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Lyla C. Libby
Apr 28, 2012
Middletown, RI - Lyla C. Libby, 95, formerly of Hart Street, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Alfred L. Libby. Born in Newport, RI on September 30, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Nathanial L. and Rebecca (Durfee) Champlin.Lyla grew up on Forest...
Mary Magdaline "Bunny" (Goodhe Seliga
Apr 28, 2012
Middletown, RI - Mary Magdaline "Bunny" Seliga, 85, of Middletown, RI, formerly of 1866 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Seliga. Born in Washington, DC on December 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Csicsay)...
Marylou Mullen
Apr 25, 2012
Mary Lou (Bairos) Mullen, 64, of Campbell Street, New Bedford, MA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at home.She was the wife of H. Stanley Mullen for the past four years.Born in Newport, RI on April 16, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Marylou (Meehan) Bairos.Mary Lou was an X-ray Technician at Aquidneck...
William J. Doncaster
Apr 25, 2012
William J. Doncaster, Sr., 85, of Canonicus Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown.He was the husband of Cathleen (Westley) Doncaster.Born in Newport, RI on June 5, 1926, he was the son of the late John A. and Gladys E. (Poore) Doncaster.Mr. Doncaster was owner and operator of the former...
Frank H. Mccarty
Apr 24, 2012
Keene, NH - Frank H. McCarty, 87, longtime resident of Portsmouth, RI, died April 24th at Langdon Place in Keene, NH, after a brave and lengthy battle with myelodysplastic syndrome and heart disease.Born on April 16th, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Francis Henry and Helen (Casey) McCarty.He attended Northeast Catholic High School and graduated...
Beverly J. Craft
Apr 23, 2012
Beverly J. Craft, 60, of Middletown, RI, died Monday, April 23, 2012 in Newport surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Thomas R. Craft.Born in Newport, RI on June 18, 1951, Beverly was the daughter of the late Manuel P. and Mary (Silvia) DeMenezes. Beverly grew up in Newport and graduated from St. Catherines in 1968. She met...
Robert J. Johnson
Apr 23, 2012
Middletown, RI - Robert J. Johnson, of Middletown, RI, died Monday, April 23, 2012 at Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA. He was the husband of Theresa (Pastor) Johnson. Born in Central Falls, RI, on May 27, 1939, he was the son of the late Albert Joseph and Mary (Czerwien) Johnson. Besides his wife of 27 years, he is survived by...
Barbara J. Girr
Apr 22, 2012
Newport, RI - Barbara J. (Nahan) Girr, 88, of 5 Mumford Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late James Albert Girr.Mrs. Girr was born to the late John Benedict and Theresa Bridget (Hussey) Nahan in 1923. She was born in Newport and has lived there her entire...
Beatrice Silveira
Apr 22, 2012
Middletown, RI - Beatrice (Raposa) Silveira, 90, of 3 Silveira Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Joseph Dennis Silveira.Born in Fall River, MA on May 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Emily Raposa.Mrs. Silveira helped her husband in his business as...
Maureen Collier
Apr 20, 2012
Newport, RI - Maureen Collier, 83, of 48 Homer Street, Newport, RI, died Friday, April 20, 2012 at South County Nursing Rehabilitation. Born in New York, NY on October 18, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Louis McVeigh and Isabelle (McManus) McVeigh. Maureen lived in Ireland as a child, but resided on Aquidneck Island for over forty years....
Joseph Patenaude
Apr 18, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Gerald "Jerry" Leo Patenaude, 73, of 35 Elaine Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at home surrounded by his loving and dedicated family. He was the husband of Gertrude M. (Garside) Patenaude. Born in Lowell, MA on January 30, 1939, he was the son of the late Leo J. and Anita (Robillard) Patenaude...
Edward J. Pado
Apr 17, 2012
Edward Joseph Pado, 91, of 10 Dexter Street, Newport, RI, died April 17, 2012, at Village House Nursing Home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of the late Mary (Reagan) Pado, having been married for 60 years prior to her passing. Born in Donora, PA, on July 9, 1920, he was the son of the late Michael...
Lauren Levesque
Apr 14, 2012
Little Compton, RI - Lauren R. Schwarz Levesque, 54, of Little Compton, RI, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Maurice Levesque. Born in Newport, RI on December 21, 1957, she was the daughter of Ruth (Price) Schwarz-Gifford and the late William T. Schwarz, Jr.Lauren was an avid gardener. She...
Leslye Marilyn Gammons Brawley
Apr 14, 2012
Leslye Marilyn Brawley, 89, of Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Henry N. Brawley.Born in Wakefield, MA on June 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary McGrath Gammons. Leslye grew up in Wakefield, and upon marriage to Henry, they moved to Middletown,...
Mary T. Petrucci
Apr 13, 2012
Mary T. Petrucci, 83, of 28 Connection St, Newport, RI, died Friday, April 13, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was born on December 20, 1928. Mary worked for over 25 years in the jewelry business, all of them with Anson Jewelers in Cranston, RI. Her family was her greatest accomplishment, and she surrounded herself with children and grandchildren....
Reginald Ford
Apr 13, 2012
Reginald H Ford Jr., 65, of Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, April 13, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Mary Halliday Ford.Born in Newport, RI on September 7, 1946, he was the son of Mary Mello Ford of Newport and the late Reginald H. Ford.Reggie graduated from Rogers High School class of 1964. He joined...
John E. Rogers
Apr 12, 2012
MIDDLETOWN - John Jack E. Rogers of Middletown, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 12, at the age of 89. He was the husband of the late Mary Lou Serbst Rogers. They were married for 54 years before her death in 2004. Born in Newport, the son of the late Gerald and Catherine Rogers, he lived in Middletown...
Madeleine E. Silvia
Apr 12, 2012
Middletown, RI - Madeleine E. Silvia, 91, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 64 Berkeley Court Middletown, RI, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel P Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Anna...
Dean C. Scanlon
Apr 11, 2012
Middletown, RI - Dean Cavanough Scanlon, 66, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Carol Ann Livesey Scanlon. Born in Fall River, MA on July 21, 1945, he was the son of the late George and Irene Petit Scanlon.Mr. Scanlon was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He joined...
Nora T. Peterson
Apr 11, 2012
Nora Thompson Peterson, 73, of Dudley Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.She was the wife of the late Paul William Peterson.Born in Waterbury, CT on April 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alta Doll Thompson.Mrs. Peterson graduated in 1960 from the Backus Hospital School of Nursing in Norwich, CT and worked...
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