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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Myrtle P. Berry

Myrtle P. Berry

Feb 10, 2008

Myrtle P. Berry Portsmouth, RI - Myrtle P. Berry, 91, of 34 Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Slate Hill, Middletown, where they lived for 20 years, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of James D. Berry Jr. Born in Newport, RI, on June 30, 1916, she was...

Norman F. Millington, Sr

Norman F. Millington, Sr

Feb 10, 2008

Newport, RI - Norman Francis Millington Sr., 72, formerly of 21 Fenner Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Arlene Mello Millington and the late Catherine Joubert Millington. Born in Newport, RI, on April 9, 1935, he was the son of the late Raymond A. and...

Manuel S. Escobar

Manuel S. Escobar

Feb 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - Manuel S. Escobar, 77, of 833 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, February 10, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Ana Pereira Escobar. Born in Fayal, the Azores, on December 24, 1930, he was the son of the late Antonio Silva and Clara deMello Escobar.Mr. Escobar moved to Rhode...

Chloe Lynne Adams

Chloe Lynne Adams

Feb 9, 2008

Middletown, RI - Chloe Lynne Adams, 1 month of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on January 6, 2008, she was the daughter of Jermaine Brewster and Nicole Adams. She leaves big sister, Hannah Marie Adams. A beautiful baby, that touched so many of our lives, in a life...

Beverly A. Jordan

Beverly A. Jordan

Feb 9, 2008

Beverly A. Green Jordan Middletown, RI - Beverly A. Green Jordan, 78, of 15 Beagle Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of Forest Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Alfred Jordan. Born in Newport, RI, on August 27, 1929, she was the daughter of the late...

Alfred Thomas Amaral

Alfred Thomas Amaral

Feb 8, 2008

Alfred Thomas Amaral Middletown, RI - Alfred Thomas Amaral, 81, of 66 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, February 8, 2008 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Louisa Kaull Amaral. Born in Middletown, RI on November 26, 1926, he was the son of the late Antonio and Mary Duval Amaral.Al entered...

Rachel Alves

Rachel Alves

Feb 7, 2008

Middletown, RI - Rachel L. Martin Alves, 78, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 7, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Walter J. Alves, Sr. Born in Manville, RI on September 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Rose Lozeau Martin.Mrs. Alves was a communicant of St. Marys Church. Besides her...

John F. Maloney

John F. Maloney

Feb 6, 2008

Middletown, RI - John Jack F. Maloney, 67, of 9 Maloney Lane, Middletown, RI, died after a 3 year fight with cancer on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at home with his family and friends. He was the husband of Rosemary Dutra Maloney.Born in Newport, RI on May 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Mary...

Marilyn Edward

Marilyn Edward

Feb 5, 2008

Marilyn June Reid Edward, 74, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at home. She was married for 54 years to her husband, Forrest A. Edward of Middletown. Born in Santa Anna, CA on June 30, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Emmett F. and Eula Stidham Reid.Besides her husband Forrest, she is survived by her brother Charles Reid...

Jesse James Pedro

Jesse James Pedro

Feb 4, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Jesse James Pedro, 87, resident of Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI, formerly of 15 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, and 427 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Ada Howarth Pedro.Born in Middletown, RI on January 13, 1921, he was the son of the late...

Gerald K. Pimental

Gerald K. Pimental

Feb 4, 2008

Middletown, RI - Gerald K. Pimental, 79, of 63 Morrison Avenue, Middletown died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Helen Silvia Pimental.Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Antone and Elvira Ferreira Pimental.Mr. Pimental was a coast to coast truck driver for many years. He served in...

Norris L. Mccomb

Norris L. Mccomb

Feb 2, 2008

Newport, RI - Norris L. McComb, 91, of 269 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, a retired Navy Commander and insurance lawyer, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Ruth Ann Sally Dooley McComb. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late George Andrew and Bertha Armstrong Norris McComb.He...

Helen L. Peckham

Helen L. Peckham

Feb 1, 2008

Middletown, RI - Helen L. Figueiredo Peckham, 82, of 149 Ridgewood Road, Middletown, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, February 1, 2008. She was the wife of Alfred R. Peckham, Sr. Born in Newport, RI, on June 20, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary Silvia Figueiredo. Mrs. Peckham worked at...

Minnie Lee Young

Minnie Lee Young

Feb 1, 2008

Newport, RI - Minnie Lee Speaks Young, 90, a resident of Newport, RI, for the past 64 years, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Ulysses C. Young. Born in LaCrosse, VA on May 19, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Nolan and Margaret Sturdevant Speaks. Minnie...

Pauline Siney Ward

Pauline Siney Ward

Feb 1, 2008

Pauline Siney Ward, 81, of Donald Drive, Middletown, RI, died Friday, February 1, 2008 at Newport Hospital after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer.She was the beloved wife of Douglas H. B. Ward.Born in Waterbury, CT on September 8, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Philip W. Siney and Edith Dickinson Siney. She was a graduate of...

Barbara Virginia Berry-Waldon

Barbara Virginia Berry-Waldon

Feb 1, 2008

ESCONDIDO, CA - Barbara Virginia Berry-Waldon, 59, of 17701 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2008, at her home. Born in Newport, RI on May 31, 1948, she was the only child of the late Pitman R. Berry and Josephine S. Berry.Barbara worked at New Alternatives, Inc. for 12 years and was Program Director...

Dolores Ann King

Dolores Ann King

Jan 29, 2008

Middletown, RI - Dolores Ann Cerciello King, 73, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 39 Rogers Lane, Middletown, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Raymond Eugene King. Born in Brooklyn, NY on June 18, 1934, she was the daughter of the late...

George Decosta Dias

George Decosta Dias

Jan 28, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - George DeCosta Dias, 82, of 1335 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, January 28, 2008 surrounded by his family at his daughters home in North Smithfield, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 1, 1925, he was the son of the late Joseph D. and Maria M. DeCosta Dias.Mr. Dias served in the United States Navy...

Joseph Lopes, Jr

Joseph Lopes, Jr

Jan 28, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Lopes, Jr., 66, of 2339 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Newport, died Monday, January 28, 2008 at home. Born in Newport, RI on August 13, 1941, he was the son of Francis Silveira of Portsmouth, RI, and the late Dorothy Silvia Silveira and the late Joseph Lopes.Mr. Lopes was Chief of Maintenance for the...

Raymond A. Millington, Sr

Raymond A. Millington, Sr

Jan 27, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Raymond A. Millington, Jr., 79, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 27, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Julia Ann Foust Millington of Portsmouth. Born in Newport, RI, on January 27, 1929, he was the son of the late Raymond A. and Josephine Pinto Millington,...