Obituaries
Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area
James E. Peckham
Feb 16, 2010
Newport, RI - James E. Peckham, 91, of 325 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of the late Laura Wadsworth Peckham. Born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Reginald E. and Nellie OBrien Peckham.Mr. Peckham had worked as a jewelry designer...

James E. Peckham
Feb 16, 2010
Newport, RI - James E. Peckham, 91, of 325 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of the late Laura Wadsworth Peckham. Born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Reginald E. and Nellie OBrien Peckham.Mr. Peckham had worked as a jewelry designer...
Elizabeth Weiss
Feb 16, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Elizabeth Gschwind Weiss, 96, of 49 Fischer Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Lee A. Weiss. Born in Bronx, NY on May 18, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothea Gschwind.Mrs. Weiss was a communicant of St. Marys...

William Keith Mallinson
Feb 13, 2010
Middletown, RI - William Bill Keith Mallinson, Sr. USN Capt. Ret 79, passed away on February 13, 2010 unexpectedly at his Punta Gorda Fl, Home. He was the husband of Carolyn H. McNeil and in the summer celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. He was the only child of the late John K. Mallinson and Jeanne A. Windhorst of Millerton, NY.Bill...

Frank Britto
Feb 11, 2010
Frank Britto, 85, of King Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Barbara Ann Jones.Born in New Bedford, MA on May 27, 1924, he was the son of the late Jose and Catherine Lopes Britto. Mr. Britto was a US Navy Veteran of World War II having...

Jeanne E. Berggren
Feb 11, 2010
Middletown, RI - Jeanne E. Hayden Berggren, 85, of 132 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport.She was the wife of Arthur Curtis Berggren. Born in Pittsfield, MA, on June 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Littleton and Ethel Tucker Hayden.Mrs. Berggren worked as an executive assistant for...

Frederick James
Feb 11, 2010
Newport, RI - Frederick G. Mike James, 83, of 22 Pearl Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI on February 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Annie Deshields James.Mr. James served in the United States Navy. He worked as an Electrician at the Naval Construction Battalion Center....

Marilla F. Perras
Feb 10, 2010
Marilla Fyler Perras, 89, of Atria Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Glastonbury, CT, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at home. She was the wife of Irvin M. Perras. Born in East Hartford, CT on December 29, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Daisy Mae Fyler. Mrs. Perras was an Assistant Bank Manager at...

Erdice Rockhill Pardee
Feb 9, 2010
Newport, RI - Erdice Rockhill Pardee, age 81, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on February 9, 2010.Erdice was born on July 30, 1928 in Manhattan, New York to Jerome Burton and Marianne Wickham Rockhill, also of New York.She attended Kent Place School in New Jersey and Vassar College.She married Stewart Trevor Pardee on September 24, 1954....

Letty Ray Quarry
Feb 8, 2010
Newport, RI - Letty Ray Church Quarry, 97, of St. Clare Home, Spring Street, Newport, formerly of 5 LaSalle Place, Newport passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, February 8. She was the wife of the late Newport Police Patrolman Robert N. Quarry Sr.Born in Newport, RI on September 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late...
Wilfred C. Eckersley, Jr
Feb 7, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Wilfred Charles Eckersley Jr., 87, of 74 Cedard Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Elaine Margaret Duff Eckersley. Born in Fall River, MA, on June 2, 1922, he was the son of the late Wilfred Charles and Betsy Halshaw Eckersley.Mr. Eckersley had...

Marion Etta Reynolds
Feb 5, 2010
Marion Etta Reynolds Newport, RI - Marion Etta Reynolds, Ella, 78, of 34 Vernon Ave, Newport, RI, died Saturday February 6, 2010 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Elmer A. Reynolds Sr. for 55 years. Born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Pauline Martin...
Marie E. Burke
Feb 5, 2010
Newport, RI - Marie E Burke, 89, of 15 Whitwell Ave, Newport, RI, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, after a short illness. . Born in Providence, RI on August 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Estelle Perry Burke. She is survived by her sister Eileen Burke of Newport, RI...

Inez Rose Trent
Feb 3, 2010
Middletown, RI - Inez Rose Almeida Trent, 92, of 193 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 58 Hall Avenue, Newport, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Louis Trent. Born in New Bedford, MA on October 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Manuel...

Avis M. Bachus
Feb 2, 2010
Avis M. Bachus, 97, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, formerly of John Street, Newport, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Heatherwood. Born in Newport, RI on March 13, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Lydia Barlow Clarke.Avis grew up in Newport and attended Newport Schools. As an adult, she worked in domestic service her entire...

Angela Bishop
Feb 1, 2010
Middletown, RI - Angela Chagaris Bishop, 76, of 207 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, for the past 20+ years, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at the home of her son surrounded by her children.She was the wife of the late BMC Broaddus Bishop, US Navy, Ret. Born in Cambridge, MA, on March 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late...
James Marshall, Sr
Feb 1, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - James G. Marshall, Sr., 85, of 217 Sprague Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.He was the husband of the late Theresa Rackowski Marshall. Born in Fall River, MA on March 12, 1924, he was the son of the late John C. and Rosella Healey Marshall.Mr. served in the...

Frederick Kempenaar
Jan 31, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Frederick Kempenaar, 79, of 31 Gibbs Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Nancy J. Walker Kempenaar. Born in Newport, RI on March 6, 1930, he was the son of the late Esau and Saime Makinen Kempenaar.Mr. Kempenaar served in the United States Navy from...

Carolyn Laura King
Jan 30, 2010
Carolyn L. Robson King, 87, of 417 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Cumberland, RI, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010 at her home.She was the wife of the late Louis J. King.Born in Providence, RI on December 10, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Caroline Carlos Robson.Mrs. King was a supervisor at A.T. Cross in...
Lucille Mary Andrews
Jan 30, 2010
Danielson, CT - Lucille Mary Silveria Andrews, 75, of 11 Beatrice Avenue, Danielson, CT, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT.She was the wife of the late John Andrews. Born in Newport, RI on July 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Marshall Silveira. She is survived by her sons David...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

About
Memorial Funeral Homes offers a collection of obituaries for Newport and Portsmouth, RI. With services throughout Rhode Island that are updated regularly. Find local Newport and Portsmouth, Rhode Island obituaries and join us in celebrating memories and honoring their lives and legacies.