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Letty Ray Quarry
Feb 8, 2010
Newport, RI - Letty Ray Church Quarry, 97, of St. Clare Home, Spring Street, Newport, formerly of 5 LaSalle Place, Newport passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, February 8. She was the wife of the late Newport Police Patrolman Robert N. Quarry Sr.Born in Newport, RI on September 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late...
Wilfred C. Eckersley, Jr
Feb 7, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Wilfred Charles Eckersley Jr., 87, of 74 Cedard Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Elaine Margaret Duff Eckersley. Born in Fall River, MA, on June 2, 1922, he was the son of the late Wilfred Charles and Betsy Halshaw Eckersley.Mr. Eckersley had...
Marion Etta Reynolds
Feb 5, 2010
Marion Etta Reynolds Newport, RI - Marion Etta Reynolds, Ella, 78, of 34 Vernon Ave, Newport, RI, died Saturday February 6, 2010 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Elmer A. Reynolds Sr. for 55 years. Born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Pauline Martin...
Marie E. Burke
Feb 5, 2010
Newport, RI - Marie E Burke, 89, of 15 Whitwell Ave, Newport, RI, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, after a short illness. . Born in Providence, RI on August 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Estelle Perry Burke. She is survived by her sister Eileen Burke of Newport, RI...
Inez Rose Trent
Feb 3, 2010
Middletown, RI - Inez Rose Almeida Trent, 92, of 193 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 58 Hall Avenue, Newport, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Louis Trent. Born in New Bedford, MA on October 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Manuel...
Avis M. Bachus
Feb 2, 2010
Avis M. Bachus, 97, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, formerly of John Street, Newport, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Heatherwood. Born in Newport, RI on March 13, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Lydia Barlow Clarke.Avis grew up in Newport and attended Newport Schools. As an adult, she worked in domestic service her entire...
Angela Bishop
Feb 1, 2010
Middletown, RI - Angela Chagaris Bishop, 76, of 207 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, for the past 20+ years, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at the home of her son surrounded by her children.She was the wife of the late BMC Broaddus Bishop, US Navy, Ret. Born in Cambridge, MA, on March 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late...
James Marshall, Sr
Feb 1, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - James G. Marshall, Sr., 85, of 217 Sprague Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 1, 2010 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.He was the husband of the late Theresa Rackowski Marshall. Born in Fall River, MA on March 12, 1924, he was the son of the late John C. and Rosella Healey Marshall.Mr. served in the...
Frederick Kempenaar
Jan 31, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Frederick Kempenaar, 79, of 31 Gibbs Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Nancy J. Walker Kempenaar. Born in Newport, RI on March 6, 1930, he was the son of the late Esau and Saime Makinen Kempenaar.Mr. Kempenaar served in the United States Navy from...
Carolyn Laura King
Jan 30, 2010
Carolyn L. Robson King, 87, of 417 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Cumberland, RI, passed away Saturday, January 30, 2010 at her home.She was the wife of the late Louis J. King.Born in Providence, RI on December 10, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Caroline Carlos Robson.Mrs. King was a supervisor at A.T. Cross in...
Lucille Mary Andrews
Jan 30, 2010
Danielson, CT - Lucille Mary Silveria Andrews, 75, of 11 Beatrice Avenue, Danielson, CT, died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT.She was the wife of the late John Andrews. Born in Newport, RI on July 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Marshall Silveira. She is survived by her sons David...
Paul D. Cookinham
Jan 28, 2010
Portsmouth, RI - Paul Donald Cookinham, 67, of 48 Sherwood Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Judy Lee Chin Cookinham. Born in Newport, RI on June 30, 1942, he was the son of the late Harry Vinton and Cecilia Wojnar Cookinham.Mr. Cookinham owned and operated PJS Trucking...
Angela N. Medeiros
Jan 28, 2010
Middletown, RI - Angela Nascimento Diogo Medeiros, 90, of Rosedale Terrace, Middletown, RI, formerly of 70 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the beloved wife of the late John S. Medeiros. Born in Arrifes, Sao Miguel, Azores on December 25, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Emilia Raposo Diogo....
Anna G. Clarke
Jan 27, 2010
Middletown, RI - Anna Kelleyhouse Clarke, 94, of 35 Ellery Avenue, Middletown, RI, died peacefully at the Grand Islander Nursing Home on Wednesday, January 27, 2010 of Pneumonia.She was the wife of the late Volney R. Clarke. Born in Glochester, MA on July 17, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Lemuel West and Annie Knutsford Thurston. When Anna...
Eloise Mae Driscoll
Jan 26, 2010
Eloise Mae Phillips Driscoll, 80, of Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late George A. Driscoll.Born in Newport, RI on May 9, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Delbert and Lillian Sisson Phillips.Mrs. Driscoll was a salesclerk for the Newport Preservation Society for many years...
Earl Raymond White, Jr
Jan 26, 2010
Tiverton, RI - Earl Raymond White, Jr., 84, of 23 Riverview Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Heatherwood Health Care Center, 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI.He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Marie Mercedes Mickey Gockley White. Born in Fall River, MA on November 11, 1925, he was the son of the late...
Evelyn D. Ferretti
Jan 24, 2010
Middletown, RI - Evelyn D.Diaz Ferretti, 74, of 10 Donald Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, January 24, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Pasco Ferretti. Born in Newport, RI on May 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Mary Lewis Diaz. In addition to her husband of twenty years, she...
Carol Easterbrooks
Jan 23, 2010
Carol Schastey Easterbrooks Portsmouth, RI - Carol Schastey Easterbrooks, 62, of 99 Carter Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at home. Born in Tenafly, NJ on December 14, 1947, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Judge Schastey.Mrs. Easterbrooks had worked as a clerk at Potters in Newport for several years. She enjoyed traveling, especially...
Wilma K. Lyons
Jan 22, 2010
Wilma K. Luecht Lyons Middletown, RI - Wilma K. Luecht Lyons, 79, of 9 Collins Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Joseph Thomas Lyons, Sr. Born in Wilmont, MN, she was the daughter of the late Jonas A. and Augusta Hermann Luecht.Mrs. Lyons was a self employed seamstress...
Alfred Woodworth Ellis, Jr
Jan 21, 2010
Narragansett, RI - Alfred Woodworth Ellis, Jr., 82, of Narragansett, RI, and formerly of the Point Section, Newport, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary F. Rossi Ellis. Born in Winthrop, MA on June 11, 1927, he was the son of the late Alfred Woodworth and Gertrude Nelson Ellis.Mr....
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