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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...
James A. Harvey
Jul 26, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - James A. Harvey, of 43D Glen Meade Drive, Portsmouth , RI, died on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Irene Lightfine Harvey. Born in Bluff City, AK, on August 24, 1916, he was the son of the late James Isaac and Lucy Lee Barlow Harvey. Mr. Harvey served...
Muriel Trent
Jul 25, 2006
Newport, RI - Muriel E. Mordaunt Trent, 97, formerly of Springfield, MA, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Harry C. Trent. Born in Dorchester, MA, on December 2, 1908, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Veronica Murphy Mordaunt.Mrs. Trent was a 1928...
Dean Harding Spaulding
Jul 24, 2006
Newport, RI - Dean Harding Spaulding, 82, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of 245 Broadway Apt#2, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Christina Woodard Spaulding. Born in Newport, VT, on February 21, 1924, he was the son of the late Benjamin S. and Alda Larabee Spaulding.Mr....
Earl Jameson
Jul 22, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Earl Huntington ?Jimmy? Jameson, 91, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 87 Washington Street, Newport and King Road, Middletown, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Shaffell Jameson. Born in Henniker, NH, on April 28, 1915, he was the son of the...
John F. Bigbee
Jul 21, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - John Frederick ?Fred? Bigbee, 57, of 293 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at home. He was the loving husband of Marsha Lynn Maynard Bigbee. Born in Munich, Germany, on October 27, 1948, he was the son of the late Frederick John and Elisabeth Buchner Bigbee Maier. Mr. Bigbee graduated from Warwick Veterans Memorial...
Elizabeth Mary Curran
Jul 19, 2006
Newport, RI ? Elizabeth ?Betty? Mary Ionta Curran, 95, of 31 Prescot Hall Road, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Daniel J. Curran. Born in Newport, RI on December 22, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Michelena Palazza Ionta.Mrs. Curran was...
Gregory John Conos
Jul 19, 2006
Middletown, RI - Gregory John Conos, 83, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 1 Mount Hope View Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the former husband of Rose Marie Morin. Born in Fall River, MA, on March 20, 1923, he was the son of the...
Lucille M. Shappy
Jul 17, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Lucille M. Fontaine Shappy, 91, of 2217 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, July 17, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Roland F. Shappy, former Superintendant of Portsmouth Public Schools. Born in Millbury, MA, on September 22, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Albert...
Lauren Ann Gelina
Jul 16, 2006
Middletown, RI - Lauren Ann Mixter Gelina, 50, of 31 Laura Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, July 16, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Robert Paul Gelina. Born in Newport, RI, on October 17, 1955, she was the daughter of Edith Waldorf Mixter and the late Roland Mixter.Mrs. Gelina was a home supervisor for Looking...
Majel Eileen Peterson
Jul 15, 2006
Newport, RI - Majel Eileen Peterson, 89, formerly of 39 West Narragansett Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, July 15, 2006 at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on March 13, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Annie Petterson Peterson. Ms. Peterson worked as an LPN who specialized in newborn home...
Anne R. Fray
Jul 15, 2006
Middletown, RI - Anne R. Lenahan Fray, 78, of 6 Wilson Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of Seymour, CT, died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at home. She was the wife of Robert Fray. Born in Derby, CT, on May 12, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Karlak Lenahan.Mrs. Fray was a communicant of St. Lucys Church...
William Howell Pharmakis
Jul 13, 2006
Middletown, RI - William Howell Pharmakis, 83, of 18 Shangri La Lane, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Audrey Hebert Pharmakis. Born in Attleboro, MA, on May 5, 1923, he was the son of the late John and Clara Haskell Pharmakis.Mr. Pharmakis was a distinguished serviceman,...
Lorraine R. Furtado
Jul 12, 2006
Newport, RI - Lorraine R. Brownell Furtado, 82, of 44 Burnside Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of John ?Pete? R. Furtado for 64 years. Born in Newport, RI, on July 7, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Stanton and Lauretta Berard Brownell.Mrs. Furtado...
Edward Joseph Keeney
Jul 10, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Edward Joseph Keeney, 74, of 5 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 79 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, July 10, 2006, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Agnes Gagliardi Keeney. Born in New Haven, CT, on April 27, 1932, he was the son of the late Edward P. and Marian Heery Keeney.Mr....
Josephine Anne Ritchie
Jul 10, 2006
Middletown, RI ? Josephine A. Ritchie, 59, of 34 Berkeley Court, died Sunday, July 9th at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late George W. Ritchie and Mary Sullivan Ritchie.She is survived by six brothers, George W. Ritchie III of Providence and Newport, Jerry Ritchie of New London, CT,...
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