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Travis Avert Mims, Sr
Sep 10, 2011
Travis M. Mims, Sr., 83, of Wood Terrace, Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, September 10, 2011, at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was born in Anniston, AL, on July 13, 1928.Mr. Mims was a Korean War and Vietnam War veteran serving in the US Navy for 21 years. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Manuel M. Cordeiro
Sep 9, 2011
Middletown, RI - Manuel M. Cordeiro, 71, of 615 Turner Road, Middletown, RI, died on September 9th, 2011, surrounded by loved ones. Born in St. Michael the Azores Portugal, on May 10, 1940, he was the son of the late Manuel Da Camara Cordeiro and Maria Jose Morais Cordeiro.Mr. Cordeiro served in the Army in Portugal before moving to the...
Francine Lewis
Sep 9, 2011
Middletown, RI - Francine Jennings Lewis, 65, of 54 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, September 9, 2011, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Frank Lewis for over thirty-five years. Born in Newport, RI on December 29, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Jennie Sullivan Jennings.Francine enjoyed her family and friends, traveling, reading,...
Donald E. Wimbiscus
Sep 8, 2011
Middletown, RI - Donald E. Wimbiscus, 90, of 303 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of 81 Ellery Avenue, Middletown, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Iva B. Button Wimbiscus. Born in Niagara Falls, NY on January 3, 1921, he was the son of the late Edward and Zella Mahoney Wimbiscus.Mr. Wimbiscus was...
Marjorie R. Sprague
Sep 7, 2011
Middletown, RI - Marjorie Rogers Sprague, 77, of Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Blenheim.She was the wife of the late Emory Skip Sprague who was the head of the History Department at Middletown High School. Born in Newport, RI on February 2, 1934, she was the only child of George and Molly Rogers.Margie was educated...
Teresa A. Beirola
Sep 5, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Teresa A. Beirola, 61, of, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at home in Portsmouth, RI, surrounded by family. Born in Newport, RI on September 16, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Elvira Botelho Flowers.Mrs. Beirola was a life long resident of Aquidneck Island. She was raised in Middletown, but lived most...
James Rex Kendall
Sep 4, 2011
It is with sadness we share the news of the death of James Rex Jim Kendall, 80, of Middletown, RI on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Newport Hospital. The husband of Joan Horvath Kendall and the only child of the late James W. and Garnet Rex Kendall, he was born in Chicago, IL in 1931. Following two years of service...
Gregory R. Achilles
Sep 3, 2011
Middletown, RI - Gregory R. Achilles, 51, of Middletown, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 3, 2011. Born in Newport, RI on May 14, 1960, he was the son of Ralph L. and Carmela Ianniello Achilles. He was the loving fianc of Jill Homen. Greg was a kindhearted, generous man of his word. He was a supportive, caring, compassionate...
Theresa L. Bartenbach
Sep 3, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Theresa Bartenbach, 83, of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Harold A. Bartenbach Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on November 2, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Aldei and Rose St. Pierre Barrette. She is survived by her sons Robert...
Joseph M. Serpa
Sep 3, 2011
Joseph Matthew Serpa, 88, of, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Edna L. Fletcher Serpa.Born in Fairhaven, MA on November 22, 1922, he was the son of the late Antonio and Olivia Silveira Serpa.Mr. Serpa was a veteran of WWII in the US Navy where he served...
Maude R. Kerr
Sep 2, 2011
Maude Riley Kerr died at her home on Friday, September 2, 2011, at the age of 95. She was born in Newport, Rhode Island on May 10, 1916, the daughter of the late Albert and Maude Riley Kerr. Ms. Kerr was a long time resident of Newport, and after graduating from Rogers High School she pursued a career in the...
Catherine Koulouvardis
Sep 1, 2011
Catherine ?Katie? Koulouvardis, 86, of 52 Charles Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI, on January 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Helen Michaolpoulos Koulouvardis.Katie worked for the US Navy for 40 years, starting her career as a teletype operator. Over the 40 years, she...
Dante Anthony Rodriguez
Sep 1, 2011
NEWPORT, RI, - Dante Anthony Rodriguez, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the infant son of Kupree Salley and Mary Terpening Rodriguez.Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Anthony Barnett, Felicia Sallet, Sandra and William Griffin of Newport, RI, his sisters, Tatyana and Jennifer, his uncle William Bettencourt, and his godparents, Justin Turner,...
Elizabeth Ann Orso
Sep 1, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Elizabeth Ann Orso, 65, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2011 with her family at her side.Born in Norwood, MA on August 19, 1946, Lizz was the daughter of the late James and Susie Consentino Socci, and wife of the late David Anthony Orso.Creative and fiercely independent, Lizz enjoyed a life filled with simple treasures,...
George D. Goodreau
Aug 31, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - George D. Goodreau, USNL Lt. Commander 95, of Portsmouth, RI died peacefully at home on August 31, 2011 surrounded by family and loved ones.He was predeceased by his wife Annie May Williams Goodreau in 1997, as well as two sisters, Florence Silverman and Vivian Colangelo. Born in Warren, RI on July 26, 1916, he was the son...
Anne Claudia Greene
Aug 31, 2011
Middletown, RI - Anne Claudia Greene, 91, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Bliss Road and Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at the center. Born in Newport, RI on October 16, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Francis Ingraham and Estelle Bennett Greene.Anne was a 1937 graduate of Rogers High...
Lillie Pearl Baker
Aug 30, 2011
Saunderstown, RI - Lillie Pearl Baker, 50, of 5 Calypso Drive, Saunderstown, RI, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, August 30, 2011.Born in Utica, NY on September 19, 1960, she was the daughter of Maggie M. Brunson Baker of Newport, RI and the late Willie C. Baker.Lillie served in the United States Navy for about 20 years and reached the rank...
Viola A. Badwey
Aug 26, 2011
Viola A. Angelini Badwey, 90, of 110 Indian Hill Road, Middletown passed away Friday, August 26, 2011 in the Newport Hospital.She was the former wife of Victor A. Badwey.Born in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Alice Saillant Angelini.Mrs. Badwey leaves her daughter Susan A. Viveiros and her husband Antone of Middletown. She was the...
Henry Francis Murphy
Aug 26, 2011
Newport, RI - Henry Francis Murphy, 78, of Newport, RI, died Friday, August 26, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on February 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Harry and Margaret Sargent Murphy.Mr. Murphy served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was a master auto mechanic for most of...
William E. Drake
Aug 25, 2011
Narragansett, RI - William Elliot Drake, a Narragansett, RI resident died on Wednesday, August 24th. He was 57. Will, was born on December 17, 1952, the son of Paul Luke of Phoenix, AZ and Susan Jordan of Norwalk, CT. Following graduation from McMahon High School in 1970, he served in the United States Navy. A Master Jeweler one of the...
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