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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Joyce Fitzgerald Mcdonald Davidson

Joyce Fitzgerald Mcdonald Davidson

Apr 30, 2008

Middletown, RI - Joyce Fitzgerald McDonald Davidson, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Davidson.Born in 1929 in Little Ferry, NJ she resided in Naples, FL and formerly in Ramsey, NJ.She enjoyed a full life of travel, a successful career and the love of family and friends.Joyce will be...

Patricia Walsh

Patricia Walsh

Apr 29, 2008

Middletown, RI - Patricia L. Sullivan Walsh, 77, of the John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Eustis Avenue, Newport, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the retirement center. She was the wife of the late Peter A. Walsh, former owner of Walsh Brothers Furniture Store. Born in Queens, NY on October 30, 1930, she was the daughter...

Madelin Cooper

Madelin Cooper

Apr 29, 2008

Newport, RI - Madelin B. Pedro Cooper, 92, of St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, formerly of 50 Seascape Avenue Middletown and 92 Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Robert Donald Cooper. Born in Newport, RI on January 27, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Manuel...

John Enwright

John Enwright

Apr 28, 2008

Newport, RI - John Jack Enwright, Jr., passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008 at Newport Hospital, after a brief illness, at the age of 76. Jack was the husband of Margaret Stewart Enwright and would have been married for 50 years this July. Jack was born in Newport, RI on September 10, 1931, son of the late John and...

Joyce A. Borges

Joyce A. Borges

Apr 27, 2008

Fall River, MA - Joyce A. Smith Borges, 62, of 1820 Highland Avenue, Fall River, RI, formerly of 560 Middle Road Portsmouth, died Sunday, April 27, 2008 at home. Born in Newport, RI on November 7, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Reba Windley Smith.Mrs. Borges was a 1963 graduate of Rogers High School. She...

Francis A. Peterson

Francis A. Peterson

Apr 26, 2008

Francis A. Peterson, Jr. - of 49 Oakwood Road, Middletown, RI died Saturday April 26, 2008 in the Newport Hospital.Born in Newport on October 24, 1934, he was the son of the late Francis A. and Laura Boiani Peterson.Mr. Peterson was an accountant for the State of Rhode Island for many years. He was an avid coin collector and enjoyed...

Arthur H. Blair

Arthur H. Blair

Apr 26, 2008

Arthur H. Blair, 86, of Sakonnet Bay Manor, Main Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly a long-time resident of Manchester, died April 26, 2008 at Charlton Hospital in Fall River, MA.He was the husband of the late Louise Dietlein Blair, to whom he had been married 40 years.Born in Winthrop, MA on March 24, 1922, he was the son of the late...

Frances M. Young

Frances M. Young

Apr 23, 2008

Middletown, RI - Frances M. Morris Young, 65, of 24 Smythe Street, Middletown, RI, departed this life to enter into eternal rest with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of Philip Young.Frances Fran Mary Morris was born on September 18, 1942 in Newport, RI to...

James L. Cayer

James L. Cayer

Apr 23, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - James L. Cayer, 63, of 54 Maize Corn Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Catherine L. Sylvia Cayer. Born in Pawtucket, RI on October 22, 1944, he was the son of the late Louis J. and Eileen Hall Cayer.Mr. Cayer graduated from Cumberland High...

Kathleen Kelly

Kathleen Kelly

Apr 23, 2008

Kathleen Kay Tiernan Kelly, 88, of 50 Trout Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of 51 Annandale Road, Newport, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Michael T. Kelly.Born in Newport, RI, on July 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Buckley Tiernan.Mrs. Kelly was a...

Robert Alvin Klenk

Robert Alvin Klenk

Apr 22, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Robert A. Klenk, 86, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008. He was a WWII Navy veteran and was one of the countrys leading aluminum impact extrusion experts.He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Elizabeth Buck Klenk of Portsmouth, where they moved upon his retirement in 1986. Prior to that, they lived for many years...

Isabelle Elliott

Isabelle Elliott

Apr 22, 2008

Middletown, RI - Isabelle Smith Elliot, 92, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of 3 Keeher Avenue, Newport, died peacefully Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI. She was the former wife of the late Robert L. Elliot. Born in Lonsdale, RI on August 12, 1915, she was the daughter of the late James and...

Richard E. Sullivan

Richard E. Sullivan

Apr 22, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Richard E. Sullivan, 75, of Henry Davis Ct., Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Noreen Curt Sullivan. Born in Fall River, MA on June 10, 1932, he was the son of the late Walter E. and Mary Etta Curran Sullivan.Mr. Sullivan was a graduate of B.M.C....

Alphonzo Zeigler

Alphonzo Zeigler

Apr 21, 2008

Newport, RI - Alphonzo Zeigler, 51, of 90 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Chadwick Street, died Monday, April 21, 2008 at home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of his beloved wife Tami Marie Litterio Zeigler. Born in Newport, RI on August 19, 1956, he was the son of Marie Jones Zeigler of Newport, RI and...

Martin George Belko

Martin George Belko

Apr 19, 2008

Middletown, RI - Martin George Belko, 84, USMC Retof 17 Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died suddenly at home on Saturday, April 19, 2008. He was the husband of Virginia Edward Belko, and father of Linda L. Burns of Middletown, RI, and the late Robin Mason. He was the grandfather of Trevor, Caleigh, and Colby Mason. Born in Perthy Amboy, NJ...

Gerald F. Rogers, Dmd

Gerald F. Rogers, Dmd

Apr 19, 2008

Dr. Gerald F. Rogers, DMD, of 221 Corey Lane, Middletown, RI, formerly of Ayrault Street, Newport, died on April 19, 2008, at South County Hospital, following a brief illness, and a life well-lived.He was the husband of the late Mary Regina McCarthy Rogers. Born in Newport, on October 2, 1920, he was the son of the late Gerald and Catherine...

Victoria M. Patykewich

Victoria M. Patykewich

Apr 19, 2008

Victoria M. Christensen Patykewich, 89, of 57 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 134 Webster Street, Newport, peacefully passed away Saturday, April 19, 2008 in Middletown, RI, with her family at her side. She has left behind her loving husband of 67 years, Thomas E. Patykewich.Born in Newport, RI on Nov. 23, 1918, she was the daughter of the late...

Mary Eva Favro

Mary Eva Favro

Apr 15, 2008

Mary Eva DeVeau Favro Portsmouth, RI - Mary Eva DeVeau Favro, 88, of 136 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 29 Norbert Street, Warren, RI, Bristol, RI, and Prudence Island, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at the Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Ernest Raymond Favro. Born in East Providence, RI, on May...

Jay E. Britton

Jay E. Britton

Apr 13, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Jay E. Eckhardt Britton, 65, of 319 Fischer Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, April 13, 2008, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the wife of Johnnie John W. Britton of Rindge, NH. Born in Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1943, she was the daughter of Margaret Jay Eckhardt...

William J. Gearon

William J. Gearon

Apr 13, 2008

Newport, RI - Attorney William J. Gearon, 90, of Berkeley Terrace, Newport, RI passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Village House Nursing Home in Newport.He was the beloved husband of Esther OGara Gearon for sixty-three years.Born in Woonsocket, RI on December 4, 1917, he was the son of the late Dr. Jeremiah J. Gearon and Julia Sharkey...