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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

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...

John F. Nunes

John F. Nunes

Dec 10, 2010

John F. Nunes, age 73, of 616 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, died Friday December 10, 2010. He was the husband of Suzanne Hale Nunes. They were married 47 years.Born in Newport on February 9, 1937, he was the son of the late Joseph L. and Mary Medeiros Nunes.A graduate of De La Salle Academy and Providence College, class of ?59, he...

Ronald L. Cloutier

Ronald L. Cloutier

Dec 9, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Ronald L. ?Rocky? Cloutier, 70, of Brownell Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, December 9, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Barbara A.Gray Cloutier.Born in Fall River, MA on January 19, 1940, he was the son of the late Donat and Juliette Pelletier Cloutier.Mr. Cloutier started working as a truck driver...

Melinda Dupont

Melinda Dupont

Dec 9, 2010

Melinda Arcieri Dupont, 63, of Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, December 9, 2010 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Ronald R. Dupont.Born in Newport, RI, on February 9, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Barbara Beans Arcieri.Mrs. Dupont was a graduate of Rogers High School, Arthur Angelo?s School of Hairdressing, and...

Maria Machado Mullen

Maria Machado Mullen

Dec 8, 2010

Maria D. Machado Mullen, 81, of 2 Weaver Street, Fall River, MA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the home of her son, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John James Mullen.Born in Portugal, on December 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Eltivinia Souza Machado.Mrs. Mullen...

Rolando G. Reyes

Rolando G. Reyes

Dec 8, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Rolando G. Reyes, 72, of Donna Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at home with his family at his side.Born in Cavite, the Philippines, on October 22, 1938, he was the son of the late Benedicto and Esther Gelera Reyes.Mr. Reyes served in the United States Navy for 22 years. He worked as...