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Paul D. Cookinham
Jan 28, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Paul Donald Cookinham, 67, of 48 Sherwood Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Judy Lee Chin Cookinham. Born in Newport, RI on June 30, 1942, he was the son of the late Harry Vinton and Cecilia Wojnar Cookinham.Mr. Cookinham owned and operated PJS Trucking...
Angela N. Medeiros
Jan 28, 2010
Middletown, RI - Angela Nascimento Diogo Medeiros, 90, of Rosedale Terrace, Middletown, RI, formerly of 70 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the beloved wife of the late John S. Medeiros. Born in Arrifes, Sao Miguel, Azores on December 25, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Emilia Raposo Diogo....
Anna G. Clarke
Jan 27, 2010
Middletown, RI - Anna Kelleyhouse Clarke, 94, of 35 Ellery Avenue, Middletown, RI, died peacefully at the Grand Islander Nursing Home on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 of Pneumonia.She was the wife of the late Volney R. Clarke. Born in Glochester, MA on July 17, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel West and Annie Knutsford Thurston. When Anna...
Eloise Mae Driscoll
Jan 26, 2010
Eloise Mae Phillips Driscoll, 80, of Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late George A. Driscoll.Born in Newport, RI on May 9, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Lillian Sisson Phillips.Mrs. Driscoll was a salesclerk for the Newport Preservation Society for many years...
Earl Raymond White, Jr
Jan 26, 2010
Tiverton, RI - Earl Raymond White, Jr., 84, of 23 Riverview Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Heatherwood Health Care Center, 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI.He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Marie Mercedes Mickey Gockley White. Born in Fall River, MA on November 11, 1925, he was the son of the late...
Evelyn D. Ferretti
Jan 24, 2010
Middletown, RI - Evelyn D.Diaz Ferretti, 74, of 10 Donald Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Pasco Ferretti. Born in Newport, RI on May 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Mary Lewis Diaz. In addition to her husband of twenty years, she...
Carol Easterbrooks
Jan 23, 2010
Carol Schastey Easterbrooks Portsmouth, RI - Carol Schastey Easterbrooks, 62, of 99 Carter Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at home. Born in Tenafly, NJ on December 14, 1947, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Judge Schastey.Mrs. Easterbrooks had worked as a clerk at Potters in Newport for several years. She enjoyed traveling, especially...
Wilma K. Lyons
Jan 22, 2010
Wilma K. Luecht Lyons Middletown, RI - Wilma K. Luecht Lyons, 79, of 9 Collins Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Joseph Thomas Lyons, Sr. Born in Wilmont, MN, she was the daughter of the late Jonas A. and Augusta Hermann Luecht.Mrs. Lyons was a self employed seamstress...
Alfred Woodworth Ellis, Jr
Jan 21, 2010
Narragansett, RI - Alfred Woodworth Ellis, Jr., 82, of Narragansett, RI, and formerly of the Point Section, Newport, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary F. Rossi Ellis. Born in Winthrop, MA on June 11, 1927, he was the son of the late Alfred Woodworth and Gertrude Nelson Ellis.Mr....
John Thomas Pearson, Jr
Jan 20, 2010
Middletown, RI - John T. Pearson Jr., 93, of 203 Tuckerman Ave, Middletown, RI, formerly of Syracuse, New York, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Dorothy McVene Pearson. Born in Stamford, CT on March 29, 1916, he was the son of the late John T. and...
Helen A. Thomas
Jan 16, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Helen A Thomas, 93, of Bristol and formerly of 1194 Anthony Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI.She was the wife of the late Floyd E. Thomas. Born in Tiverton, RI on Feb. 23, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Frederick C and Martha Fraits Wilbour.Mrs. Thomas worked...
Albert T. Tifft
Jan 16, 2010
Albert T. Tifft Middletown, RI - Albert T. Tifft, 91, of 20 Rosa Road, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 10, 1918, he was the son of the late Arthur T. and Rose Schulz Tifft. Mr. Tifft went through the Newport Schools and lived on the Island all...
Robert Sloan Fallow
Jan 16, 2010
Robert Sloan Fallow Newport, RI - Robert Sloan Fallow, 86, of 49 Third Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, January 16, 2010 at home.He was the husband of Mary Jeanne Bouchard Fallow. Born in Providence, RI on June 18, 1923, he was the son of the late William and Myrtle Hughes Fallow. He was a Veteran of the US Coast Guard,...
Gloria Eloise Gibbons
Jan 15, 2010
Gloria Eloise Williams Gibbons, 79, formerly of 8 Bradford Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2010 at the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Newport.She was the wife of Charles E. Gibbons.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 15, 1930, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ivy Mildred Seale Williams.Mrs. Gibbons was...
Marie Kent
Jan 15, 2010
Middletown, RI - Marie Garrison Kent, 71, of 969 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, passed away Friday, January 15, 2010 at Newport Hospital after a short illness. She was the wife of Robert C. Kent with whom she celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary this past August. Born in Newport, RI on July 17, 1938, she was the daughter of the...
Susan Elizabeth Hurley
Jan 15, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Susan Elizabeth Hurley, 68, of 42 Clearview Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, January 15, 2010 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born in Woonsocket, RI on December 18, 1941, she was the daughter of the Edward R. Hurley and the late Arlene ONeill Hurley.Susan was a 1959 graduate of St. Catherines School. She worked at Newport...
Neal Vars
Jan 14, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Neal Vars, 62, of 3 4th Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, January 14, 2010, at home surrounded by his family, in Portsmouth, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on January 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Neal F. and Pauline Manchester Vars.Mr. Vars was a member of the Portsmouth Senior Center, and a member of...
Bessie L. Roberts
Jan 13, 2010
Newport, RI - Bessie L. Walker Roberts, 84, of 98 Kay Street, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles L. Roberts, Sr. a police officer in Millburn N.J. Born in Newport, RI on September 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Louis and...
Mary Louise Samuels
Jan 13, 2010
Newport, RI - Mary Louise Samuels, 93, of 14 Sea View Avenue, Newport, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Born in Newport, RI on March 28, 1916, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Murphy Samuels.Mary worked as an administrative secretary at the Newport Naval Hospital for 32 years...
Billie H. Carey
Jan 12, 2010
CAREY, Billie H., 73, of Bristol, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, and Seekonk, MA died after a courageous two and a half year battle with pancreatic cancer surrounded by his loving family on January 12, 2010. He was born in Texas, the son of the late Harold and Lorene Carey of Irving, Texas. He has a late brother, James M....
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