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Theresa Rodrigues
Aug 27, 2007
Middletown, RI- Theresa Silva Rodrigues, 70, of 25 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, RI died Monday, August 27, 2007, at Brigham and Women?s Hospital in Boston, MAShe was the wife of John E. RodriguesBorn in Fayal, the Azores, on March 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Jezuina Rodrigues Silva.Mrs. Rodrigues moved to the United States in 1959...
Elizabeth K. Alderman
Aug 26, 2007
Elizabeth K. French Alderman Newport, RI - Elizabeth K. French Alderman, 90, of Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Brookline, MA, on June 19, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Marion Fisher French.Mrs. Alderman was a librarian at the Newport Library for many years. Even...
John M. Tucker
Aug 25, 2007
John M. Tucker, SCPO, U.S. Navy, Retired.Middletown - John M. Tucker, SCPO, U.S. Navy, retired, 53 of Beacon St., Middletown, RI formerly of Ocean Bluff, MA and Quincy, MA died at home after a seven-year fight against cancer on Saturday, August 25, 2007.He was the loving husband of Judith A. Tucker. They had been married for 28 years.He was born...
Belle Marie Toner
Aug 21, 2007
Newport, RI - Bellemeda Marie Lacerda Toner, 80, of 8 Pennacook Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late James Toner. Born in Portsmouth, RI on January 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bettencourt Lacerda.Mrs. Toner was a bookkeeper for...
Viviane L. Mendoza
Aug 21, 2007
Bristol, RI - Viviane L. Jones Mendoza, 86, of Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph Mendoza. She was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin on December 21, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Harry O. and Viva Myers Jones.Mrs. Mendoza worked as...
Elvera Matose
Aug 21, 2007
Middletown, RI - Elvera Mare Matose, 88, formerly of 39 Brookdale Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Matose III of Middletown who died in 1985. Born in San Miguel the Azores Portugal on April 16, 1919, she was the daughter of the late...
Evelyn Irene Gosling
Aug 17, 2007
MIDDLETOWN, - Evelyn Gosling, 97, passed away peacefully August 17, 2007 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward Payson Gosling, Jr. Born in Newport, RI on July 29, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Perry and Corinne Glynn Bacheller.A graduate of Rogers High School and of Pembroke College...
Glen Rehm
Aug 16, 2007
Newport, RI - Glen J. Rehm, 60, of Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Newport Hospital in Newport. Born in Portsmouth, NH on August 14, 1947, he was the son of Elaine Ballou Rehm of Kittery, ME and the late Walter Rehm.Mr. Rehm was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam War era. He worked for...
Lena Aaron
Aug 15, 2007
Middletown, RI - Lena Rose Bower Aaron, 100, of 35 Willow Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the former wife of the late George H. Aaron. Born in Roselle Park, NJ on October 3, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Angelina Martinetta Bower. Lena...
Elaine M. Tobben
Aug 15, 2007
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Elaine M. Tobben, 62, of Silva Avenue, Portsmouth, died August 15, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Anthony G. Tobben for 45 years. Born in Malden, MA on October 10, 1944, she spent many years in her youth living in Culver City, California. Married on October 22, 1962, Elaine was a devoted...
John A. Reynolds
Aug 15, 2007
Newport, RI - John A. Reynolds, 80, of 16 Poplar Street, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marion L. Silvia Reynolds. Born in Newport, RI on October 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Elmer and Katherine Greenman Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds served in the United States Navy...
Marie Rose Green
Aug 14, 2007
Newport, RI - Marie R. Ferreira Green, 81, of 27 Newport Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on April 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Rose Ferreira.Mrs. Green was a 1944 graduate of Mary Immaculate High School in Providence. She...
Gordon L. Benjamin, Jr
Aug 11, 2007
Gordon Lyon Benjamin, Jr., 80, of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 11, 2007. He was the loving husband of Robbie Murphy Benjamin.Born in Hollywood, California on May 3, 1927, he was the oldest son of the late Gordon L. and Margareta Carlson Benjamin.Gordon grew up in the Riverside, CT area and graduated from the Brunswick School in...
Rene Joseph Ariel
Aug 10, 2007
Rene Joseph Ariel Middletown, RI - Rene Joseph Ariel, 82, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 24 Narragansett Boulevard, Portsmouth RI, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Eileen Williamson Ariel. Born in Somerset, MA, on February 9, 1925,...
Arlene Edwards
Aug 6, 2007
Portsmouth, RI ? Arlene Howell Edwards, 95, of 13 Viking Drive, Portsmouth, RI, a lifelong resident of Newark and E. Orange, NJ, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Vernon S. Edwards, Sr. Born in Potterstown, NJ on July 25, 1912, she was the daughter of the...
Frank Kane
Aug 6, 2007
Middletown, RI - Frank E. Kane, 54, of 101 Amesbury Circle, Middletown, RI, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 14, 1952, he lived in Middletown for the last 25 years.He lived a full life; he served in the Navy for 20 years and retired as a Machinist Mate...
Jose P. Faustino, Jr
Aug 6, 2007
Middletown, RI - Jose P. Faustino, Jr., 76, of 58 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Rose E. Escobar Faustino to whom he was married for 51 years. Born in Portugal, on April 24, 1931, he was the son of the late Jose P. and Rose Faustino....
Mary J. D'Andrea
Aug 4, 2007
Newport - Mary J. Christopher D?Andrea, 95, of Blenheim-Newport in Middletown, formerly of 16 Howard Street Newport, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Donato F. ?Duke? D?Andrea.Born in Montreal, Canada on May 5, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Angela Maria Testa Cristofaro.Mrs. D?Andrea worked as a seamstress...
Mercedes M. Rona
Aug 4, 2007
Mercedes N. Rona, 67, of Massachusetts Avenue, Middletown, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Marcelino Rona.Born in Basey, Western Samar, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Serafen and Justina Naraja Gacita.Mrs. Rona was a member of the Fil-Am Association of Newport County and enjoyed gardening, sewing and arts crafts.She...
Theodore E. Decosta
Aug 4, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Theodore E. DeCosta, 81, of 200 School House Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, August 4, 2007, at home. He was the husband of Gilda DeCosta DeCosta Born in Portsmouth, RI on December 17, 1925, he was the son of the late James and Agnes DeCosta DeCosta.Mr. DeCosta worked for U.S. Steel?s American Bridge Co. as an iron...
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