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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Patrick Michael O'Keefe

Patrick Michael O'Keefe

May 12, 2009

Middletown, RI - Patrick Michael OKeefe, 59, of 19 Namquid Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of 35 Extension Street, Newport, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Mary Rose Martin OKeefe. Born in New Rochelle, NY on July 27, 1949, he was the son of the late Edward and Sarah Scanlon OKeefe. Patrick was...

Margaretta Maganini Clulow

Margaretta Maganini Clulow

May 12, 2009

Newport, RI - Margaretta Maganini Clulow, of Newport, Rhode Island, died Tuesday, May 12th in Providence, after a long illness. She had been a long-time resident of Greenwich, CT, prior to moving to Newport.Margy - as her family and friends knew her - was an artist, designer, writer, music-lover, friend and most importantly, mother. She was known for her ready...

Lcdr Richard O Blomquist

Lcdr Richard O Blomquist

May 11, 2009

LCDR Richard O. Blomquist, USN, Ret., 86, of Hopeworth Avenue, Bristol, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital.Born December 24, 1922 in Malden, MA, he was the son of Karl and Helen Cullinane Blomquist. He grew up in Riverside, RI, in the care of his Aunt and Uncle Alfreida and Sam Whipple. He was the husband...

Mary C. Dias

Mary C. Dias

May 7, 2009

Middletown, RI - Mary De Costa Dias, passed away on May 7, 2009 at Newport Hospital. She was 90 and would have been 91 on May 19, 2009.She was born in Newport. She was the wife of the late Arthur C. Dias for 66 years and was the daughter of Antone and Georgiana Pacheco De Costa.Mary is survived by her...

Nicholas Hansen, Jr

Nicholas Hansen, Jr

May 7, 2009

Nicholas Hansen, 94, of Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI, died Thursday, May 7, 2009 at Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI.He was the husband of the late Gracie Russell Hansen. Born in Newport, RI on Apr. 4, 1915, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Elsie Hansen Hansen.A lifetime resident of Newport, RI, his hobbies included photography, bike riding,...

Doris Elizabeth Lewis

Doris Elizabeth Lewis

May 5, 2009

Newport, RI - Doris Elizabeth Rice Lewis, 96, of 38 Homer Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 13, 1913, at Poplar Street in Newport, RI, in a Historical Home bearing a plaque today, she later grew up at 13 Elizabeth Street in Newport. She was...

Pauline Pritchard

Pauline Pritchard

May 5, 2009

Bristol, RI - Pauline Hattauer Pritchard, 86, of Bristol Woods Drive, Bristol, RI, died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late William Asher Pritchard. Born in New York City, NY on May 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruby Smith Hattauer. Mrs. Pritchard raised her family...

Patsy Carbo

Patsy Carbo

May 4, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Patsy Carbo, 83, of 20 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Virginia Mae Kinder Carbo. Born in Brookfield, OH on January 3, 1926, he was the son of the late Patsy and Dolores Condi Carbo.Mr. Carbo served in the United States Army during...

Geraldine Osmanski

Geraldine Osmanski

May 2, 2009

Bristol, RI - Geraldine Galuhn Osmanski, 79, of 4 Slocum Street, Bristol, RI, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Osmanski. Born in Chicago, IL on May 25, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Harriett Galuhn.Mrs. Osmanski was Shopper extrordineire. She was also an...

Roy A. Greenson

Roy A. Greenson

Apr 30, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Roy A. Greenson, 80, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Barbara Padelford Greenson. Born in Boston, MA on February 2, 1929, he was the son of the late Harold and Ellen Livingstone Greenson.Mr. Greenson grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada and joined...

Efstratis Mellekas

Efstratis Mellekas

Apr 26, 2009

Middletown, RI - Efstratia Toula Sologiozy Mellekas, 79, of 22 Willow Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 surrounded by her family at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of James Mellekas. Born in Pamfila, Mytiline, Greece, on March 30, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Sotirios and Zinovia Katsavelis Sologiozy. Mrs. Mellekas always had a...

Dr. Benjamin Harrison Walker, Jr

Dr. Benjamin Harrison Walker, Jr

Apr 25, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Dr. Benjamin Harrison Walker, Jr., of Portsmouth, RI, died on Saturday, April 25, surrounded by his family at his home in Portsmouth after a valiant five-year battle with colon cancer. He was 50 years old. Ben was above all else a devoted husband and father, a talented and dedicated physician as well as an avid sailor and...

Ruth D. Shepley

Ruth D. Shepley

Apr 24, 2009

Ruth D. Shepley, 72 of Middletown passed away on Friday, April 24, 2009 in Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River.Born in Newport on November 13, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William I. and Gladys Peckham Shepley.Ruth was a dedicated nurse working for over forty years. She enjoyed cooking and gardening.She leaves her twin sister Anne L. Hatch...

Cynthia Mary Small

Cynthia Mary Small

Apr 24, 2009

Bristol, RI - Cynthia Mary Gay Small, 58, born in Waterbury, CT and eight year resident of Bristol, RI, died at home, in the arms of her husband and surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Jonathan A. Small for 28 years and a loving mother of Christopher Adam Small, his fiance...

Dorothy L. Breen

Dorothy L. Breen

Apr 23, 2009

Dorothy L. Carry Breen, 87, of Lawton Court, Middletown, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late John F. Breen who passed away in 1995.Born in Newport, RI on March 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Ellen Harrington Carry. Mrs. Breen was a medical transcriptionist at...

Rev. Tyler Lippincott Johnson, Jr

Rev. Tyler Lippincott Johnson, Jr

Apr 23, 2009

The Dr. Rev. Tyler Lippincott Johnson Jr., of Middletown, RI and Vero Beach, FL, died after having pancreatic cancer for 21 months on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 78 years old. Dr. Johnson was born on November 25, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA, son of the late Tyler and Elsie Miskelly Johnson.Tyler grew up in Philadelphia, and knew he wanted to...

Bernice Gracia

Bernice Gracia

Apr 22, 2009

Middletown, RI - Bernice Almeida Gracia, 76, of 558 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Augustine J. Gracia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on Sep. 29, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Roach Alemida.Mrs. Gracia was a communicant of St....

Frank M. Kilpatrick

Frank M. Kilpatrick

Apr 22, 2009

Frank M. Kilpatrick, 90, of Riverview Avenue, Bristol, RI, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, RI.He was the husband of 67 years to Mary G. Marenna Kilpatrick.Born in Brookline, MA on February 6, 1919, he was the son of the late Arthur S. and Mary Morey Kilpatrick.Mr. Kilpatrick worked for the...

Ronald J. Goff

Ronald J. Goff

Apr 21, 2009

Middletown, RI - Ronald J. Goff, 68, of 34 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.Born in Pawtucket, RI on February 25, 1941, he was the son of the late Harold A. and Catherine Short Goff.Mr. Goff attended Rogers High School but enlisted in the US Air Force and received his G.E.D. while...

Howard S. Levie

Howard S. Levie

Apr 19, 2009

Professor Howard S. Levie, one of the nations foremost legal experts on the law of war and the key draftsman of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, died on April 19th at his home in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He was 101.Soldier and scholar, Professor Levie leaves a legacy of scholarly excellence in the development and study of the law of war....