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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Madeline Miller

Madeline Miller

Jun 22, 2008

Newport, RI - Madeline Miller, 77, of 34 Slocum Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, June 22, 2008 at John Clarke Retirement Center in Middletown, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Newport, RI on April 22, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Grace Stenhouse Miller.Madeline was a 1948 graduate of Rogers High School...

Mary E. Sajek

Mary E. Sajek

Jun 22, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Mary E. Annelli Sajek, 95, of 213 Homestead Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Walter J. Sajek. Born in Middletown, CT on November 9, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Ceasar and Veronica Annelli.Mrs. Sajek was communicant of St. Anthonys...

Mary Agnes Freehan

Mary Agnes Freehan

Jun 21, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Mary A. Murtha Freehan, 86, of Columbia Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 in Newport Hospital. She was the devoted wife of George W. Freehan for 59 years. Born in Pittsfield, MA on June 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Delia Gallagher Murtha of Lenox, MA.Mrs. Freehan worked as...

Lawrence John Zarek

Lawrence John Zarek

Jun 20, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Lawrence Larry J. Zarek, LCDR, USN, RET 79, of 44 Lisa Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Margaret Peggy Barry Zarek. Born in Genoa, NB on May 22, 1929, he was the son of the late Killian and Adonia Rosno Zarek.Mr. Zarek served...

Edna Mae Craig

Edna Mae Craig

Jun 20, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Edna Mae Silvia Craig, 91, of 95 Brownell Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, June 20, 2008 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Russell J. Craig Sr. Born in Portsmouth, RI on July 5, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria C. Lima Silvia.Mrs. Craig worked as...

Italo Joseph Perlingiero

Italo Joseph Perlingiero

Jun 15, 2008

Middletown, RI - Italo Joseph Perlingiero, 75, of 65 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his five children. He was the former husband of Christine Lewis Perlingiero. Born in Middletown, RI on November 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Vincent and Lucia Arminio Perlingiero.Mr. Perlingiero served in the United...

Carol M. Antone Greer

Carol M. Antone Greer

Jun 15, 2008

Stockton, CA - Carol M. Lopes Antone Greer, 68, of 2809 Sunflower Circle, Stockton, CA, died Sunday, June 15, 2008 at St. Josephs Hospital, Stockton, CA. She was married to Albert Antone and Bernard Greer. Born in Newport, RI on February 16, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Howard A. and Ida F. Sutton Lopes.Mrs. Greer was employed...

John Henry Paul

John Henry Paul

Jun 14, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - John Henry Paul, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008 in the Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Maybelle E. Flynn Paul of Portsmouth.Born in Saunderstown, RI on October 9, 1931, he was the son of the late Louis and Mary Lathan Paul.Mr. Paul retired from the Portsmouth School Department...

Laura Larue

Laura Larue

Jun 13, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Laura LaRue, 84, of 18 Canton Ave, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Friday, June 13, 2008 at home in Portsmouth, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Roland LaRue for 62 years. Born in Fall River, MA on May 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Rose Daponte Souza.Mrs. LaRue lived...

Lawrence Bruce Glover

Lawrence Bruce Glover

Jun 11, 2008

Middletown, RI - Lawrence Larry Bruce Glover, 62, of 12 William Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 25, 1945, he was the son of James Glover of Newport, RI and the late Frances Butler Glover.Mr. Glover worked at the Maher Center as a piece worker for many...

Alice Margaret Lundsten

Alice Margaret Lundsten

Jun 11, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Alice Margaret Johnsen Lundsten, 78, of 5 Arrowhead Lane, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Farmington Hills, Michigan, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Robert Allen Lundsten. Born in Arendal, Norway, on August 31, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Alf and Ingeborg Marcussen Johnsen.Mrs. Lundsten...

Charles Mcintyre

Charles Mcintyre

Jun 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - Charles McIntyre, 89, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Anne Lichtel McIntyre. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles and Marguerite McIntyre.Mr. McIntyre graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School with a...

James G. Chase

James G. Chase

Jun 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - James G. Chase, JR. 78, of 739 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Hilda E. Monks Chase of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on July 7, 1929, he was the son of the late James G. and Thelma Booth Chase.Mr. Chase grew up...

Thorsten Whitey Nelson

Thorsten Whitey Nelson

Jun 9, 2008

Thorsten Whitey Nelson died peacefully on June 9 at The Grand Islander in Middletown. He was 92 years old. He was known to many as a talented craftsman, gardener and sailor. He was devoted to his family. He was living proof that you can tell a Swede but you cant tell him much. This is not said to discredit him,...

William Robert Lang

William Robert Lang

Jun 9, 2008

William Robert Lang, CDR USN Retired, passed away Monday, June 9, 2008, at Miriam Hospital in Providence RI. Born in Portsmouth, OH, he graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1952 and in 1956 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Wooster OH, where he majored in geology. He joined the Navy in 1956 and began his...

Lena Amaral

Lena Amaral

Jun 5, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Lena Peters Amaral, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Amaral. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Delia Peters. Mrs. Amaral moved to Aquidneck Island in 1975. She was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church and...

Helen Humphrey Stone

Helen Humphrey Stone

Jun 4, 2008

Helen Humphrey Stone, 79, of Ayrault Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport.She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Rev. Dr. L. Edgar Stone, Jr. of Newport; two sons, Wesley D. Stone and his wife Cinda of Williamsville, NY, and William A. Stone and his wife Carolyn...

Paul A. Lamy

Paul A. Lamy

Jun 3, 2008

Newport, RI - Paul Lamy, 71, of 15 Walnut Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at home. Born in Chicopee Falls, MA, on September 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose Bouchard Lamy.Mr. Lamy was a long time resident of Newport. Mr. Lamy had worked as an automobile salesman for Acura of Seekonk,...

Ernest Henry Green

Ernest Henry Green

Jun 3, 2008

Newport, RI - Ernest Henry Green, 64, of 21A Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Karen Lynn Bushey Green. Born in Newport, RI on January 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Ernest Herbert and Margaret Travers Green. Ernest had served in...

Martha M. Babbitt

Martha M. Babbitt

Jun 3, 2008

Martha M. Babbitt, 89, of Lake Road, Tiverton, formerly of Cliff Avenue, Newport, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, ME.She was the wife of the late Harold W. Babbitt with whom she was married for 58 years.Born in Newport, RI on April 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Axel and Anna F....