Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Scott Rezendes

Scott Rezendes

Jan 22, 2007

Portsmouth, RI - Scott Rezendes, 40, of 58 Prudence View Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Bellingham, MA, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at home with his family. He was the husband of Karen Coons Rezendes. Born in New Bedford, MA on February 26, 1966, he was the son of George and Prudence Poirier Rezendes of Bellingham, MA. Besides his wife...

Susan Wilkinson Johnson

Susan Wilkinson Johnson

Jan 22, 2007

Susan B. Johnson died peacefully in her sleep at home in Newport, RI on January 22, 2007. She is survived by her two sons, Christo and Jamie Johnson, her daughter in law Nichole Johnson, her brothers Jay Baldwin and John C. Moore and her sister Mimi Rosenwald, as well as her mother in law Mary Johnson. She was predeceased by...

Marguerite Regan

Marguerite Regan

Jan 22, 2007

Newport, RI - Marguerite ?Marge? Cox Regan, 79, of Weatherly Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Bethpage, NY, died Monday, January 22, 2007 at home. She was the wife of the late Patrick J. Regan. Born in the Bronx, NY on August 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late James and Hannah Gilleran Cox. Mrs. Regan was a currator...

Edith Reynolds

Edith Reynolds

Jan 21, 2007

Middletown, RI - Edith Morell Reynolds, 89, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Blenheim Newport, 303 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Reynolds. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 28, 1917,...

Edward Dietrich

Edward Dietrich

Jan 20, 2007

Middletown, RI ? Edward ?Bill? W. Dietrich, 76, of 303 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, also of Charles City, Iowa, died Saturday, January 20, 2007 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Cozette Z. Smith Dietrich. Born in Freeport, Illinois, on May 26, 1930, he was the son of the late Ted and Cora Dietrich. Mr. Dietrich was a 1952...

Doris M. Shaw

Doris M. Shaw

Jan 18, 2007

Middletown, RI - Doris M. Hollis Shaw, 85, of 52 Linden Street, died January 18, 2007 at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident in the Alzheimer?s unit since August 2002. She was the wife of Leon Maxwell Shaw. Born in Middletown, RI on September 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Sumner...

Susan M. Griffee

Susan M. Griffee

Jan 16, 2007

Middletown, RI - Susan Martha Griffee, 86, of 205 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at home. She was the wife of the late William G. Griffee. Born in Fall River, MA on July 9, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Shaker and Alia Shaker.Mrs. Griffee was a waitress for the former Leo?s First and...

Anne Elizabeth Landry

Anne Elizabeth Landry

Jan 14, 2007

Newport, RI - Anne Elizabeth Pierce Landry, 87, of Newport, RI, died Saturday, January 14, 2007, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Bienvenu Landry. Born in Union Springs, AL, on September 27, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and Elizabeth Thompson Pierce. She attended Mary Baldwin College in...

Jack V. Robinson

Jack V. Robinson

Jan 14, 2007

Lt. CMDR Jack V. Robinson Ret. USN Middletown, RI - Jack V. Robinson, 75, of 2 Winthrop Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, January 14, 2007, at the RI Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Nancy Shilling Robinson. Born in Dundolk, MD, on February 7, 1931, he was the son of the late Paul Robinson and Ruth...

Henry L. Silvia

Henry L. Silvia

Jan 14, 2007

Newport, RI - Henry L. Silvia, passed away at home on Sunday, January 14, 2007. He was born on May 11, 1941, to the late Rose and Manuel Silvia of Middletown. Henry attended Middletown schools and excelled in sports throughout his school years and was awarded many honors for his achievements in basketball and baseball. He continued to play softball...

Alice P. Santos

Alice P. Santos

Jan 13, 2007

Alice P. Santos Newport, RI - Alice P. Santos, 90, of Heatherwood Nursing Home, and formerly of Freeborn Street, Newport, died Saturday, January 13, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport. Born in Newport, RI on September 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Frank P. and Emily Oliver Santos.Ms. Santos had worked as a secretary at the Naval Torpedo...

Sherman Simeon Barnhart

Sherman Simeon Barnhart

Jan 12, 2007

Sherman Simeon Barnhart Portsmouth, RI - Sherman Simeon Barnhart, 85, of 57 Seneca Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, January 12, 2007, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Mary E. Sailors Barnhart. Born in Grafton, NY, on December 12, 1921, he was the son of the late Sherman S. and Lena Weber Barnhart.Mr. Barnhart had worked as...

Wilbert Brown

Wilbert Brown

Jan 12, 2007

Wilbert Brown Newport, RI - Wilbert Brown, 48, of 171 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Friday, January 12, 2007, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Rhonda Chisman Brown. Born in New Orleans, LA, on June 16, 1958, he was the son of Alice Coleman Brown of California, and the late Frank Brown Jr.Mr. Brown was raised in...

Marie Louise Bernice Rollins

Marie Louise Bernice Rollins

Jan 11, 2007

Bernice McCormack Rollins?Bunny? on Thursday, January 11, 2007, formerly of Orange, Connecticut and Rutland, Vermont, at the John Clarke Nursing and Retirement Center in Middletown, Rhode Island. She was born on February 18, 1920 in Fort Kent, Maine. Over the years, she was an avid volunteer of many community organizations including the PTA, Lions Club, and Girl Scouts of America....

John L. Risso

John L. Risso

Jan 9, 2007

Newport, RI - John Louis Risso, 66, of 76 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at Oak Hill Nursing Home, Pawtucket, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 4, 1940, he was the son of the late Louis E. and Mary Ryan Risso. Mr. Risso was a 1958 graduate of De La Salle Academy. He worked for Raytheon...

Robert L. Cook

Robert L. Cook

Jan 6, 2007

Newport, RI - Robert L. Cook 60, of 21 Pochahontas Drive Middletown, RI passed away after a brief illness on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at Newport Hospital.He was the beloved husband of Judith G. Carroll Cook, beloved father of two sons Alexander N. Cook and Andrew C. Cook both of Middletown, and was the brother of Charles N. Cook, Jr....

Scott D. Tavernese

Scott D. Tavernese

Jan 5, 2007

Scott D. Tavernese 38, of 230 Hillside Avenue Newport died Friday, January 5, 2007 at Newport Hospital.Born in Erie, PA on May 3, 1968, he was the son of Shirley Chase and John Beausoleil of Newport and John and Joan Fisher Tavernese of Fairview, PA.Scott worked for Stop and Shop Supermarkets in Middletown and Newport and most recently for the...

Rosalind E. Green

Rosalind E. Green

Jan 5, 2007

Newport, RI - Rosalind E. Nalle Green 58 of 39 Gould Street Newport, RI, died Friday, January 5, 2007 surrounded by loved ones.She was the wife of Donald R. Green.Born in Chicago, IL, on September 16, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Will Nalle and Priscilla Belain Ingram.Mrs. Green worked for Stop and Shop Supermarket for 24 years....

James Edward Leary

James Edward Leary

Jan 4, 2007

Tiverton, RI - James Edward Leary, Jr., 81, of 628 Park Avenue, Portsmouth passed from this life Thursday, January 4, 2007. Born in Fall River, MA on January 5, 1925, he was the son of the late James and Evelyn Quirk Leary. Jim enlisted in the Army on February 17th 1943 and then enlisted in the Air Force on October...

Lois A. Gabriel

Lois A. Gabriel

Jan 2, 2007

Middletown, RI - Lois A. Safford Gabriel, 80, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 10 North Drive, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at the center. She was the wife of John L. Gabriel Sr. Born in Lakeland, FL on June 21, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Irene Burton Safford. Mrs....