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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Laura Larue

Laura Larue

Jun 13, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Laura LaRue, 84, of 18 Canton Ave, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Friday, June 13, 2008 at home in Portsmouth, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Roland LaRue for 62 years. Born in Fall River, MA on May 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Rose Daponte Souza.Mrs. LaRue lived...

Lawrence Bruce Glover

Lawrence Bruce Glover

Jun 11, 2008

Middletown, RI - Lawrence Larry Bruce Glover, 62, of 12 William Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 25, 1945, he was the son of James Glover of Newport, RI and the late Frances Butler Glover.Mr. Glover worked at the Maher Center as a piece worker for many...

Alice Margaret Lundsten

Alice Margaret Lundsten

Jun 11, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Alice Margaret Johnsen Lundsten, 78, of 5 Arrowhead Lane, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Farmington Hills, Michigan, died Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Robert Allen Lundsten. Born in Arendal, Norway, on August 31, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Alf and Ingeborg Marcussen Johnsen.Mrs. Lundsten...

Charles Mcintyre

Charles Mcintyre

Jun 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - Charles McIntyre, 89, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Anne Lichtel McIntyre. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 18, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles and Marguerite McIntyre.Mr. McIntyre graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School with a...

James G. Chase

James G. Chase

Jun 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - James G. Chase, JR. 78, of 739 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Hilda E. Monks Chase of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on July 7, 1929, he was the son of the late James G. and Thelma Booth Chase.Mr. Chase grew up...

Thorsten Whitey Nelson

Thorsten Whitey Nelson

Jun 9, 2008

Thorsten Whitey Nelson died peacefully on June 9 at The Grand Islander in Middletown. He was 92 years old. He was known to many as a talented craftsman, gardener and sailor. He was devoted to his family. He was living proof that you can tell a Swede but you cant tell him much. This is not said to discredit him,...

William Robert Lang

William Robert Lang

Jun 9, 2008

William Robert Lang, CDR USN Retired, passed away Monday, June 9, 2008, at Miriam Hospital in Providence RI. Born in Portsmouth, OH, he graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1952 and in 1956 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Wooster OH, where he majored in geology. He joined the Navy in 1956 and began his...

Lena Amaral

Lena Amaral

Jun 5, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Lena Peters Amaral, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2008 surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Amaral. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Delia Peters. Mrs. Amaral moved to Aquidneck Island in 1975. She was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church and...

Helen Humphrey Stone

Helen Humphrey Stone

Jun 4, 2008

Helen Humphrey Stone, 79, of Ayrault Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Village House Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Newport.She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Rev. Dr. L. Edgar Stone, Jr. of Newport; two sons, Wesley D. Stone and his wife Cinda of Williamsville, NY, and William A. Stone and his wife Carolyn...

Paul A. Lamy

Paul A. Lamy

Jun 3, 2008

Newport, RI - Paul Lamy, 71, of 15 Walnut Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at home. Born in Chicopee Falls, MA, on September 16, 1936, he was the son of the late Charles and Rose Bouchard Lamy.Mr. Lamy was a long time resident of Newport. Mr. Lamy had worked as an automobile salesman for Acura of Seekonk,...

Ernest Henry Green

Ernest Henry Green

Jun 3, 2008

Newport, RI - Ernest Henry Green, 64, of 21A Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at home after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Karen Lynn Bushey Green. Born in Newport, RI on January 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Ernest Herbert and Margaret Travers Green. Ernest had served in...

Martha M. Babbitt

Martha M. Babbitt

Jun 3, 2008

Martha M. Babbitt, 89, of Lake Road, Tiverton, formerly of Cliff Avenue, Newport, died Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, ME.She was the wife of the late Harold W. Babbitt with whom she was married for 58 years.Born in Newport, RI on April 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Axel and Anna F....

Norman Parr

Norman Parr

Jun 2, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Norman J. Parr, of 10 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, June 2, 2008 in Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Hazel M. McConnell Parr. Born in Fall River, MA on June 17, 1916, he was the son of the late John H.and Alice Yates Parr.Mr. Parr worked as a machinist at the Newport Torpedo...

John P. Relihan

John P. Relihan

Jun 2, 2008

John P. Relihan of Berkeley Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 31, 2008, at home. He was the husband of Juliette Leonard Relihan. Born in the Bronx, N Y on November 11, 1932, he was the son of the late Patrick and Josephine Cregan Relihan.John graduated from the Catholic University of America and held graduate degrees and certificates from Manhattan...

Thomas A. O'Connell

Thomas A. O'Connell

Jun 2, 2008

Newport, RI - LCDR Thomas A. OConnell, USN, RET 84, of Newport, RI, formerly of East Greenwich, RI, died Monday, June 2, 2008 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Margaret Estelle Hopf OConnell for 46 years and the late Emma Hobbs OConnell. Born in Brooklyn, NY on November 16, 1923, he was the...

Edward Menzi

Edward Menzi

Jun 2, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Edward Ted Menzi, of 15 Third Street, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at home. Born in Fall River, MA on May 22, 1965, he was the son of Jan and Edalene Lindquist Menzi of Portsmouth.Ted was self employed Quohoager for the past thirty years. He was a member of the Tiverton Rod and Gun Club and...

Carrie Belle Wayne

Carrie Belle Wayne

Jun 1, 2008

Newport, RI - Carrie Belle Williams Wayne, 86, of 47 Warner Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Arnold J. Wayne. Born in Newport, RI on November 22, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Williams, Sr. and Hattie Woodson Williams. Mrs....

Grace Van Petten

Grace Van Petten

May 29, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Grace Eales Van Petten, 85, of Robin Road, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home on May 28, 2008 surrounded by her loving family and close friends.Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on November 21, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Herbert C. and Annie Hawkins Eales.Grace was the beloved wife of Dr. George T. Van Petten,...

Robert W. Desrosiers

Robert W. Desrosiers

May 29, 2008

Dr. Robert W. Desrosiers, 86, of Belmont Drive in Portsmouth died peacefully on Thursday, May 29 surrounded by his family. He will be remembered for his generous spirit and love for life and his family. Dr. Desrosiers and his beloved wife Alice T. Cadieux would have celebrated 60 years of marriage on May 31st. They made their home in Central...

Graziella Lawrence

Graziella Lawrence

May 28, 2008

Newport, RI - Graziella Neveu Lawrence, 99, formerly of 33 Third Street, Newport, RI, Mumford Manor and Memorial Boulevard, Newport, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on January 26, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Honorius and Delima Watts Neveu. She was devoted to taking care of...