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Joseph L. Silva
Nov 6, 2011
Joseph L. Silva, 78, of Annette Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home on Sunday, November 6, 2011, with his loving family at his side.He was the longtime companion of Maureen A. Edenbach for the last 20 years.Born in Fall River, MA, on October 20, 1933, he was the son of the late Jose B. and Maria Camilo Silva. Joe...
Jennifer Kane
Nov 5, 2011
Middletown, RI - Jennifer Nifer Shea Kane, 44, of Middletown, RI, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on December 18, 1966, she was the daughter of Barry and Janet Kerrigan Shea.Jennifer was a 1984 graduate of Middletown High School. She also attended Northeastern University. Jennifer was a loving and...
Beatrice C. Rozes
Nov 5, 2011
Beatrice C. Mellen Rozes, 92, of 1223 Green End Avenue, Middletown, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at home.She was the wife of the late John A. RozesBorn in New Bedford, MA on June 22, 1919, she was the only child of the late Comes and Panagiota Sarmidas Mellen.Mrs. Rozes was a member of St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church and...
Dorothy M. Silvia
Nov 4, 2011
On Friday, November 4, 2011, Dorothy Dottie Mae Souza Silvia, age 85, went gratefully to God and her beloved late husband, Francis P. Silvia, after a long and brave battle with COPD.In Dotties last year, she was tenderly cared for at home where she loved to be. The angels of hospice through Visiting Nurse Services of Newport County gave her...
Valentin A. Canlas
Nov 4, 2011
Valentin Pop Canlas, 90, of Newport, RI, died Friday, November 4, 2011 at Grand Islander Nursing Home, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Judy A. Canlas.Born in the Philipines on February 14, 1921, Valentin was an avid fisherman and loved nothing more than spending time with his family.Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, Lori Abat of...
Garold Edwin Payton, Jr
Nov 2, 2011
On November 2, 2011 Garold E. Doc Payton, Jr. was called home to be with our Lord. Garold was the son of the late Josephine Platts, the late Garold E. Payton, Sr. and the late Johnnie Platts, Sr. He was born on February 9, 1946 and lived in Newport, RI all of his life. Garold attended the Newport School System...
Gary William Mathias
Nov 2, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Gary William Mathias, 48, of 83 Stubtoe Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on January 4, 1963, he was the son of Jean Bishop Mathias of Portsmouth, RI and the late William Bill Mathias.Gary earned a Bachelors of Arts degree with a double major in Political Science and...
Marjorie Christine Diggles
Nov 2, 2011
Middletown, RI - Marjorie Christine Diggles, 85, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the center. Born in Newport, RI on December 15, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Janet Christine Gillis Diggles.Marjorie graduated from Rogers High School in 1943 and worked at the Newport Naval Hospital for 30 years...
Shirley Smith
Oct 31, 2011
Middletown, RI - Shirley A. Smith, 80, of 19 Oak Forest Drive, Middletown, RI, died on Monday, October 31, 2011, at Grand Islander Nursing Home, Middletown.She was the wife of the late Henry A. Smith. Born in Newport, RI on September 7, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Charles P. and Evelyn Ward Kent.Mrs. Smith was a 1952...
Helen Francis
Oct 30, 2011
Newport, RI - Helen Silvia Francis, 81, of 103 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died Sunday, October 30, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Raymond P. Francis. Born in Newport, RI on July 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John and Minnie Clark Silvia. She is survived by her children, Donald Fox...
Dr. Warren Francis Rogers Phd
Oct 29, 2011
Dr. Warren Francis Rogers PhD, 82, of 15 Atlantic Avenue Newport died peacefully at The Grand Islander Rehabilitation Center on Saturday October 29. Born on August 14, 1929 in New York City, he spent his entire young life in Ireland, raised by his mother s family in the City of Drogheda. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin at age 20...
Frederick T. Kirby
Oct 28, 2011
Frederick Thomson Kirby 97, of 305 Turner Road, Middletown, RI passed peacefully on Friday, October 28, 2011 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown. Born in County Kildare, Ireland on August 17, 1914 he was the son of the late Thomas E. and Willamena Thomson Kirby.Growing up in Westchester County, New York, he moved to Newport in 1934 and...
Agnes Susan Medeiros
Oct 28, 2011
Newport, RI - Agnes Susan Medeiros Medeiros, 81, of 19 Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Medeiros. Born in Middletown, RI on May 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Rose Gracia Medeiros. Mrs. Medeiros worked as an assembling worker...
Richard T. Costa
Oct 27, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Richard T. Butch Costa, 70, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Newport Hospital Born in Fall River, MA on July 10, 1941 he was the son of the late M. Thomas and Rita Cosgrove Costa. Butch, a nickname since childhood, was a lifelong resident of Portsmouth. He graduated from De La Salle Academy in...
Anne S. Dressler
Oct 26, 2011
Anne Boddie Shattuck-Dressler, 99, died October 26, 2011 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Gordon Boice Shattuck for 53 years and Frederick Martin Dressler of Minneapolis for 15 years.Born Wilmette, IL on October 9, 1912, she was the daughter of the late John Bennett Boddie, a writer of many genealogical books on...
Virginia Maureen Coke
Oct 26, 2011
Portsmouth ? Virginia M Coke, 88, died peacefully on October 26, 2011 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI from a sudden intestinal problem and complications of pneumonia. Virginia was born in Alpha, Iowa on December 11, 1922, daughter of Walter D. Messerli and Marvel E. Schroeder. Raised on the family farm, she attended country school in Fayette County Iowa, attended...
James J. Carney
Oct 26, 2011
Middletown, RI - James J. Carney, 74, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Wednesday, October 26, 2011.He was the husband of Kathleen Tabrum Carney. Born in Newport, RI on January 26, 1937, he was the son of the late James and Loretta Silvia Carney.Besides his wife, he is survived by his children, James A....
Nancy O'Brien
Oct 26, 2011
Newport, RI - Nancy E. McGinn OBrien, 82, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.She was the wife of the late James S. OBrien, Newport City Solicitor for twenty years. They had been married for 52 years. Born in Newport, RI, on July 19, 1929, she was the daughter of the late...
Kathleen Mary Dias
Oct 26, 2011
Middletown, RI - Kathleen Mary Harrington Dias, 64, of 64 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at home. Born in Newport, RI on May 11, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Barbara Nagle Harrington.Mrs. Dias was a loving mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She worked for 25 years for Child and Family Services....
Ralph Stewart Ricketson, Sr
Oct 25, 2011
TIVERTON, RI ? Ralph S. Ricketson, Sr., 88, of Tiverton, RI, died on October 25, 2011.Born in Taunton, MA he was the son of the late Ralph L. Ricketson and Janet Hunter Ricketson.Ralph grew up in Taunton, MA and enrolled in Northeastern University to study engineering. Ralph joined the Army Air Force and served during World War II in the...
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