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Patricia Ann Stevenson
Nov 6, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Patricia Ann Sullivan Stevenson, 76, of 287 Fischer Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at the Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Capt Roger Stevenson, USN, MC, Ret. Born in St. Louis, MO on June 12, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Col. William Sullivan, MD, US Army, Ret....
Rose Ann Makeever
Nov 4, 2007
Middletown, RI - Rose Ann Nunes Makeever, 77, of 25 Stockton Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on Aug. 18, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Octavio and Rose Dutra Nunes.Rose, a graduate of Rogers High School, worked at the Newport Hospital for 22 years. She use...
John R. Walaski
Nov 4, 2007
Middletown, RI - John R. Walaski, 43, of 5A Bristol Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 at home. Born in Salamanca, NY on February 15, 1964, he was the son of Lorraine Soares Passmore of Middletown and the late Martin Samuel Walaski, JR. John worked on the fishing boats on Perry Mill Wharf. Besides his mother he is...
John A. Stroup
Nov 2, 2007
Newport, RI - John A. Stroup, 33, of 3 Shimoda Way, Newport, RI, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on August 28, 1974, he was the son of Harry Stroup, Jr. of Middletown and Susan Aguiar Stroup of Newport. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by his former wife Alicia...
Mary Louise Netter
Nov 2, 2007
Mary Louise Netter, 86, of Harrison Ave, Newport, RI, formerly of Newton, MA, died Friday, November 2, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Shelley Netter of Newport. Born in Durham, NC on July 16, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Tom and Etta Downey Royster. Mrs. Netter worked as a seamstress...
Manuel C. Silvia, Jr
Nov 1, 2007
Middletown, RI - Manuel C. Silvia, Jr., Retired Middletown Fire Chief, 84, of Sachuest Way, Middletown, RI, formerly of Turner Road, Middletown, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Mary E. Ferreira Rodrigues Silvia. Born in Middletown, RI on February 20, 1923, he was the son of the late...
Martha E. Santos
Oct 31, 2007
Middletown, RI - Martha E. Crouch Santos, 67, of 233 Morrison Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of Francis P. Santos. Born in San Diego, CA on November 17, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Arthur E. Crouch, Sr. and Ruth Burrell Crouch. Besides her husband...
Donald Peckham
Oct 31, 2007
Middletown, RI - Donald Francis Peckham, 78, of 43 Bay View Park, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Constance Eileen Simmons Peckham. Born in Newport, RI on June 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Leroy and Charlotte Louise Dorstrom Peckham.Mr. Peckham served in the...
Phyllis C. Collier
Oct 31, 2007
Newport, RI - Phyllis C. Collier, 50, of 30 Toppa Blvd., Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family, after a long and courageous battle with chronic illness. Born in Newport, RI on April 25, 1957, she was the daughter of Gloria M. Andrews Collier of Newport, RI and Ernest Collier, Jr. of Norfolk,...
Patrick M. Richards
Oct 30, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Patrick M. Richards, 76, of 57 Mailcoach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA. He was the husband of Linda M. Poppe Richards. Born in New Castle, PA on January 29, 1931, he was the son of Rose Pacella Richards of New Castle, PA and the late Patsy Richards.Mr. Richards...
Christine Chaplin Gavan
Oct 30, 2007
Christine Chaplin Gavan, 60, of Newport, beloved wife and mother died at home on Tuesday October 30, 2007.Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Harlow Chaplin. Survivors include her husband Terrence Gavan; her father, the Reverend George Chaplin; three children, Kirstie Anderson of Candia, NH, Colleen Gavan of San Diego, CA and Conor Gavan of Newport;...
Urania Ventura
Oct 29, 2007
Newport, RI ? Urania Sousa Ventura, 80, of 20 Xavier Terrace, Newport, RI, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on Monday, October 29, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Abilio Ventura. Born in Arrifes, Sao Miguel, Azores, on September 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and...
Florence Mae Gray
Oct 29, 2007
Newport, RI - Florence Mae Gray, 84, of 69 Hillside Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, October 29, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on April 21, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Howard William and Ida Sutton Jackson.Florence was a 1974 graduate of Roger Williams College, receiving her degree in Social Sciences. Florence Gray...
Manuel Trezvant
Oct 25, 2007
Newport, RI - Manuel H. Trezvant, of 38 Newport Avenue Newport, died at home with his family by his side on Thursday, October 25, 2007.Born in Newport on November 22, 1956, he was the son of the late Alphonso Trezvant and Hilda Lema Trezvant of Newport.Manuel attended Rogers High School. He worked for Del Nero?s Cleaners. He was an avid...
Ellis Wesley Michael Foster, Jr
Oct 25, 2007
Newport, RI - Ellis Wesley Michael Foster, Jr., 62, of 76 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at home. He was the husband of Sauvita Pair Foster of Newport. Born in McKeesport, PA on November 11, 1944, he was the son of the late Ellis Wesley Michael Foster and Irene Deterra Foster.Mr. Foster was an assembler for the...
Mary Ellen Burns
Oct 24, 2007
Newport, RI - Mary Ellen Houston Burns, 52, of 59 John H. Chaffee Blvd. #212, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of William P. Burns. Born in Newport, RI on April 28, 1955, she was the daughter of Dr. Paul C. Houston and Annemarie Freis Houston.Mrs. Burns was a wife,...
Mary Elizabeth O'Neill
Oct 22, 2007
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth Murdoch ONeill, 93, of Village House Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of 1008 Newport Green and 206 Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Reginald P. ONeill. Born in Greenwich, CT on June 5, 1914, she was the daughter...
Raymond Walter Bailey, Sr
Oct 22, 2007
Newport, RI - Raymond Walter Bailey, Sr., 62, of 19 Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Derby, CT on November 22, 1944, he was the son of the late George and Laura Rose Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a residential case manager for Hidden Valley Ranch Rehabilitation Center, in San Diego...
Thomas J. Bolender
Oct 21, 2007
Middletown, RI- Thomas J. Bolender, 54, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at his home. Born in Newport, RI on January 24, 1953, he was the son of Carl Bolender, Sr. of Middletown, RI and Virginia Bolender of Newport, RI. Tom was an avid horseman and golfer. He was an excellent polo player and whip master of the...
Sholom Martin Pugatch
Oct 19, 2007
Sholom Martin Pugatch Kissimmee, FL ? Sholom ?Sonny? Martin Pugatch, 67, of Kissimmee, FL, formerly of Randolph, MA, died Friday, October 19, 2007. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Louis and Flora Bornstein Pugatch.Sonny had worked as a driver for the Boston Globe for over 30 years, retiring in 2002. He is survived by son...
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