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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Irene Lemke

Irene Lemke

Jan 17, 2011

Middletown, RI - Irene Lemke, 89, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, January 17, 2011 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Boston, MA on March 21, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Alice Burmester. She is survived by her grandchildren James Riley, Sean P. Riley, Sheila Lavault, Colleen Medeiros and Sharon Riley....

Isobel Nardiello

Isobel Nardiello

Jan 17, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Isobel Nardiello, 71, of Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, January 17, 2011, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA, after a long illness. She was the wife of Frank Carmen Nardiello.Born in Glasgow, Scotland, on October 20, 1939, she was the daughter of the late John Vincent and Isabella MacLeod Murphy.Besides her husband of 49 years, she is...

John H. Quarry

John H. Quarry

Jan 17, 2011

Newport, RI - John Quarry, 46, of Girard Avenue Newport passed away January 17, 2011 in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.Born in Newport, on October 30, 1964, he was the son of Robert and Marlene Backus Quarry of Gouverneur, NY.John worked in construction for Newport Roofing Company and formerly for R.J. Cauley.Besides his parents, John leaves his brothers and sisters Roland...

Mary Sanger

Mary Sanger

Jan 16, 2011

Mary S. Starlight Sanger, 65, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown.Born in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Sabin P. and Dorothy Stonebraker Sanger of Wellesley, Massachusetts and sister of the late Stuart F. Sanger.Mary was an avid painter and artist, and...

Alice Duce

Alice Duce

Jan 12, 2011

Middletown, RI - Alice Duce, 94, of 467 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 12, 2011 at Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick, RI with her daughter and granddaughter by her side.She was the wife of the late Herbert William Duce.Born in Westfield, MA on December 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late George E. and Adelaide Burnett...

John Henry Macgowan

John Henry Macgowan

Jan 12, 2011

JOHN H. JACK MACGOWAN A man of all seasons January 25, 1918 - January 12, 2011 A resident of Corne Street, Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on Jauary 12. Jack, as his friends knew him, was raised in Southampton, New York, after emigrating from his birthplace in St. John, New Brunswick Canada, when he was eight...

Gordon Feid

Gordon Feid

Jan 11, 2011

Major Gordon Feid, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, 88, of 400 Sea Meadow Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at his daughters home in Contoocook, NH. He was the husband of the late Lucille O. Gagne Feid, they were married for sixty-five years.Born in North Attleboro, MA on March 31, 1922, he was the son of the late Charles...

Loretta M. Mizerek

Loretta M. Mizerek

Jan 11, 2011

Loretta Mary Robicheau Mizerek, 91, of Newport passed away unexpectedly on January 11, 2011 at Newport Hospital.A daughter of the late Malcom and Genevieve Doucette Robicheau, she was born on October 26, 1919 in Salmon River, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1920, Lorettas family immigrated to Newport beginning her 90 years of residing in Newport.On September 5, 1942, she married her...

Rita E. Levesque

Rita E. Levesque

Jan 11, 2011

New Bedford, MA - Rita Elizabeth Joyce Levesque, 85, of New Bedford, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford, MA. Born in Lowell, MA on March 28, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ida Lord Joyce.Rita was a devoted mother and grandmother whose greatest joy in life...

Herbert Walter Baker, Jr

Herbert Walter Baker, Jr

Jan 10, 2011

Middletown, RI - Herbert Walter Baker, Jr., 71, of Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 10, 2011 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Madeline Aleicho Baker of Middletown.Born in Newport, RI on April. 6, 1939, he was the son of the late Herbert W. and Mary Amaral Baker. Herbert worked in the Newport School Department retiring in...

Aaron B. Carlin

Aaron B. Carlin

Jan 9, 2011

Tiverton, RI - Aaron B. Carlin, 65, of Tiverton, RI, died Sunday, January 9, 2011 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the mate of Ann Nancy Levesque for over 20 years. Born in Shoemaker, CA on January 5, 1946, he was the son of the late Arthur and Virginia Williams Carlin.Cal, as he was known by his...

Pamela Ann Dozier Mclaren

Pamela Ann Dozier Mclaren

Jan 8, 2011

Pamela Ann Dozier McLaren, RN, of Easton, NH, formerly of Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, January 8, 2011.Born in Chelsea, MA, she was the daughter of Esther DeCristofaro Dozier of Middletown, RI and the late Harry L. Dozier, MCPO, USN, Ret., who passed away in 1979.Pamela was a 1970 graduate of Middletown High School. She worked for many years as...

Josephine M. Green

Josephine M. Green

Jan 8, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Josephine M. Green, 81, of 44 Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Rochester B. Green, USN. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, on February 26, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Yard Mullins.Josephine grew...

William Harrison Brown

William Harrison Brown

Jan 7, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - William Harrison Brown, 89, of 102 Greenfield Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Massapequa Park, NY, died Friday, January 7, 2011, at home.He was the husband for 68 years of Angelina Gondoli Brown. Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 30, 1921, he was the son of the late Alfred C. and Isabel Dryden Brown.Mr. Brown was the founder...

Evelyn Mae Smith

Evelyn Mae Smith

Jan 7, 2011

Evelyn Mae Smith, 89, of 18 Colony Drive, Middletown, RI, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William A Smith. Born in Fall River, MA on October 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John Ernest and Myra Leeming Wilde.Evelyn grew up in New Bedford, and married...

Evelyn Mae Smith

Evelyn Mae Smith

Jan 7, 2011

Middletown, RI - Evelyn Mae Smith, 89, of Colony Drive, Middletown, RI, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing Center in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William A Smith. Born in Fall River, MA on October 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John Ernest and Myra Leeming Wilde.Evelyn grew up in New...

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...