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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Howard Alling Spaulding

Howard Alling Spaulding

Oct 12, 2008

Homosassa, FL - Howard Alling Spaulding, 89, of 77 Sycamore Circle, Homosassa, RI, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Evelyn C. Henke Spaulding of Oakmont, PA. Born in Monticello, NY, on June 9, 1919, he was the son of the late Dr. Ralph Lockwood and Amy Alling Spaulding.Following...

Gertrude Koczon

Gertrude Koczon

Oct 11, 2008

Gertrude Koczon, 89, of Forest Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Newport Hospital.She was the former wife of the late Joseph Pobzeznik.Born in Tiverton, RI on June 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Brazil Gomes.Mrs. Koczon was a communicant of St. Anthony Church in Portsmouth.She is survived...

Raymond Bender Slack Jr

Raymond Bender Slack Jr

Oct 6, 2008

Raymond B. Slack Jr., 74 of Woodbury, CT passed away Oct. 2, 2008 after a long illness. He had recently relocated to Tiverton, RI to be closer to his daughter. Born in Flint, MI, he was the son of Donna and Raymond B. Slack, Sr. A graduate of General Motors Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a M.S in Metallurgical...

Beatrice Ann Daponte

Beatrice Ann Daponte

Oct 5, 2008

Beatrice Ann Botelho DaPonte, 77, of Pond Ave, Newport, RI, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at home.She was the wife of the late Antone Ferreira DaPonte. Born in Newport, RI on July 19, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Louis Botelho and Irene Pivar Botelho.Beatrice enjoyed working as a cook at the Head Start program for many years....

James R. Ray, Jr

James R. Ray, Jr

Oct 4, 2008

James Randall Ray, Jr., 62, of 136 Old Mill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 2, 2008, at home. He was the husband of Marlene Lopes Ray.Born in Newport, RI, on September 23, 1946, he was the son of the late James Randall and Sarah Saunders Ray.Mr. Ray had worked for the Newport Police Department beginning as an Officer,...

Esther R. Heffernan

Esther R. Heffernan

Oct 4, 2008

Esther M. Heffernan, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at home in Newport. She was the wife of the late Frank Heffernan who died in 1982. Born in Wallingford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Elvira Columba Riccitelli.She is survived by two children Elaine Consuella Woodford of Fairfax, VA and Newport, RI, and Frederick F. Heffernan of...

Concetta M. Falbo

Concetta M. Falbo

Oct 3, 2008

Concetta Connie M. Falbo Middletown, RI - Concetta M. Connie Falbo, 92, of 132 Kane Ave, Middletown, RI, formerly of Watertown, MA, died peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2008, with her family at her side at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Calabria, Italy on February 21, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Assunta Cignali Taverna.Mrs....

Alice G. Johnson

Alice G. Johnson

Oct 3, 2008

East Windsor, NJ - Alice G. Johnson, 66, of 82 Garrison Place, East Windsor, NJ, formerly of 173 Rogers Lane, Middletown, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at home in East Windsor, NJ. She was the wife of the late Norman Johnson. Born in Baltimore, MD on September 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Bessie Carter...

John Scott Biddle

John Scott Biddle

Oct 1, 2008

Jamestown, RI - John Scott Biddle, 83, of 201 Beavertail Road, Jamestown, RI, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 7, 1925, he was the son of the late Brigadier General Nicholas and Sarah Lippincott Biddle.Mr. Biddle served in the United States Army during WWII and during the...

Raymond Butch Post

Raymond Butch Post

Oct 1, 2008

Raymond Edward Butch Post, 69, of Broadway, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. Born in New York, NY on Jan. 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Robert Louis and Louise Mary Rice Post.Butch grew up in Newport and worked as a fisherman as a young adult. He also worked...

Kimberly Ann Mcallister

Kimberly Ann Mcallister

Sep 30, 2008

Kimberly, beloved daughter of Linda McAllister of Tiverton, RI, died suddenly after a long, brave battle with mental illness and addiction. She was 31 years old.Kim was appreciated for her generosity, loving spirit and many creative talents. She touched many lives with her strength and sweetness. Kimberly will be dearly missed.Kim is also survived by family and friends: her father,...

Brenda Gail Cesen

Brenda Gail Cesen

Sep 30, 2008

Brenda Gail Brazill Slavens Cesen Newport, RI - Brenda Gail Brazill Slavens Cesen, 62, passed away at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, after her battle with cancer on September 30, 2008. Born in Newport, RI on August 23, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith E. Wedmore Brazill of Middletown. Brenda was a graduate of Middletown High...

James R. Mcdermott

James R. Mcdermott

Sep 29, 2008

BRISTOL, RI - James R. McDermott, 76, of Bristol, RI and Bradenton, FL, died surrounded by his loving family and friends, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Monday, September 29, 2008. Born in Concord, NH in 1931, to Bridget Dunleavy and Michael McDermott, he was youngest of five children.He graduated from St. Marys Seminary in Techny, Illinois and was...

Stanley Andrew Barbas

Stanley Andrew Barbas

Sep 29, 2008

Middletown, RI - Stanley Andrew Barbas, 72, of 6 Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Doris Oster Barbas. He was the oldest of three sons of the late Andrew and Alkinoy Barbas. Stan was born on February 19, 1936, in Sioux Falls, SD, where he...

Amario Amos Lopes

Amario Amos Lopes

Sep 27, 2008

Newport, RI - Amario Amos Lopes, Jr., 89, of 15 C Kingston Avenue Newport, RI, died Saturday, September 27, 2008 in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Anne Gomes Lopes. Born in Marion, MA on Nov. 27, 1918, he was the son of the late Amario Amos and Lena Rebelo-Monteiro Lopes Sr.Mr. Lopes served in the Civil...

Roger Nash Sherbourne

Roger Nash Sherbourne

Sep 27, 2008

Middletown, RI - Roger Nash Sherbourne, 63, of 12 Beagle Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of New Lisbon, NJ, died Saturday, September 27, 2008. Born in New Haven, CT on Jan. 29, 1945, he was the son of the late Everett and Rachel Williams Sherbourne.Roger moved to Middletown approximately nine years ago and joined the Bridges Inc. Program. He was active...

Elbert Julian Passman

Elbert Julian Passman

Sep 24, 2008

Elbert J. Passman Middletown, RI - Elbert J. Passman, 83, of 14 Reardon Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Mary Charlotte Brindle Passman. Born in Winser, LA on July 5, 1925, he was the son of the late Albert Marshall and Verda Pippins Passman. Mr. Passman served in...

Janet F. Gamicchia

Janet F. Gamicchia

Sep 21, 2008

Middletown, RI - Janet Fernandez Gamicchia, 46, of 406 Semmes Street, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of Lt. Raymond John Gamicchia, USN. Born in San Miguel, Bulacan the Philippines on January 29, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Jorge Torres and Lourdes Sonza Fernandez of the...

Theresa A. Deacon

Theresa A. Deacon

Sep 20, 2008

North Kingstown, RI - Theresa A. Walsh Deacon, 78, of 17 Fischer Avenue, North Kingstown, RI, formerly of 30d Krzak Road, North Kingstown, RI, and Jamestown, died Friday, September 19, 2008 at the home of her son.She was the wife of the late James Francis Deacon. Born in Manhatten, NY, on October 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the...

M. Lorraine Rego

M. Lorraine Rego

Sep 20, 2008

M. Lorraine Coelho Rego Portsmouth, RI - M. Lorraine Coelho Rego, 77, of 100 Freeborn Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Herbert A. Rego for 54 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on August 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and...