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Barbara Dermody
Aug 18, 2008
Bristol, RI - Barbara Ann Tempesta Dermody, 83, of St. Elizabeth Manor, Bristol, RI, formerly of Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, died Monday, August 18, 2008 at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph Peter Dermody. Born in Norwich, CT on March 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Loretta Colletti Tempesta....
Deborah Marie Harmon
Aug 17, 2008
Warren, RI - Deborah Marie Harmon, 50, formerly of Newport and Portsmouth, RI passed away suddenly on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at home. Born in Newport, RI, on July 20, 1958, Debbie was the beloved daughter of Robert J. and Nancy M. Parsonage Harmon and the granddaughter of the late John and Adele Oakley Parsonage and John and Emiline Conklin...
Kenneth James Wanamaker
Aug 15, 2008
Smithfield, RI - Kenneth James Wanamaker, 26, of 5 Hill Street, Smithfield, RI, died Friday, August 15, 2008 in Smithfield. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on September 22, 1981, he was the son of Susan Wren and Lawrence J. Moretti and William and Lynn Graham Wanamaker all of Middletown, RI.Kenny was a 1999 graduate of Middletown High School. He worked as...
Yvonne Dube
Aug 13, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Yvonne Belanger Dube, 84, of Alan Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Dube. Born in Fall River, MA on October 21, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Emma Potvin Belanger.Mrs. Dube was a member of St. Anthonys Church...
Marie L. Ennis
Aug 13, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Marie L. LeDoux Ennis, 82, of 32 Evergreen Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 13, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Louis P. and Lillian Crowell LeDoux.Mrs. Ennis worked at Child Family Services for the past 16 years, as a certified nurses...
Stanley H. Grossman
Aug 10, 2008
Middletown, RI - Stanley H. Grossman, 83, of 198 Tuckerman Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Helen VanAssche Grossman. Born in Newport, RI on November 15, 1924, he was the son of the late Louis and Zelda Podrat Grossman.Mr. Grossman served in the Air Force during World War...
Agnes Coleman
Aug 9, 2008
Newport, RI - Agnes Rosa Coleman, 85, of 4 Armstrong Place, Newport, RI, formerly of 152 Evarts Street, Newport, died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Frank E. Moe Coleman.Born in Newport, RI, on September 2, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Christopher and Angelica Dutra Rosa.Aggie,...
Vernon Chester Redfern
Aug 8, 2008
Vernon Chester Redfern Portsmouth, RI - Vernon Chester Redfern, 97, of 112 Indian Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Doris Pike Redfern. Born in Pascoag, RI, on June 5, 1911, he was the son of the late Herbert E. and Theo Crosby Redfern.Mr....
Joseph George Farias
Aug 8, 2008
Joseph George Farias, 76, of East Main Road, Portsmouth died on Friday, August 8 at Newport Hospital. Joseph was the husband of the late Josephine Moniz Farias.Born March 18, 1932 in Portsmouth, RI on his familys farm, to Domingo and Lucy Rezendez Farias. Joseph worked for the majority of his career as a Heavy Equipment Operator. Over the years he...
Joseph Paul Costa
Aug 7, 2008
Fall River, MA - Joseph Paul Costa, 89, of Gabriel House, Fall River, MA, formerly of Point Gloria, Fall River, died Thursday, August 7, 2008 at Sarah S. Brayton Nursing Center, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Flynn Costa. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 15, 1919, he was the son of the late Manuel...
Mary O'Connor
Aug 4, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Mary C. McGinn OConnor, 91, of Portsmouth, RI and Delray Beach, FL, died in her home on Sunday, August 3, 2008 surrounded by her family.Born in Providence, RI on January 29, 1917, she was the daughter of the late James B. and Alice Cummings McGinn. She was a devoted wife for 67 years to Charles A. OConnor,...
Alice R. Healey
Aug 3, 2008
NEWPORT, RI - On August 3, 2008, Alice R. Healey, was called to her eternal rest with her Saviour. She was the wife of the late James D. Healey. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Eva Ewel Roettger.Alice was a graduate of the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing...
Alice R. Healey
Aug 3, 2008
NEWPORT, RI - On August 3, 2008, Alice R. Healey, was called to her eternal rest with her Saviour. She was the wife of the late James D. Healey. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 27, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Eva Ewel Roettger.Alice was a graduate of the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing...
Edward J. Taber, Sr
Aug 2, 2008
Middletown, RI - Edward J. Taber, Sr., 89, of 6 Ruth Street, Middletown, RI, formerly of Kissimee, FL, died unexpectedly Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. He was the husband of the late Virginia D. Schaefer Taber. Born in Newport, RI on April 29, 1919, he was the son of the late George A. and...
John Furtado
Aug 1, 2008
Newport, RI - John R. Pete Furtado, 86, formerly of 44 Burnside Avenue, Newport, died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Lorraine Brownell Furtado. Born in Newport, RI on Sep. 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Manuel and Luiza Perry Furtado.Mr. Furtado, a proud...
Bernadette Frances Thibodeau
Jul 30, 2008
Middletown, RI - Bernadette Frances Homer Thibodeau, 62, of 25 Shangri-La Lane, Middletown, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of John R. Thibodeau. Born in Newport, RI on November 14, 1945, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Edith Myers Homer.Mrs. Thibodeau worked as a...
William James Andrade
Jul 30, 2008
Middletown, RI - William James Andrade, 76, of Forest Avenue Park, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence from a short battle with Leukemia with his family by his side. He was the companion of Cynthia Cunningham of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on June 28, 1932, he was the son of the late...
Larry Camara
Jul 29, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Larry Camara, 77, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Gertrude L. Morris Camara. Born in Fall River, MA on June 28, 1931, he was the son of the late Antone and Laura Camara.Mr. Camara was a custodian at Raytheon for...
Carolyn Ann Gray
Jul 29, 2008
Carolyn A. Marley Gray, 70, of 33 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, RI died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at home with her family at her side.She was the wife of Robert L. Gray.Born in Newport, RI on July 30, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Frederick C. Marley, Jr. and Wealthy Rose Marley. Mrs. Gray enjoyed gardening, vacationing in Florida,...
James Riley
Jul 28, 2008
Newport, RI - James Diamond Jim C. Riley, 68, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, July 28, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on December 12, 1939, he was the son of the late James and Irene Limky Riley.Mr. Riley was a truck driver for the former Safeway Systems for 35 years, retiring in...
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