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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary Elizabeth Kelly

Mary Elizabeth Kelly

Jul 15, 2008

Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth Donovan Kelly, 88, of 97 Malbone Road, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late William Herbert Kelly. Born in Fall River, MA, on April 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Esther Welch Donovan.Mrs. Kelly was a...

Susan Trainor Hall

Susan Trainor Hall

Jul 11, 2008

Jamestown, RI - Susan Anne Trainor Hall, 50, of Conanicus Ave, Jamestown, RI, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 11, 2008 at her home in Jamestown, RI. Born in Providence, RI on October 26, 1957, she was the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Gerhart Trainor of Middletown. Susan grew up on Aquidneck Island and graduated from Middletown High School in 1975....

Annabelle Carter

Annabelle Carter

Jul 10, 2008

Annabelle Nelson Carter Middletown, RI - Annabelle Nelson Carter, 75, of 90 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Carl Carter. Born in McKeesport, PA, on Jan. 24, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John and Eugenia Houston Nelson.Mrs. Carter had worked as a housekeeper...

Phillippa E. Almeida

Phillippa E. Almeida

Jul 10, 2008

Phillippa E. Moreino Almeida, 86, of 309 Spring Street, Newport, RI, formerly of 27 Chapel Street, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI.Born in Newport, RI on August 28, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Simplicio Lopes and Joanna Brito Moreino.Born and raised in Newport on Kingston Avenue, as a young woman she did...

Mary Elizabeth Campbell

Mary Elizabeth Campbell

Jul 8, 2008

Bristol, RI - Mary Elizabeth Campbell, 57, of 10 King Philip Avenue, Bristol, RI, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Robert Alan Campbell. Born in Providence, RI on July 8, 1951, she was the daughter of Ruth August Lindsey of East Providence, RI and the late Joseph F. Lindsay.Mrs. Campbell worked...

Mary T. Lynch

Mary T. Lynch

Jul 7, 2008

Newport, RI - Capt. Mary T. Lynch, US Navy, Medical Corp. Ret., of Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, died Monday, July 7, 2008 at Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI at the age of 82. Born in Cambridge, MA on August 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Charles L. Lynch, Sr. and Theresa Buckley Lynch and sister of the late...

Patrick Brady

Patrick Brady

Jul 6, 2008

Pascoag, RI - Patrick Brady, 52, of 2090 Wallum Lake Rd, Pascoag, RI, formerly of East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at Zambarano Hospital, Pascoag, RI. Born in Philadelphia, PA on February 1, 1956, he was the son of the late Patrick J. and Patricia Barrett Brady.Patrick moved to Rhode Island as a young child while his...

Joseph A. Winthrop

Joseph A. Winthrop

Jul 5, 2008

Joseph A. Winthrop, 84, of Honeyman Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Jean Nicholson Winthrop, to whom he had been married for 60 years.Born in Newport, RI on December 18, 1923, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Walpole Winthrop.Mr. Winthrop grew up in the fifth ward and attended...

Helen B. Cellemme

Helen B. Cellemme

Jul 4, 2008

Tiverton, RI - Helen B. DiCarlo Cellemme, 95, of Tiverton, RI, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at home with her family. She was the wife of the late Paul Cellemme. Born in Fall River, MA on September 29, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Filomena Bruno DiCarlo.Mrs. Cellemme retired from Peoples Bank in Providence, RI. She...

Peggy Anderson Beer

Peggy Anderson Beer

Jul 3, 2008

Peggy Anderson Beer made an unexpected but not unbefitting departure from this world on July 3, 2008, while laughing and surrounded by loved ones. She was 55. Peggy was the beautiful and beloved wife of Gary Beer and mother of four children, Lindsey, Alexandra, Matthew and Kyle, and two shih tzus, Bentley and Isabelle. She is survived by her immediate...

Pamela Ulich Lancaster

Pamela Ulich Lancaster

Jul 3, 2008

Pamela Ulich Lancaster, 43, of Russell Avenue, Newport, tragically passed away in an airplane crash on Thursday, July 3, 2008 in Middletown.She was the wife of Keith Ulich.Born in Manchester, England on November 10, 1964, she was the daughter of Derek and Hilda Fisher Lancaster of Charlesworth, England.Pam was an Inn Keeper here in Newport and was a singer and...

Lorna Forgit

Lorna Forgit

Jul 1, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Lorna Donovan Kirkpatrick Forgit, 65, of 128 Colonel Christopher Green Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Sunrise Of Weston, Weston, MA. She was the wife of Roy Forgit of Portsmouth, RI and the late Lt. Col. Roy Spencer Kirkpatrick. Born in Rochester, NH on July 22, 1942, she was the daughter of the late...

Alice Lorraine Free

Alice Lorraine Free

Jul 1, 2008

Newport, RI - Alice Lorraine Bollin Free, 78, of 13 Conanicus Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Herbert Free. Born in Newport, RI on September 1, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Mabel Cottam Bollin.Mrs. Free was an avid bingo player, loved...

Floyd E. Thomas

Floyd E. Thomas

Jun 30, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Floyd E. Thomas, 94, of 1194 Anthony Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Helen A. Wilbour Thomas. Born in Indianapolis, IN on October 31, 1913, he was the son of the late William and Della Larkin Thomas.Mr. Thomas was a machinist who was a master mold maker for...

Frederick C.B. Smyth, Sr

Frederick C.B. Smyth, Sr

Jun 29, 2008

Jamestown, RI - Frederick C.B. Smyth, Sr., 76, of 17 Friendship Street, Jamestown, RI, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at home with his family. He was the husband of the late Ellen Norma Whaley Smyth. Born in Newport, RI on June 24, 1932, he was the son of the late William R. and Elizabeth Brewster Smyth, whose father a Philadelphia...

Gardner S. Drape

Gardner S. Drape

Jun 28, 2008

Gardner S. Drape, 87, of 120 Bay View Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Marilyn Cloutier Drape.Born in Fall River, MA, on February 26, 1921, he was the son of the late Vernon and Marion Shove Drape.Mr. Drape was a graduate of Worcester Academy and attended...

Manuel Edward Roque

Manuel Edward Roque

Jun 28, 2008

Manuel Edward Roque Middletown, RI - Manuel Edward Roque, 91, of 109A Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at home. He was the husband of Theresa Toppa Roque to whom he was married to for 67 years. Born in Middletown, RI, on June 13, 1917, he was the son of the late Manuel and Helen Mederios Roque.Mr....

Joseph Victor Bibeau

Joseph Victor Bibeau

Jun 28, 2008

Joseph Victor Bibeau, 90, of 15 Marvel Street, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Somerset, MA, died Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the husband of Rita Tierney Bibeau. Born in Fall River, MA on June 14, 1918, he was the son of the late Victor S. and Marie Dube Bibeau.Vic was a graduate of Somerset High...

James M Violet, Sr

James M Violet, Sr

Jun 26, 2008

James M. Violet, Sr., 88, of 19 Keeher Avenue, Newport, RI, died Friday, June 27, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Catherine Gianakellis Violet.Born in Newport, RI on June 26, 1920, he was the son of the late Michael and Margaret Melachrino Violet.Mr. Violet was a graduate of Rogers High School. He attended Curtiss Wright...

Margaret Rebecca Mello

Margaret Rebecca Mello

Jun 25, 2008

Margaret Rebecca Stone MelloPortsmouth, RI - Margaret Rebecca Stone Mello, 82, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 33 Clearview Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, passed away with her family by her side Wednesday, June 25, 2008.She was the wife of the late Antone Paul Mello.Born in Fall River, MA on February 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the...