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Elsie Gray Dingus
May 17, 2008
Elsie Gray Dingus Newport, RI - Elsie Gray Dingus, 93, of 2 Griswold Place, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Charles Dingus and the late Clarence Gray.Born in Steelton, PA, on March 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Amos and...
Alice B. Young
May 17, 2008
Alice B. Young, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on February 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Melvin E. and Sarah L. Weston Young.Alice was a lifelong resident of Newport and graduated from Rogers High School in 1955. She held various housekeeping and babysitting jobs in...
Joseph G. Medeiros
May 16, 2008
Middletown, RI - Joseph G. Medeiros, 86, of 574 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on June 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Antonio G. and Mary Escobar Medeiros.Mr. Medeiros served in the Navy in the Quartermaster Corps during World War...
John H. Reposa
May 16, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - John H. Reposa, 84, of Old Mill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Bertha Mae Harrington Reposa. They had been married for 59 years.Born in Portsmouth, RI, on May 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Reposa.After serving...
Mary F. O'Dea-King
May 15, 2008
Mary F. ODea-King, 42, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, May 15, 2008. She was the former wife of Edward King of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Malden, MA on January 13, 1966, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick and Catherine McKeon ODea.Mary grew up in Warwick, RI and graduated from Prout High School and then...
Gerald Chip Marks
May 15, 2008
Middletown, RI - Gerald Chip G. Marks, 35, of 529 Nash Road, New Bedford, RI, died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA after a long courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Born in Newport, RI on September 27, 1972, he was the most beloved son of Audrey Lauder Taylor and step son of Ross Taylor of...
Richard G. Ball, Us Navy, Ret.
May 15, 2008
Middletown, RI - Richard G. Ball, US Navy, ret.81, husband of Barbara Landry Gordon-Ball, and the late Phyllis M. Ball wife of 52 years passed away on Thursday, May 15. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Edward and Emily Gruss Ball.Surviving with his wife are his children, Richard Ball, Jr. of Denver, PA, Stephen Ball...
Mildred L. Tierno
May 14, 2008
Middletown, RI - Mildred L. Coble Tierno, 81, of Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Francis R. Tierno. Born in Wadesboro, NC on October 16, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Jackson Leroy Coble and Pearl Quick Coble.Mrs. Tierno worked as a housekeeper for...
Amy Elizabeth Perry
May 13, 2008
Newport, RI - Amy Elizabeth Perry, 83, of 8 Lucas Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank S. Perry. Born in Newport, RI on May 31, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alphonso and Carrie Meleleu Perry.Mrs. Perry was a life...
Henry A. Silvia
May 12, 2008
Henry A. Silvia Bristol, RI - Henry A. Silvia, 88, of R. I. Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of 43 Donna Drive, Portsmouth, died Monday, May 12, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Elvira Felizberto Silvia. Born in Middletown, RI on July 30, 1919, he was the son of the late Frank Rose...
Russell Newton Drury
May 7, 2008
Russell N. Drury, 60, of William Street, Newport, RI, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at home after a brief illness.He was the beloved husband of Paula L. Pelletier Drury.Born in Boston, MA on November 24, 1947, he was the son of the late Walter C. and Florence Russ Drury.Mr. Drury was a Social Studies and English Teacher at Portsmouth...
Alice Connolly Clancy
May 4, 2008
NEWPORT - Alice Connolly Clancy of Tiverton died on Saturday, May 3rd at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family.Born January 30th, 1946 as a native citizen of Newport, she was the daughter of the late Captain John P. and Alice Dwyer Connolly. Alice graduated from St. Catherines Academy in 1963 and crossed the bridge in September 1963 to enter The...
Douglas Langley Wilkey
May 4, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Douglas Langley Wilkey, 73, of 174 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marjorie Louise Barker Wilkey. Born in Fall River, MA on December 12, 1934, he was the son of the late Duncan McLean and Eliza Hall Wilkey.Mr. Wilkey was a 1952 graduate of...
Allan Matthew Heatherly
May 4, 2008
Allan M. Heatherly, 55, of Power Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008.He was the beloved husband of Lydia L. Tidwell Heatherly.Born in Springfield, MO on November 25, 1952, he was the son of Shirley Allan Heatherly of Springfield, MO and the late Walter Heatherly.Allan, known as Lightening Al at WADK, worked as a commercial engineer at various...
Louise Mary Partington
May 4, 2008
Newport, RI - Louise Mary Partington, 64, of 13 Whitwell Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 85 Bayview Park, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at home. Born in Pawtucket, RI on February 1, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Eunice Callahan Partington. Louise graduated from Tolman High School in Pawtucket with the class of 1961. She went...
Beverly Vandermyde
May 3, 2008
Middletown, RI - Beverly Barry Vandermyde, 78, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 at home. She was the wife of the late Leonard John Vandermyde. Born in Newport, RI, on September 28, 1929, she was the daughter of the late William and Emma Willis Barry.Mrs. Vandermyde had worked as a medical secretary for the Visiting Nurse Service of Newport for 20...
Antonio Giovanni Ferretti
May 2, 2008
Antonio G. Ferretti Middletown, RI - Antonio G. Ferretti, 88, of South Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of Glen Farm, Portsmouth, died Friday, May 2, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elda Plante Ferretti of Middletown, RI. Born in Warwick, RI on February 28, 1920, he was the son of the late Francesco...
Charles Reeve
May 2, 2008
Bristol, RI - Charles Pudge Reeve, 67, of 47 First Street, Bristol, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died Friday, May 2, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Diane Theresa Weaver Reeve. Born in Aurora, ILL on September 27, 1940, he was the son of the late Alice Richardson Reeve.Mr. Reeve had served in the US Navy during the...
Jean H. Virgadamo
May 1, 2008
Newport, RI - Jean H. Jennings Virgadamo, 78, of 26 Norman Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John Jack Virgadamo. Born in Newport, RI on June 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Edith Higgins Jennings.Mrs. Virgadamo worked at the former GE...
Leonard Stauff
Apr 30, 2008
Middletown, RI - Leonard V. Lenny Stauff, 59, of 12 Beagle Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at home surrounded by his friends. Born in Central Falls, RI on March 19, 1949, he was the son of the late Joseph I. and Alice Gelinas Stauff. Mr. Stauff previously worked for Marriot Hotels, the Candy Shoppe, Bloomin on the...
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