Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Herbert Raymond Spence

Herbert Raymond Spence

Feb 14, 2009

Herbert R. Spence of Middletown died peacefully on Saturday, February 14, 2009 with his loving family by his side. He leaves his beloved companion, Anne-Marie Parent.Born in Newport, RI on October 9, 1943, he was the son of the late Marguerite M. Gordon Spence and George W. Spence.He is survived by three brothers, John Spence of Portsmouth, Robert Spence and...

Demo T. Borodemos

Demo T. Borodemos

Feb 14, 2009

85, of Rego Road, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, February 14, 2009 at home with his wife at his side. He was the husband of Angelina Daglis Borodemos for 42 years.Born in Newport, RI on Dec. 5, 1923, he was the son of the late Thomas D. and Virginia Alevizos Borodemos.Mr. Borodemos served in the Army Air Corps during World War...

Harriett Mae Langstaff

Harriett Mae Langstaff

Feb 13, 2009

Newport, RI - Harriett Mae Rice Langstaff, 79, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2009, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Charles Ruben Langstaff and the mother of the late Charles R. Langstaff, Jr. Born in Elmira, NY on December 19, 1929, she was the daughter...

Raymond J. Lebeau

Raymond J. Lebeau

Feb 12, 2009

Middletown, RI - Raymond J. Lebeau, 57, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Patricia Ann Rodrigues Lebeau. Born in Fall River, MA on July 26, 1951, he was the son of the late Emile and Clara Bouvette Lebeau.Mr. Lebeau was an active coach in youth sports, both...

Douglas H.B. Ward

Douglas H.B. Ward

Feb 12, 2009

88, of Donald Drive, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 12, 2009 at Newport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Pauline Siney Ward for 63 years. Born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1920, he was the son of the late A. Hartley G. and Edith Baird Ward. He was a graduate of Rogers High School class...

Phoebe Lydia Chapman

Phoebe Lydia Chapman

Feb 8, 2009

NEWPORT, RI, - Phoebe Lydia Chapman, 92, of Roslindale, MA, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was married 41 happy years to the late Richard E. Chapman. Born in Everett, MA on February 6, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Christie G. and Grace Tokas.Phoebe was a lifelong member of the Roslindale...

Howard Earl Christensen

Howard Earl Christensen

Feb 8, 2009

Middletown, RI - Howard Chris Christensen, 74, of 6 Beechland Place, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at his home in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Barbara Barile Christensen. Born in Sturgeon Lake, MN on June 3, 1934, he was the son of the late Henry T. and Hilma Helmerson Christensen.Howard Christensen grew up on a farm...

Barbara C. Mccarthy

Barbara C. Mccarthy

Feb 8, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Barbara Cherry McCarthy, 65, of 55 Almeida Terrace #16, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 427 Bristol Ferry Road, died Sunday, February 8, 2009 at home with her family by her side. She was the wife of Harry X. McCarthy. Born in Providence, RI on June 29, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Helen...

Albert John Millington, Sr

Albert John Millington, Sr

Feb 7, 2009

Middletown, RI - Albert John Binky Millington, Sr, 77, of 291 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Paisley, Scotland on June 11, 1931, he was the son of the late James Bud Quinn Millington and Margaret Johnston Millington Afflerbach.Albert Binky Millington graduated from De La Salle Academy in...

Theresa T. Roque

Theresa T. Roque

Feb 6, 2009

Little Compton, RI - Theresa Toppa Roque, 87, formerly of 109A Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, February 6, 2009 at the home of her daughter in Little Compton, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel Edward Roque. Born in Middletown, RI, on April 12, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Del Ross Toppa.Mrs....

Arthur John Escallier

Arthur John Escallier

Feb 6, 2009

Middletown, RI - Arthur John Escallier, 75, of 6 Concord Drive, Middletown, RI, died Friday, February 6, 2009, at home with his family. He was the husband of Catherine Myrtle Gilman Escallier. Born in Elsinore, CA on June 23, 1933, he was the son of the late John Arthur and Angelina Quintana Escallier.Mr. Escallier was born and raised in California....

Maddox John Guinguing Pinksaw

Maddox John Guinguing Pinksaw

Feb 5, 2009

Middletown, RI - Maddox John Guinguing Pinksaw, died at birth on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the son of Matthew Pinksaw and Gloria Guinguing of Middletown, RI. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents Michael and Nancy Pimental Pinksaw of Jamestown, RI, and Wilfredo and Mamerta Guinguing of Middletown, RI,...

Joseph Rego

Joseph Rego

Feb 5, 2009

Middletown, RI - Joseph Papa Joe Rego, 91, of 1653 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 5, 2009 in the home that he build for his family with them by his side. He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. Mello Rego. Mr. Rego was born in Portsmouth, RI on September 12, 1917 the son of the...

Harold Robert Emerson

Harold Robert Emerson

Feb 4, 2009

, RI - Harold Hal Robert Emerson, 63, of 25 Thurston Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Muroc, CA on April 27, 1945, he was the son of the late Harold R. Emerson, Sr. and Martha Lynn Emerson. Hal moved to Newport in 1978. Hal was raised in Belmont Massachusetts and...

Mathew E. Mello

Mathew E. Mello

Feb 3, 2009

Newport, RI - Mathew Mello, of Newport, died on February 3, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, after a courageous battle with a malignant brain tumor which was diagnosed in 2007. Mat was 36 years old. He leaves his loving wife Gigi ODonnell Mello, his parents Ernie and Maggie Mello of Florida and his brother Andrew also of Florida, his grandparents...

Beverly A. Stedford

Beverly A. Stedford

Feb 1, 2009

Newport, RI - Beverly A. Monteiro Stedford, 64, of 33 Chapel Terrace, Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Oscar C. Stedford. Born in Newport, RI on March 1, 1944, she was the daughter of the late John and Jennie Pena Monteiro.Mrs. Stedford worked at the Village House Nursing Home,...

Vittorio Albini

Vittorio Albini

Feb 1, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Vittorio Albini, of 56 King Charles Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died at his home on Feb. 1, 2009, at 3:20 AM.Husband to Ilda Longo Albini, Mr. Albini was born on September 25, 1931 in Pontelandolfo, Italy, to the late Rocco and Orazia Ciarlo Albini. He and his family immigrated to Waterbury, Connecticut on September 4, 1971. Vittorio Vito...

Mary Edith Wicks

Mary Edith Wicks

Jan 31, 2009

Mary E. Lariviere Wicks, 65, of 4 Cordiero Terrace, Middletown died Saturday, January 31, 2009, in Newport Hospital. She was the wife of William R. Wicks.Born in Fall River, MA on June 17, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Silvia Lariviere.Mrs. Wicks worked for the familys business Wicks Nurseries as a plant propagator. She had...

Brian K. Audette

Brian K. Audette

Jan 28, 2009

Newport, RI - Brian K. Audette, 47, of 76 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at home. Born in Norwalk, CT on July 27, 1961, he was the son of William A. Audette of Middletown and the late Margaret Pavao Audette. He was also the stepson of Marsha Audette. Brian worked as a service attendant for many years....

Karl Michael Suleski

Karl Michael Suleski

Jan 28, 2009

Newport, RI - Karl Michael Suleski, 84, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Village House Nursing Home in Newport. He was the husband of the late Dorothy M. Schranz Suleski. Born in Hadley, MA, on January 30, 1924, he was the son of the late John and Mary Kopczynski Suleski. He is survived by...