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Charles A. Deveau
Mar 1, 2007
Newport, RI - Charles A. Deveau, 69, of 12 Princeton Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, March 1, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Maria L. Escobar Silvia-Deveau and husband of the late Elizabeth Mason Deveau. Born in Newport, RI on December 10, 1937, he was the son of the late John and Adeline Huppee Deveau.Charlie...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Rogers
Feb 28, 2007
Newport, RI ? Mary Elizabeth ?Beth? Lally Rogers, 72, of 15 Atlantic Avenue, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, at Pine Grove Health Care Center, Pascoag, RI after a long illness. She was the wife of Warren F. Rogers of Newport.Born in Scranton, PA on July 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late William K....
Marilyn Lee Perkins
Feb 26, 2007
Marilyn Lee Perkins Newport, RI - Marilyn Lee Perkins, 60, of 39 Homer Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, February 26, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of LeRoy Lee Allen Perkins. Born in Palo Alto, CA on October 31, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Doyle Reavis and Joan Conway Dempsey.Mrs. Perkins was named...
Sarah Cole
Feb 26, 2007
North Waterboro, ME - Sarah Brown Cole, 90, of North Waterboro, ME and St. Cloud, FL, formerly of Phillips Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, February 26, 2007 at St. Cloud Regional Medical Center, in St. Cloud, FL. She was married for over 50 years to the late Oliver C. Cole who passed away in August of 1990. Born in Newport, RI...
Armand J. Dore, Jr
Feb 25, 2007
Middletown, RI - Armand J. ?Red? Dor, Jr, 80, of 76 Purgatory Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, February 25, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Flora Tougas Dor for 49 years. Born in Newport, RI on May 9, 1926, he was the son of the late Armand J. and Catherine Cappuccilli Dor.?Red?...
Leon Shaw
Feb 22, 2007
Middletown, RI - Leon Maxwell Shaw, 88, of 52 Linden Street, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Grand Islander Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Doris M. Hollis Shaw. Mr. Shaw lost his wife of 62 years January 18th, 2007. Born in Newport, RI on September 16, 1918, he was the son of the late...
Elizabeth Ann Manchester
Feb 22, 2007
Newport, RI - Elizabeth ?Bette? Ann Sullivan Manchester, 79, of 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of John Clark Retirement Center, Middletown, died Thursday, February 22, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 18, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Moriarty Sullivan. Bette worked at the Naval...
Janice S. Post
Feb 21, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Janice S. Post, 78, of 14 Pioneer Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at home. Born in Hartford, CT on November 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Max and Erna Brunn Senkel. Mrs. Post was a former member of St. Peter?s Lutheran Church in Newport. She enjoyed gardening. She is survived by...
Estelle G. Drummond
Feb 21, 2007
Newport, RI - Estelle G. Drummond, 76, of 84 Evarts Street, Newport, Rhode Island, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thornton Benjamin Drummond, Jr. Born in Newport on February 4, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Albert P. and Pauline Jackson Gaines. She attended Calvert Cranston Elementary, Mumford, and...
James E. Harvey, Jr
Feb 21, 2007
Newport, RI - James E. Harvey, Jr., 72, of 87 Van Zandt Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Kathleen Virginia Cobb Harvey. Born in Lexington, VA on September 3, 1934, he was the son of the late James E. and Lucy Wares Harvey.Mr. Harvey was a commercial fisherman...
Alice Mary Sanches
Feb 21, 2007
Newport, RI - Alice Mary Sanches, 94, of 7 Dexter Street, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at Heatherwood Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late William Sanches. Born in Newport, RI on June 10, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Soares Santos. Mrs. Sanches was a communicant of St. Lucy?s...
Grace Lucille Skipp
Feb 21, 2007
North Providence, RI - Grace Lucille Skipp, 94 years old, passed away Wednesday, February 1st, at the Golden Crest Nursing Center, North Providence, RI. She was born in September 23, 1912, in Providence, RI, to Veronica M. and Washington Irving Bucklin, a former track coach for Brown University. Grace was married to the former Herbert M. Skipp, who preceded her...
Leroy Milton Jennings
Feb 20, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Leroy M. Jennings, 85, of 11 Ann Court, Middletown, RI, formerly of Lebanon, MO 36 Education Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Carmelita Margaret Knight Jennings.Born in Stoutland, MO on July 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Leroy and Edith...
Richard Donohue Jr
Feb 19, 2007
Newport, RI - Richard ?DL? Donohue, Jr., 66, of 16 Champlin Place, Newport, RI, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 23, 1940, he was the son of the late Richard and Madeline Pike Donohue.Mr. Donohue served 5 years in the United States Marine Corp and was stationed in Japan. For...
John S. Pencak Sr
Feb 19, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - John S. Pencak, Sr., 84, of 691 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 19, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Madeline G. Gosciminski Pencak. Born in Fall River, MA on December 27, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Katherine Renkewicz Pencak.Mr. Pencak was a member...
William John Brand Iii
Feb 15, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - William John Brand, III, 42, of Child Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, February 15, 2007. Funeral services will be private.
Georgene Simmons
Feb 15, 2007
Fall River, MA - Georgene Bade Simmons, 66, formerly of 76 Callendar Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, February 15, 2007 at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late George Robert Simmons. Born in Neptune, NJ on September 23, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Carl Bade and Catherine Chamberlain Mather.Mrs. Simmons owned and...
Cdr. Francis Marion Meredith, Ret.
Feb 14, 2007
Middletown, RI ? Cdr. Francis Marion Meredith, USN, Ret. 70, of Porter Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Ann Underwood Meredith. Born in Fairmont, WV on September 9, 1936 he was the son of the late Marion and Jane Clayton Meredith. Frank graduated from Fairmont High School in...
Paul M. Sullivan
Feb 13, 2007
Middletown, RI - Paul Sullivan, 39, of Middletown, Rhode Island died peacefully at home on February 13, 2007 after a long, courageous battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme, a rare form of brain cancer. He is survived by his wife Michelle Lyon, his children, Zebadiah 12, Addison 11, and Isla 6. He also leaves his mother, Alice Sullivan, brothers, Ted and Dave,...
Lucia A. Loyola
Feb 13, 2007
Newport, RI - Lucia A. Loyola, 73, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at Mass General Hospital, Boston, MA. Born in Montesarchio, Italy on December 13, 1933 she was the daughter of the late Carlo Federico and Pasqualina Iannelli Geleng.Mrs. Loyola worked on the Newport Naval Base, retiring in 1980. She loved flea marketing, playing...
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