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Craig Raposa
Feb 3, 2012
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Craig J. Raposa, 25, of 1 Mill Street, Tiverton, RI, died February 3, 2012 unexpectedly. Born in Fall River, MA on March 15, 1986, he was the son of Brenda L. Raposa of Portsmouth, RI.Craig graduated from Portsmouth High school in 2004 as an all-star athlete in football and baseball. He participated in Portsmouth Marty Fine Football...
Maria D. Arruda
Feb 2, 2012
Maria D. Mello Arruda, 79, of Friendship Street, Newport, passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Jose Arruda.Born in San Miguel, The Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jucinto and Guilhermina Viera Mello.Mrs. Arruda had worked at Newport Hospital as a housekeeper as well as in the laundry department. She was...
Leonard J. Panaggio
Feb 1, 2012
Newport, R.I. - Leonard J. Panaggio, 92, of Newport, Rhode Island, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Monique Rouger Panaggio.Born in Newport, R.I., on February 26, 1919, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Sarah DeLuca Panaggio. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1938. He served...
Paul Valente
Jan 31, 2012
Newport, RI - Paul Valente, 83, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 774 Jepson Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at the Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Elvera Brecht.Born in North Providence, RI on July 21, 1928, he was the son of the late Olympio and Anna Imondi Valente.Mr. Valente served...
Volney Edward Brawner, Sr
Jan 27, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Volney Edward Brawner, Sr., 91, of 2368 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on January 27, 2012 at Saint Elizabeth Manor in Bristol RI.He was the devoted husband of the late Edith Pivarcsik Brawner, to whom he was married for 63 years. He was a loving father and a respected member of the community. He will be...
Joseph J. Ferreira, Sr
Jan 26, 2012
Middletown, RI - Joseph J. Ferreira Sr., 74, of 148 Newport Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Frances M. Watson Ferreira.Born in Middletown on March 31, 1937, he was the son of the late Manuel R. and Mary Vidinha Ferreira.Mr. Ferreira had worked as a heavy equipment operator for...
Denise R. Magnett Mitchell
Jan 26, 2012
Tiverton, RI - Denise Rachel Magnett Mitchell, 50, of 199 Stafford Road, Tiverton, RI, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA after a courageous battle with cancer. She will be remembered by her bright, engaging smile, quick wit and humor as well as her loving spirit. She was the beloved wife of Cleveland Mitchell. Born...
Florence Higgins
Jan 25, 2012
Middletown, RI - Florence Gussie Higgins, 82, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Col James H. Higgins, USMC. She was the daughter of the late Gus and Bella Paquette.Born in Mohegan, RI, she graduated from Burrillville High School. As a teen she competed in skeet shooting...
Elaine Eckersley
Jan 25, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Elaine Eckersley, 84, of 74 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Wilfred Charles Eckersley, Jr.Born in Fall River, MA on August 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Jeanette Roy Duff.Mrs. Eckersley enjoyed knitting, word puzzles, cards...
Peter Fanning
Jan 25, 2012
Tiverton, RI - Peter M. Fanning, 61, of 907 Main Road, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at home unexpectedly.Born in Fall River, MA on November 24, 1950, he was the son of the late Francis and Margaret Sullivan Fanning.Peter graduated from De La Salle Academy in Newport, RI in 1968 where he was an all-state performer in cross...
Cecelia Monica Abreu
Jan 24, 2012
Middletown, RI - Cecelia Monica Abreu, 86, formerly of 19 Renfrew Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on March 4, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Francisca Andrade Abreu.Cecelia was a communicant of Jesus Savior Church. She was an avid gardener. She is...
Mary Elizabeth Radice
Jan 23, 2012
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth Radice, 96, of 22 Rhode Island Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late David E. Flynn II and Ret. Chief of Police of Newport Joseph A. Radice. Born in Bristol, RI on August 22, 1915, she was the daughter of the...
Wylma Denson
Jan 23, 2012
Middletown, RI - Wylma Billie Slavens Denson, 90, of Schoolhouse Road, Warren, RI, died Monday, January 23, 2012 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newports, Fifth Ward on April 8, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Fannie Baker Slavens. She was the loving mother to Donna D. Dilley of Warren, son-in-law Charles W. Dilley, grandmother of Christopher W....
Gladys Maria Petrarca
Jan 21, 2012
Newport, RI - Gladys Maria Petrarca, 62, of, Newport, RI, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, surrounded by her daughter, many friends and compassionate staff at St. Clare Home.Born in Valparaiso Chile, on August 20, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Axel Petterson Gonzalez and Hermina Munoz de Petterson.Gladys grew up in Chile;...
Geraldine Izzo
Jan 20, 2012
Geraldine Izzo of Trinity Nursing Home Woonsocket, R.I. died January 20, 2012 at the Our Lady of Fatima Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Born December 7, 1942 in Fall River MA., Geraldine was the daughter of the late Joseph Rego and Germaine Rego Archambault. Geraldine grew up on Aquidneck Island and graduated from the former St. Catherine Academy of...
Gaetano J. Migliori
Jan 20, 2012
Gaetano Guy Joseph Migliori of Pleasant Hill, California died peacefully on January 20, 2012. He was the husband of the late Mary Santa Migliori.Born in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 4, 1916, he was the son of the late Corrandino and Rosalina DiCecchio Migilori.He was a US Coast Guard veteran and during WWII served with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1943-44, and...
Gaetano J. Migliori
Jan 20, 2012
Gaetano "Guy" Joseph Migliori of Pleasant Hill, California died peacefully on January 20, 2012. He was the husband of the late Mary Santa Migliori.Born in Lynn, Massachusetts on August 4, 1916, he was the son of the late Corrandino and Rosalina (DiCecchio) Migilori.He was a US Coast Guard veteran and during WWII served with the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, 1943-44, and...
Susan M. Wilson
Jan 20, 2012
Bristol, Rhode Island - Susan M. Wilson, 61 of Bristol, RI, passed away peacefully after a 16 year battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of James E. Wilson and loving mother of Morgan E. Piebes and her husband Randy. Born in Newport, RI February 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Helen Hussey Platt....
John F. Fagan
Jan 20, 2012
Newport, RI - John F. Jack Eppa Fagan, Jr., 85, a Native Newporter, died peacefully Friday, January 20, 2012 at home surrounded by his family.He was the loving husband of Marilyn Mink Minkler Fagan. Born in Newport, RI on February 18, 1926, he was the son of the late John Francis and Mary Asher Fagan. Jack was a 1944 graduate...
Mary A. Hanks
Jan 19, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Mary A. Chase Hanks, 88, of East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Mary (Korzeneski) Chase. Mary operated the Frank Chase Farm/ Stonewall Stand. She was a member of the Portsmouth Historical Society, the...
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