Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Bernard J. Fagan

Bernard J. Fagan

Aug 23, 2008

Middletown, RI - Bernard Joseph Fagan, 81, of 6 Sachuest Dr, Middletown, RI and Treasure Island, FL, passed away peacefully onto his heavenly journey to join his beloved wife, Annabelle after a courageous 35 year battle with cancer on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Born in Newport, RI on June 23, 1927, he was the son of the late Bernard and...

Manuel J. Medeiros

Manuel J. Medeiros

Aug 22, 2008

Manuel J. Medeiros Middletown, RI - Manuel J. Medeiros, 88, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 29 Center Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Jean Lundberg Medeiros. Born in Middletown, RI, on May 11, 1920, he was the son of the...

Susan Patricia Sylvia Souza

Susan Patricia Sylvia Souza

Aug 22, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Susan Patricia Medeiros Sylvia Souza, 51, of 242 Sprague Street, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 47 Anson Drive, Portsmouth, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Ronald Souza. Born in Fall River, MA, on December 10, 1956, she was the daughter of Lorraine Moniz Medeiros Hedger and her...

Grace Toner

Grace Toner

Aug 21, 2008

Newport, RI - Grace A. Congdon Toner, 92, of 46 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Frank A. Toner. Born in Scituate, RI on June 26, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Winfield S. and Nellie Allen Congdon. Mrs. Toner worked...

Stephanie Anne Giroux

Stephanie Anne Giroux

Aug 20, 2008

Middletown, RI - Stephanie Anne Giroux, 26, of 25 Massachusetts Avenue, Middletown, RI, joined our Lord in Heaven on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota on December 20, 1981, Stephanie grew up in South Dakota, Michigan, and California, as her parents served in the US Air Force. She graduated from...

Barbara Dermody

Barbara Dermody

Aug 18, 2008

Bristol, RI - Barbara Ann Tempesta Dermody, 83, of St. Elizabeth Manor, Bristol, RI, formerly of Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, died Monday, August 18, 2008 at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph Peter Dermody. Born in Norwich, CT on March 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Loretta Colletti Tempesta....

Deborah Marie Harmon

Deborah Marie Harmon

Aug 17, 2008

Warren, RI - Deborah Marie Harmon, 50, formerly of Newport and Portsmouth, RI passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at home. Born in Newport, RI, on July 20, 1958, Debbie was the beloved daughter of Robert J. and Nancy M. Parsonage Harmon and the granddaughter of the late John and Adele Oakley Parsonage and John and Emiline Conklin...

Kenneth James Wanamaker

Kenneth James Wanamaker

Aug 15, 2008

Smithfield, RI - Kenneth James Wanamaker, 26, of 5 Hill Street, Smithfield, RI, died Friday, August 15, 2008 in Smithfield. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 22, 1981, he was the son of Susan Wren and Lawrence J. Moretti and William and Lynn Graham Wanamaker all of Middletown, RI.Kenny was a 1999 graduate of Middletown High School. He worked as...

Yvonne Dube

Yvonne Dube

Aug 13, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Yvonne Belanger Dube, 84, of Alan Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Dube. Born in Fall River, MA on October 21, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Emma Potvin Belanger.Mrs. Dube was a member of St. Anthonys Church...

Marie L. Ennis

Marie L. Ennis

Aug 13, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Marie L. LeDoux Ennis, 82, of 32 Evergreen Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 13, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Louis P. and Lillian Crowell LeDoux.Mrs. Ennis worked at Child Family Services for the past 16 years, as a certified nurses...

Stanley H. Grossman

Stanley H. Grossman

Aug 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - Stanley H. Grossman, 83, of 198 Tuckerman Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Helen VanAssche Grossman. Born in Newport, RI on November 15, 1924, he was the son of the late Louis and Zelda Podrat Grossman.Mr. Grossman served in the Air Force during World War...

Agnes Coleman

Agnes Coleman

Aug 9, 2008

Newport, RI - Agnes Rosa Coleman, 85, of 4 Armstrong Place, Newport, RI, formerly of 152 Evarts Street, Newport, died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Frank E. Moe Coleman.Born in Newport, RI, on September 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Angelica Dutra Rosa.Aggie,...

Vernon Chester Redfern

Vernon Chester Redfern

Aug 8, 2008

Vernon Chester Redfern Portsmouth, RI - Vernon Chester Redfern, 97, of 112 Indian Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Doris Pike Redfern. Born in Pascoag, RI, on June 5, 1911, he was the son of the late Herbert E. and Theo Crosby Redfern.Mr....

Joseph George Farias

Joseph George Farias

Aug 8, 2008

Joseph George Farias, 76, of East Main Road, Portsmouth died on Friday, August 8 at Newport Hospital. Joseph was the husband of the late Josephine Moniz Farias.Born March 18, 1932 in Portsmouth, RI on his familys farm, to Domingo and Lucy Rezendez Farias. Joseph worked for the majority of his career as a Heavy Equipment Operator. Over the years he...

Joseph Paul Costa

Joseph Paul Costa

Aug 7, 2008

Fall River, MA - Joseph Paul Costa, 89, of Gabriel House, Fall River, MA, formerly of Point Gloria, Fall River, died Thursday, August 7, 2008 at Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Center, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Flynn Costa. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 15, 1919, he was the son of the late Manuel...

Mary O'Connor

Mary O'Connor

Aug 4, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Mary C. McGinn OConnor, 91, of Portsmouth, RI and Delray Beach, FL, died in her home on Sunday, August 3, 2008 surrounded by her family.Born in Providence, RI on January 29, 1917, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Alice Cummings McGinn. She was a devoted wife for 67 years to Charles A. OConnor,...

Alice R. Healey

Alice R. Healey

Aug 3, 2008

NEWPORT, RI - On August 3, 2008, Alice R. Healey, was called to her eternal rest with her Saviour. She was the wife of the late James D. Healey. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Eva Ewel Roettger.Alice was a graduate of the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing...

Alice R. Healey

Alice R. Healey

Aug 3, 2008

NEWPORT, RI - On August 3, 2008, Alice R. Healey, was called to her eternal rest with her Saviour. She was the wife of the late James D. Healey. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Eva Ewel Roettger.Alice was a graduate of the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing...

Edward J. Taber, Sr

Edward J. Taber, Sr

Aug 2, 2008

Middletown, RI - Edward J. Taber, Sr., 89, of 6 Ruth Street, Middletown, RI, formerly of Kissimee, FL, died unexpectedly Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. He was the husband of the late Virginia D. Schaefer Taber. Born in Newport, RI on April 29, 1919, he was the son of the late George A. and...

John Furtado

John Furtado

Aug 1, 2008

Newport, RI - John R. Pete Furtado, 86, formerly of 44 Burnside Avenue, Newport, died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Lorraine Brownell Furtado. Born in Newport, RI on Sep. 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Manuel and Luiza Perry Furtado.Mr. Furtado, a proud...