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Robert Stevens Offersen
Nov 20, 2009
Middletown, RI - Robert Stevens Offersen, peacefully passed away after a prolonged illness on November 20, 2009.He was the husband of Doris Lang Offersen for the past 64 years. Born in Chicago, IL on August 14, 1921, he was the son of the late Archibald J. and Violet Stevens Offersen.Robert served in the United States Navy and was a Pearl...
Emma Ruth Owens
Nov 20, 2009
Middletown, RI - Emma Ruth Evans Owens, 90, of 164 Boulevard, Middletown, RI, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Robert W. Owens.Born in Dayton, OH on December 23, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Alva and Edna Evans.Mrs. Owens was a 1940 graduate of Rogers...
Elizabeth Ann Conley
Nov 20, 2009
Middletown, RI - Elizabeth Ann Chapman Conley, 75, of Crest Street, Middletown, RI, died Friday, November 20, 2009 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Walter M. Conley.Born in Newport, RI on February 13, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen Cleary Chapman.Mrs. Conley was avid gardener. She was a caregiver for many years to...
Dwight S. Smith
Nov 20, 2009
Jamestown, RI - Dwight S. Smith, 60, of 87 Intrepid Lane, Jamestown, RI, died at home Friday, November 20, 2009, after a determined and dignified battle with cancer. He was the husband of Judith Hortman Smith.Born in Montclair, NJ on May 30, 1949, Dwight was the son of Audrey Hawthorne Smith of Soamesville, Maine and the late F. Stoddart Smith....
Dorothy May Cook Russell
Nov 19, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Dorothy May Cook Russell, 88, of Aquidneck Atria, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Glenn W. Russell.Born in Fall River, MA on July 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Willard R. and Mary Wright Cook.Mrs. Russell was a member of...
Anthony G. Vieira
Nov 18, 2009
Middletown, RI - Anthony G. Vieira, 87, of Reardon Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at the John Clarke Health Care Center in Middletown.He was the husband of Ann DelRoss Vieira.Born in San Miguel, Portugal on October 7, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Garcia Vieira.Mr. Vieira served in the United States Army...
Helen Welch Athay
Nov 17, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Helen Welch Athay, beloved wife, mother and sister, died November 15, 2009 as a result of complications from surgery.Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Robert E. Athay of Portsmouth, RI; her sister Joan Welch Loosle of Logan, UT; her brother David Welch of Bountiful, UT; her children Robert Athay of Woodbridge, VA, Lawrence Athay of Essex,...
Donald James Winning
Nov 17, 2009
Tiverton, RI - Donald James Winning, 62, of Seaconnet Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at St. Lukes Hospital in New Bedford, MA. He was the husband of Nancy R. Sisson Winning.Born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 26, 1947, he was the son of Bertha Knobel Winning of Pittsburgh, PA and the late James Winning.Mr. Winning served in...
Lucille Hambly
Nov 14, 2009
Lucille Hambly, 86, of Little Compton, RI, died Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the widow of Clarence E. Hambly.Born in Fall River, Mass, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Eva Riley Waite.Lucille was employed by many textile mills in Fall River before her retirement in the early 1980s....
Phyllis C. Bishop Manchester
Nov 14, 2009
Phyllis C. Bishop Manchester, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the age of 92. A longtime resident of Portsmouth, RI, she most recently resided at Sakonnet Bay Manor, in Tiverton, RI. Before retiring, she was a teacher for 20 years at Rogers High School.Among her many interests, she enjoyed playing bridge. Phyllis was an active member of the...
Joseph F. Pine
Nov 13, 2009
Middletown, RI - Joseph Francis Pine, 71, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Friday, November 13, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Shirley Hyatt Pine.Born in Newport, RI on April 30, 1938, he was the son of the late Frank P. and Rose Bettencourt Pine.Mr. Pine worked for Mello Construction, JAM and RJ...
Joyce Dipietro
Nov 12, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Joyce Mary DiPietro, 57, of 45 Robin Rd, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, November 12, 2009 at Southpointe Rehabilitation and Skilled Center, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Henry DiPietro. Born in Boston, MA on March 8, 1952, she was the daughter of Eleanor Healey Slattery of Quincy, MA and the late Paul V Slattery. Mrs. Dipietro...
Linda Mary Owens
Nov 11, 2009
Newport, RI - Linda Mary Andrade Owens, 87, formerly of Pond Avenue, Newport, and Ellery Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at The Mansion Nursing Home, Central Falls, RI.She was the wife of the late Austin George Owens. Born in Fall River, MA on March 10, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Diana Medeiros Andrade.Mrs....
Maria T. Thomas
Nov 11, 2009
Middletown, RI - Maria T. Zagaglia Thomas, 87, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Gould Street, Newport and Bayview Park, Middletown, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Lawrence Mainard Thomas.Born in Newport, RI on December 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Angelo...
Pauline Wall
Nov 10, 2009
Pauline D. Wall, 83, of 182 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at home. She was the wife of the late Larry L. Wall, USN, Ret.Born in Brockton, MA on July 27, 1926 and raised her family in Newport. Over the last several years, she loved playing Bingo at the Middletown Knights of Columbus and the Fall...
Mark D. Francis
Nov 8, 2009
Deltona, FL - Mark Donald Francis, Sr., 44, of Deltona, FL, formerly of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 8, 2009 in Deltona.Born in Newport, RI on January 9, 1965, he was the son of Jacqueline Jewell Francis of Portsmouth, RI and Richard Francis, Sr. and his wife Linda Burgess Francis of Florida.Mark graduated from Middletown High School in 1983....
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....
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