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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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