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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Louise E. Bailey

Louise E. Bailey

Jul 28, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Louise E. Hargraves Bailey, 87, of Portsmouth, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Bailey. Born in Fall River, MA, on March 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Mary E. Roberts Hargraves. Mrs. Bailey was a communicant of...

Roseida M. Faria

Roseida M. Faria

Jul 27, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Roseida M. Aguiar Faria, 93, of 115 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, July 27, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in MiddletownShe was the wife of the late Frank Faria and the late Joseph Medeiros. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 31, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Anna Raposa...

Marion B. Nelson

Marion B. Nelson

Jul 25, 2009

Middletown, RI - Marion Bailey. Nelson, of Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, July 25, 2009 in Middletown, surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Col. Arthur A. Nelson, Jr., USMC Ret. Born in Detroit, MI on April 22, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Paul Charles Vogel and Helen Lindsey Bailey Vogel.Mrs. Nelson moved to...

Arthur John Suddaby

Arthur John Suddaby

Jul 25, 2009

Middletown, RI - CDR, Arthur John Suddaby, USNR, RET 87, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Irene Barchie Suddaby. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 30, 1921, he was the son of the late John and Anna Thompson Suddaby. Besides his wife of 62 years, he is...

Joan Baker

Joan Baker

Jul 20, 2009

Newport, RI - Joan LeDuc Baker, 64, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the lifetime companion of Robert Kuiee. Born in Newport, RI on December 19, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Norman Arthur and Marjorie Silvia LeDuc.Mrs. Baker loved to play Bingo and loved...

Maceo Peter Keller

Maceo Peter Keller

Jul 20, 2009

Tucson, AZ - Maceo Peter Keller, 86, of 8722 East Placita Del Escuela Drive, Tucson, AZ, formerly of 6 Bowser Court, Newport, died peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2009 at Encore Senior Village, Tucson, AZ.He was the husband of the late Margaret Lopes Keller. Born in St. Louis, MO on Jan. 29, 1923, he was the son of the late...

Marie Ann Fagan

Marie Ann Fagan

Jul 19, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Marie Ann Minese Fagan, 62, of 22 Maple Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Thomas A. Fagan, Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on May 3, 1947, she was the daughter of August J. and Jean Hill Minese of Portsmouth, RI.Mrs. Fagan was a secretary...

Agnes Pimentel

Agnes Pimentel

Jul 15, 2009

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Silveira Pimentel, 89, of 821 Mitchells Lane, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.She was the wife of the late Antonio Pimentel to whom she was married to for 46 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on September 20, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Antonio D. and Maria Vierra Silveira.Mrs. Pimentel was...

Naomi Gale Purcell

Naomi Gale Purcell

Jul 15, 2009

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Naomi Gale Nelson Purcell, 68, of 791 Lantern Hill Road, Ledyard, CT, died peacefully at the home of her daughter Michele Kluth after a long illness on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.She was the wife of Larry T. Purcell. Born in Newport, RI on August 21, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Russell Carl and Sarah...

Gerda M. Marek

Gerda M. Marek

Jul 14, 2009

Newport, RI - Gerda M. Buppelmann Marek, 85, of 28D Earl Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.She was the beloved wife of the late Adolf H. Marek. She leaves two daughters Renate R. Marek and Hildburg Susan McAuliffe. She was the grandmother Oma of the late Peter Bowler, Jr. and...

Barbara L. Silvia

Barbara L. Silvia

Jul 14, 2009

Middletown, RI - Barbara Louise Souza Silvia, 82, of 1511 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 after a short illness.She was the wife of Raymond J. Silvia for 62 years.Born in Newport, RI, on March 19, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Laura Louis Souza.Mrs. Silvia was a lifelong homemaker, raising her...

James Francis Roberts, Iii

James Francis Roberts, Iii

Jul 13, 2009

Port St. John, FL - James J.R. F. Roberts, III, 61, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2009 at home in Port St. John, FL.J. R. was a decorated SGT in the U.S. Air Force from 1966-70, also serving in Vietnam combat, 1968. J. R. retired on October 31, 2003 after working 32 years as...

David Cabral

David Cabral

Jul 12, 2009

Newport, RI - David Cabral, passed away at Newport Hospital July 12, 2009 at the age of 85 years, after a long illness. Born May 21, 1924, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Perry Cabral of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Dorothy Snyder Cabral of Newport, who where married for 65 years. David came...

Edith H. Demauro

Edith H. Demauro

Jul 10, 2009

Middletown, RI - Edith Haslam DeMauro, 95, of Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI, formerly of 269 Spring Street, Newport, died Friday, July 10, 2009 at home.She was the wife of the late Samuel Raymond DeMauro. Born in Fall River, MA on February 18, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Emily Chapman Haslam.Edith attended Emmanuel Church and United...

Catherine I. Rock

Catherine I. Rock

Jul 9, 2009

Newport, RI - Catherine I. Kelso Rock, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2009 in Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Donald A. Rock. Born in DeKalb Junction, NY on January 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Kathleen Perry Kelso.Mrs. Rock worked for many years for K-Mart. She was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church and...

Muriel L. Lyon

Muriel L. Lyon

Jul 9, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Muriel L. Lyon, 90, of 86 Belmont Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Stoneham, MA, died Thursday, July 9, 2009 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Karl H. Lyon, Sr.Born in Somerville, MA on November 17, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Frank...

Stanley H. Lorence

Stanley H. Lorence

Jul 6, 2009

Middletown, RI - Stanley H. Lorence, 87, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 41 Bourbon Street, Portsmouth, died Monday, July 6, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Elsie Leah Paquin Coggeshall Lorence. Born in St. Ansgar, IA on June 24, 1922, he was the son of the late Anton and Anna Mach...

John C. Standish

John C. Standish

Jul 6, 2009

MIDDLETOWN, RI, John C. Myles Standish, CDR, USN Ret of Middletown, RI, died on Monday, July 6, 2009.He was the husband of the late Lucille E. Standish. Born in Whitman, Plymouth County, MA he was the son of the late Harold and Ruth Corthell Standish. Myles graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1943. A few months later he...

Carl Gunnar Oaklund

Carl Gunnar Oaklund

Jul 3, 2009

Portsmouth, RI - Carl Gunnar Oaklund, 74, of 12 Third Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Rosemary Souza Oaklund. Born in New York City, NY on February 3, 1935, he was the son of the late Axel and Violet Johansson Oaklund.Mr. Oaklund worked as an automobile painter for 14...

Stephen Thomas Benisch

Stephen Thomas Benisch

Jul 3, 2009

Newport, RI - Stephen Thomas Benisch, 54, died Friday, July 3, 2009 at home in Middletown after a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Newport, RI on October 24, 1954, Stephen is survived by his parents William and Dorothy Benisch of Newport, Hope Yordy and their daughter Nicole Benisch, and Donna Benisch and their daughter Jessica Benisch. He is also survived...