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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Barbara Louise Makuch
Aug 4, 2009
Somerset, MA - Barbara Louise Makuch, 76, of 136 Crestview Avenue, Somerset, MA formerly of Bristol, RI died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Thaddeus Stanley Makuch for the last 56 years. Born in Providence, RI on July 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Julia Thomaszewski...
Frank Robert Digovanni
Aug 2, 2009
Middletown, RI - Frank Robert Digovanni, 81, of 136 Newport Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at home.He was the husband of Beatrice Price Digovanni. Born in Ansonia, CT on February 27, 1928, he was the son of the late Carmelo and Mary Panzeralla Digovanni.Mr. Digovanni served in the United States Navy and Marine Corps during World War...
Adele G. Kane
Aug 1, 2009
Providence, RI - Adele G. Kiki Spiratos Kane, 75, formerly of 400 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Bannister House, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on November 16, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas G. and Stamo Gallas Spiratos.Mrs. Kane had long been active in many aspects of the St. Spyridon community life,...
Michael Occhi
Jul 30, 2009
Little Compton, RI - Michael Occhi, 45, of 10 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. Born in Newport, RI, on December 17, 1963, he was the son of the late Ennio Mario and Dina Berti Occhi. Michael had received a bachelors degree in business from URI and a bachelors degree in education from RI College....
Marcia Christine Merkt
Jul 30, 2009
Marcia C. Steele Merkt, 58, of Harbor Village Drive, Middletown, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the John Clarke Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was the wife of Henry Merkt.Born in Fall River, MA on December 24, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy Dube Steele.Mrs. Merkt especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and...
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