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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Willliam Coggeshall Clarke

Willliam Coggeshall Clarke

Sep 18, 2010

Middletown, RI - William Coggeshall Clarke, 79, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center, Warren, RIHe was the husband of the late Agnes Rita Brady Clarke. Born in Fall River, MA on September 5, 1931, he was the son of the late Anthony Allston Clarke and Kathryn Coggeshall Clarke North.William Coggeshall Clarke is a...

Wallace E. Simmons

Wallace E. Simmons

Sep 18, 2010

Newport, RI - Wallace E. Wally Simmons, Jr., 57, of 63 Dudley Ave, Newport, passed away Saturday, September 18, 2010 after an extended illness. Born in Fall River, MA on Aug. 1, 1953, he was the son of. Shirley Simmons Meyers and her husband Jack of Tiverton and son of the late Wallace E. Simmons. Wally was the father of...

Agnes A. Perry

Agnes A. Perry

Sep 18, 2010

Middletown, RI - Agnes A. Brady Perry, 88, of 467 Oliphant Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel F. Perry, Jr. Born in Raywick, KY on November 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Louis B. and M. Settles Brady.Mrs. Perry was...

Aldina Frances Viera

Aldina Frances Viera

Sep 12, 2010

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Aldina Frances Viera, 92, of Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph Viera. She was born in Portsmouth, RI, on June 28, 1918, to the late Francisco and Maria Duponte. Frances was a member of St. Anthonys Church in Portsmouth, all her...

Grace V. Baker

Grace V. Baker

Sep 12, 2010

Middletown, RI - Grace V. Granger Baker, 95, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010.She was the wife of the late Luther Homer Baker. Born in Brockton, MA on October 19, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Telesphore and A. Velena Bergeron Granger.Mrs. Baker grew up in Springfield, MA and lived...

Roberta Agnes Young

Roberta Agnes Young

Sep 12, 2010

Newport, RI - Roberta Agnes Young, 84, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of Warner Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the center.She was the wife of the late Frank Young Jr.Born in Newport, RI on November 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Belle L. Jenkins Wiggington.For many years...

Patricia A. Leach

Patricia A. Leach

Sep 12, 2010

Newport, RI - Patricia A. Leach, 69, of Munford Manor, Newport, RI, died Sunday, September 12, 2010 at home. Born in Hartford, CT on July 26, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Barrison Hummel, after the loss of her mother, Patricia was raised by her aunt and uncle, Anna and Stanley Wierbicki of Colchester, CT.Patricia...

Hazel M. Lopes

Hazel M. Lopes

Sep 8, 2010

Hazel M. Silvia Lopes of St. Clare Home, Spring Street, Newport, formerly of Wapping Road, Portsmouth and Holland Street, Newport, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Joseph Lopes for 52 years.Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Louis F. and Francisca Caiano Silvia.Mrs. Lopes was a Senior Girl...

Marion E. Macdonald

Marion E. Macdonald

Sep 8, 2010

Marion E. Angel MacDonald, 76, of Margaret Street, Tiverton, RI, died on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA.Mrs. MacDonald was a health aide for many years before retiring.She is survived by her two children, Charles B. MacDonald of Florida and Robin L. MacDonald of Hillsborough, NH; and her sister, Tonya Speyrer of Schwartz, LA.Her...

Lloyd A. Mosher

Lloyd A. Mosher

Sep 4, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Lloyd Allison Mosher, 95, of 54 Silvania Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 4, 2010, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Anna S. Vargas Mosher.Born in Newport, RI on September 3, 1915, he was the son of the late Erford and Cornelia Hull Mosher.Mr. Mosher served in the US. Navy for 25 years...

Robert Quigley, Dc

Robert Quigley, Dc

Sep 3, 2010

Dr. Robert Joseph Quigley, DC, 76, of 80 Young Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at home. He was the husband of Sharon Tierney Quigley of Portsmouth. Born in Newport, RI on April 14, 1934, he was the son of the late John and Marguerite Reynolds Quigley.Robert was a 1954 graduate of Rogers High School and earned his...

Paul Lucien Darby

Paul Lucien Darby

Sep 3, 2010

Paul Lucien Darby, 86, of 56 Crest Street, Middletown, RI, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at home with his family. He was 83. He was the husband of Beverly Fifield Darby.Born in Newport, VT on December 4, 1923, he was the son of the late Cyril and Ruth Jenne Darby.Paul served in the US Army during WWII. He...

John W. D. Carpenter, Jr

John W. D. Carpenter, Jr

Sep 3, 2010

John William Daniel Carpenter, Jr., 88, of 87 Girard Ave, formerly of Coddington St, Newport, RI, died Friday, September 3, 2010, at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 20, 1922, he was the son of the late John William Daniel and Ruth Jenkins Carpenter.Mr. Carpenter served in the US Army during World War II, involved...

Dason Dalton Kiss

Dason Dalton Kiss

Sep 3, 2010

Dason Dalton Kiss, 19, of 76 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, September 3, 2010 at , Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Nov. 30, 1990, Dason was a talented musician, he sang and played guitar in his own band, Day Kiss. He was a 2008 graduate of Middletown High and was currently attending NE Tech for automotive technology....

Frances C. Christensen

Frances C. Christensen

Sep 2, 2010

Frances C. Pignato Christensen, 89, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, September 2, 2010 at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT. She was the wife of the late Arnold R. Christensen.Born in Brookline, MA on May 21, 1921, she was the 6th of nine children of the late Nunzio and Francesca Lamonica Pignato. Mrs. Christensen was a graduate of...

Joseph Philip Mccarthy

Joseph Philip Mccarthy

Sep 1, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Philip McCarthy, 81, of 39 Bayview Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of JoAnn E.Kelly McCarthy. Born in Lynn, MA on February 3, 1929, he was the son of the late Joseph Peter and Mary Carrol McCarthy.Mr. McCarthy served fro 24 years in the Navy Reserves,...

Charles A. Liversedge, Sr

Charles A. Liversedge, Sr

Sep 1, 2010

Newport, RI - Charles A. Liversedge, Sr., 87, of Hall Avenue, Newport, died on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital in New Bedford, MA.He was the husband of Mary Ann Ryan Liversedge.Born in Charleston, WV on November 13, 1922, he was the son of the late John James and Ophelia Cain Liversedge.Mr. Liversedge served in the United...

Jacqueline Denise Carter

Jacqueline Denise Carter

Aug 31, 2010

Providence, RI - Jacqueline Denise Carter, 48, of Providence, RI, died Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at her friends home in Newport, RI. She was the wife of William Carter. Born in Norfolk, VA on September 25, 1961, she was the daughter of Joyce Tyree Green of Norfolk, VA and the late Roy Carson.Jacqueline worked as a health benefits advisor at...

Ruth I. Hay

Ruth I. Hay

Aug 30, 2010

Tiverton, RI - Ruth Ibbotson Hay, 87, of 841 Main Road, Tiverton, RI, died Monday, August 30, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Robert F. Hay. Born in Tiverton, RI on December 4, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Helen Higginson Ibbotson.Mrs. Hay worked for 27...

Ruth Locknane Hand

Ruth Locknane Hand

Aug 28, 2010

Ruth Locknane Hand, age 93, died peacefully August 28, 2010, Middletown, RI., in the presence of her daughter and only child.Ruth Hand was born July 6, 1917 in Washington, D.C., the middle child of James and Ruth Locknane. She lived in Washington, D.C. until 1945, working as a secretary and administrator after graduating from Roosevelt High School in 1935. In...