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Kenneth William Potts
Jun 19, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Kenneth William Potts, 53, of 2749 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Newport, RI on November 15, 1957, Kenneth worked in restaurants in Newport and Ft. Lauderdale, FL over his career. He also spent over a year living and working in France. Ken was a...
Charity Beth Garcia
Jun 18, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Charity Beth Garcia, 36, of Fall River, MA died on June 18, 2011 at home in Fall River. Born in Newport, RI on June 19, 1974, she was the daughter of Arthur A. Medeiros Jr. of Tiverton and Mary Lou Perry White of Greensboro, NC.Charity grew up in Newport and Tiverton, RI and was a graduate of...
Mary Agnes Carawan
Jun 11, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Mary McKenna Carawan, 90, of Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Hoyt Street, Warwick, RI, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home in Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert Evans Carawan of Swan Quarter, NC.Born in Providence, RI on December 22, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and...
James J. Soares
Jun 11, 2011
James J. Soares, 79 of 107 Easton Ave, Portsmouth, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at home. He was the husband of the late Irene Frances McGreavy Soares. Born in Fall River, MA on November 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Antonio J. Soares and Maria T. Rego Soares.James grew up in Fall River and joined the...
Maria Alice Graham
Jun 9, 2011
Forestville, MD - Maria Alice Rose Graham, 89, of 6140 Surrey Square Lane, Forestville, MD, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD. Born in Newport, RI on June 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Mario Ruby Rose and Amelia Pierce Rose.Maria received her communion confirmation at St. Josephs Church in Newport. Maria was...
Cathleen O'Connell
Jun 8, 2011
Cathleen Kay Dugan OConnell, 87, of Kay Street, Newport, RI, passed away on June 8, 2011 at home. She was born on March 1, 1924 in Newport to Col. Richard Dugan and his wife, Kathryn. Kay graduated from the Newport Hospital School of Nursing in 1941 at the age of 17. She later married the love of her life, Jay...
Barbara Estelle Lachance
Jun 7, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Barbara Estelle LaChance, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI, surrounded by her loved ones.She was the wife of the late Ronald LaChance. Born in Newport, RI on September 25, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Evelyn Hudson and the sister of the...
Wilford Knowles
Jun 6, 2011
NEWPORT, RI - Wilford H. Bill Knowles, 86, formerly of Bancroft Drive, Portsmouth, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband for 66 years of Laura Mae Carvalho Knowles. Born in Coldwater, MI on July 9, 1924, he was the son of the late Ornan and Anna Seiler Knowles.Bill served in...
George A. Spear
Jun 5, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - George A. Spear, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011 after a long illness in the Newport Hospital.He was the husband for 60 years of Barbara M. Keniston Spear. Born in Somerville, MA on February 11, 1930, he was the son of the late George A. and M. Elizabeth York Spear.After graduating from Franklin...
Jessie N. Davis
Jun 4, 2011
Jessie N. Davis, 91, of 14 Keeher Ave, Newport, RI, passed away at home on Saturday, June 4, 2011. She was the loving wife of George B. Davis for 68 years.Born in Kerrimuir, Scotland on October 6, 1919, she came to America as a babe in arms and essentially lived most of her life in Newport. She was the daughter...
William M. Spears
Jun 4, 2011
William M. Spears, 73 of Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Philliscoe Bowers Spears.Born in Martinsburg, WV on May 26, 1938, he was the son of the late William and Lucille Spears.Mr. Spears was a US Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars having served for 21 years....
Margaret D. Ferris Souza
Jun 3, 2011
Margaret D. Ferris Souza, 91, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Souza who passed away in 2002.Born in Middletown, RI on October 15, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Olivia Bulcao Ferris.Mrs. Souza was formerly employed as...
Robert Carr Hale
Jun 2, 2011
Middletown, RI - Robert Johnny Carr Hale, 80, of 120 Central Park South, New York, New York and Middletown, RI, died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.Born in Newport, RI on April 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Harold D. and Anne Hughes Hale.He is survived by his brothers, Harold D. Hale, Jr....
Kevin Phillip Welch
Jun 2, 2011
Middletown, RI - Kevin Phillip Welch, 54, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011, at the Newport Hospital, with his daughter by his side.Born in Lakewood, NJ, on December 8, 1956, he was the son of the late James E. Tucker and the late Ruth Tucker. He moved to Middletown around the age of 5.He was brother to Charles Welch, Richard...
James Everett Kennedy
Jun 1, 2011
James E. Kennedy, 93, of Greene Lane, Newport and formerly of Naples, Florida passed away on June 1, 2011 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Elizabeth Betty Lord Kennedy. They were married for 68 years. James was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on August 10, 1917. He was the son of Michael J. and Ellen C. Dunn Kennedy....
John Francis Lyons, Jr
Jun 1, 2011
Bristol, RI - John Francis Lyons, Jr., 84, of Bristol, RI, died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Virginia Ann Dermody Lyons. Born in Pawtucket, RI on June 19, 1926, he was the 8th of 10 children born to the late John F. Lyons, Sr. and Mildred Hodde Lyons.Mr. Lyons...
Charles S. Smith
May 31, 2011
Charles S. Smith, 98, of Vernon Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Betsy Pinto Smith.Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1913, he was the son of the late William and Annie James Smith.Mr. Smith served in the United States Army during World War II. He worked for the...
Albert Morais
May 31, 2011
Newport, RI - Albert Morais, 82, of 6 Second Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the husband of Lillian Ruth Addison Morais. Born in St. Michel the Azores, Portugal, on March 31, 1929, he was the son of the late John and Maria Medeiros Morais.Mr. Morais was a very hard worker,...
Dorothy Jane Doherty
May 30, 2011
Newport, RI - Dorothy Jane Carr Doherty, 89, of Newport, RI, died Monday, May 30, 2011 at home.She was the wife of the late David Edward Doherty.Born in Dorchester, MA on February 16, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Mary Coyne Carr.She was a communicant of St. Lucys Church where she was active in the...
John L. Gabriel, Sr
May 29, 2011
NEWPORT, RI - John L. Gabriel, Sr., formerly of North Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2011 at St. Clare Home, Newport. He was the husband of the late Lois A. Safford Gabriel, together they shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Newport, RI on July 18, 1920, he was the son of the late Mario and Clara...
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