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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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