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Edith Brawner
Nov 7, 2009
Middletown, RI - Edith Pivarcsik Brawner, 82, of 44 Phelps Road, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Volney Edward Brawner.Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on July 9, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John Herbert and Mabel Hull Pivarcsik.Mrs. Brawner was a homemaker and long...
Rebecca Jean Jacobson
Nov 7, 2009
Woonsocket, RI - Rebecca Jean Carey Jacobson, 39, of Woonsocket, RI, died Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI.She was the wife of Jordan Seth Jacobson. Born in Troy, NY on February 22, 1970, she was the daughter of David Michael Carey and the late Donna Cannam Carey.Mrs. Jacobson worked for Choice One Communications for 10...
Maude Turner
Nov 7, 2009
Newport, RI - Maude Bryant Turner, 88, of Admiral Kalbfus Road Newport, RI, formerly of 479 Park Drive, Portsmouth, died Saturday, November 7, 2009, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Charles P. Turner. Born in Valdosta, GA on July 10, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Ivy Bryant and...
Robert I. Douglas
Nov 4, 2009
Robert I. Douglas, 88, of 125 Quaker Hill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on November 4, 2009 at Brandonwoods of Dartmouth, South Dartmouth, MA.He was the husband of the late Helen Curran Douglas. Born in Fall River, MA on May 17, 1921, he was the son of the late Grover Jacob and Bessie Albro Douglas.Mr....
Joseph Silveira
Nov 3, 2009
Middletown, RI - Joseph Silveira, 83, of Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.Born in Newport, RI on July 10, 1926, he was the son of the late Manuel R. and Rita Soares Silveira.Mr. Silveira served in the United States Navy during World War II and then again in the Korean War at the Bethesda...
Frederick C. Lohrum
Nov 2, 2009
MIDDLETOWN, RI, Frederick C. Lohrum, Fred left this world, Monday, November 2, 2009 surrounded by his family and Gods love. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Dayton Lohrum, his daughter, Kristie Sills, his daughter, Alison Lohrum and his son Fred Lohrum, Jr., grandchildren, Jillian Palmer, Madi Lohrum, Fred Lohrum III and sons-in-law Leonard Palmer and John Sills. He and...
Hope Blakeley
Nov 2, 2009
Middletown, RI - Hope Sands Blakeley, 92, of Tusitala in Middletown, died on November 2, 2009 at Newport Hospital after a brief illness.She was the wife of the late G. Bogart Blakeley. Born in Philadelphia, PA on August 15, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Harold A. Sands and Mrs. Roland Knaster.Mrs. Blakeley lived in London, England until...
Anthony P. Spero
Nov 2, 2009
Middletown, RI - Anthony Tony Spero, 93, died on Monday, November 2, 2009 at his home at 336 Boulevard, Middletown.He was the husband of the late Margaret Peg Fahey Spero. Born in Newport, RI on May 10, 1916, he was the son of the late Rose Pinto Spero and Marcus Spero of Newport.He attended Newport Public Schools and had a...
John E. Riley
Oct 31, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - John Edward Riley, 42, of 123 Highland Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at home. He was the husband of Rhonda Silvestro Riley. Born in Newport, RI on September 24, 1967, he was the son of John J. Riley Jr. of Warwick, RI and Patricia A. McCarthy-Hareld of Seekonk, MA.John worked for the Stop Shop...
Neil Joe Barnes
Oct 31, 2009
Newport, RI - Neil Joe Barnes, 62, of 10 Russell Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was born in Cohasset, MA on August 26, 1947. Joe enlisted in the Navy and served in Vietnam in DeNang. He returned to Newport and began his career as a painter. Joe loved taking trips to Foxwoods...
Ronald Lee Meriwether
Oct 30, 2009
Ronald Lee MeriwetherMiddletown, RI - Ronald Lee Meriwether, 71, of 150 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, October 30, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Alma Young Meriwether.Born in Dayton, OH on January 17, 1938, he was the son of Lizzy Kate Meriwether and the late John E. West of Dayton, OH.Mr. Meriwether was a member...
Shelley Duncan Netter
Oct 30, 2009
Shelley D. Netter Newport, RI - Shelley D. Netter, 87, of 1 Pearl Street, Newport, RI, formerly of 44 Ducksberry Road, Newton, MA, died Friday, October 30, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary Louise Royster Netter. Born in Jamestown, RI on February 11, 1922, he was the son of the late William L....
Julian O. Peckham
Oct 28, 2009
NEWPORT - Julian O. Grass Peckham, 89, of Ellery Road, Newport, RI passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Jean M. Cozzens Peckham. Born in Newport, RI on December 11, 1919, Julian was the son of Elton and Grace Peckham.Julian graduated from Rogers High School in...
Michael M. Younng
Oct 28, 2009
Newport, RI - Michael M. Younng, 79, of 553 Bellevue Ave, #12, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at his home. He was the husband of Janet Humphreys Younng. Born in Roxbury, MA on February 22, 1930, he was the son of the late Hyman and Lillian Diamond Goldstein.Mike grew up in Boston and graduated from Georgia Tech University....
Irene Rose Clark
Oct 27, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Irene Rose Pinky Clark, 58, of Windward Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Riverside Street, Portsmouth, passed away after a brief illness on October 27, 2009. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, RI on April 4, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Irene Reed Papineau.Pinky took pride in spending her...
Barbara Reinert
Oct 27, 2009
, Barbara E. Reinert, 89, of Wakefield, RI, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late William E. Reinert. Born in Newport, RI, on March 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late C. Robert and Ellen Dwyer Lynch.Barbara was a 1937 graduate of Rogers High School and a 1942...
Betty Lou Edge
Oct 25, 2009
North Kingstown, RI - Betty Lou Cullum Edge, 78, of 155 Cole Drive, North Kingstown, RI, formerly of East Greenwich, RI, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI.She was the wife of the late Robert Eugene Edge, Sr. Born in Chester, PA on July 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harry Melvin and...
Gerald Peter Cosgrove
Oct 21, 2009
Gerald P.Cosgrove age 79, passed away peacefully at Holmes Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Gerald was born in Fall River, MA on September 17, 1930. He grew up in Island Park in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and was the son of Franklyn and Mary Richards Cosgrove. He was one of 13 children. In 1990,...
Roger E. Mathieu
Oct 20, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Roger E. Mathieu, 74, of Lawrence Drive Portsmouth died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at home with his family by his side. He was the husband of Helen Furtado Mathieu. The couple was married for 45 years. He was born in Fall River, MA, the son of Peter J. Mathieu and Florence Massey Mathieu. He was the loving...
Francis Antone, Jr
Oct 17, 2009
Newport, RI - Francis Antone, Jr., 67, of 19 Ranger Road, Newport, RI, died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at home. Born in Newport, RI on June 19, 1942, he was the son of the late Francis and Laura Lessa Antone.Mr. Antone, known as Butch to many, worked as a security guard at the Newport Naval Base and for Salve Regina...
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