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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
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...
Edith C. Wright
Jun 10, 2009
Middletown, RI - Edith C. Closson Wright, 89, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Frederick Wright. Born in Mt. Desert Island, ME on April 15, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mae Miraldes Closson.Mrs. Wright grew...

Norman R. Anderson
Jun 9, 2009
Newport, RI - Norman Richard Anderson, Retired Captain of the Newport Police Department, 85, of 14 Norman Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Antoinette M. DeMatteo Anderson. Born in Newport, RI on February 26, 1924, he was the son of the late Oscar E. and Bessie Patterson...
Richard James Munro
Jun 8, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Richard James Munro, 63, of Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at home.He was the husband of Elizabeth A. Sousa Munro. Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1945, he was the son of the late Franklin and Abby Mack Munro.Mr. Munro worked as a maintenance supervisor for 32 years for the State of Rhode Island,...

Joseph B. Silvia
Jun 8, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Bernard Silvia, 52, of 2560 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI Born in Newport, RI on February 10, 1957, he was the son of Herbert M. Silvia of Portsmouth, RI and the late Marion Pappas Silvia.Mr. Silvia worked as a security guard for many years for Newport...
Bertha E. Mcteague
Jun 7, 2009
Middletown, RI - Bertha E. Czap Carrera McTeague, 87, of Middletown, RI, formerly of West Hartford, Ct, died Sunday, June 7, 2009 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Raymond McTeague, and prior to that, of the late Jose Carrera. Born in Duquesne, PA, on February 2, 1922, she was the...

Edmund J. Lincourt
Jun 6, 2009
NEWPORT - EDMUND J. LINCOURT., of 7 Gibson Park Place, Newport, RI, passed away June 6, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family and Senior Helpers after an illness.He was the beloved husband of the late Marguerite V. Baker Lincourt, who passed away in 1997.Born in Newport, RI, on January 14, 1917 to Felix and Rose Lemare Lincourt, he...

Samuel Cokinos
Jun 6, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Samuel Cokinos, 85, of 534 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on Saturday, June 6, 2009.Born in Boston, MA on Oct. 14, 1923, he was the son of the late Charles and Mary Karembelos Cokinos and husband of the late Patricia Marcopolous Cokinos.Mr. Cokinos moved from Massachusetts to Rhode Island in 1965. He was a...

Frank Pasquale, Sr
Jun 5, 2009
Middletown, RI - Frank Pasquale, Sr., 85, of 140 Peckham Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at home.He was the husband of Agnes Silveira Pasquale.Born in Middletown, RI, on December 2, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Mary Freitas Pasquale.Mr. Pasquale was a carpenter for the federal government for 30 years, before working...

Joseph Anthony Brown
Jun 4, 2009
Newport, RI - Joseph Anthony Goo GooBrown, 49, of 9 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.He was the son of Jeannette Oliveira of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1959, he attended area schools and was a graduate of Rogers High School, Class of 1978. Joseph was...

Francis Joseph O'Loughlin
Jun 4, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Francis J. Jerry OLoughlin, 87, of 20 Indian Avenue, George Town Apartments, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, June 4, 2009 at home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Iolanda Santopadre OLoughlin. Born in Newport, RI on July 29, 1921, he was the son of the late John J. and Marion Gibson OLoughlin.Mr. OLoughlin was a loving...

Allene Reynolds
Jun 3, 2009
Newport, RI - Allene Silvia Reynolds, 81, of Tilley Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Newport Hospital.She was the former wife of the late Fred C. Reynolds. Born in Portsmouth, RI on October 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Corey Silvia.Mrs. Reynolds worked for Transcom for 20 years, retiring in...
Mary Frances White
May 31, 2009
Middletown, RI - Mary Frances White, 81, of 608 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of George White. Born in Newport, RI on August 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Frances Escobar.Mrs. White was a member of the Rosary Sodality of Jesus...

Helen Murak
May 31, 2009
Newport, RI - Helen J. Bajek Murak, 87, of 3C Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at home.She was the wife of the late Stanley M. Murak. Born in Thompsonville, CT on July 12, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Tolfilia Manka Bajek.Mrs. Murak was a communicant of St. Josephs Church and a...
Joan Elizabeth Desrosiers
May 30, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Joan E. Desrosiers, 79, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Leo Napolean Desrosiers. Born in Fall River, MA on March 10, 1930, she was the daughter of the late David A. and Sarah Kelley McCarthy. Joan...

Barbara Mcelroy Stetson
May 28, 2009
Middletown, RI - Barbara McElroy Stetson, 89, of Forest Farm Health Care Centre, Middletown, RI, formerly of 371 Browns Lane, Middletown, died peacefully Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown surrounded by family.She was the wife of the late Thomas H. Stetson, USN, Ret.Mrs. Stetson was an avid bridge player and reader. She was a...
Lillian H. Spooner
May 26, 2009
Middletown, RI - Lillian H. Frazier Spooner, 80, of Grand Islander Nursing Home, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on December 3, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Reliance Frazier Silvia.Mrs. Spooner worked as a bus monitor for the Middletown Public Schools. She loved to...
Frances Joan Baumann Connolly
May 24, 2009
Middletown, RI - Frances J. Baumann Connolly, 91, of Middletown, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at John Clarke Retirement Center. She was the wife of the late Cornelius Neil Connolly.Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Kathryn Cleary Baumann. Mrs. Connolly was educated in New York and upon her marriage, moved to...
Patricia Coffin
May 23, 2009
Patricia Crecca Coffin Newport, RI - Patricia CreccaCoffin, 72, of 5 Whitfield Place, Newport, formerly of Washington D.C., died Saturday, May 23, 2009 in Newport Hospital Born in Attleboro, MA on October 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Lillian Kittredge Crecca.Patricia worked for many years as a Director for the Park Holm, Tonomy Hill Day...
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