Obituaries

Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Lorraine C. Levesque

Lorraine C. Levesque

Dec 12, 2006

Fall River, MA - Lorraine C. Levesque, 80, of recently of the Catholic Memorial Nursing Home, Fall River, MA, formerly of Indiantown, FL, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at the nursing home. She was the wife of the late Arthur Adolph Levesque. Born in New Bedford, MA, on October 15, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Ovila...

Hortensia Colas Vananglen

Hortensia Colas Vananglen

Dec 11, 2006

Newport, RI - Hortensia Colas Van Anglen, 89, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of 37 Tower Drive, Darien, CT, died Monday, December 11, 2006 at the center. She was the former wife of Chalmers Easton Van Anglen. Born in Havana, Cuba on January 3, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Juan Jose Colas Duany and...

John William Caragianis

John William Caragianis

Dec 10, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - John William Caragianis, 75, of 95 Adams Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Nina Daglis Caragianis. Born in Cambridge, MA on August 13, 1931, he was the son of the late William and Helen Vinios Caragianis. He served in the United States Navy...

Bernice Ann Clarke

Bernice Ann Clarke

Dec 10, 2006

Middletown, RI ? Bernice ?Bernie? Ann Smith Clarke, 67, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 15A Buck Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, December 10, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard S. Clarke, Jr. Born in Newport, RI on July 10, 1939, she was the daughter...

Josephine Hassett

Josephine Hassett

Dec 9, 2006

Newport, RI - Josephine Cappuccilli Hassett, of 41 North Dudley Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 in the Newport Hosptial.She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Hassett.Born in Warren, RI on March 17, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Josephine Vitullo Cappuccilli.Mrs. Hassett worked for many years as a hairdresser, owning the former...

Phyllis Elaine Marshall

Phyllis Elaine Marshall

Dec 9, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - Phyllis E. Greenhalgh Marshall, 80, of 497 Boyds Lane Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, December 9, 2006.She was the wife the the late Richard Nathaniel Marshall.Born in Fall River, MA on October 29, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John Wilson and Anne Moore Greenhalgh.Mrs. Marshall was a member of United Congregational Church in Little Compton....

Eloise Davis

Eloise Davis

Dec 9, 2006

Middletown, RI - Eloise Caswell Davis, 92, of 10 South Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Stanley A. Davis. Born in Portsmouth, RI on Nov. 17, 1914, she was the daughter of the late David S. and Mamie Almy Caswell.Mrs. Davis worked as...

Leonora June Shovelton

Leonora June Shovelton

Dec 8, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - Leonora June Shovelton, 75, of 29 Baker Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, December 8, 2006 at home. She was the wife of the late Richard Adler Shovelton. Born in Fall River, MA on June 25, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Adelaide Rezendes Nascimento.Mrs. Shovelton graduated in 1981 from St. Josephs College in...

Florence L. Vieira

Florence L. Vieira

Dec 7, 2006

Middletown, RI - Florence L. Vieira, 94, of 67 Honeyman Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, December 7, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Joseph P. Vieira of Middletown, RI and the late Roger A. Northup. Born in Newport, RI on May 31, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Margaret Leary Littlefield....

John Arthur Rozes

John Arthur Rozes

Dec 6, 2006

Newport, RI - John Arthur Rozes, 94, formerly of 117 Lawrence Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Beatrice Mellen Rozes of Middletown, RI. Born in Alestina, Greece, on April 15, 1912, he was the son of the late Arthur and Ourania Tsironis Rozes.Mr. Rozes served...

James John Correia

James John Correia

Dec 6, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - James John Correia, 74, of 50 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Judith ?Judie? M. Silvia Correia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on June 13, 1932, he was the son of the late Alfred and Mary Anselemo Correia.Mr. Correia served in...

Stanley P. Brown

Stanley P. Brown

Dec 5, 2006

Newport, RI - Stanley P. Brown, 89, of 9 Atlantic Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully, Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at home. He was the husband of Jeanne M. Friend Brown of Newport. They celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary in October. Born in Fall River, MA on October 16, 1917, he was the son of the late Frederick and Anna White...

Robert James Zeller Jr

Robert James Zeller Jr

Dec 4, 2006

Middletown, RI - Robert James Zeller, Jr., 74, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Friendship Street, Newport, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at the center after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI on November 23, 1932, he was the son of the late Robert James Zeller, Sr. and Mary Alice Auger Zeller.He was a lifelong resident...

Walter H. Hetland

Walter H. Hetland

Dec 3, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - Walter Holby Hetland, 89, of 20 Common Fence Blvd., Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at home. He was the husband of the late Louise Goyette Hetland. Born in Newport, RI on April 19, 1917, he was the son of the late Michael and Carrie Marcusen Hetland.Mr. Hetland served in the United States Army, during World...

Dorothy Alma Elizabeth Koelle

Dorothy Alma Elizabeth Koelle

Nov 30, 2006

Warren, RI ? Dorothy Zeidler Koelle, 86, of 54 Seymour Street, Warren, RI, died Thursday, November 30, 2006 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Walter W. Koelle to whom she was married for 58 years at the time of his death in 2000. Born in Walker Valley, NY on September 15, 1920, she...

Margaret Sheehan

Margaret Sheehan

Nov 27, 2006

Newport, RI ? Margaret Vega Sheehan, 83, of 93 Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was surrounded by her family. Born in New Orleans, LA on August 15, 1923, the Feast of the Assumption, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Paula Delery Vega. She moved to Newport in...

Frank Maitland

Frank Maitland

Nov 27, 2006

Middletown, RI ? Frank Maitland, 50, of 167 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Mary Achilles Maitland. Born in Newport, RI on December 8, 1955, he was the son of Beverly Welch Maitland of Middletown, RI and the late Francis W. Maitland.Frank was a boat captain...

John Henry Turner

John Henry Turner

Nov 26, 2006

Westport, MA - John Henry Turner, 59, of 578 River Road, Westport, MA, formerly of 62 Halsey Street, Newport, died Sunday, November 26, 2006 at home.He was the husband of Janet Meader Turner. Born in Newport, RI, on April 19, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas Marshall and Jean Wagner Turner DeYoung, and step son of the...

Elsie Irene Ward

Elsie Irene Ward

Nov 25, 2006

Middletown, R.I. Elsie Irene Stewart Ward, 87, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Abner Stoddard Ward. Born in Conrad, Iowa on August 14, 1919, she was the daughter of Burton Allen and Nina McClain Stewart. She is survived by Wayne Conrad Ward...

Lillian Florence Viveiros

Lillian Florence Viveiros

Nov 25, 2006

Lillian Florence Morris Viveiros MIDDLETOWN, RI - Lillian Florence Morris Viveiros, 93, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown formerly of 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel Viveiros. Born in New Bedford, MA on Aug. 15, 1913, she was the daughter...