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Marjorie R. Wright Skahill
Mar 3, 2011
Middletown, RI - Marjorie Rita Wright Skahill, 92, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Cmdr. John J. Skahill.Born in Braintree, MA, on May 13, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Justin E. and Ethel Preston Wright.Mrs. Skahill was a graduate of Braintree High School and...
Joy Koponen
Mar 3, 2011
Middletown, RI - Joy Diane Johnson Koponen. On March 3, 2011, Joy was called to her eternal home with her Savior. She will be greatly missed by her husband, the Rev. Dr. Donald E. Koponen.A daughter of the late William and Anna Johnson, Joy was born in Wakefield, Michigan, on February 23, 1932. She met her husband Don, while attending...
Charles Morrissey
Mar 2, 2011
Charles Morrissey, 57, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.Born in Dover, NH, on December 22, 1953, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Morrissey Sr. and Lorraine Flayhan Morrissey. He is survived by his siblings Al J. Morrissey of Plymouth, MA, Michael J. Morrissey of Middletown, RI, John J. Morrissey of...
Joseph T. Lyons, Sr
Mar 1, 2011
Middletown, RI - Joseph T. Lyons, Sr., 86, of 9 Collins Terrace, Middletown, RI, died on March 1, 2011 at home. Born in Somerville, MA on January 12, 1925, he was the son of the late Evelyn Lyons of Somerville MA, and brother of the late Thomas Gordon Smith.Mr. Lyons served in the United States Navy for 24 years and...
Nick Spentzos
Feb 27, 2011
Newport, RI - Nick Spentzos, 87, of 6 Whitfield Place, Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Noula Kostopoulos Spentzos. Born in Nestani, Greece, on June 6, 1923, he was the son of the late Konstandinos and Panagiota Papaprokopiou Spentzos.Mr. Spentzos immigrated to the United States 52 years ago. He has...
Betty Jean Coggeshall
Feb 27, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Betty Jean Taylor Coggeshall, 81, of 72 Point Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Vincent L. Coggeshall. Born in Fall River, MA, on January 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Edith Blackburn Taylor.Mrs. Coggeshall was a 1948...
Fannie Angell Topazio
Feb 25, 2011
Fannie Camara Angell Topazio, 75, of Bristol, RI died after a lengthy battle with cancer on Friday, February 25, 2011. She was a loving mother, devout piano player, concert enthusiast, jewelry maker and parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Bristol.She was the wife of the late Arturo G. Topazio and the late Ernest A. Angell. Born in...
Sarah Kristina Cosgrove
Feb 25, 2011
Middletown, RI - Sarah Kristina Bergkvist Cosgrove, 97, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Friday, February 25, 2011 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John Cosgrove.Born in Springfield, MA, on July 26, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Marie Stoleberg Bergkvist.Mrs. Cosgrove worked as a watch maker...
Edna Bradley Wood
Feb 25, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Edna Bradley Wood, Concert Pianist and Teacher, of 128 Belmont Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Black Point Farms, Portsmouth and Providence, died February 25 in Portsmouth.She was the wife of the late Herbert E. Wood. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Talbot Bradley.Mrs. Wood was a well-known concert pianist...
Pauline Tetrault
Feb 24, 2011
Newport, RI - Pauline Metivier Tetrault, 80, formerly of West House, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing Home in Newport.She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Tetrault. Born in Fall River, MA on September 19, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Rose Hebert Metivier.Mrs. Tetrault was a communicant of...
Susan Jo Shekerow
Feb 23, 2011
Susan J. Shekerow, 59 of Monument, CO, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011, in the Memorial Hospital Central with her family by her side.Susan was the wife of Dr. Mark D. Forte of Monument, CO.Born in Westerly, RI on September 16, 1951, she was the daughter of Joseph C. and Rose M. Sammataro Shekerow of Cranston, RI.Susan graduated from Cranston...
Doreen A. Perry
Feb 23, 2011
Doreen A. Perry, 42, of Newport, RI, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. She is the loving mother of Andrew Pennor and Derek Ambrose, the loving daughter of Marjorie and Donald Bruce Perry, and loving sister of Donald, Denise and Diane Perry of Newport and Middletown, and loving Auntie to Jessica Rose Perry.In addition to her family,...
Robert Francis Gunning
Feb 22, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Robert Francis Gunning, 95, of 22 Sherman Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the husband of the late Catherine Mary Hosking Gunning. Born in Fall River, MA on October 3, 1915, he was the son of the late John A. and Henrietta Smith Gunning.Mr. Gunning served in the...
Kevin J. Labonte
Feb 18, 2011
Middletown, RI - Kevin J LaBonte, 68, Middletown, RI, died on his birthday, Friday, February 18, 2011 peacefully in his sleep. Born in Newport, RI on February 18, 1943, he was the son of the late Alphonse J. and Kathrine F. OConner LaBonte.He is survived by his loving daughter Melissa Bessette and her husband Rick of Portsmouth, RI, his sons...
Donald P. Beebe
Feb 18, 2011
Donald P. Beebe, 60, of 186 Center Ave, Middletown, RI, died Friday, February 18, 2011 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Shea Beebe. Born in Newport, RI on September 14, 1950, he was the son of the late William O. and Rosanna Beebe. Donald grew up in the fifth ward, and was a 1969 graduate...
Mary C. Smith
Feb 17, 2011
Middletown, RI - Mary C. Collins Smith, 77, of 89 Bayview Park, Middletown, formerly of 98 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, RI on June 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Denis and Bridget Murphy Collins.Mrs. Smith attended St. Josephs grammar...
Helen Nelson
Feb 17, 2011
Newport, RI - Helen C. Koulouvardis Nelson, 59, of 16 Gooseberry Road, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Frederick Grover Nelson. Born in Newport, RI on June 11, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Lola Rozes Koulouvardis.Mrs. Nelson graduated from Rogers High...
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
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
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...
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