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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
Daniel Martin
Jan 1, 2007
Kingston, RI - Daniel Martin, 66, of 53 Rolens Drive, Kingston, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, died Monday, January 1, 2007 at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on January 21, 1940, he was the son of Daniel T. Martin of Middletown, RI, and the late Alice Garcia Martin. Mr. Martin served in the United States Marine...
Mary T. Rucando
Dec 31, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Mary T. Rucando, 67, 18 Peggy Lane, formerly of 116 Immokolee Drive, Portsmouth, died Sunday, December 31, 2006, peacefully at home. She was the wife of Robert P. Rucando of Portsmouth for 45 years. Born in Kenton, Middlesex, England on August 15, 1939 she was the daughter of the late James and Ann Hore OGorman.Mrs. Rucando was...
Geraldine Marie Olson
Dec 31, 2006
Newport, RI - Geraldine Marie Olson, 75, of 228 Maple Ave, Newport, died Sunday, December 31, 2006 at John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown. She was the wife of the late Gilbert Edward Olson. Born in Mt. Pleasant, MI on March 19, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Eltha Sheldon Reid.Mrs. Olson was formerly of 75 Sims...
Lena W. Barratt
Dec 28, 2006
Lena Christine Whitaker Barratt, 91, of Newport, Rhode Island died Thursday, December 28, 2006, at Newport Hospital. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, George A. Barratt, by her children, Paul F. Barratt of Wakefield, RI, Judy Barratt Gross of Boulder, CO, Bruce Barratt and companion Margaret Hunt of Princeton, NJ, by two grandsons, Mica and Avrey Gross,...
Edward R.M. Quigley
Dec 28, 2006
Middletown, RI - Edward R.M. Quigley, 83, of 77 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI, where he was cared for the last two months of his life. He was the husband of Anne E. Daly Quigley. Born in Fall River, MA on May 4, 1923, he was the son...
Catherine D. Smith
Dec 28, 2006
Catherine Dorothy Butler Smith, 89, of 64 Riverside Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the home of her daughter Kathryn.She was the wife of the late Harold P. Smith.Born in Dorchester, MA, on January 15, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Thomas P. and Nora ONeil Butler.Mrs. Smith had worked as an office manager for...
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