worked at the Bangor shoe factory before joining the Navy at 17 years old. He served...
Franz Germann
Mar 28, 2012
Pensacola, FL - Franz Germann, 73, of Pensacola, FL, formerly of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at his home in Pensacola, FL. Born in Hann Muenden, Germany on December 8, 1938, he was the son of the late August and Margarete Moritz Germann.Franz moved to the US as a young man, and attended Rogers High School graduating in...
John Johnson
Mar 27, 2012
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Joseph Bernath
Mar 26, 2012
Jamestown, RI - Joseph Sam Bernath, 82, of Hamilton Avenue, Jamestown, RI, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2012 at home, surrounded by his family. Born on August 17, 1929, Joe was the son of Benjamin and Mary Bernath of Indianapolis, Indiana. He is survived by his wife Anna, of 47 years; his three children, David, Tania and Stephen; and...
Nicoletta Marie Morris
Mar 25, 2012
Warren, RI - Nicoletta Marie Grande Morris, 70, of 100 Arlington Avenue, Warren RI, died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at home with her family. She was the wife of Paul J. Morris. Born in Boston, MA on July 10, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Martha OBrien Grande.Nicoletta helped start the Womens Softball League in Newport...
Clara E. Carson
Mar 24, 2012
Newport, RI - Clara E. Clara-Betsy Kline Carson, 81, of 29A Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died on Saturday, March 24, 2012, the Philip Hulitar Home at Home and Hospice, Providence, RI.She was the former wife of the late Donald E. Carson. Born in Cincinatti, OH on April 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Richard and Mary-Cornelia...
Brian K. Martineau
Mar 22, 2012
Plattsburgh, NY - Brian K. Martineau, 54, of Debra Lane in Plattsburgh, NY, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh with family by his side. He was born in Newport, RI on December 22, 1957, the son of Louis and Lois Slaiding Martineau. Calling hours will be held on Monday, March 26, 2012,...
Cyril P. Davis, Jr
Mar 21, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - C. Preston Davis, Jr. 83, from Portsmouth, RI, and formerly a long time Middletown resident passed away on March 21, 2012 at 51 Long Shore Road, Portsmouth, RI. Born on July 3, 1928 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Cyril Preston and Mabel Stott Davis.He was a communicant of the former Central...
Timothy J. Davidson
Mar 21, 2012
Rehoboth, MA - Timothy J. Davidson, 59, of 170 Summer Street, Rehoboth, MA, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the loving companion of 20 years to Jeanne Marie Bellamy. Born in Binghamton, NY on October 2, 1952, he was the son of John R. Davidson and the late Marguerite Mathews Davidson and...
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