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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Raymond Butch Post

Raymond Butch Post

Oct 1, 2008

Raymond Edward Butch Post, 69, of Broadway, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. Born in New York, NY on Jan. 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Robert Louis and Louise Mary Rice Post.Butch grew up in Newport and worked as a fisherman as a young adult. He also worked...

Kimberly Ann Mcallister

Kimberly Ann Mcallister

Sep 30, 2008

Kimberly, beloved daughter of Linda McAllister of Tiverton, RI, died suddenly after a long, brave battle with mental illness and addiction. She was 31 years old.Kim was appreciated for her generosity, loving spirit and many creative talents. She touched many lives with her strength and sweetness. Kimberly will be dearly missed.Kim is also survived by family and friends: her father,...

Brenda Gail Cesen

Brenda Gail Cesen

Sep 30, 2008

Brenda Gail Brazill Slavens Cesen Newport, RI - Brenda Gail Brazill Slavens Cesen, 62, passed away at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, after her battle with cancer on September 30, 2008. Born in Newport, RI on August 23, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith E. Wedmore Brazill of Middletown. Brenda was a graduate of Middletown High...

James R. Mcdermott

James R. Mcdermott

Sep 29, 2008

BRISTOL, RI - James R. McDermott, 76, of Bristol, RI and Bradenton, FL, died surrounded by his loving family and friends, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Monday, September 29, 2008. Born in Concord, NH in 1931, to Bridget Dunleavy and Michael McDermott, he was youngest of five children.He graduated from St. Marys Seminary in Techny, Illinois and was...

Stanley Andrew Barbas

Stanley Andrew Barbas

Sep 29, 2008

Middletown, RI - Stanley Andrew Barbas, 72, of 6 Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Doris Oster Barbas. He was the oldest of three sons of the late Andrew and Alkinoy Barbas. Stan was born on February 19, 1936, in Sioux Falls, SD, where he...

Amario Amos Lopes

Amario Amos Lopes

Sep 27, 2008

Newport, RI - Amario Amos Lopes, Jr., 89, of 15 C Kingston Avenue Newport, RI, died Saturday, September 27, 2008 in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Anne Gomes Lopes. Born in Marion, MA on Nov. 27, 1918, he was the son of the late Amario Amos and Lena Rebelo-Monteiro Lopes Sr.Mr. Lopes served in the Civil...

Roger Nash Sherbourne

Roger Nash Sherbourne

Sep 27, 2008

Middletown, RI - Roger Nash Sherbourne, 63, of 12 Beagle Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of New Lisbon, NJ, died Saturday, September 27, 2008. Born in New Haven, CT on Jan. 29, 1945, he was the son of the late Everett and Rachel Williams Sherbourne.Roger moved to Middletown approximately nine years ago and joined the Bridges Inc. Program. He was active...

Elbert Julian Passman

Elbert Julian Passman

Sep 24, 2008

Elbert J. Passman Middletown, RI - Elbert J. Passman, 83, of 14 Reardon Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Mary Charlotte Brindle Passman. Born in Winser, LA on July 5, 1925, he was the son of the late Albert Marshall and Verda Pippins Passman. Mr. Passman served in...

Janet F. Gamicchia

Janet F. Gamicchia

Sep 21, 2008

Middletown, RI - Janet Fernandez Gamicchia, 46, of 406 Semmes Street, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of Lt. Raymond John Gamicchia, USN. Born in San Miguel, Bulacan the Philippines on January 29, 1962, she was the daughter of the late Jorge Torres and Lourdes Sonza Fernandez of the...

Theresa A. Deacon

Theresa A. Deacon

Sep 20, 2008

North Kingstown, RI - Theresa A. Walsh Deacon, 78, of 17 Fischer Avenue, North Kingstown, RI, formerly of 30d Krzak Road, North Kingstown, RI, and Jamestown, died Friday, September 19, 2008 at the home of her son.She was the wife of the late James Francis Deacon. Born in Manhatten, NY, on October 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the...

M. Lorraine Rego

M. Lorraine Rego

Sep 20, 2008

M. Lorraine Coelho Rego Portsmouth, RI - M. Lorraine Coelho Rego, 77, of 100 Freeborn Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 20, 2008 at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Herbert A. Rego for 54 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on August 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and...

Jose M. Mozes

Jose M. Mozes

Sep 19, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Jose M. Mozes, 33, of Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, September 19, 2008 in an automobile accident. He was the husband of Marta Soares Mozes. Born in Portugal on December 28, 1974, he was the son of Carmindo Lima Mozes and Maria Mozes.Jose was born in Portugal and moved with his family to Venezuela as a young child....

Elizabeth H. Bernier

Elizabeth H. Bernier

Sep 18, 2008

Middletown, RI - Elizabeth H. Bernier, 87, of 14 Pocahontas Drive, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, September 18, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Raymond Joseph Bernier. Born in Framingham, MA on January 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John Edgar and Ruth Lamson Stripp.Mrs. Bernier was a graduate from the...

Joseph John Catanzaro

Joseph John Catanzaro

Sep 17, 2008

Tiverton, RI - Joseph John Catanzaro, 67, of 45 Blackbird Street, Tiverton, RI, formerly of 931 Symes Pond Road, Barnet, VT, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Marion L. Papineau Catanzaro. Born in Providence, RI on October 8, 1940, he is the son of Anna Faella Catanzaro of Greenville, RI.Mr. Catanzaro was a truck...

Isabella M. Cesario

Isabella M. Cesario

Sep 14, 2008

Newport, RI - Isabella M. Cesario, 84, of Newport, RI, died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Cornelius D. Cesario.Born in Newport, RI on May 8, 1924, she was the daughter of the late William and Grace Lewis Peacock.Mrs. Cesario worked at the former Lincoln Store on Thames...

Donna Lee Scott

Donna Lee Scott

Sep 14, 2008

Middletown, RI - Donna Lee Marley Scott, 66, of 8 J.H. Dwyer Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, September 14, 2008 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Michael D. Scott, Sr. Born in Newport, RI on April 23, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Wealthy Rose Marley.Mrs. Scott was employed and cherished by her colleagues...

Lucille Marilyn Lima

Lucille Marilyn Lima

Sep 13, 2008

Tiverton, RI - Lucille Marilyn Marsh Lima, 74, of 225 Brayton Rd., #101, Tiverton, RI, died Saturday, September 13, 2008 peacefully at home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Albert A. Lima. Born in Fall River, MA on February 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Charles...

Donald Ray Wall

Donald Ray Wall

Sep 13, 2008

Newport, RI - Donald Ray Wall, 39, of Farewell Street, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at his mothers home. Born in Newport, RI on August 1, 1969, he was the son of Pauline Sylvester Wall of Newport, RI and the late Larry L. Wall. Donald was an avid sports fan who loved watching football, professional wrestling,...

Lawrence Eugene Taylor

Lawrence Eugene Taylor

Sep 12, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Lawrence Eugene Taylor, 64, of 760 Anthony Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, September 12, 2008 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA. He was the husband of Rose Elise Weyhgandt Taylor. Born in Quincy, MA on July 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Laurence Melvin and Marion Stone Taylor.Lawrence Taylor honorably served in the...

James J. Manning, Jr

James J. Manning, Jr

Sep 6, 2008

Middletown, RI - Lt. James Joseph Manning, Jr., Ret., Newport Police 92, formerly of 7 Mumford Avenue, Newport, RI, died on Saturday, September 06, 2008 at St. Clare Home in Newport. He was the husband of the late Lillian M. Davison Manning. Born in Newport, RI on November 10, 1915, he was the son of the late James Joseph and...