Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

John Cooper Douglas

John Cooper Douglas

Aug 31, 2009

Cincinnati, OH - John Cooper Douglas, died in his sleep on August 31, 2009, at age 26, at his apartment in Newport, RI. Born in Cincinnati, OH on December 4, 1982, he was the son of Robert C. and Cynthia Bausewine Douglas.He was a graduate of Archbishop McNicholas High School and attended Ohio University School of Music. He was an...

George Dewey Roche, Jr

George Dewey Roche, Jr

Aug 29, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - George D. Dewey Roche, Jr., 66, of 2121 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at home. Born in Fall River, MA on March 12, 1943, he was the son of the late George Dewick and Joyce Sherman Roche.Dewey had many talents and abilities, not the least was making people laugh with his...

Allen Paul

Allen Paul

Aug 28, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Allen Larry L. Paul, 70, of 6 Third Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, August 28, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Sandra M. Pomelek Paul. Born in Massena, NY, on November 21, 1938, he was the son of the late Al and Mary Gilbo Paul. Allen was a graduate of Johnson Wales University....

John E. Smith

John E. Smith

Aug 28, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - John E. Smitty Smith, 53, of 59 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died with his loving family by his side on Friday, August 28, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Sandra L. McCollum Smith. Born in Newport, RI, on August 9, 1956, he was the son of...

Phyllis L. Bowley

Phyllis L. Bowley

Aug 27, 2009

Middletown, RI - Phyllis Lorraine Clarke Bowley, 87, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died peacefully at the nursing center on Thursday, August 27, 2009 with her family at her side. Born in Newport, RI on October 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Oswald and Genevieve Murphy Clarke.Phyllis worked at the Torpedo Station in Newport during...

Geraldine Bettencourt

Geraldine Bettencourt

Aug 26, 2009

Middletown, RI - Geraldine Jaye Turner Bettencourt, 64, of 407 East Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Larry J. Bettencourt. Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Hart Dew and Ruth Bradley Turner.Mrs. Bettencourt worked as a store clerk for...

Joyce Marie Bennett

Joyce Marie Bennett

Aug 23, 2009

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Joyce Nana Marie Bennett, 66, of 13 Balsam Street, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at her home after a prolonged battle with cancer, surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Gloucester, MA, on March 13, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Freda Boudreau Bouchie and wife of the late Frederick...

Rosemarie Robichaud

Rosemarie Robichaud

Aug 23, 2009

Tiverton, RI - Rosemarie Robichaud, 50, of Tiverton, RI, passed away at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Mass., due to complications from cancer. Born in Newport, RI on September 15, 1958, she was the daughter of Inis Lothrop Robichaud of Newport, RI and the late Harold Robichaud.Rosemarie is survived by her partner James Floor of Tiverton, RI. Also, a brother Edward...

Mark S. Weed

Mark S. Weed

Aug 22, 2009

Mark Stephen Weed, 50, of 48 Admiral Kalfbus Road, Newport, RI, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at home. He was the husband of RI Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed.Born in Newport, RI on June 4, 1959, Mark is a 1978 graduate of Rogers High School, and a 1985 graduate of Salve Regina University. He began work at Eastern Ice...

Joaquin Mello

Joaquin Mello

Aug 20, 2009

Middletown, RI - Joaquin Jack Mello, 68, of 477 Turner Road, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the devoted husband of Sharon Bourcier Mello.Born in Newport, RI on December 30, 1940, he was the son of the late Joaquin and Laura Dutra Mello.Jack retired from his career as a plumber on the...

Mary Alvanas

Mary Alvanas

Aug 19, 2009

Middletown, RI - Mary Raposa Alvanas, 96, formerly of 82 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel Alvanas, Jr. Born in the Portsmouth, RI, on July 17, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Mary Cabral Raposa.Mrs. Alvanas was a member...

Ruth Ellen Henshaw

Ruth Ellen Henshaw

Aug 18, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Ruth Ellen Sowden Henshaw, 89, formerly of 7 Donna Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at Village House, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late James S. Henshaw. Born in Fall River, MA on September 28, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Richard J. and Harriet Patterson Sowden. Mrs. Henshaw worked at...

Elinor M. Greichen

Elinor M. Greichen

Aug 17, 2009

Newport, RI - Elinor M. Libby Greichen, 78, of 6 Gillies Court, Newport, RI, died Monday, August 17, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI with her family by her side. Born in Johnston, RI on July 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Scungio Libby.Known fondly as Mother Superior of the Officers Club, Elinor retired...

John M. Teves

John M. Teves

Aug 14, 2009

Middletown, RI - John M. Teves, 75, of 20 Spruce Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Newport Hospital.John is survived by his beloved wife of 32 years Marilyn Tierney Teves.Born in Newport, RI on April 30, 1934, he was the son of Mary Jordan Teves of Middletown and the late Manuel Teves.John graduated from Rogers High School...

Benjamin Pimental

Benjamin Pimental

Aug 9, 2009

Benjamin J. BenPimental of, Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2009 in the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Dorothy O. Cunha Pimental.Born in Middletown on December 21, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary DaPonte Pimental.Mr Pimental served in the Army during WWII as a Medic in England. He worked for several years for Raytheon...

Robert T. Shaw, Jr

Robert T. Shaw, Jr

Aug 7, 2009

Middletown, RI - Robert T. Shaw, Jr., 54, of 196 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2009 at home in Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on August 17, 1954, he is the son of Wilhelmina Robinson Shaw of Middletown and the late Robert T. Shaw.Robert graduated from Middletown High School and then from Dickinson College in...

Arthur G. Ringwood

Arthur G. Ringwood

Aug 7, 2009

Westerly, RI - Arthur Grant Ringwood, 63, of Westerly, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on the evening of Friday, August 7, 2009.He was the devoted husband of the late Marilyn Rosyski Ringwood. Born in Newport, RI on June 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles Ringwood and Emilie Anderson Mello, and step son of the...

Edward Joseph Jenkins Jr

Edward Joseph Jenkins Jr

Aug 7, 2009

Edward Joseph Jenkins, JR. Middletown, RI - Edward Joseph Jenkins, Jr., 59, of 125 Corey Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Linda Jenkins. Born in Providence, RI on January 27, 1950, he was the son of Ida DiMeo Jenkins and the late Edward Joseph JenkinsMr. Jenkins was Vice President...

Joseph Barry Hicks

Joseph Barry Hicks

Aug 6, 2009

Newport, RI - Joseph Barry Hicks, 66, of 13 Rhode Island Avenue, Apt.2, Newport, died on Saturday August 1, 2009 at Newport HospitalHe was the companion of Rhoda Withers of Newport, RI. Born in Providence, RI on July 26, 1943, he was the son of the late Thomas P. and Isabella F. Barrett Hicks,Mr. Hicks worked as a telemarketer in...

William Dayley Nattress

William Dayley Nattress

Aug 5, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - William Dayley Nattress, 60, of 45 Johnnycake Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009.He was the husband of Belinda Kae Molstad Nattress. Born in Pocatello, Idaho on March 1, 1949, he was the son of the late William John and Marjorie Dayley Nattress.Dayle graduated from the University of Utah with a Doctorate in Economics. Mr. Nattresss...