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Bernard A. Macdonald
Apr 25, 2010
MIDDLETOWN-Bernard A. MacDonald, 92 of Allston Avenue, Middletown, R.I. passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of 49 years to the late Kathryn Zeta Price MacDonald.Born in Newport, RI on August 25, 1917, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Katherine Mary Lehane MacDonald. Mac, as referred to by family,...
Beth A. O'Connor
Apr 24, 2010
Warren, RI - Elizabeth A. Beth OConnor, 56, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the home of her sister in Warren, RI. Born in Providence, RI, on October 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Ruth Kirchner OConnor Beth graduated from Middletown High School and went on to attend St....
Robert William Glazier
Apr 24, 2010
Newport, RI - Robert William Glazier, 79, of 20 Division Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at home.He was the husband of Carole A. Martinez Glazier. Born in Natick, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles Freeland and Louise Desplaines Glazier.Bob loved Newport, politics, gardening, and music, but mostly he enjoyed spending...
Dorothy Jean Oakley
Apr 21, 2010
Newport, RI - Dorothy Jean Barker Oakley, 84, of 20 Canonicus Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Sidney Joseph Oakley.Born in Newport, RI on June 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin B. and Helena McCarthy Barker.Mrs. Oakley had most recently...
Charles Peter Furtado
Apr 21, 2010
Newport, RI - Charles Peter Furtado, 80, of 76 Broadway, Newport, died peacefully in his sleep at the Village House Nursing Home on April 21, 2010.Born in Newport, RI on August 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louiza Perry-Silva Furtado.He was the loving husband of 56 years to Julia Marie Medrick Furtado, originally of Morgantown,...
Shirley Ann Larsen
Apr 20, 2010
Shirley A. Costa Larsen, 65, of Forest Park, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the longtime companion of Joseph Moniz, Jr. of Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on July 4, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Jeanette Manchester Costa.A 1962 graduate of Rogers High School, she enjoyed gardening, cooking...
Agnes Beaulieu
Apr 20, 2010
Fall River, MA - Agnes Oliveira Beaulieu, 84, of 140 Essex Street, Fall River, MA, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital.She was the wife of the late Alphonse Beaulieu. Born in Fall River, MA on June 15, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria daConceicao Oliveira.Mrs. Beaulieu worked for many...
Edward M. Karoli
Apr 19, 2010
Beverly Hills, FL - Edward M. Karoli, 92, of Beverly Hills, FL, formerly of Newport, RI and Bristol, RI, passed away on April 19, 2010 after a short illness.He was born on January 22, 1918, in Newport, RI to the late Edward and Edith Metcalfe Karoli.He is survived by his wife Pauline Karoli of Beverly Hills, FL, his daughter Jean...
Eleanor R. Nielsen
Apr 18, 2010
Middletown, RI - Eleanor R. OConnell Nielsen, 82, of John Clarke Nursing Home, Middletown, RI, formerly of 70 Hargraves Drive, Portsmouth, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the nursing home.She was the wife of the late Niels T. Nielsen. Born in Taylors, SC on November 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary McCarthy OConnell.Mrs. Nielsen...
Stacey L. Ferguson
Apr 18, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Stacey L. Ferguson, 43, of 326 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.Born in Newport, RI on February 1, 1967, she was the daughter of William P. Sullivan of Jamestown, RI, and Patricia A. Reeve and Ernest Larsen of Middletown, RI.Stacey had worked in the auto...
Christopher J. Simmons, Iii
Apr 16, 2010
Christopher J. Simmons III, 78, of 63 Black Point Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Constance DeCotis Simmons.Born in Newport, RI on October 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Christopher J. and Pauline Higgins Simmons.Mr. Simmons had attended West Point and the University of...
Nancy Carney
Apr 14, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Swist Carney, 73, of 51 Middle Road, Anthony House, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on August 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Doris Pickering Swist.Mrs. Carney had worked as a switch board...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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