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Patricia Madette Kusic
Aug 18, 2006
McKeesport, PA - Patricia Madette Blaine Kusic, 88, of 3006 Jenny Lind Street, McKeesport, PA, died Friday, August 18, 2006 at the home of her daughter in Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of Samuel Joseph Kusic. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on July 8, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Blaine and Claire Vollmer Blaine. Besides her...
Beverly A. Freitas
Aug 17, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Beverly A. Freitas, 58, of 160 Cedar Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Thursday, August 17, 2006, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA after a short illness. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 20, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Dorothy Heroux Braga. Bev worked at Clements Market...
Robert B. Gaines Sr
Aug 16, 2006
Newport, RI - Robert B. ?Bob? Gaines, Sr., of Bacheller Street, Newport, passed away in the early morning Wednesday, August 16th. He is survived by his devoted wife of 63 years Hazel B. Greene Gaines, daughter Cheryl Williamson and her husband Kenneth of Woonsocket, RI and sons Robert B. Gaines Jr. of Middletown, RI, Bruce W. and Brett S. Gaines...
Helen Donaldson Taft
Aug 16, 2006
Newport, RI - Helen Donaldson Short Taft, 89, of ?Beechbound? at 127 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Longmeadow, MA, died Wednesday, August 16, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard Taft, whom she met and married in Newport, where they summered for most of their lives. Born in Calgary Alberta, Canada, on...
Ruth Virginia Kane
Aug 16, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Ruth Virginia Kane, 86, of Belmont Drive, passed away at Newport Hospital after a brief illness on Wednesday, August 16, 2006. She was the wife of the late John Francis Kane. Born in Arlington, Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late Fred Caplin and Gladys Howard Caplin.She was a resident of Portsmouth for 60 years, graduated...
Stanley Walter Drewniak
Aug 14, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Stanley Walter Drewniak, 69, of 84 Longmeadow Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Monday, August 14, 2006, surrounded by his family at his sisters home. He was the former husband of Georgene Drewniak of Fall River, MA. Born in Fall River, MA, on May 24, 1937, he was the son of the late Stanley...
Georgena Stanger
Aug 13, 2006
Jamestown, RI ? Georgena Wetherill Stanger, 91, of 64 Bay View Avenue, Jamestown, RI, died Sunday, August 13, at home, after a short illness. She was the wife of the late John Hallowell Stanger. Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 14, 1915, she was the daughter of Webster King Wetherill and Georgena Vaux Cresson. She was a member of the...
Joseph Ferris
Aug 11, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Ferris Jr., 90, of 2856 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, August 11, 2006, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Olinda Almeida. Born in Newport, RI, on July 7, 1916, he was the son of the late Joseph and Antonia Medeiros Ferris.Mr. Ferris had worked for Bonanza Bus Lines...
Jean Paul Schneider
Aug 10, 2006
Middletown, RI - Jean Paul Schneider, 75, of 14 Algonquin Drive, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, August 10, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the beloved husband of Beverly Ann O?Brien Schneider. Born in Washington, DC on February 22, 1931, he was the son of the late Frederick Valentine and Anna McGee Schneider.Mr. Schneider was a 1950 graduate of...
Elsie May Power
Aug 9, 2006
Newport, RI - Elsie May Power, 91, of 9 Toppa Boulevard, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006, at her home in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John Henry Power. Born in Newport, RI on May 20, 1915, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Coldicott Townend.Mrs. Power was a very active member...
Dan Edwards Jr
Aug 7, 2006
Newport, RI - Dan Edwards Jr., 68, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, August 7, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Naomi Edwards of Ft. Worth, TX. Born in New Orleans, LA, on November 18, 1937, he was the son of the late Dan and Agnes Watkins Edwards.Mr. Edwards served in the United...
Julia Sands Chase
Aug 7, 2006
Middletown, RI ? Mrs. Robert A. Chase, the former Julia Sands Dickson, died Monday, August 7, 2006 at home.She was the daughter of the late Mrs. Julia Parker Sands Dickson of Newport and the late Paul Roland Dickson of Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the sister of the late Charles Roland ?Bunty? Dickson. The granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs....
Manuel L. Ventura
Aug 7, 2006
Newport, RI - Manuel L. Ventura, 86, of 5 Gardiner Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, August 7, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Maria Aguiar Ventura. Born in San Miguel, in the Azores on February 2, 1920, he was the son of the late Antonio and Maria Belhiete Ventura.Mr. Ventura worked at the Newport Hospital...
Shirley Ann Prendergast
Aug 4, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Shirley A. Carvalho Prendergast, 64, of 530 MiddleRoad, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, August 4, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA, on May 16, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah Motta Carvalho. She was the former wife of Fred Prendergast.Mrs. Prendergast was a bookkeeper for Lauders Construction in...
Dolores P. Connell
Aug 1, 2006
Newport, RI - Dolores P. Connell, 76, of 6 Record Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at home. She was the wife of Donald S. Connell. Born in Newport, RI, on December 17, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Joseph V. and Natalie Kunz Mello.Mrs. Connell worked for the State of Rhode Island in the Unemployment...
Forrest William Christensen
Aug 1, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Forrest William Christensen, 82, of 39 Quail Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 85 Linda Terrace, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of the late Anne Catherine McDonald Christensen. Born in Newport, RI, on February 21, 1924, he was the son of the late Eric Marius born in...
Barbara T. Mello
Aug 1, 2006
Little Compton, RI - Barbara T. Perry Mello, 65, of 48 Long Highway, Little Compton, RI, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Joseph Mello. Born in Newport, RI on October 3, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Manuel S. and Madeline Silveira Perry.Mrs. Mello worked along...
Alfred Megliola
Jul 29, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Alfred Megliola, 76, of Little River, SC, died peacefully on Saturday, July 29, 2006, at the home of his daughter Elaine. Born in Springfield, MA, on November 19, 1929, he was the son of the late Antonio and Concetta Maglione Megliola.Mr. Megliola had worked as a tool designer for Professional Design in Agawam, MA, then as a...
Nancy Ann Steele
Jul 29, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Ann Peabody Steele, 70, of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Joseph Raymond Steele.Born in Newport, RI on August 13, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John Forster and Mary G. Peabody. Mrs. Steele grew up in Middletown and was a 1953...
Robert L. Jackson
Jul 29, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Robert L. Jackson, 79, of 60 Lepes Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, July 29, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Dottie Robertson Jackson. They were married for 57 years.Born in Mobile, Alabama on October 4, 1926, he was the son of the late Samuel and Alberta Stewart Jackson.Mr. Jackson was a retired US...
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