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Charles J. Romano
Mar 8, 2010
West Dover, VT - Charles J. Romano, 68, of West Dover, Vermont and Middletown, Rhode Island, died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the longtime companion and best friend of Gale Palladino, of Middletown, RI and Vermont.Born in Montclair, NJ on August 1, 1941, he was the son of the late John and Mary DeVita...

Eileen Houde
Mar 7, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Eileen Glynn Houde, 63, of 89 Malee Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, from a cerebral hemorrhage.She was the wife of the late Joseph L. Houde, whom she married on July 3, 1967. Born proud fully in Fall River, MA on May 7, 1946, she was the daughter of...
Marcel Regnere
Mar 5, 2010
Newport, RI - Marcel Regnere, 76, of Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitation, Newport, RI, died Friday, March 5, 2010. He was born in Warren, RI on January 17, 1934.Mr. Regnere had worked on Aquidneck Island before retiring in 2001.He was an avid Red Sox Fan and gardener. He enjoyed traveling, the beach and automobiles. He is survived by his friends Roberta...

Benjamin O. Valles
Mar 4, 2010
Benjamin O. Valles, 85, of West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the V.A. Regional Medical Center in Providence. Born in New Bedford, MA on October 7, 1924, he was the son of the late John E. and Virginia Oliveira Valles.Mr. Valles was an A.B. Seaman/Tankerman for most of his life. As a US...

Florence S. Diomandes
Mar 4, 2010
Florence S. Diomandes, 92, of 14 Fowler Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Damon S. Diomandes. Born in Boston, MA on Dec. 28, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Gregory and Kalliope Bartis Vouros. Florence was a longtime member of St. Spyridons Church....

John Joseph Brown
Mar 3, 2010
Middletown, RI - John J. Brown, Jr., 70, of 528 Green End Ave, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Arleen Tobin Brown for 46 years. Born in Newport, RI on May 4, 1939, he was the son of the late John J. and Anna Dowd Brown.Jack graduated from...

Dorothy Barbara Wendt
Feb 28, 2010
Middletown, RI - Dorothy Doris Charwinsky Wendt, 91, of 14 Massachusetts Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown. She was the wife of Russell Wendt. Born in Brooklyn, NY on Jan. 8, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John and Estelle Razutis Charwinsky.Mrs. Wendt was a member of the CPO...

Anna Linea Willitts
Feb 27, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Anna L. Ericson Willitts, 90, of 445 Windstone Drive, Portsmouth, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the beloved wife of the late William M. Willitts, her high school sweetheart, who she met again at their 50th high school class reunion and married the following year. Together they enjoyed...

Genevieve Putnam Eaton
Feb 27, 2010
Genevieve Putnam Eaton, 84, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, died peacefully on February 27, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home. Born in New York City, on May 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Sherbourne and Genevieve Sibley Eaton.She was a graduate of the Cadet Nursing Program at Adelphi College and held a Masters Degree from Columbia...

Helen Christine Albro
Feb 25, 2010
Newport, RI - Helen Christine Toner Albro, 59, of 142 Van Zandt Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 248 Park Holm, Newport, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on November 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Grace Congdon Toner. She was a certified nursing...

Manuel L. Leander
Feb 25, 2010
Middletown, RI - Manuel L. Leander, 89, of 32 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at home.He was the husband of the late Evelyn Mary Moitoza Leander. Born in Middletown, RI on May 30, 1920, he was the son of the late Antone and Recada Soueria Leander.Mr. Leander owned and operated Leander Painting Co. for 43 years,...

Kathleen Silvia
Feb 24, 2010
Tiverton, RI - Kathleen Pavao Silvia, 65, of 645 Fish Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Brownell Lane, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of George A. Silvia. Born in Fall River, MA on October 27, 1944, she was the daughter of Antone and Deolinda Garcia Pavao.Mrs. Silvia attended St. Anthonys Church while...

Margaret Ann Notarangelo
Feb 24, 2010
New Bedford, MA - Maragaret Ann Ruscetta Notarangelo, 70, of 369 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford, MA.She was the wife of the late Vincent F. Notarangelo.Born in Newport, RI on March 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Marie Feissette Ruscetta.Mrs. Notarangelo worked for St....

Myron L. Emanuel
Feb 23, 2010
Newport, RI - Myron Mike Emanuel, 89, of 8 Whitfield Place, Newport, RI, also of Manhattan, NY, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Maud M. Emanuel for 62 years.Born in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 25, 1920, he was the son of the late Levy A. and Anna Ullman Emanuel.Mike, as he...

Willard G. Plumley
Feb 23, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - PO1 Willard G. Plumley, USN ret., 73, of 5 Donna Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Mary Lou Rodrigues Plumley. Born in Meadow Creek, WV on October 31, 1936, he was the son of the late Earlis C. and Georgia Plumley.Mr. Plumley was...

Robert D. Cooper
Feb 22, 2010
Robert Donald Cooper, 92, formerly of 50 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, and 92 Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010 at St. Clare Home in Newport.He was the husband of the late Madelin Barbara Pedro Cooper.Born in Avery County, NC on September 17, 1917, he was the son of the late George Washington Cooper and Jane Turbeville Cooper....

Mary G. Phillips
Feb 22, 2010
Middletown, RI - Mary G. White Phillips, 86, of 6 Columbia Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.She was the wife of the late Alfred J. Phillips. Born in Newport, RI on April 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Candida Raposa White.Mrs. Phillips worked at General...

David John Weaver
Feb 20, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - David John Weaver, 45, of 38 South Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at home.Born in Newport, RI on May 30, 1964, he was the son of James E. and Joyce Hanson Weaver, of Hudson, FL.David worked as a maintenance technician for Sunny Acres Mobile Homes for 14 years. He was an avid fisherman. He...

Phyllis Bartlett Pritchard
Feb 18, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Phyllis B. Pritchard, 53, of 106 Norseman Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at home with her husband by her side.She was the wife of Paul Edward Pritchard. Born in Melrose, MA on January 5, 1957, she was the daughter of Lydia Belle Benson Pritchard of Melrose, MA and the late George Bartlett.Mrs. Pritchard worked...
Bruce A. Mcpherson
Feb 18, 2010
Middletown, RI - Bruce A. McPherson, 49, of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Jane Patota McPherson of Middletown. Born in Newport, RI on March 15, 1960, he was the son of Harold W. and Ann Calassa McPherson, Jr. of Wildwood, MO, formerly of Newport, RI.Bruce was...
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