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Paul M. Laparle
May 28, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Paul M. LaParle, 44, of 38 Storm King Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of Elise Kelly LaParle of Portsmouth and the late Eugene F. LaParle.Paul grew up in Newport and graduated from Rogers High School in 1982. He graduated from Bridgewater State College with...
Mary Morgan Vieira
May 26, 2008
Newport, RI - Mary Morgan Morinho Vieira, 93, of 16 Green Lane, Newport, RI, formerly of Plymouth Road, Jamestown, died Monday, May 26, 2008, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Ernest R. Vieira, III. Born in Jamestown, RI, on July 27, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Morgan and Filomena Rose...
William Holt Dutra, Sr
May 25, 2008
Middletown, RI - William Holt Dutra, Sr., 77, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on August 6, 1930, he was the son of the late John Thomas and Charlotte Holt Dutra.Mr. Dutra had worked as a banker at Bank Newport for 15 years and then...
Joseph R. Silvia
May 24, 2008
Middletown, RI - Joseph Rosa Silvia, 84, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, at home in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Eleanor Catherine Moriarty Silvia.Born in Newport, RI, on July 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Frank Rosa and Mary Garcia Silvia.Mr. Silvia was a carpenter for over 35 years, having last worked for the Genga...
Rosanna Beebe
May 22, 2008
Middletown, RI - Rosanna Beebe, 93, of 200 Center Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late William O. Beebe. Born in East Providence, RI on Dec. 13, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Leonardo and Theresa Perreira Pignatiello.Mrs. Beebe was a communicant...
Peter C. Petropoulos
May 22, 2008
Peter C. Petropoulos of 321 Broadway Newport died Thursday, May 22, 2008 in the Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Athena Spiratos Petropoulos.Born in Lowell, MA on September 1, 1917, he was the son of the late Christy and Vasio Loures Petropoulos.Peter was a graduate of Rogers High School and went on to graduate from Brown University. After serving...
Eileen F. Carpenter
May 22, 2008
Middletown, RI - Eileen F. Brady Carpenter, 88, of Murphy Circle, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 at her home.. She was the wife of Frederick L. Carpenter of Middletown. Born in Taunton, MA on Dec. 18, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ella Fleck Brady.A 1939 graduate of Brockton High School, she supported the...
Betty C. Schlesinger
May 22, 2008
Betty B. B.C. Beard Schlesinger of 52 Valley Lane, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Virginia, died Thursday, May 22, 2008 in Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Howard L. Schlesinger. Born in Washington, DC on February 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Wilmer C. and Callie May DeHart Beard. Mrs. Schlesinger worked as...
Eleanor Fales Hibbert
May 21, 2008
Eleanor Fales Hibbert, beloved wife of James J. Hibbert of Fort Myers, FL and Tiverton, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Lee Memorial Health Park in Fort Myers, FL surrounded by members of her loving family. Ellie is the daughter of the late John R. Fales and Barbara Bolster Fales, sister of Nancy B. Fales of...
Jacqueline Hamel Sisson
May 20, 2008
Jacqueline Hamel Sisson, 86, of Tiverton, RI, died peacefully and surrounded byfamily, following a brief illness. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister andfriend, she devoted her life to her home and family.She is survived by her husband of 64 years, J. Roger Sisson, with whom she shared a full and enviable life. Together, they enjoyed countless Sunday drives and family gatherings.The...
William John Skillman Jr
May 19, 2008
William John Skillman, JR., USMC, RET Middletown, RI - William John Skillman, Jr., USMC, ret., 83, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Oakland Farms, Portsmouth, CT and AZ, died Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Hester Jordan Skillman and the late Anne M. Martin Skillman. Born...
Alice Semas
May 19, 2008
Middletown, RI - Roselina Rodericks Semas, 94, of 9 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Monday, May 19, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Joseph Semas. Born in Middletown, RI on Jan. 20, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Rodericks.Mrs. Semas was a cook at Salas. She was...
William A. Peters
May 18, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - William A. Peters, 76, of Portsmouth, died peacefully at Newport Hospital in the presence of his loving family on Sunday, May 18th. He was the husband of Betty Ann Williamson Peters. Born in Queens, NY on September 23, 1931, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bertha Schelsinger Peters.Bill grew up attending schools in NYC....
Elsie Gray Dingus
May 17, 2008
Elsie Gray Dingus Newport, RI - Elsie Gray Dingus, 93, of 2 Griswold Place, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Charles Dingus and the late Clarence Gray.Born in Steelton, PA, on March 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Amos and...
Alice B. Young
May 17, 2008
Alice B. Young, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on February 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Melvin E. and Sarah L. Weston Young.Alice was a lifelong resident of Newport and graduated from Rogers High School in 1955. She held various housekeeping and babysitting jobs in...
Joseph G. Medeiros
May 16, 2008
Middletown, RI - Joseph G. Medeiros, 86, of 574 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on June 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Antonio G. and Mary Escobar Medeiros.Mr. Medeiros served in the Navy in the Quartermaster Corps during World War...
John H. Reposa
May 16, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - John H. Reposa, 84, of Old Mill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Bertha Mae Harrington Reposa. They had been married for 59 years.Born in Portsmouth, RI, on May 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Reposa.After serving...
Mary F. O'Dea-King
May 15, 2008
Mary F. ODea-King, 42, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, May 15, 2008. She was the former wife of Edward King of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Malden, MA on January 13, 1966, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick and Catherine McKeon ODea.Mary grew up in Warwick, RI and graduated from Prout High School and then...
Gerald Chip Marks
May 15, 2008
Middletown, RI - Gerald Chip G. Marks, 35, of 529 Nash Road, New Bedford, RI, died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA after a long courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Born in Newport, RI on September 27, 1972, he was the most beloved son of Audrey Lauder Taylor and step son of Ross Taylor of...
Richard G. Ball, Us Navy, Ret.
May 15, 2008
Middletown, RI - Richard G. Ball, US Navy, ret.81, husband of Barbara Landry Gordon-Ball, and the late Phyllis M. Ball wife of 52 years passed away on Thursday, May 15. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Edward and Emily Gruss Ball.Surviving with his wife are his children, Richard Ball, Jr. of Denver, PA, Stephen Ball...
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