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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Constance L. Randall

Constance L. Randall

Jan 6, 2011

Newport, RI - Constance L. Daignault Barksdale-Randall, 78, of Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Donald Randall. Born in Woonsocket, RI on Jan. 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Eva Doherty Daignault. In addition to her husband she is survived by...

Doris M. Chartier

Doris M. Chartier

Jan 6, 2011

Doris M. Chartier, 82, of 20 Cottontail Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.Born in Pawtucket, RI on October 31, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Louis J. and Alice Boler Chartier.Doris was a volunteer for 30 years at Maher Horticultural Center, a volunteer for the Rhode Island Special...

David Paul Lucci

David Paul Lucci

Jan 5, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - David P. Lucci, 42, of Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Born in Providence, RI on November 15, 1968, he was the son of Aurelio and Francine Calarese Lucci.David worked for many years for his father at Promtus Communication in Portsmouth. He graduated from URI with an Electrical Engineering degree. He went on to work in...

Barbara Carr Furtado

Barbara Carr Furtado

Jan 5, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Barbara L. Carr Furtado of Oakland Farms, Portsmouth, RI died Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at RI Hospital after a stroke suffered two weeks ago. She was the wife of Francis J. Furtado for almost 38 years. Barbara, the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Downing Carr, was born and educated in Newport and graduated from the...

Rita M. Ferreira

Rita M. Ferreira

Jan 3, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Rita Marie Ferreira, 63, of 33 Sherman Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, January 3, 2011 at St. Lucy Medical Center, Port St. Lucie, FL. Born in Newport, RI on June 1, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Micheal Babe and Mary Wolf DeCotis.Rita was a long time resident of Newport before moving to Portsmouth in...

Marcie Ann Graves

Marcie Ann Graves

Dec 31, 2010

Newport, RI - Marcie Ann Graves, 61, of 232 Maple Avenue, Newport, RI, died Friday, December 31, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Portsmouth, VA on March 27, 1949, she was the daughter of Mary Stokes Rogers and late Louis Rogers.Mrs. Graves worked for over 30 years at the Navy Exchange on the Newport Navy...

Benjamin Earl Anthony, Jr

Benjamin Earl Anthony, Jr

Dec 30, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Benjamin Earl Anthony, Jr., age 95, a long time resident of Bristol, RI and most recently Portsmouth, RI died in Newport Hospital on Thursday, December 30, 2010 of complications from congestive heart failure.Mr. Anthony was the only son of Benjamin Earl Anthony Sr. and Lillias Louisa Sophia Preble Anthony of Portsmouth. Born on August 28, 1915 in...

Palmira Elinor Spencer

Palmira Elinor Spencer

Dec 30, 2010

Palmira Pal Elinor Spencer of Newport, RI passed away on December 30, 2010 in her 93rd year. She was the wife of the late Stanley Spencer Sr. Born in Warren, RI on March 23, 1918, she was the daughter of Ernest P. Mello and Maria Affonso Mello. She grew up with her adoptive parents Manual Farias and Julia Avila Farias...

Marvin P. Lahr

Marvin P. Lahr

Dec 29, 2010

Middletown, RI Marvin P. Lahr 89, of 34 Squantum Drive, Middletown, RI died Wednesday December 29, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Lorraine Alexander Lahr.Born in Des Plaines, IL on April 2, 1921, he was the son of the late August F. and Velma Wengert Lahr.Mr. Lahrs forbearers arrived in New York City from...

Frank Alfred Clark

Frank Alfred Clark

Dec 27, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Frank Alfred Clark, 80, of Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Marcia M. M. Clark.Born in New York, NY on February 25, 1930, he was the son of the late Frank Alfred and Anna Eagleson Clark.Colonel Clark served his country in the United States Marine...

William Philip Stingle

William Philip Stingle

Dec 27, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - William P. Stingle, 80, of 13 Martens Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at home.He was the husband of the late Sylvia Wilkey Stingle who passed away in October 14, 2010. Born in Council Bluffs, IA on April 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Philip and Gudren Larson Stingle. William served 22...

Daniel R. Matthews

Daniel R. Matthews

Dec 25, 2010

Daniel R. Matthews, 88, of 1084 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Louise Silvestri Matthews. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 28, 1922, he was the son of the late John and Marie Cabral Mathias.Mr. Matthews served in the United States Army, during...

Leslie J. Harper

Leslie J. Harper

Dec 24, 2010

Leslie J. ?Les? Harper, 88, of Pheasant Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died on Friday December 24, 2010 at home with his family by his side.He was the husband of the late Patricia Canney Harper.Born in Jasper County, IN on February 25, 1922, he was the son of the late John G. and Sophia Winters Harper.Mr. Harper served in the United States...

Alfred C. White

Alfred C. White

Dec 23, 2010

Alfred C. White, 89, of Renfrew Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Broadway, Newport, died Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Louise Freitas White of Newport.Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph C. and Candida Raposa White.Mr. White was a WWII veteran serving in the US Army toward the end of the...

William Mulvey

William Mulvey

Dec 19, 2010

William H. Bill Mulvey passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010 in his sleep at the age of 89.Bill, a native of Marlborough, MA, graduated from Catholic University. He married the love of his life, Ann Marie Wade, also a native of Marlborough, MA in 1947. He had a distinguished 30-year career in the United States Marine Corps. He served...

Earle William Stewart

Earle William Stewart

Dec 16, 2010

Tiverton, RI - Earle William Stewart, 88, formerly of Laura Lane, Tiverton, RI, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Sakonnet Bay Manor in Tiverton, RI. Born in Jamestown, RI on October 25, 1922, he was the son of the late James E. and Mabel Larkin Stewart.Mr. Stewart served in the United States Navy during World War II in signal operations....

Stuart Allen Grev

Stuart Allen Grev

Dec 14, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Stuart Allen Grev, 82, of 117 Young Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Eileen Moffett Grev and the former husband of the late Ruth G. Abelson Grev. Born in Odin, MN on April 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Syver...

Marion Lois Trout

Marion Lois Trout

Dec 13, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Marion Lois Horton Trout, 88, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI.She was the wife of the late Andrew C. Trout.Born in Pawtucket, RI on December 5, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Annie Dalton Horton.Mrs. Trout worked for many years as a sales clerk...

Robert Joseph Griffin

Robert Joseph Griffin

Dec 12, 2010

Middletown, RI - Robert Joseph Griffin, 85, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the dedicated and beloved husband of Kathleen H. Griffin for over 61 years. Born in Providence, RI on October 19, 1925, he was the son of the late James F. and Mary Kelly Griffin. He was a graduate of...

Richard A. Raposa

Richard A. Raposa

Dec 10, 2010

Richard Allen Raposa, 66, of 2 Fairview Circle, Pomfret Center, CT, and formally of Portsmouth, RI died Friday, December 10, 2010 at Rose Monahan Hospice Home, Worcester, MA. He was the husband of the late Lorraine Almeida Raposa.Born in Newport, RI on March 26, 1944, he was the son of the late John and Emily Alvarnas Raposa.Richard was raised and...