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Alfred H. Amaral, Sr
Oct 25, 2011
Middletown, RI - Alfred Henry Amaral Sr., 95, of 193 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Ward Avenue, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Irene Helen Lavoie Amaral.Born in Tiverton, RI on May 14, 1916, he was the son of the late Celestino and Mary...
Annie Pearl Wiggins
Oct 24, 2011
Annie Pearl Williams Wiggins, 59, of 41 Harrison Street, Providence, RI, died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.She was the wife of Russell Leroy Wiggins Sr.Born in Bellglade, FL on February 19, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Powell and Curley Gaines Williams.She was a caring, loving, wonderful mother, who will be missed by her...
Robert A. Cilette
Oct 24, 2011
Middletown, RI - Robert A. Cilette, 84 years old, a long term resident of Middletown and Newport, RI died Monday, October 24, 2011 at Newport Hospital.Born July 9, 1927, in New Rochelle, NY, he leaves three daughters, Robin Murdock and her husband Ron of Portsmouth, Kimber Gibson and her husband Tom of Ridgewood, NJ, and Wynne Smith of Greeneville, SC,...
Kevin Watson
Oct 24, 2011
Kevin Watson, 55, of Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died at John Clarke Nursing Home on Monday, October 24, 2011.He was the son of the late George and Pauline Watson. Born in Newport, RI on April 30, 1956, Kevin attended Newport schools and Rogers High school. He enlisted in the US Army and served for three years. Kevin was then employed...
Kenneth H. Taylor
Oct 22, 2011
Kenneth Howard Taylor, 89, of Maple Avenue, Jamestown, RI, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at South County Hospital in South Kingstown, RI.Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late William C. and Jessie E. Corbin Taylor.Mr. Taylor served as Postal Sergeant in the US Army with the 366th Infantry Regiment during World War II. He...
Robert Emery Wessick
Oct 22, 2011
Robert E. Wessick, 85, of Third Beach Road, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport.He was the husband of the late Betty Peabody Wessick.Born in Medford, MA on August 23, 1926, he was the son of the late Carl Hugo Emery Wessick and Edith Albertina Strandberg Wessick.Mr. Wessick was a Quality Control Engineer...
Cynthia Lee Botelho
Oct 21, 2011
Cynthia L. Botelho, 58, passed way Friday, October 21, 2011, at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Donald J. Botelho.Born in Cleveland OH, on January 29, 1953, she was the daughter of George Campbell of Cleveland and the late Shirley Hyatt Campbell.Besides her husband, she leaves her children Angela M. DeMello of Massachusetts, Kimberly M. Newton and...
Kathleen Elizabeth Hebert
Oct 21, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Kathleen E. ?Kay? Devaney Hebert, 91, of 39 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family on Friday, October 21, 2011She was the wife of the late Joseph G ?Blacky?. Hebert. Born in New York, NY on December 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Michael...
Ralph Achilles
Oct 21, 2011
Middletown, RI - Ralph Leon ?Scotty? Achilles, 80, of Middletown, RI, died Friday, October 21, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Carmella Ianniello Achilles. Born in Brookfield, Massachusetts on October 9, 1931, he was the son of the late Erwin and Alice Wilson Achilles.Mr. Achilles served in US Navy for 20 years, retiring...
John O. Thayer
Oct 21, 2011
PORTSMOUTH, RI - John O. Thayer, 86, of 28 Redwood Road, Portsmouth, RI, Portsmouth Town Administrator and Town Moderator, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Anne Nixon Thayer. Born in Pawtucket, RI on April 2, 1925, he was the son of the late Edward Alanson and Gertrude McCullough...
George R. Proffitt
Oct 19, 2011
Tiverton, RI - George R. Proffitt, 81, of 340 King Road, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was born in Providence, RI on June 14, 1930 the son of the late George R. and Camilla O. Allen Proffitt.George was a member of the Middletown Senior Center, the Little Compton Community Center...
Beverly R. Malone
Oct 18, 2011
Beverly R. Malone, 56, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away at Rhode Island Hospital Tuesday, October 18, 2011 after a courageous battle against cancer. She was comforted by her family as she departed to be present with the Lord. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad on February 17, 1955, she is the daughter of Carlton King and Janet Salazar King of...
Elsie L. Lorence
Oct 16, 2011
Middletown, RI - Elsie L. Paquin Coggeshall Lorence, passed away at Newport Hospital with family at her side on October 16, 2011. She was born on May 14, 1921, a life long resident of Portsmouth and Newport and residing the last several years at Forest Farm.Elsie was the oldest of seven children born to Harry R. Paquin and Leah M....
John Joseph Fucile
Oct 13, 2011
Newport, RI - John Joseph Fucile, Sr., 97 years old, a lifelong Newport resident, died Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing Rehabilitation in Newport.He was born on June 6, 1914 to Anunziata Pace Fucili and Enrico Fucili of Newport, RI.He was married 50 years to his loving wife, the late Concetta Mary Quattrucci Fucile. He leaves two sons, John...
Sally Ann Salas
Oct 9, 2011
Newport, RI - Sally Ann Manning Salas, 64, of 9 Bayview Avenue, Newport, RI, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Francisco Sablan Salas, Jr. Born in Bangor, ME on March 20, 1947, she was the daughter Peggy Bailey Higgins of Bangor, ME and the late Carroll...
Charles Sylvester Quinn, Jr
Oct 9, 2011
NEWPORT ? Captain Charles Sylvester Quinn, Jr., USN Retired, husband of Nancy Elliot Dennis Quinn, answered his call to Eternal Life on Sunday, October 9, 2011, Newport, RI.Born in Brooklyn, NY on June 12, 1921, he was the son of the late Charles Sylvester Quinn of NY and Mary Dennison King Quinn from Belfast, Northern Ireland.Captain Quinn retired from the...
Joseph Ponte Vieira, Jr
Oct 8, 2011
Joseph P. Vieira, Jr., 97, of Honeyman Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, October 8, 2001 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Thelma Helger Vieira and the late Florence Northup Vieira.Born in Newport, RI on May 25, 1914, he was the son of the late Joseph P. and Maria Garcia Vieira.Mr. Vieira was a supervisor in the Plating...
Ruth Helen Jones
Oct 6, 2011
Revere, MA - Ruth Helen Jones, 93, of Marble Head, MA, formerly of Island Park, Portsmouth, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Lafayette Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Marblehead, MA.Born in Fall River, MA on December 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine Gastall.She was a loving mother and grandmother and loved spending time with...
Jane Akers Rigdway
Oct 6, 2011
Jane Akers Ridgway, daughter of famed architect John Russell Pope and Sadie Jones Pope died in Palm Beach, Florida October 6, 2011. She was married to Anthony B. Akers, a P.T. boats war hero who later consulted on the Hollywood film They Were Expendable. Mr. Akers also ran for Congress in New Yorks Silk Stocking District and later was Ambassador...
Eddie Ruth Armstrong
Oct 4, 2011
Newport, RI - Eddie Ruth James Armstrong, 79, of Walnut Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late William Armstrong. Born in Bethel, SC on September 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Ealop and Matilda Anderson James.Mrs. Armstrong worked for over 30 years on the...
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