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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Fred John Lopiano

Fred John Lopiano

Oct 22, 2008

Middletown, RI - Fred John LoPiano, USN, Ret. 80, of 23 Willow Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 22, 2008. He was the loving husband of Jean F. Kilcline Mahoney LoPiano. Born in Lawrence, MA on August 18, 1928, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Ignazia Maida LoPiano.Mr. LoPiano served in the United States Navy during WWII,...

Frances Fanny Souza

Frances Fanny Souza

Oct 21, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Frances Fanny Bougieum Souza, 84, of 116 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Manuel R. Souza. Born in Casablanca, Morroco, on December 8, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Seymour and Fanny Benha Bouganim.Mrs. Souza came to the United...

Frederick Demello, Jr

Frederick Demello, Jr

Oct 20, 2008

Newport, RI - Frederick deMello, Jr., beloved son, brother, uncle, great uncle, companion and friend 43, of 76 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Monday, October 20, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on October 22, 1964, he was the son of Delores Newton Vincent of Chaumont, NY and the late Frederick deMello, Sr. Fred worked as a...

Manuel J. Venancio

Manuel J. Venancio

Oct 20, 2008

Middletown, RI - Manuel J. Venancio, 93, of Paquin Place, Middletown, RI, died Monday, October 20, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center with his daughters by his side. He was the husband of the late Angelina Souza Venancio. Born in Middletown, RI on June 3, 1915, he was the son of the late Joseph and Violet Bettencourt Venancio.Mr. Venancio...

Robert Lawrence Gray

Robert Lawrence Gray

Oct 20, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Robert Lawrence Gray, Sr., 67, of 33 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, October 20, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, with his daughter Victoria by his side. He was the husband of the late Carolyn A. Marley Gray, for 30 years. Born in Newport, RI on November 4, 1940, he was the son of the late...

Lillian H. Stewart

Lillian H. Stewart

Oct 18, 2008

Lillian H Stewart Newport, RI - Lillian H Stewart, 89, of 2 1/2 Pond Ave, Newport, RI, formerly of 111 West Main Rd, Middletown, and 9 Warner St Newport, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 at home in Newport. She was the wife of the late Randolph Stewart, Sr. Born in Newport, RI on April 25, 1919, she was the daughter...

Stanley F Oczkowski

Stanley F Oczkowski

Oct 18, 2008

Stanley F. Oczkowski, 80, of Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, October 18, 2008, at the Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Patricia Belanger Oczkowski.Born in Lowell, MA, on July 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Stanley W. and Estelle Mucial Oczkowski.Stanley was a proud Veteran of the US Navy, serving during WWII,...

Grace H. Martley

Grace H. Martley

Oct 16, 2008

Middletown, RI - Grace H. Hamilton Martley, 82, of 11 Admiralty Drive, #3, Middletown, RI, formerly of East Orange Grove Rd, Tucson, AZ, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Martley. Born in Pawtucket, RI on August 1, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Robert H....

Esther Botelho

Esther Botelho

Oct 16, 2008

Newport, RI - Esther Marcucci Botelho, 87, of 40 Dudley Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Everett J. Botelho. Born in Fall River, MA on October 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Guido Joseph and Theresa Girodano Marcucci.Mrs. Botelho worked...

Mary Ann Dewick

Mary Ann Dewick

Oct 15, 2008

Newport, RI - Mary Ann Dewick, 82, of 15 Prescott Hall Road, Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of James Robert Dewick. Born in County Kerry, Ireland, on May 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Honora Walsh...

Judith M. Souza

Judith M. Souza

Oct 14, 2008

Judith Mary Souza, 53, of 340 King Road, formerly of 320 Main Road, Tiverton, RI passed into eternal rest on October 15, 2008.She is survived by a brother John Souza of South Yarmouth, MA and sisters Joan Shepard of St. Petersburg, FL and Joyce Souza of Greenville, RI. She was the sister of the late Thomas Souza of Fall River,...

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...