Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Lillian P. Daly

Lillian P. Daly

Feb 2, 2007

Lillian P. Daly, 89, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 144 Massasoit Drive, Warwick, died Friday, February 2, 2007 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Daly.Born in East Hampton, MA on November 23, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Stacia Tryba Peters.She had worked...

Roxy Edgar Ernsberger

Roxy Edgar Ernsberger

Feb 2, 2007

Roxy Edgar Ernsberger, 70, of 119 Washington Street, Newport, Rhode Island, died Friday, February 2, 2007 at Newport Hospital, following an extended illness. He is survived by his wife Claire Humes Ernsberger of Newport, Rhode Island and Milford, Delaware, his mother Margaret Ernsberger of Maryville, Tennessee, his three children Nicole Cook of Atlanta, Georgia, Evan Ernsberger of Norman, Oklahoma, and...

Jesse Joseph Moniz

Jesse Joseph Moniz

Feb 2, 2007

Jesse Joseph Moniz, 79, of 182 Newport Avenue, Middletown, RI, entered into eternal peace on Friday, February 2, 2007, surrounded by his family, in the home he built 50 years ago, after a long, courageous battle with colon, thyroid, and prostate cancer. He was the husband of Mary E. Viera Moniz, and the former husband of the late Alice Guthrie...

Dorothy M. Lavoie

Dorothy M. Lavoie

Jan 30, 2007

Tiverton, RI - Dorothy M. Lavoie, of 75 East Beardsworth Road, Tiverton, RI, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at home. She was the wife of Omer Lavoie of Tiverton, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on March 5, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John and Clara Soares Gomes.Mrs. Lavoie was a seamstress for many Fall River Garment Worker...

Hope Wicher

Hope Wicher

Jan 30, 2007

Prudence Island, RI - Hope Lambert Wicher, 94, of 32 Chase Avenue, Prudence Island, RI, died Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Warwick, RI, on October 14, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Lewis K. and Bertha Moffett Lambert.Mrs. Wicher grew up in Newton, MA and attended Newton High School,...

Arthur A. Albro Jr

Arthur A. Albro Jr

Jan 30, 2007

Middletown, RI - Arthur A. Albro, Jr., Mr. Albro was the husband of the late Louise E. DeBlois Albro who preceded him in death in 2001 and the son of the late Middletown Police Chief Arthur A. and Martha A. Albro.He was a 10th generation descendent of John Albro who arrived in Boston from Ipswich, England in 1634 on the...

Kathryn C. Barry

Kathryn C. Barry

Jan 29, 2007

Newport, RI - Kathryn C. Barry, passed away at Newport Hospital, on January 29, 2007 at the age of 94. For the past several years she resided at The Village House Center, 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, where she was known for her independent and self-reliant spirit. Prior to her residence at Village House, she lived in her family home located...

Frank A. Botelho

Frank A. Botelho

Jan 28, 2007

Middletown, RI - Frank A. Botelho, 72, of 27 Murphy Circle, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 at home surrounded by his loving family after courageously battling ALS. He was the husband of Ann C. Kinsella Botelho. Born in Middletown, RI on January 26, 1935, he was the son of the late Manuel and Agnes Amaral Botelho.Frank graduated from...

Wilfred C. Paquin

Wilfred C. Paquin

Jan 28, 2007

Portsmouth, RI ? Wilfred C. ?Bill? ?Pop-Pop? Paquin, 68, of 6 Heritage Drive, Portsmouth, formerly of Wapping Road, Portsmouth, died Sunday, January 28, 2007 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Geraldine Jones Paquin. Born in Newport, RI on July 31, 1938, he was the son of the late Harry and Leah Delisle Paquin.Mr. Paquin owned...

Helen Margaret Cross

Helen Margaret Cross

Jan 27, 2007

Helen Margaret Swift Cross Middletown, RI - Helen Margaret Swift Cross, 84, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of West House, Middletown, and a twenty five year resident of Wareham, MA, died Saturday, January 27, 2007, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late...

Purnell Napoleon Williams

Purnell Napoleon Williams

Jan 26, 2007

Newport, RI - Purnell Napoleon Williams, 81, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of Baltimore, MD, 66 Friendship Street, Newport and 27 Dewolf Avenue, Bristol, died Friday, January 26, 2007 at the center. Born in Baltimore, MD on June 28, 1925, he was the son of the late Floyd and Eleanor Jefferson Williams.Mr. Williams served in the United...

Edna L. Berluti

Edna L. Berluti

Jan 25, 2007

Edna L. Berluti Middletown, RI - Edna L. Berluti, 88, of 5 Concord Drive, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, January 25, 2007 at the Grand Islander Center. She was the wife of the late Mario A. Berluti. Born in St. Joseph, Michigan on April 19, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Edson and Louise Kamradt LaMunion.Mrs. Berluti and her...

Daniel M. Arkins Sr

Daniel M. Arkins Sr

Jan 24, 2007

Portsmouth, RI - Daniel M. Arkins, Sr., 79, of Founders Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at Veterans Affairs Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of the late Agnes Fitzpatrick Arkins. Born in Kilfenora County Clare, Ireland, on November 2, 1927, he was the son of the late Patrick and Delia Quinn Arkins. Mr. Arkins served in...

Jean Elaine Gauld

Jean Elaine Gauld

Jan 23, 2007

Middletown, RI - Jean Elaine Spath Gauld, 69, of 60 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, formerly of Niantic, CT, died Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank Gauld. Born in New London, CT on March 27, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Hudson and Ernestine Skinner...

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...