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Lawrence Bradley Lufkin
Jun 11, 2010
Lawrence B. Lufkin Tiverton, RI - Lawrence B. Lufkin, 59, of 50 Cherry Lane, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Washington, Street, North Attleboro, MA, died Friday, June 11, 2010 at home. Born in Ft. Pierce, FL on February 27, 1951, he was the son of the late Bradley and Mary Davis Lufkin.Mr. Lufkin worked as a restaurant manager for the past...
Michael George Alexander, Sr
Jun 11, 2010
Middletown, RI - Michael George Alexander, Sr. 64, of Middletown, RI, died suddenly on Friday, June 11, 2010. Born in Newport, RI on November 12, 1945, he was the son of the late George P. and Helen A. Sylvia Alexander.Michael was a lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island and graduated from Rogers High School. He was a longtime personal aide to...
Ethel E. Kyle
Jun 10, 2010
Ethel M. Kyle of Middletown RI died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at the age of 80.She is survived by her husband of 59 years, James W. Kyle.Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Helen and Herbert McCauley.In addition to her husband, she leaves a daughter, Elizabeth Ellen Kyle, and three sons: James Herbert Kyle of Keene,...
John B. Bonds, Sr
Jun 9, 2010
Capt. John B. Bonds, Sr. of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, died on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was the husband of Elizabeth Beth Bonds, and father of John Bonds Jr and Margaret Podlich. Capt. Bonds was a 26 year veteran of the US Navy and was a professor at The Citadel.
Moira Libby
Jun 7, 2010
Moira A. Gouthreau Libby, 66, of Shangri-La Lane, Middletown, RI, died Monday, June 7, 2010 at home with her family. She was the wife of Alan D. Libby of Middletown.Born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, on July 14, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Hazel Francis Gouthreau.Mrs. Libby was a manager at the Newport Mini Storage...
Eduardo A. Quadros
Jun 7, 2010
Middletown, RI - Eduardo A. Quadros, 74, of 6 Atlantic Drive, Middletown, RI, died Monday, June 7, 2010 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Maria A. Amelia Quadros. Born in St. George, the Azores, on January 28, 1936, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Candida Quadros.Mr. Quadros worked as a...
Quinton S. Ivy
Jun 7, 2010
Middletown, RI - Dr. Quinton S. Ivy, 83, of Middletown, RI, and Spauldings West Shore in Colchester, Vermont, passed away Monday, June 7, 2010 surrounded by his family.Quinton was a former pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church, Middletown, RI and St. Pauls United Methodist Church in Newport, RI. Born in Hamlin, Texas on September 2, 1926, he was the son...
James P. Kelly
Jun 5, 2010
KELLY, JAMES JIM of Tiverton, RI: 66, died June 5, 2010 after a long struggle with Alzheimers Disease. Jim was born on July 19th, 1943 to Hugh and Katherine Kelly, the youngest of three children. He was raised in Framingham, MA where he attended Framingham High School. While there, he captained the hockey team to the first state championship in...
Eileen G. Nimmo
Jun 5, 2010
Eileen G. Bowley Nimmo, 91, of Third Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late William Nimmo, Jr., Captain, Newport Police Department, Retired.Born in Newport, RI on January 25, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Bill Bowley, who was the blacksmith in Newport for over 50 years,...
Frederick C.B. Smyth, Jr
Jun 4, 2010
Frederick C.B. Smyth, Jr. 57, of 26 Friendship Street, Jamestown, RI, died unexpectedly on Friday, June 4, 2010 surrounded by his loving daughter and family. Born in Newport, RI on December 14, 1952, he was the son of the late Norma Whaley and Frederick C.B. Smyth, Sr.Fred was a 1971 graduate of Rogers High School and went on to receive...
Helen Louise Silvia Viera
Jun 3, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Helen Louise Silvia Viera, 74, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Benjamin Viera.Born in Portsmouth, RI, on April 23, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Helen L. Soares Silvia.Helen worked at NUWC as a Support Services Supervisor for over 40 years. She...
Charlotte E. Van Hof
Jun 3, 2010
Bristol, RI - Charlotte Emerson Van Hof, 88, of 1 Dawn Hill, Bristol, RI, died Thursday, June 3, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Manor, East Bay, Bristol. She was the wife of the late Klaas Van Hof. Born in Revere Beach, MA on Dec. 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Clara Gillette Emerson.Mrs. Van Hof served...
Nancy Lantz
Jun 1, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Peirce Lantz, 96, of 1378 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Norman Reginald Lantz. Born in Lyndenville, VT on July 19, 1913, she was the daughter of the late George and Marion Greene Peirce.During the 1950s and...
Frances Naomi Gustafson
Jun 1, 2010
Frances Naomi Whisenhunt Gustafson Portsmouth, RI - Frances Naomi Whisenhunt Gustafson, 80, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Riverside, CA and Stamford, CT for 51 years, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Arthur D. Gustafson. Born in Santa Ana, CA on August 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Oral and...
Richard Blair Pretat
Jun 1, 2010
Richard Blair Prtat, 86, died June 1, 2010 at the RI Veterans Home. Born in Providence, R.I., he was the son of Miriam and George B. Prtat both deceased and the husband of Jane Reynolds Prtat of Portsmouth, R.I.With his business partner, Thomas R. Woods, he was co-owner of Woods and Prtat Appliance Co. in Providence for over 30 years.While...
Arthur A. Souza
May 29, 2010
Pawtucket, RI - Arthur A Souza, 74, of 51 Cute Street, Pawtucket, RI, formerly of Newport, died Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, RI.He was the husband of Betsy Bjerke Souza of Pawtucket. Born in Fall River, MA on November, 15, 1935, he was the son of the late Arthur A and Pauline Caloura Souza. He is...
Earl N. Kennedy, Jr
May 27, 2010
Earl N. Kennedy, Jr., 70, of Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at his familys home.Born in Canton, Ohio on September 16, 1939, he was the son of the late Earl and Ethel Estrauder Kennedy.Mr. Kennedy served in the United States Navy for 23 years, retiring as a senior chief. He then worked at the...
May Bacon
May 26, 2010
Middletown, RI - May Littlefield Bacon, 84, of 596 East Main Road, Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at home with her family.She was the wife of the late Carlton F. Bacon, for 50 years.Born in Jamestown, RI, on March 31, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Glass and Regina Turick Littlefield.Mrs. Bacon worked as...
Dorsey Given
May 26, 2010
Dorsey Davidge Given Newport, RI - Dorsey Davidge Given, 89, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, formerly of Gibbs Avenue, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Village House Nursing Home.She was the wife of the late Cresson Given. Born in New York, NY on September 5, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Mary Stetson Davidge.Mrs. Given received...
Gloria Vierra
May 22, 2010
Middletown - Gloria M. Beck Miller Vierra, 85, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Grand Islander Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Anthony Henry Vierra, who passed away in November of 2009.Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor Zwilling Beck.She attended schools in...
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