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Mary Ellen Silvia
Jul 13, 2011
Middletown, RI - Mary Ellen Gillis Silvia, 79, of Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Edward C. Silvia. Born in Newport, RI on December 17, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Johnston Gillis.Mrs. Silvia was a 1950 graduate of Rogers High...
Margaret S. Fanning
Jul 12, 2011
Tiverton, RI - Margaret S. Sullivan Fanning, 92, of Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Francis J. Fanning. Born in Tiverton, RI on August 5, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Dr. James M. and Laura McGuire Sullivan.Mrs. Fanning graduated from...
Ellen Frances Dennett
Jul 11, 2011
Newport, RI - Ellen Frances Nicholson Dennett, 88, of West Narragansett Avenue, Newport, died Monday, July 11, 2011 at home with her family.She was the wife of the late Michael Dennett. Born in Newport, on Aug. 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ellen F. Ferry Nicholson.During World War II, Mrs. Dennett worked at the Newport...
Colleen Jenney
Jul 10, 2011
KISSIMMEE, FL, - Colleen OBrien Jenney, 60, of Kissimmee, FL, died on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at home with her family.She was the wife of James Jenney. Born in Newport, RI, on October 14, 1950, she was the daughter of Pauline Fonseca OBrien of Portsmouth, RI and the late James Eddy OBrien. Colleen was the oldest of the eight siblings...
Andy B. Arkway
Jul 8, 2011
Newport, RI - Andy Beryl Arkway, Newport, RI, born May 26, 1960, in Stamford, CT, passed away on July 8, 2011 in Boston, MA, after a lengthy illness. The son of the late Charlene Shayne Arkway of Boston, MA, and Richard Beryl Arkway, of Dorset, VT and New York, NY, Andy was a long time Rhode Island resident, living formerly...
Brian John Hubbard
Jul 8, 2011
Newport, RI- Mr. Brian J. Hubbard, 64, of Newport, RI formerly of Lynn, MA died peacefully at his home on Friday, July 8 with his daughter, her husband and close friend by his side.Hubbard was the father of Lea L. Green formerly Brenda Lee Hubbard of Santa Fe, NM, and brother of Mark Hubbard of Lynn, MA and Susanne Reines...
Helen Marie Ganong
Jul 6, 2011
Helen M. Sullivan Ganong, 83, of South Drive, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Newport Hospital with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.She was married on April 14, 1952 to George W. Ganong for 53 years until his death on June 4, 2005.Born in Newport, RI on November 17, 1927, she was the daughter of...
Lola Delores Jones
Jul 5, 2011
Newport, RI - Lola Delores Jones, 83, of 71 Warner Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Claybron W. Jones. Born in Thomasville, GA on January 18, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Eugenia Caldwell. She is survived by her sons, Claybron...
Anita Maria Sekunda
Jul 4, 2011
Newport, RI - Anita Maria Berthiaume Sekunda, 96, of 113 Second Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Stanley F. Sekunda, Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on April 12, 1915, she was the daughter of the late James and Rose Rioux Berthiaume.Mrs. Sekunda moved to Newport...
Ruth Joseph Fischer
Jul 4, 2011
Fischer, Ruth Joseph, 92, of Newport RI, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2011. She was the wife of the late Leslie McAllister. Ruth is survived by her son Dr. Jeffrey Fischer and daughter-in-law Bonnie Fischer of Newport, and her daughter Julie Fischer and son-in-law Mark Taber of Providence; by her grandchildren Benjamin Wolf, Katherine Wolf Hudson, Daniel, Benjamin and...
John E. Mortenson
Jul 1, 2011
Tiverton, RI - John E. Mortenson, 72, of Tiverton, RI, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at his home.He was the husband of the late Wendy McEntee Mortenson. Born in Providence, RI on January 30, 1939, he was the son of the late Eric R. and Dora Burke Mortenson.Mr. Mortenson was a graduate of East Providence High School and went on...
August John Minese, Jr
Jun 30, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - August J. Minese, 93, of Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Jean L. Hill Minese. Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 27, 1917, he was the son of the late August J. and Mary Correiro Minese.Mr. Minese served in the United States...
Mary Jane Woods
Jun 29, 2011
Middletown, RI - Mary Jane Ellard Woods, 72, of Middletown, RI, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the beloved wife of Ronald S. Woods. Born in Chelsea, MA on October 11, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Nicolas Francis and Jane McHugh Ellard. Mary worked for 15 years as an...
Helen Mary Obara
Jun 29, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Helen Mary Buianowski Obara, 87, of 32 Grain Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Theodore J. Obara. Born in Framingham, MA on July 23, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John and Kazimira Slovik Buianowski.Mrs. Obara worked...
Helen E. Dolphus
Jun 25, 2011
Newport, RI - Helen Elizabeth Troy Dolphus, 95, of Newport, RI, was called by the Lord Jesus on Saturday, June 25, 2011, just three days after her 95th birthday. She died peacefully with her loving family members present.She was the wife of the late Garfield Dolphus. Born in Newport, RI on June 22, 1916, she was the daughter of the...
Evelyn L. Moore
Jun 25, 2011
Middletown, RI - Evelyn L. Plet Moore, 63, of 7 Gossets Turn Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at home.She was the wife of Ronald G. Moore. Born in Cambridge, MA, on October 2, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy H. Crowell and the late Arthur J. Plet.Evelyn graduated from Groton Massachusetts High School Class...
John L. Parham
Jun 23, 2011
Newport, RI - John L. Parham, 64, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Rochelle, GA, on June 7, 1947, he was the son of Rose West Parham of Newport, RI and the late Herman Parham. John graduated from Rogers High School, Newport, RI. Mr. Parham was a member of the Newport...
Michael Nedeau
Jun 23, 2011
Tiverton, RI ?Michael Nedeau, of 95 Grinnell Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died peacefully on Thursday, June 23, 2011, after a long fight for life.He was the husband of Annette Cotnoir Nedeau. Born in Orange, NJ, on June 8, 1956, he was the son of Edward and Helen Reynolds Nedeau of Middletown, RI. Michael was a graduate of Morris Catholic High School...
Cornelius Minihane
Jun 20, 2011
Sun City Center, FL - Cornelius Connie Joseph Minihane of Sun City Center, FL, died on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 69 years of age at the LifePath Hospice Home in Ruskin, FL, seven months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Born in Somerville, MA on October 28, 1941, he was the son of the late Cornelius and Catherine Likely...
Michalina E. Borden
Jun 19, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Michalina E. Kaminski Borden, 96, of 143 Power Street, Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, June 19, 2011, at home with her family by her side.She was the wife of the late Albert W. Borden. Born in Fall River, MA on March 22, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Ludwik and Krystyna Wojtaszek Kaminski.Mrs. Borden enjoyed...
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