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James P. Caldwell
May 16, 2010
Newport, RI - James P. Caldwell, 74, of 21 Bayview Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI.He was the husband of Betty Lou Tinsley Caldwell. Born in Mitchellsburg, KY on June 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Jackson and Mabel Caldwell.Mr. Caldwell served 21 years in the Navy serving in...
Lois B. Lopes
May 13, 2010
Newport, RI - Lois Byrd Lopes, 59, of 11 Brooks Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late John J. Lopes. Born in Newport, RI on June 16, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Rex Robert Byrd and Rita J. Oliver Eckhart and Frank...
Robert H. Adams
May 12, 2010
Jamestown, RI - Robert H. Adams, 70, of 151 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown, RI, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Julia B. Beeghly Adams. Born in New York City, NY on March 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Frederick and Harriet Woodard Adams.Mr. Adams was a self employed sail maker...
Lawrence M. Brown
May 10, 2010
Lawrence Larry M. Brown, Master Chief Musician USN Ret., 71, of 20 Casey Drive, Middletown, RI, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer for over 12 years, peacefully passed away Monday, May 10, 2010 with his loving family by his side.He was the beloved husband of Constance B. Yates Brown.Born in Waterville, ME on December 28, 1938, he was the...
Mary Evangeline Pimentel Arruda
May 8, 2010
Tiverton, RI - Mary Evangeline Pimentel Arruda, 97, of 14 Springer Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died on May 8, 2010, at 1:30AM.She was the wife of the late Arthur Joseph Arruda.Born in Vila Franca, St. Migual the Azores, on January 5, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Maria Pimentel.Mrs. Arruda loved to cook for her entire family...
Sharon Denise James Coriander
May 7, 2010
Sharon Denise James Coriander age 55 of Newport, Rhode Island went to be with our Lord on Friday, May 7, 2010. Sharon was born on December 8, 1954, in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was a member of Community Baptist Church in Newport RI for 25 years; she was also an active member of the NAACP and VFW Auxiliary Post 1268. Sharon...
Joseph Moniz
May 7, 2010
Joseph Moniz, 73, of Viking Drive, Portsmouth, R.I., passed away Friday, May 7, 2010 at home.He was the husband of 47 years to the late Anne Giblin Moniz.Born in Fall River, Mass., on Oct. 4, 1936, he was the son of the late Jesse and Mary Silvia Moniz.Mr. Moniz attended Portsmouth schools and joined the United States Marine Corp in...
Anna Mellekas
May 5, 2010
Ithaca, NY - Anna Pappastratis Mellekas, of Ithaca, NY, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at Clare Bridge Cottage, Ithaca, NY. She was the wife of the late Charles T. Mellekas.Born in Stoughton, MA on April 3, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William and Gladys Hiotas Pappastratis. Anna will be remembered for her unfailing...
Lester W. Gorder, Jr
May 5, 2010
Middletown, RI - Lester Weltzin Gorder Jr., 85, died on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home.He was born in Minneapolis, MN, on May 28, 1924, to the late Lester W. Gorder and Kaia Erickson Gorder.He attended one semester at Luther College 1942 before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force December 12, 1942, becoming a navigator on...
Susan M. Huntemann Tranghese
May 4, 2010
Susan M. Huntemann Tranghese Bristol, RI - Susan M. Huntemann Tranghese 57, passed away on May 4, 2010 after a long illness.Born in Providence and raised in Cranston, she was the daughter and only child of George and Dorothy Huntemann.Susan attended the University of Massachusetts and Amherst College and was a freelance designer before joining the Providence Journal in 1983....
Jill Ann Warnke
May 4, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Jill Ann Renaud Warnke, 71, of 2368 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday May 4th, 2010, at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Richard August Warnke. Born in Dover, NH on September 4, 1938, she was the daughter of Leopold and Theresa Laronde Renaud.Mrs. Warnke was a long time employee of NE Telephone and...
David Anthony Conner
May 4, 2010
David A. Conner, 67, of Benton, NH, formerly of Pope Street, Newport, RI, passed away on May 4, 2010 in Newport. Born in Newport, RI on November 1, 1942, he is the son of Emma E. Russell Conner of Newport, RI and the late Llewellyn A. Connor Mr. Conner was a US Army veteran of the Vietnam era. He worked...
William E. Stratford
May 2, 2010
Middletown, RI - William E. Stratford, 77, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Newport Hospital, after a courageous battle with leukemia.Mr. Stratford was born in Newport on August 6, 1932. He was the son of the late Augustus E. and Jeanette Brightman Stratford. He was the beloved husband of Alice Corey Stratford. Married November 15, 1958, Bill...
Norman R. Hadad
Apr 28, 2010
Norman R. Hadad, 81, of Sherwood Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 28, 2010.He was the husband of Theresa D. Duquette Hadad. They would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary next week.Born in Fall River, MA on June 13, 1928, he was the son of the late Solomon and Estelle Jean Hadad. Mr. Hadad was a...
Mary Elizabeth Viveiros
Apr 28, 2010
Manchester, NH - Mary Elizabeth Viveiros, 78, of 138 Ash Street, Manchester, NH, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Catholic Medical Center, Manchester, NH. Born in Newport, RI on July 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Francisca Perry Viveiros.Mary was a 1949 graduate of Rogers High School. For several years she worked in secretarial...
Theresa Maria Salter
Apr 26, 2010
Newport RI - Theresa Maria Ferrazzoli Salter, 89, died suddenly and peacefully at her home in Newport on April 26th, 2010. She is survived by her two daughters, Mary Salter of NYC and Christine Moitoza of Hillsdale, NJ and their respective husbands, Mel Kendrick and Richard Moitoza. She is also survived by her cherished step-children, Judi Berger of Muscatine, IA...
Florence K. Job
Apr 25, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Florence K. Job, 88, of 67 Lambie Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Schenectady, NY, on March 31, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Nellie Kietlinski Job.Florence attended Mt. Pleasant High School. She studied Nursing at Mt. Sinai Hospital School...
Bernard A. Macdonald
Apr 25, 2010
MIDDLETOWN-Bernard A. MacDonald, 92 of Allston Avenue, Middletown, R.I. passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of 49 years to the late Kathryn Zeta Price MacDonald.Born in Newport, RI on August 25, 1917, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Katherine Mary Lehane MacDonald. Mac, as referred to by family,...
Beth A. O'Connor
Apr 24, 2010
Warren, RI - Elizabeth A. Beth OConnor, 56, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the home of her sister in Warren, RI. Born in Providence, RI, on October 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Ruth Kirchner OConnor Beth graduated from Middletown High School and went on to attend St....
Robert William Glazier
Apr 24, 2010
Newport, RI - Robert William Glazier, 79, of 20 Division Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at home.He was the husband of Carole A. Martinez Glazier. Born in Natick, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles Freeland and Louise Desplaines Glazier.Bob loved Newport, politics, gardening, and music, but mostly he enjoyed spending...
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