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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Eleanor Elizabeth Picard

Eleanor Elizabeth Picard

Apr 14, 2010

Middletown, RI - Eleanor Wilburn Picard, 89, of formerly of Blenheim-Newport, Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Francis Joseph Picard. Born in Union, SC on July 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William Wallace and Ella Wilburn Wilburn.Mrs. Picard met her...

Virginia Rosemary Mello

Virginia Rosemary Mello

Apr 11, 2010

Newport, RI - Virginia R. Souza Mello, 94, of 7 Bradford Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at home.She was the wife of the late Joseph T. Mello. Born in Newport, RI, on June 26, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Manuel L. and Virginia Guieva Souza.Mrs. Mello worked for many, many years at Egan Laundry...

Muriel A. Rolfe

Muriel A. Rolfe

Apr 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Muriel A. Rolfe, 78, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Myron L. Rolfe. Born in Manchester, NH on July 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Aline Gregoire Landry.Mrs. Rolfe worked for Verizon Telephone as an investigator...

Exum Leroy Pike

Exum Leroy Pike

Apr 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Exum Leroy Pike, 93, of 75 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Cecelia Makara Pike. Born in Asheville, NC on September 25, 1916, he was the son of the late Exum Leroy and Grace Wooton Pike.Mr. Pike served in the United States...

Yvonne Marie Clinton

Yvonne Marie Clinton

Apr 10, 2010

Newport, RI - Yvonne Marie Elder Clinton, 66, of 22A Coddington Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Chicago, IL on Nov. 6, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Inez Knighten Elder.Mrs. Clinton was a dedicated and faithful Jehovahs Witness. She was an avid bowler, loved entertaining...

Elizabeth H. Dennis

Elizabeth H. Dennis

Apr 8, 2010

Middletown, RI - Elizabeth Houlihan Dennis, 94, of 1052 East Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert I. Dennis. Born in Newport, RI on January 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Mary Barry Houlihan.Tudy, as she...

G. Dale Cunningham

G. Dale Cunningham

Apr 8, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - G. Dale Cunningham, 86, of Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Margery L. McLeod Cunningham for 40 years. Born in Benton, AR on August 18, 1923, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Opal Westerman Cunningham.Mr. Cunningham served in the United...

Frances Mary Mcdonald

Frances Mary Mcdonald

Apr 7, 2010

Frances Dudzik McDonald, died at the age of 95 on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at St. Elizabeths Manor in Bristol, RI.She was the mother of Linda Harmon of Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of Joseph McDonald and the mother of Sandra Miller, who both predeceased her. Born in Providence, RI, she was a daughter of the late Peter Dudzik...

Margaret Katherine Palkovic

Margaret Katherine Palkovic

Apr 7, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Margaret Katherine McCarthy Palkovic, 80, of 85 Clearview Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Frederick Anthony Palkovic. Born in Fall River, MA, on March 12, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Monahan McCarthy.Mrs. Palkovic served in the United States...

Theresa P. Mills

Theresa P. Mills

Apr 6, 2010

Newport, RI - Theresa Pepin Mills, 86, of 16 Congdon Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Howard G. Mills for over 50 years. Born in Biddeford, ME on Nov. 26, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Rosilda Rondeau Pepin.Mrs. Mills was a member...

Richard Matthew Larsen

Richard Matthew Larsen

Apr 5, 2010

Newport, RI - Richard Matthew Larsen, 42, of 22 Kay Street, Newport, RI, formerly of Lake Ronkonkoma, NY and Wilton, CT, died Monday, April 5, 2010. Born in Bronxville, NY on October 27, 1967, he was the son of Edward Robert and Barbara Matsen Larsen.Mr. Larsen worked as a controller for Phoenix Bulk Carriers of Middletown, RI. He was an...

Henry B. Ward

Henry B. Ward

Apr 4, 2010

Henry Burrill Ward, 83, of Stockton Drive, Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara E. Moreau Ward.Born in Newport, RI on September 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Gladys Langley Ward.Mr. Ward was a civil engineer at the Public Works Center at the Newport...

Walter M. Conley

Walter M. Conley

Apr 2, 2010

Walter M. Conley Middletown, RI - Walter M. Conley, 88, of 65 Crest Street, Middletown, RI, formerly of Tuckerman Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, April 2, 2010 at the John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of 50 years, to the late Elizabeth Ann Chapman Conley, who died in November of 2009. Born in Newport, RI on April...

Alfred V. Corey

Alfred V. Corey

Mar 31, 2010

Alfred V. Corey, 101, of 301 Bulgarmarsh Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Middletown, RI passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Warren Center in Warren, RIHe was the husband of Helena Arruda Corey and the former husband of Emilia P. Corey.Born in Fayal, Azores, Portugal on July 15, 1908, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria...

Sophia Dias

Sophia Dias

Mar 30, 2010

Newport, RI - Sophia Galante Dias, 90, of 9 Bradford Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Elias B. Dias. Born in New Bedford, MA on May 13, 1912 she was the daughter of the late Antonio M. and Alexandrina Tavares Galante.Mrs. Dias volunteered for...

Brian Carl Free

Brian Carl Free

Mar 30, 2010

Middletown, RI - Brian C. Free, at the age of 42 passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 from a long time illness. He was the son of the late Herbert Free of Alabama and the late Alice Bollin Free of Newport, RI.Brian was an avid Red Sox and Patriots Fan. He had a real passion for sports to include...

John Volpe

John Volpe

Mar 30, 2010

Jamestown, RI - John Volpe, 88, of 275 East Shore Road, Jamestown, RI, died Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Eleanor M. White Volpe. Born in Providence, RI on May 26, 1921, he was the son of the late Ermelindo Volpe and Doratea Barricelli Volpe.Mr. Volpe worked for 50 years...

Michael Joseph Oliveira

Michael Joseph Oliveira

Mar 29, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Michael Joseph Oliveira, 58, of 114 Ormerod Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.He was the husband of Sharon Ann Cook Oliveira. Born in Newport, RI on April 7, 1951, he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Mary Vierra Oliveira.Mr. Oliveira worked as a materials specialist at...

Calvin P. Ford, Jr

Calvin P. Ford, Jr

Mar 29, 2010

Middletown, RI - Calvin P. Ford, Jr., 79, of 417 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 15 Cathy Circle, Portsmouth, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Deronda Hart Ford. Born in Newport, RI on November 30, 1930, he was the son of the late Calvin P. and Henrietta...

Mary Dumont

Mary Dumont

Mar 29, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Mary Jones Dumont, 81, of 120 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Armand Dumont. Born in Kansas City, MO on December 21, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lula Skinner Jones.Mrs. Dumont grew up in Independence, MO and moved around as...