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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...
Gladys Mclean
Oct 19, 2007
Attleboro, MA ? Gladys Hyland McLean, 77, of 27 Fourth Street, Attleboro, MA, died Friday, October 19, 2007, at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Bertrand McLean.Born in Attleboro, MA, on May 29, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred Healy Hyland.In her youth, Mrs. McLean had worked...
Roberta R. Farley
Oct 18, 2007
Newport, RI - Roberta Farley, 97, of 15 Toppa Blvd, Newport, RI, died Thursday, October 18, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born on July 26, 1910, in Greenfield, Mass, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Agnes Wood Martin. She was the wife of the late Floyd E. Farley, a Lt Cdr in the US Navy from...
Agnes M. Johann
Oct 16, 2007
Newport, RI - Agnes M. Murphy Johann, 87, of 23 Almy Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph V. Johann. Born in Newport, RI on January 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Maria A. Connors Murphy. Mrs. Johann graduated from...
Irene C. Belanger
Oct 15, 2007
Middletown, RI - Irene C. Konarski Belanger, 90, of 12 Rosa Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, October 15, 2007 at Somerset Ridge Nursing Home, Somerset, MA. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Belanger. Born in Fall River, MA on September 19, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Catherine Sierzega Konarski. She is survived...
David H. Lane
Oct 15, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - David Hewlett Lane, 71, of 14 Mary Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, October 15, 2007 at home. He was the husband of Doris F. Lande Lane.Born in Flushing, NY, on March 13, 1936, he was the son of Edith H.K. Sanford Pigot of Santa Rosa, CA, and the late William B. Lane.Mr. Lane had worked as a...
Charles W. Chittam
Oct 13, 2007
Charles Wayne Chittam, 64, of Shangri-La Lane, Middletown, passed away at home on Saturday, October 13, 2007.He was the husband of Linda Harkin Chittam.Born in Athens, Alabama on January 22, 1943, he was a son of the late Charles G. and Hattie Mae McElyea Chittam.Mr. Chittam was a retired veteran of both the US Navy and the US Army having...
Benjamin Gomes, Jr
Oct 12, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Benjamin Gomes, Jr., 75, of 142 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, October 12, 2007 at home. He was the husband of Olinda Anselmo Gomes. Born in Middletown, RI on October 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Georgianna Mello Gomes.Mr. Gomes served in the United States Army during the Korean War....
Agnes G. Marques
Oct 12, 2007
Coventry, RI - Agnes G. Mello Marques, 86, of Sharon Drive Coventry, formerly of 43 Vanicek Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, October 12, 2007 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Manuel M. Marques.Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 8, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Manuel T. and Emelia Garcia Mello.Mrs. Marques, along with her...
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