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Carlton W. Baldwin
Jan 15, 2009
101, of Ward Street, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, January 15, 2009 at the Heatherwood Nursing Subacute Center in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Alice L. Littlefield Baldwin and the late Thilde Baldwin. Born in Stratford, CT on Apr. 8, 1907, he was the son of the late Homer W. and Annie Hawley Baldwin.Mr. Baldwin was a...
Robert J. Mccarthy
Jan 12, 2009
Middletown, RI - LCDR Robert J. McCarthy USN Ret, age 81 of 54 Warren Ave, Middletown, RI died Monday, January 12, 2009 at home. Born in Springfield, MA, son of Daniel J. and Catherine Harrington McCarthy. He leaves his wife, Mary P. Pat OConnor McCarthy.LCDR McCarthy was a veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He enlisted in the Navy upon...
John Joseph Curran
Jan 12, 2009
Mr. Curran, of Hammonton, passed away after a lengthy illness on January 12, 2009. Jack was born on December 23, 1925 in Newport, RI, to the late Michael and Nora Hurley Curran who immigrated from Counties Kerry and Cork Ireland respectively. A Navy veteran of WWII V12 Program at Holy Cross and MIT, Mr. Curran moved with his family to...
Mildred Guerrera
Jan 11, 2009
Middletown, RI - Mildred Millie Lepore Guerrera, 93, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Domenic Vincent Guerrera. Born in Waterbury, CT on February 9, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Donna Maria Bilanchia Lepore.Millie moved to Newport in 1939 with her family...
Doris Helen Traynor
Jan 11, 2009
Bristol, RI - Doris Helen Brillon Traynor, 80, of 180 Franklin Court, Bristol, RI, formerly of North Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William E. Traynor. Born in Pawtucket, RI on December 7, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Ralph H. and Annette Caron...
Leon W. Francis
Jan 11, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Leon W. Francis, Jr., 81, of 222 Lawrence Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Spring Lake, New Jersey, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Joan Elizabeth Brown Francis. Born in Red Bank, NJ on June 13, 1927, he was the son of the late Leon W. and Hazel Brandt...
Paul Walker Williamson
Jan 10, 2009
Jamestown, RI - Paul W. Williamson, CDR USN Ret, 82, of 79 Green Lane, Jamestown, RI, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the loving husband of Caroline W. Williamson. Born in Batavia, NY, he was the son of the late Rev. John Swan Williamson and Elizabeth Walker Williamson.He graduated from DeVeau Academy in 1944...
Frederick L. Carpenter
Jan 10, 2009
Middletown, RI - Frederick L. Carpenter, 87, of 303 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of 21 Murphy Circle, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Eileen Frances Brady Carpenter. Born in Newport, RI, on August 7, 1921, he was the son of the late Melvin and Hazel Neff...
Luis Peti Colon
Jan 9, 2009
Newport, RI - Luis P. Colon, 53, of 15 John H. Chafee Blvd., Newport, RI, died Friday, January 9, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Beverly McDowell. Born in New York, NY on May 15, 1955, he was the son of the late Jose and Pastora Colon Colon.Mr. Colon worked in the Maintenance Department...
Mark D. Wilson
Jan 7, 2009
Mark D. Wilson of Pomfret Center, CT, formerly of Middletown, RI died unexpectedly on Wednesday January 7, 2009 at the young age of 40. He was the husband of Kelly Roth Wilson and father to Benjamin Harris Wilson.Mark worked in the automotive industry his whole life which was one of his many passions. Most importantly he loved his wife and...
M. Jane Hill
Jan 7, 2009
Tiverton, RI - M. Jane Hill RN, 74, of The Villages of Mt. Hope Bay, Tiverton, passed on peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at home, after a recent diagnosis of cancer. Jane was born in Norwood, MA, the daughter of the late Joseph A. Dornig and Mary Costello Dornig of Walpole, MA.Jane was employed as a...
Johanna M. Nekrasz
Jan 6, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Johanna Joan Marie Stachowski Nekrasz, 73, of Portsmouth, passed into Gods hands on January 6th in Newport Hospital after a valiant three year battle with cancer. Born in Hudson, PA, on January 22, 1935, Joan was the daughter of the late Leon and Veronica Tirpak Stachowski. She worked for various manufacturing companies near her hometown before marrying...
Elizabeth J. Carroll
Jan 3, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Elizabeth J. Liz Walker Carroll, 53, of 8 Bourbon Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 3, 2009, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Michael J. Carroll. Born in Woonsocket, RI, on November 26, 1955, she was the daughter of Dorothy Desautels Walker of Newport and the late Robert E. Walker....
Carolyn Sue Williamson
Jan 1, 2009
Middletown, RI - Carolyn S. Williamson, 79, of 6 Bailey Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward I. Williamson, Sr.Born in Swans Island, ME, on March 14, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Mildred Stockbridge Kent.Mrs. Williamson was a...
Hope Ann Addison
Dec 31, 2008
Newport, RI - Hope Ann Lopes Addison, 69, of 7 Second Street, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Nathaniel D. Addison Born in New Bedford, MA on March 12, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ann Costa Lopes.Mrs. Addison worked as a sales clerk at...
Jeanne Cooper
Dec 31, 2008
Jeanne Carlson Cooper, born December 24, 1929 of Newport, RI and Rockport, MA died peacefully December 31, 2008.Mrs. Cooper was a gifted artist who was a longtime member of the Rockport Art Association. Her impressionist work was exhibited in Rockport, Newport, RI, Georgia, and Virginia and is in private collections.Mrs. Cooper was born in Brighton, MA and lived in Rockport...
Doris A. Steinhouse
Dec 31, 2008
Newport, RI - Doris A. Nasser Steinhouse, 68, of Clinton Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 in Tiverton, RI with her family by her side. Born in Newport, RI on February 21, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Nasser and Helene Wallbank Matheus. She was the companion of Benjamin Lewis of Tiverton, RI...
Arthur James
Dec 30, 2008
Newport, RI - Arthur Curt Curtiss James, passed away at home with family on December 30, 2008. He was the husband of the late Katherine Lawton James. Born in Newport, RI, on August 6, 1922, he was the last of seven sons of Thomas and Florence Hurl James.Curtiss was born and raised on the Point and attended De la Salle...
Alice Piche
Dec 26, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Alice Medeiros Alvarnas Piche, 96, of 1631 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at 43 Third Street, Newport, the home of her granddaughter Mary.She was the wife of the late Joseph Alvarnas and George Piche.Born in Fall River, MA, on November 3, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Cazmeiro and Mary...
James F. Templeton
Dec 26, 2008
Middletown, RI - James F. Templeton, 92, of 3 Casey Drive, Middletown, RI, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at home with his wife and daughter by his side. He was the husband of Grace Morgan Templeton. Born in Quebeck, TN, on August 29, 1916, he was the son of the late Franklin Cheatam and Cora Ether Jernigan Templeton.Mr. Templeton was...
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