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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Ronald Martin

Ronald Martin

Jun 30, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Ronald Martin, 74, of 77 President Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at St. Lukes Hospital, after battling interstitial fibrosis for a year.He was the husband of the late Amelia Oliveira Martin. Born in Fall River, MA on October 15, 1934, he was the son of the late Manuel Scotty and Mary Machado Martin.Ronald Martin...

Catherine Rhoda Zurybida

Catherine Rhoda Zurybida

Jun 30, 2009

Middletown, RI - Catherine Rhoda: Cox Zurybida, 85, of Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Vladymir Zurybida. Born in Jamestown, RI on July 25, 1923, one of fifteen children, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Catherine ONeil Cox.Mrs. Zurybida was a communicant of St....

Eileen Dorothy Potts

Eileen Dorothy Potts

Jun 30, 2009

Eileen D. Stewart Potts, 88, of Shangri-La Lane, Middletown, RI died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at Heatherwood Nursing Subacute Center in Newport.Born in Newport, RI on January 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Mayberry Stewart.Mrs. Potts was a harness specialist at Raytheon Corp. before retiring.She enjoyed walking, plant hopping, animals, and will be sadly missed by...

Marge Raposa

Marge Raposa

Jun 29, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Helen Marjorie Marge Finnegan Raposa, 84, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at Newport Hospital on Monday, June 29, 2009. She was the wife of Joseph Raposa Jr., of Portsmouth, RI. She was born on June 23, 1925 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of Owen and Esther Turcotte Finnegan. She attended Sacred Heart Academy in Fall River....

George Lincoln Sisson

George Lincoln Sisson

Jun 28, 2009

Bristol, RI - George Lincoln Sisson 89, of 472 Poppasquash Road, Bristol, RI, formerly of Hope Street, Bristol, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, with his wife at his side, at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol.He was the husband of Mary Patricia Doyle Sisson. Besides his wife of 50 years, he is survived by his son Mark S. Sisson of Seattle, WA....

Esther Elizabeth Macdonald

Esther Elizabeth Macdonald

Jun 28, 2009

Newport, RI - Esther Elizabeth Moser MacDonald, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 28, 2009.She was the wife of the late John Mac MacDonald. Esther, affectionately known as Anecky by her family and friends, was born in Cincinnati, OH on December 31, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Nellie Thompson Moser.She was a talented seamstress in...

Roger Jerome Brown

Roger Jerome Brown

Jun 27, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Roger Jerome Brown, CWO-4/ W4, USN, ret. 79, of 160 Belmont Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of the late Dorothy Jean Vieira Brown. Born in Hastings, MI. on September 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Lemual F. and Harriet Rogers Brown.He served honorably in the...

Jean Elizabeth Kelly

Jean Elizabeth Kelly

Jun 26, 2009

Kelly, Jean E. 61, of Old Beach Road died peacefully at Newport Hospital on Friday, June 26th. She was the wife of John Michael Kelly. She was born in Providence. She was raised in Pawtucket, the daughter of the late Edward and Ruth Caine Egan. She graduated from St. Marys Academy, Bay View and Salve Regina University. After teaching in...

Edward R Levine

Edward R Levine

Jun 24, 2009

It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Edward R. Levine of Newport RI. Ed died on Wednesday June 24, 2009 after a brief illness. Ed was born on April 3, 1947 in New York City, and was the son of Ben and Rose Morgenvesser Levine. He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of...

Ann M. Wicks

Ann M. Wicks

Jun 23, 2009

Middletown, RI - Ann M. Pelchuck Wicks, 92, of 261 Turner Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late William Z. Wicks. Born in Oyster Bay, NY on January 15, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Melvina Emma Waicul Pelchuck.Mrs. Wicks...

Hilda E. Chase

Hilda E. Chase

Jun 21, 2009

Newport, RI - Hilda Esther Monks Chase, 80, of 12 Everett Street, Newport, RI, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009. She was the wife of the late James G. Chase, Jr. Born in Oldham, England, on November 5, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John and Hilda James Monks.Mrs. Chase loved to read, cook, sew, watch old movies,...

Leo Francis Risko

Leo Francis Risko

Jun 20, 2009

Leo Francis Risko, The family of Leo F. Risko sadly notes his passing at Newport Hospital on June 20th of a short illness. Born on September 11th, 1923 in Providence to John Risko and Lillian Hickey Risko, Mr. Risko was a graduate of LaSalle Academy and Rhode Island State College now URI, from which he received a bachelors degree in...

Anne M. Corbin

Anne M. Corbin

Jun 18, 2009

Anne M. Kelleher Corbin, 78, of Main Road, Tiverton, RI, died peacefully at home on Thursday, June 18, 2009 with her family at her side.She was the wife of the late Peter M. Corbin, HMC, USN, Ret.Born in Boston, MA on December 12, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Sullivan Kelleher.Mrs. Corbin was a member...

Lydia Jeanette Medeiros

Lydia Jeanette Medeiros

Jun 15, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Lydia J. Ferreira Medeiros, 88, of 910 Wapping Road, died June 15, 2009 after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Medeiros Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 13, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Jesse T. Ferreira and Filomenia Freitas Ferreira.Before joining the former A P Store...

John V. Cochrane

John V. Cochrane

Jun 14, 2009

Newport, RI - John V. Cochrane, 72, of RI Veterans Home, Bristol, died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on February 23, 1937, he was the son of the late Blanchard W. and Florence Verris Cochrane.Mr. Cochrane was a maintenance worker for the elderly affairs at the Portsmouth Senior Multi Purpose Center....

Eugenia M. Williams

Eugenia M. Williams

Jun 14, 2009

Newport, RI - Eugenia M. Williams Jennie of 22 Johnson Court, formerly of 47 Kingston Avenue, Newport, died June 14, 2009 at St. Clare Nursing Home in the loving arms of her daughter Alicia. Born in Newport, RI on June 24, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Simplicio Lopes and Joanna Brito Moreino.Jennie worked as a social worker...

Gertrude Miller

Gertrude Miller

Jun 14, 2009

Middletown, RI - Gertrude K. C. Clark Miller, 94, of Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI, formerly of Riverview Ave, Middletown, died on Sunday, June 14, 2009 in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Ambrose Culver Miller. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 28, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Edward Ross and Ada Warrin Clark.Mrs. Miller graduated...

Alice B. Fitzgerald

Alice B. Fitzgerald

Jun 13, 2009

Middletown, RI- Alice B. Bulha Fitzgerald, 89 of 2 Bartlett Road, Middletown, Rhode Island died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Hospice By The Sea in Boca Raton, Florida. She was the wife of the late John F. Fitzgerald. Born in Fall River, MA on January 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Mary Ferry Bulha....

Frances M. Glover

Frances M. Glover

Jun 12, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Frances M. Chick Glover, 85, of 349 Fischer Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, June 12, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of George W. Glover for 63, years. Born in New York City, NY on October 3, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Theodore F. and Margaret Smith Brower.Mrs. Glover graduated...

Edith Rogers

Edith Rogers

Jun 12, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Edith Rogers, 88, of 242 Hedly Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, June 12, 2009, in Middletown, RI, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, surrounded by her loving family.She was the wife of the late George Rogers.Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 18, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Carvalho Barboza.Mrs. Rogers worked...