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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Francis J. Pine

Francis J. Pine

Feb 17, 2011

Francis J. Pine, 73, of Stage Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at home.He was the loving husband of Barbara A. Silvia Pine.Born in Newport, RI on September 27, 1937, he was the son of Frank Pine of Newport, RI and the late Angelina Correia Pine.After graduating from Rogers High School in Newport, Frank served in...

Helen Peterson

Helen Peterson

Feb 15, 2011

Newport, RI - Helen Estella Starrett Peterson, 92, of Dexter Street and John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in Newport Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of John H. Peterson who survives her. Born in Providence, RI on November 25, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Chester E.A. and Mary...

Kenneth D. Mandsager

Kenneth D. Mandsager

Feb 14, 2011

Middletown, RI - Kenneth D. Mandsager, 97, of Forest Farm Assisted Living, Middletown, RI, formerly of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at the center.He was the husband of Evelyn R. Cleveland Mandsager. Born in Thor, Iowa on June 5, 1913, he was the son of the late Michael and Synva Sandven Mandsager.After attending Thor High School, he...

James E. Ottilige

James E. Ottilige

Feb 14, 2011

Middletown, RI - James Ernst Ottilige, 80, of 107 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Paula Peckham Ottilige. Born in Newport, RI on December 7, 1930, he was the son of the late Charles and Aimee Taylor Ottilige.Mr. Ottilige served in the United States Navy...

Geoffrey Edward Almeida

Geoffrey Edward Almeida

Feb 13, 2011

Tiverton, RI - Geoffrey Edward Almeida, 60, of 225 Stone Church Road, Tiverton, RI, died on February 13, 2011.He was the husband of Catherine Devitt for 28 years. Born in Lowell, MA on July 7, 1950, he was the son of Dorothy Countouritious Almeida and the late Edward Almeida.Geoffrey grew up in Chelmsford, MA and fell in love with the...

Vonne Silvia

Vonne Silvia

Feb 12, 2011

Vonne Toodles Silvia, born Vonne A. Boone, formerly of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport RI died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 25, 1928 in Jamestown, RI she was the firstborn daughter of William E. Boone and Viola DeVere Boone.She was the wife of the late...

Michael J. Mcgowan

Michael J. Mcgowan

Feb 12, 2011

Michael J. McGowan, 66, of Fox Run, Portsmouth, RI, passed peacefully on February 12, 2011 at Miriam Hospital in Providence.He was the beloved husband of Mary A. Shaw McGowan.Born in Boston, MA on August 10, 1944, he was the oldest child of the late Thomas and Helen Lawless McGowan.Mr. McGowan was a Patent Attorney for NUWC Naval Underwater Warfare Center...

James Robert Dewick, Jr

James Robert Dewick, Jr

Feb 11, 2011

Middletown, RI - James Robert Dewick, Jr., 54, of 1722 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 11, 2011, at home.Born in Bronx, NY, on January 1, 1957, he was the son of the James Robert Dewick, Sr. and the late Mary Doody Dewick.Jim owned and operated his own construction company for several years. He loved fishing,...

Ruth Bailey Glucksman

Ruth Bailey Glucksman

Feb 9, 2011

Middletown, RI - Ruth Bailey Glucksman, 108, of the John Clarke Nursing Center, 600 Valley Road Middletown, RI of New York, died February 9, 2011.She was the wife of the late Dr. Dennis Glucksman DDS. Born in Newport, RI on January 3, 1903, she was the daughter of the late George E. Bailey and the late Phoebe Ann Tew Bailey....

Barbara Jane Hoff

Barbara Jane Hoff

Feb 8, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Barbara Jane Hoff, 90, formerly of 540 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI.She was the wife of the late Donald V. Hoff. Born in Cranston, RI on March 7, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Lucy Newsome Chase. A graduate of Bryant...

George Franklin Butler, Jr

George Franklin Butler, Jr

Feb 8, 2011

NEWPORT, RI - George F. Buzzy Butler, Jr., 77, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Sandra M. Clarke Butler. Born in Newport, RI on July 29, 1933, he was the son of the late George F. Butler Sr., former Deputy Fire Chief of the Newport Fire Department and the...

John William Leathem

John William Leathem

Feb 7, 2011

Middletown, RI - John William Leathem, 77, of Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at home.Born in Troy, NY on September 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Thomas Joseph and Leila Macarthur Leathem.Mr. Leathem served in the United States Navy for 23 years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Later, he worked...

Connie Lee Wagner

Connie Lee Wagner

Feb 7, 2011

Middletown, RI - Connie Lee Langstaff Wagner, 63, of 25 Bloom Court, Middletown, RI, entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 7, 2011 holding the hand of her loving husband Scott Wagner whom she is survived by. Connie was born to the late Charles and Harriett Langstaff on June 24, 1947 at Newport. Hospital. After graduating in 1965 from Rogers...

Barbara Gagner

Barbara Gagner

Feb 3, 2011

Barbara Ferry Gagner, 66, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Eugene Gagner.Born in Newport, RI on November 5, 1944, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Yolanda Gavioli Ferry.Barbara enjoyed music and playing cards. She will be greatly missed by...

Donelson C. Glassie, Jr

Donelson C. Glassie, Jr

Feb 3, 2011

Donelson Don C. Glassie, Jr., died Thursday, Feb. 3, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The sailor/entrepreneur had been a Newport resident since the mid 1970s. He was 76. Born in Washington, D.C., to the late Donelson Caffery Glassie and Sara Madison Eccles, Don grew up in Chevy Chase, Md. His first sailing experiences were aboard a...

John T. Rice

John T. Rice

Feb 3, 2011

John Thomas Rice, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, friends, and beloved cats after a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma.He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Holly P. Rice, and his three children, Victoria Rice Bean, Lisa Rice Greedy and C. J. Rice, as well as seven grandchildren, and one great...

Madalaine Hein Lounsbury

Madalaine Hein Lounsbury

Feb 2, 2011

Madalaine Elizabeth Hein Lounsbury, 69, of 1367 Glenwood Park Road, Princeton, WV, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Bluefield Regional Hospital, Bluefield, WV. Born in Washington, DC on May 12, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Madalaine Primrose Hein. For many years she lived in New England, then spent 15 years living in Syracuse, NY. Over...

George R. Boyd

George R. Boyd

Feb 2, 2011

Tiverton, RI - George R. Boyd, 80, of 50 Lark Lane, Tiverton, RI, formerly of 1 Winthrop Drive, Middletown, died Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at home.He was the husband of Mary Sherbush Boyd. Born in Newport, RI on January 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Walter G. and Mary Lutz Boyd.George grew up in Newport and graduated...

Donald T. Heywood

Donald T. Heywood

Jan 31, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Donald T. Heywood, 79, of 127 Berkley Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, January 31, 2011 at St. Annes Hospital.He was the husband of the late Shirley Anne Tufts Heywood. Born in Cohasset, MA, on July 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Hervey W. and Sarah Teasdale Heywood. Mr. Heywood was an engineer at Sylvania...

Mary Elizabeth Lopez

Mary Elizabeth Lopez

Jan 31, 2011

Middletown, RI - Mary Elizabeth Lopez, 93, a life-long resident of Middletown, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at home. Mary was born on July 7, 1917, she lived in the family home her entire life with the six month exception when she and her husband first married. Mary was predeceased by her husband Jesse G. Lopez, who she met...