Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Edna M. Slevin

Edna M. Slevin

Nov 27, 2007

Middletown, RI - Edna M. Marstin Slevin, 94, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, Clermont, FL and Chatham, NJ, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John J. Slevin. Born in Cullen, VA on September 1, 1913, she was...

Harold L. Riegel

Harold L. Riegel

Nov 24, 2007

Holyoke, MA - Harold L. Riegel, 85, departed this life peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, November 24, 2007 at the Comfort Care Unit of the Holyoke Soldier?s Home. He was the husband of Kathleen Comiskey Riegel. Born in Newport, RI on November 27, 1921, he was the son of the late Charles and Maude Sisson Riegel.Mr. Riegel was...

Carol Ann Rodrigues

Carol Ann Rodrigues

Nov 22, 2007

Middletown, RI - Carol A. Rodrigues, 69, of 670 Jepson Lane, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, November 22, 2007 at her home among family and friends after a long 10 year battle with Multiple Sclerosis.She was the wife of the late George J. Rodrigues. Born in Newport, RI on June 17, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Frank M....

Kathleen Ann Kalogeras Palmer

Kathleen Ann Kalogeras Palmer

Nov 21, 2007

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Kathleen Kalogeras Palmer, of Cory?s Court, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Mitchell Palmer of Portsmouth, and daughter of Charles and Arletta Roche Kalogeras of Portsmouth. Kathie worked at her parent?s restaurant. She was also a meticulous gardener. She loved animals, especially her cats. Kathie also loved music and...

Carolyn Joan Rodrigues

Carolyn Joan Rodrigues

Nov 21, 2007

Middletown, RI - Carolyn J. Pires Rodrigues, 62, of 170 Ridgewood Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on September 15, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Christine Cordeiro Pires.Carol worked at Middletown Town Hall in the Building Inspectors office for over 20 years. She enjoyed...

Mildred Violette

Mildred Violette

Nov 18, 2007

Portsmouth, RI ? Mildred ?Millie? N. Violette, 81, of 113 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Henry ?Tex? Violette for 53 years. Born in Fall River, MA on February 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Sophia Brooder Vincent.Mrs. Violette...

Faith Anne Beebe

Faith Anne Beebe

Nov 18, 2007

Portsmouth, RI ? Faith Anne Beebe, 54, of 424 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, November 18, 2007 at home with her loved ones. She was the life long companion of Steve Deda of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Boston, MA on September 29, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Manly C. and Marjorie Conley Beebe. Faith was an...

Leah E. Bachman

Leah E. Bachman

Nov 17, 2007

Leah E. Shaffron Bachman Middletown, RI - Leah E. Shaffron Bachman, 96, of 303 Valley Road, Middletown died serenely early Saturday morning at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Formerly of Drexel Hill, PA, and Atlantic City, NJ. Mrs. Bachman moved to Newport in 1997 following the death of her beloved husband Paul to whom she had been married...

Frances G. Batey

Frances G. Batey

Nov 16, 2007

Frances G. Whitaker Batey, 81, of 17A Pond Ave, Newport, RI, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 16, 2007. Born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 17, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Grace Smith Whitaker.She was a devoted member of the Community Baptist Church. She had been employed by Newport Public Schools...

Dr. Harold W. Fisher

Dr. Harold W. Fisher

Nov 16, 2007

DR. Harold W. Fisher, 78, of Kingston, RI, passed away Friday, November 16, 2007 at West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees, NJ. He was the beloved husband of Lynda Mikki Heathcock-Lewis Fisher and was formerly married for 52 years to the late Doris Stockdale Fisher. Born in Galt, Ontario, Canada he was the son of the late Harold W. and Florence W....

Ettorino Deascentis

Ettorino Deascentis

Nov 16, 2007

Ettorino DeAscentis Middletown, RI - Ettorino DeAscentis, 92, of 35 Maple Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, November 16, 2007 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elsie Corey DeAscentis. Born in Newport, RI on April 1, 1915, he was the son of the late John and Judita Caputi DeAscentis.Mr. DeAscentis had worked as an inspector at...

Barbara W. Matose

Barbara W. Matose

Nov 15, 2007

Barbara W. Matose, 87, of Eustis Avenue, Newport, died peacefully at home on Thursday, November 15, 2007.She was the wife of the late Frank S. Matose.Born in New York, NY on January 4, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Kate Clarke Flynne.She resided in Newport most of her life and was a graduate of Rogers High...

Mary A. Pine

Mary A. Pine

Nov 15, 2007

Mary A. Pine, 91, of Carriage Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, November 15, 2007. She was the wife of the late Joseph Anthony Pine. She was born in East Providence, Rhode Island on October 8, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Antonio A. Pereira and Hortense Jorge Pereira.Mrs. Pine was the owner and operator of the former Pine...

Catherine Anne Dickinson

Catherine Anne Dickinson

Nov 12, 2007

Middletown, RI - Catherine Dickinson, 60, of 128 Center Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, November 12, 2007 at Newport Hospital, after a long illness. She was the wife of Philip Dickinson. Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, on February 2, 1947, she was the daughter of the late James and Madge Hibbits Kerrigan. She was known for her sharp wit, her great...

Larry L. Wall

Larry L. Wall

Nov 9, 2007

Larry L. Wall, 73, of 24 Mary Street, Newport, died Friday, November 9, 2007 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Pauline D. Sylvester Wall.Born in Frankfort, IN on July 23, 1934, he was a son of the late Dwight A. and Frances M. Yost Wall.Mr. Wall served in the US Navy for 20 years and was a veteran of...

Robert P. Munro

Robert P. Munro

Nov 9, 2007

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Robert P. Munro, 62, of Dudley Avenue North, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, November 4, 2007, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on July 11, 1945, he was the son of the late Franklin and Abby Mack Munro. Mr. Munro served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He was part of the...

Helen A. Matley

Helen A. Matley

Nov 8, 2007

Middletown, RI - Helen A. Malone Matley, 83, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, November 8, 2007. She was the wife of the late Charles Andrew Matley, Sr. Born in Portsmouth, RI on October 17, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Jane Jackson Malone.Mrs. Matley was the youngest girl in the family of nine, growing up...

Bessie A. Defillippo

Bessie A. Defillippo

Nov 8, 2007

Newport, RI - Bessie A. Wood DeFillippo, 102, of 19 Appleby Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Rehabilitative Center, in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Nicholas DeFillippo. Born in Newport, RI on November 5, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Louisa Jackson Wood of this city....

Keith James Coriander

Keith James Coriander

Nov 7, 2007

Manhattan, NY - Keith James Coriander, 51, of 5000 Broadway, Manhattan, NY, died November 7, 2007 in New York. Born in Newport, RI on June 16, 1956, he was the son of Philip Coriander and Joanne Gray Coriander of Newport.Keith was a 1974 graduate of Rogers High School. He worked as a makeup artist for Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf...

Annis Mary Wilson

Annis Mary Wilson

Nov 6, 2007

Newport, RI - Annis Mary Rondina Wilson, 97, of Dartmouth Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William E. Wilson. Born in Fano, Italy, on October 26, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Getulio and Virginia Tombari Rondina, she lived in Newport all...