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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Helen Christine Albro

Helen Christine Albro

Feb 25, 2010

Newport, RI - Helen Christine Toner Albro, 59, of 142 Van Zandt Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 248 Park Holm, Newport, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on November 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Frank A. and Grace Congdon Toner. She was a certified nursing...

Manuel L. Leander

Manuel L. Leander

Feb 25, 2010

Middletown, RI - Manuel L. Leander, 89, of 32 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at home.He was the husband of the late Evelyn Mary Moitoza Leander. Born in Middletown, RI on May 30, 1920, he was the son of the late Antone and Recada Soueria Leander.Mr. Leander owned and operated Leander Painting Co. for 43 years,...

Kathleen Silvia

Kathleen Silvia

Feb 24, 2010

Tiverton, RI - Kathleen Pavao Silvia, 65, of 645 Fish Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Brownell Lane, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of George A. Silvia. Born in Fall River, MA on October 27, 1944, she was the daughter of Antone and Deolinda Garcia Pavao.Mrs. Silvia attended St. Anthonys Church while...

Margaret Ann Notarangelo

Margaret Ann Notarangelo

Feb 24, 2010

New Bedford, MA - Maragaret Ann Ruscetta Notarangelo, 70, of 369 Summer Street, New Bedford, MA, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford, MA.She was the wife of the late Vincent F. Notarangelo.Born in Newport, RI on March 24, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Marie Feissette Ruscetta.Mrs. Notarangelo worked for St....

Myron L. Emanuel

Myron L. Emanuel

Feb 23, 2010

Newport, RI - Myron Mike Emanuel, 89, of 8 Whitfield Place, Newport, RI, also of Manhattan, NY, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Maud M. Emanuel for 62 years.Born in Brooklyn, NY on Oct. 25, 1920, he was the son of the late Levy A. and Anna Ullman Emanuel.Mike, as he...

Willard G. Plumley

Willard G. Plumley

Feb 23, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - PO1 Willard G. Plumley, USN ret., 73, of 5 Donna Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Mary Lou Rodrigues Plumley. Born in Meadow Creek, WV on October 31, 1936, he was the son of the late Earlis C. and Georgia Plumley.Mr. Plumley was...

Robert D. Cooper

Robert D. Cooper

Feb 22, 2010

Robert Donald Cooper, 92, formerly of 50 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, and 92 Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010 at St. Clare Home in Newport.He was the husband of the late Madelin Barbara Pedro Cooper.Born in Avery County, NC on September 17, 1917, he was the son of the late George Washington Cooper and Jane Turbeville Cooper....

Mary G. Phillips

Mary G. Phillips

Feb 22, 2010

Middletown, RI - Mary G. White Phillips, 86, of 6 Columbia Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.She was the wife of the late Alfred J. Phillips. Born in Newport, RI on April 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Candida Raposa White.Mrs. Phillips worked at General...

David John Weaver

David John Weaver

Feb 20, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - David John Weaver, 45, of 38 South Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at home.Born in Newport, RI on May 30, 1964, he was the son of James E. and Joyce Hanson Weaver, of Hudson, FL.David worked as a maintenance technician for Sunny Acres Mobile Homes for 14 years. He was an avid fisherman. He...

Phyllis Bartlett Pritchard

Phyllis Bartlett Pritchard

Feb 18, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Phyllis B. Pritchard, 53, of 106 Norseman Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at home with her husband by her side.She was the wife of Paul Edward Pritchard. Born in Melrose, MA on January 5, 1957, she was the daughter of Lydia Belle Benson Pritchard of Melrose, MA and the late George Bartlett.Mrs. Pritchard worked...

Bruce A. Mcpherson

Bruce A. Mcpherson

Feb 18, 2010

Middletown, RI - Bruce A. McPherson, 49, of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Jane Patota McPherson of Middletown. Born in Newport, RI on March 15, 1960, he was the son of Harold W. and Ann Calassa McPherson, Jr. of Wildwood, MO, formerly of Newport, RI.Bruce was...

James E. Peckham

James E. Peckham

Feb 16, 2010

Newport, RI - James E. Peckham, 91, of 325 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of the late Laura Wadsworth Peckham. Born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Reginald E. and Nellie OBrien Peckham.Mr. Peckham had worked as a jewelry designer...

James E. Peckham

James E. Peckham

Feb 16, 2010

Newport, RI - James E. Peckham, 91, of 325 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of the late Laura Wadsworth Peckham. Born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Reginald E. and Nellie OBrien Peckham.Mr. Peckham had worked as a jewelry designer...

Elizabeth Weiss

Elizabeth Weiss

Feb 16, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Elizabeth Gschwind Weiss, 96, of 49 Fischer Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Lee A. Weiss. Born in Bronx, NY on May 18, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothea Gschwind.Mrs. Weiss was a communicant of St. Marys...

William Keith Mallinson

William Keith Mallinson

Feb 13, 2010

Middletown, RI - William Bill Keith Mallinson, Sr. USN Capt. Ret 79, passed away on February 13, 2010 unexpectedly at his Punta Gorda Fl, Home. He was the husband of Carolyn H. McNeil and in the summer celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. He was the only child of the late John K. Mallinson and Jeanne A. Windhorst of Millerton, NY.Bill...

Frank Britto

Frank Britto

Feb 11, 2010

Frank Britto, 85, of King Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Barbara Ann Jones.Born in New Bedford, MA on May 27, 1924, he was the son of the late Jose and Catherine Lopes Britto. Mr. Britto was a US Navy Veteran of World War II having...

Jeanne E. Berggren

Jeanne E. Berggren

Feb 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Jeanne E. Hayden Berggren, 85, of 132 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport.She was the wife of Arthur Curtis Berggren. Born in Pittsfield, MA, on June 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Littleton and Ethel Tucker Hayden.Mrs. Berggren worked as an executive assistant for...

Frederick James

Frederick James

Feb 11, 2010

Newport, RI - Frederick G. Mike James, 83, of 22 Pearl Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI on February 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Annie Deshields James.Mr. James served in the United States Navy. He worked as an Electrician at the Naval Construction Battalion Center....

Marilla F. Perras

Marilla F. Perras

Feb 10, 2010

Marilla Fyler Perras, 89, of Atria Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Glastonbury, CT, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at home. She was the wife of Irvin M. Perras. Born in East Hartford, CT on December 29, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Daisy Mae Fyler. Mrs. Perras was an Assistant Bank Manager at...

Erdice Rockhill Pardee

Erdice Rockhill Pardee

Feb 9, 2010

Newport, RI - Erdice Rockhill Pardee, age 81, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on February 9, 2010.Erdice was born on July 30, 1928 in Manhattan, New York to Jerome Burton and Marianne Wickham Rockhill, also of New York.She attended Kent Place School in New Jersey and Vassar College.She married Stewart Trevor Pardee on September 24, 1954....