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Vernon F. Church
Apr 1, 2007
Portsmouth, RI ? Captain Vernon F. Church Merchant Marine ret., 97, of 283 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2007, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Rose Marie Bergeron Church to whom he had been married to for 72 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on April 22,...
Richard J. Ryan
Mar 30, 2007
Middletown, RI - Richard J. Ryan, 73, of Middletown, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at home of pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Mineola, NY on May 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary Ryan Ryan.Richard was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and owner/operator of Ryans Barber Shop on Bellevue Avenue in Newport for 47...
Virginia Faith Waddell
Mar 30, 2007
Virginia Faith Waddell, 91, of Wyomissing, PA, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of J. Howard Waddell.Born in Chester, PA on May 15, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Douglas R. and Lillian de Hamme Faith.Mrs. Waddell was a volunteer for over 30 years at Reading Hospital in...
James Edward Harrington
Mar 29, 2007
Westport, MA - James Edward Harrington, 75, of 100 Village Way, Westport, RI, formerly of 43 Attleboro Avenue, Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Mabel ?Vicki? Vickery Harrington. Born in Fall River, MA on February 6, 1932, he was the son of the late James Edward and Olive Loretta Stacy Harrington.Mr....
Dortha Selby Mershon
Mar 28, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Dortha Selby Mershon, 80, of 7 Nina Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife since 1996 of William R. Mershon, LCDR, USN, Ret, and Professor Emeritus at Roger Williams University. Born in Des Moines, IA on September 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Franklin...
Matilda Ann Gonsalves
Mar 28, 2007
Tiverton, RI - Matilda Ann Depointe Gonsalves, 89, of 433 East Road, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Arthur Gonsalves and the late Manuel Costa. Born in Portsmouth, RI on March 14, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary Brown Depointe. Mrs....
Joseph R. Manville, Jr
Mar 28, 2007
Joseph R. Manville, Jr., 65, of Fort Myers Beach, Fl, formerly of 25 King Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at home.Born in Newport, RI on July 6, 1941 he was the son of Amy E. Perry of Newport and the late Joseph R. Manville, Sr. Mr. Manville was a carpenter employed with Blueline Construction Corp before retiring.He was...
Attilio Arthur Deascentis
Mar 28, 2007
Newport, RI ? Attilio ?Arthur? DeAscentis, 90, of 129 Carroll Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Evelyn Kimball DeAscentis. Born in Newport, RI on June 21, 1916, he was the son of the late John and Giuditta Caputi DeAscentis.Mr. DeAscentis was a police officer for the Newport...
Rita Hologitas
Mar 27, 2007
Newport, RI - Rita Hologitas, 82, of 28 Thurston Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in New Bedford, MA on November 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Speros and Stella Bakakeas Hologitas.Rita had moved with her family to the Newport area in 1929. She was a Graduate of Rogers...
Manuel Jesse Alvanas
Mar 26, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Manuel Jesse Alvanas, 76, of 110 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Joan Ann Frazier Alvanas. Born in Newport, RI on March 20, 1931, he was the son of Mary Raposa Alvanas of Tiverton, RI, and the late Manuel J. Alvanas.Mr. Alvanas served in...
Axel C. Weiderman
Mar 26, 2007
Newport, RI - Axel C. Weiderman, Jr., 73, of 4 Ernest Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, March 26, 2007 at home with his family. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Walker Weiderman. Born in Gloucester, MA on November 21, 1933, he was the son of the late Axel C. and Gladys Walker Weiderman.Mr. Weiderman was a dockmaster...
Michael F. James
Mar 24, 2007
Newport, RI - Michael F. James, 55, of 10 Thurston Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Deborah DeRensis James. Born in Newport, RI, on December 28, 1951, he was the son of the late Willard and Dorothy Murphy James.Mr. James was born and raised in Newport, RI,...
Larry David Jones
Mar 22, 2007
Middletown, RI - Larry David Jones, 52, of 969 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at home. He was the husband of Lynda Jones. Born in Henderson, TX on October 29, 1955, he was the son of John Paul and Dorothy Spencer Jones of Texarkana, Texas.Larry moved often as a child through North Texas and...
Arnold Dunbar Chaplin
Mar 22, 2007
Arnold Dunbar Chaplin Portsmouth, RI - Arnold Dunbar Chaplin, 86, of 7 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, March 22, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Alice Terpening Chaplin. Born in Providence, RI on March 29, 1920, he was the son of the late Arthur Wilfred and Florence Luther Chaplin.Mr. Chaplin served...
Clara Slaiding
Mar 20, 2007
Newport, RI - Clara Terry Slaiding, 86, of Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in California, on April 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Clara Sousa Terry. Clara was an inspector for many years for Speidel in Providence. She was a...
Henry J. Olaynack
Mar 19, 2007
Middletown, RI - Henry Joseph Olaynack, 85, of 24 Kay Boulevard, Middletown, RI, formerly of 33 Bliss Road, Newport, died Monday, March 19, 2007 at home. He was the husband of Mary Rieker Olaynack. Born in Newport, RI on September 14, 1921, he was the son of the late Joseph W. and Lottie Gorski Olaynack.Mr. Olaynack was a 1941 graduate...
Mildred Friend
Mar 19, 2007
Portsmouth, RI ? Mildred Millie Friend, 86, of Portsmouth, RI, died March 19 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Taylors, SC. Mrs. Friend was visiting for the winter when cancer was discovered and died at home, lovingly tended by Jerilyn and Kirk Alford, who were soon joined by Mrs. Friend?s son Bob. Born in Portsmouth, RI on...
Jose Antonio Marrero
Mar 18, 2007
Jose Antonio Marrero Newport, RI - Jose Antonio Marrero, 84, of 87 Girard Avenue Apt. 217, Newport, RI, formerly of Kissimmee, FL and Providence, RI, died Sunday, March 18, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Mercedes Marrero. Born in Puerto Rico, on March 30, 1922, he was the son of the late Frederico...
Julia A. Blankenship
Mar 16, 2007
Middletown, RI - Julia A. Konitsky Blankenship, 79, of Rosa Road, Middletown, RI, died Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown where she resided for the past 5 years and was known for her blue eyes and beautiful smile. She was the wife of the late Wiley T. Blankenship, Jr. to whom she was...
Deborah Ann Silvia
Mar 15, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Deborah Ann Silvia, 46, of 132 Viking Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, March 15, 2007 at Women Infants Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Santa Maria, CA on May 14, 1960, she was the daughter of Beatrice Silveira Silvia of Newport and the late Henry Silvia.Debbie worked on the Navy Base for 17 years, retiring in 2007. While...
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