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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Deborah Ann White

Deborah Ann White

Aug 24, 2010

Newport, RI - Deborah Ann White, 43, of 17 Central Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, August 23, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport. Born in Marion, OH on September 11, 1966, she was the daughter of Terry White and Barbara Wittstruck Dunn of NewportDeborah worked as a teacher at Head Start for 17+ years. She enjoyed fishing and loved spending time...

Jeannette Lee Porter

Jeannette Lee Porter

Aug 21, 2010

Newport, RI - Jeannette Lee Thompson Porter, 91, died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Johnson Ross Porter. Born in Walters, OK on Oct. 1, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Effie Marney Thompson. She is preceded in death by her son Judson Ross Porter. and...

Grace J. Lynch

Grace J. Lynch

Aug 21, 2010

Middletown, RI - Grace J. Lynch, 87, of Middletown, died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, R.I. surrounded by members of her family.She was the wife of the late James F. Lynch USN Retired. Born in New York City on November 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Simeon and Anna Grace Tierney...

Jeannette Lee Porter

Jeannette Lee Porter

Aug 21, 2010

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Marjory Evelyn Hurd

Marjory Evelyn Hurd

Aug 20, 2010

Marjory E Hurd Newport, RI - Marjory E Hurd, artist and teacher, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at the age of 96, surrounded by members of her family and the caring staff at Village House Convalescent and Rehabilitation Home A former resident of Falmouth and Duxbury Ma, Marjory is preceded in death by her husband, the late Henry Wilson Hurd....

Veronica Green

Veronica Green

Aug 20, 2010

Newport, RI - Veronica Green, 50, of 103 Gibbs Ave, Newport, RI, died Friday, August 20, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 30, 1960, she was the daughter of Arselee Finney of Camden, NJ.Veronica was a faithful member of the Keys Memorial Church and an active volunteer with the Turning Around Ministries. She had an...

Tammy Davis

Tammy Davis

Aug 19, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Tammy L. Davis, 48, of West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, August 19, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Scott Brian Davis. Born in Grand Rapids, MI on November 22, 1961, she was the daughter of Darwin and Katherine Kenney Johnson of Florida.Tammy served in the Navy for 20 years. She went...

Janet Lee Seyler

Janet Lee Seyler

Aug 18, 2010

Middletown, RI - Janet Lee Seyler, 64, of 214 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at home in Middletown, RI. Born in Oil City, PA on Aug. 10, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Wayne and Martha Riley Seyler.Janet was an avid bingo player and a big fan of Elvis. She enjoyed going to bingo...

Mark Anthony Carruba

Mark Anthony Carruba

Aug 18, 2010

Mark Anthony Carruba Middletown, RI - Mark Anthony Carruba, 57, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Brookville, PA on July 10, 1953, he was the son of Rudolph and the late Marjorie Whiteman Carruba.Mr Carruba loved motorcycles, and scuba diving. He was an avid radio controlled race car enthusiast. He...

George E. Brown

George E. Brown

Aug 16, 2010

Middletown, RI - George E. Brown, 80, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Middlesboro, KY on March 12, 1930, he was the son of the late Emery and Molly Williams Brown.George was in the U.S. Navy during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. After his service...

Peter Chafee Card

Peter Chafee Card

Aug 15, 2010

Peter C. CardFramingham, MA - Peter C Card, 82, of 485 Franklin St., Framingham, Ma, formerly of Middletown, R.I., died Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Kathleen Daniel Nursing Home, Framingham, MA. He was the husband of the late Eleanore Pawlotsky Card.Born in New York, NY on Feb. 27, 1928, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Chafee...

Ronald Avery Pearl

Ronald Avery Pearl

Aug 14, 2010

Middletown, RI - Ronald Avery Pearl, 78, of 22 Gossets Turn Drive, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Alice E. Gauntlett Pearl.Born in Manchester, CT on April 24, 1932, he was the son of the late Burton D. and Mae Jones Pearl.Mr. Pearl served in the United States...

Richard F. Crowley

Richard F. Crowley

Aug 13, 2010

Richard F. Crowley, 84, of Blenheim-Newport, Middletown, RI, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Helen Marie Crowley.Born in Boston, MA on November 23, 1925, he was the son of the late Joseph P. and Frances Sherman Crowley.Mr. Crowley served in the United States Navy during Vietnam. He worked for...

William I. Mcdaniel

William I. Mcdaniel

Aug 12, 2010

William I. McDaniel, 74, of Rego Road, Middletown, died on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport.He was the husband to Alice Pincince McDaniel for 53 years.Born in Aliquippa, PA on September 19, 1935, he was the son of the late Irvine W. and Anna Marie Young McDaniel.Mr. McDaniel served in the United States Navy for...

Clayton B. Heald

Clayton B. Heald

Aug 11, 2010

Newport, RI - Clayton B. Heald, 72, of 70 Carroll Avenue, Newport Green, Newport, died on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at home with his family at his side.He was the husband of Judy Lawrence Heald.Born in Newport, RI on July 16, 1938, he was the son of the late Emerson M. and Jennie P. Sisson Heald.Mr. Heald was a carpenter...

Shirley Parvo Plumley

Shirley Parvo Plumley

Aug 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Shirley Parvo Plumley, 75, of 417 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on December 17, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Alfred V. and R. Alice Kation Parvo. Shirley graduated from St. Catherins Academy in 1952. She married in 1954 living in upstate New York,...

Barbara R. Ainsworth

Barbara R. Ainsworth

Aug 9, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Barbara R. Grindrod Ainsworth, 92, of 329 Windstone Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Canonicus Avenue, Newport, died Monday, August 9, 2010 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alfred Ainsworth. Born in New Bedford, MA on March. 26, 1918, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Rushton Grindrod.Mrs. Ainsworth had worked...

Katharine M. Champion

Katharine M. Champion

Aug 7, 2010

Katharine M. Champion, 55, daughter of Donald and Barbara Barrows Champion of Middletown, RI died on Saturday, August 7, 2010 at Newport Hospital. A native Newporter, Kathy is survived by her daughter Shannon Champion, granddaughter Yazmine Champion, and grandson Kyle Rainville of Portsmouth, RI. She also leaves two sisters, Patricia Morris of Goffstown, NH and Donna Switzer of Springfield, VA...

Gloria Ann Medeiros

Gloria Ann Medeiros

Aug 6, 2010

Newport, RI - Gloria Ann Medeiros, 92, of 12A Coddington Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Friday, August 6, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 9, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Pacheco Moniz.Gloria was a lifelong Newport resident. She worked for a short time at...

Adeline Cerce

Adeline Cerce

Aug 4, 2010

Adeline Raposa Cerce, 88, of Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.She was the wife of the late James Cerce.Born in Fall River, MA on September 11, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Jose D. Joseph and Georgianna Souza Raposa.Mrs. Cerce was a communicant of St. Anthony...