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Brian Howard Jackson
Nov 13, 2005
Dallas, Texas - Jackson, Brian Howard, 28, was killed in the line of duty Sunday morning, November 13, 2005 in central Dallas. Brian, a five year veteran with the Dallas Police Department was shot while pursuing a suspect in a life threatening domestic violence incident. Though he had just completed his assigned shift, he and his partner chose to assist...
Janet Amory Grinnell
Nov 10, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Janet Amory Ginnell, 74, of 2 Atlantic Avenue, Portsmouth, RI died Thursday, November 10, 2005 at Catholic Memorial Home Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Kenneth Jason Grinnell. Born in Swampscott, Massachusetts on February 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Francis Amory and Emily Monroe Spurr. Mrs. Grinnell was a homemaker who...
Frances Lila Jacobs
Nov 10, 2005
Frances Lila Jacobs, 72, of 14 Bay View Park, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, November 10, 2005, in Newport.She was the former wife of the late Joseph J. Trifero and Austin J. Connelly.Born in Newport, RI, on November 26, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Amelia Mueller Jacobs.Mrs. Jacobs was a graduate of Rogers High School,...
John J.B. Silvia
Nov 9, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - John Joseph Bernardo Silvia, Sr., of 749 Mitchells Lane, Middletown, RI, died suddenly at home Wednesday, November 9, 2005. He was the husband of the late Josephine Gomes Silvia who died in August of this year, and had celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on May 21, 2005. Born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on April 17, 1924, he...
Michael D. Kratochwill
Nov 7, 2005
NEWPORT- Michael D. Kratochwill, 53, of 31 Warner Street, Apt. 2, died unexpectedly on November 7, 2005, at Newport Hospital. He was born on May 21, 1952 in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He was the son of Ardy Daughhetee Kratochwill and the late James Kratochwill.Mr. Kratochwill served in the United States Navy during Vietnam, retiring as a diver after 20 years....
Ana Adelina Escobar
Nov 6, 2005
WARREN, RI - Ana Adelina Escobar, 93, of Metacom Ave, Warren, RI formerly of 7 Harbor View, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, November 6, 2005 at Haven Health Center, Warren, RI. She was the wife of the late Francisco P. Escobar Born in Fayal, Azores on July 17, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Philomena Garcia Moitoza....
Violet Frenette
Nov 6, 2005
Violet L. ?Penny? Post Greenman-Frenette, 68, of the St. Clare Home, Spring Street, died Saturday, November 5, 2005 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. Born in New York City, NY on January 6, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. Post and the late Louise M. Rice Post. Penny enjoyed the outdoors and showed this by...
Saraphina Litsey
Nov 5, 2005
Saraphina Almeida LitseyNEWPORT, RI - Saraphina Almeida Litsey, 88, of Newport, RI, died Saturday, November 5, 2005, at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI, surrounded by her loving family.She was the beloved wife of the late Herbert O. Litsey Sr.Born in Fall River, MA, on June 15, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Louis D. and Marianna...
Michael Edward Lopes
Nov 5, 2005
Michael Edward Lopes, 74, of 601 Wapping Road Portsmouth, died Saturday, November 5, 2005 at home in Portsmouth. He was the husband of Dorothy Joan Carter Lopes. Born in Fall River, MA on August 6, 1931, he was the son of the late Michael Lopes and the late Mary Silvia Lopes.Michael graduated from Rogers High School. He served in the...
Ruth Marjorie O'Connor
Oct 31, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI Ruth Marjorie Kirchner OConnor 73, of 50 Bay View Park, Middletown died on October 31, 2005 at Heatherwood Sub Acute and Nursing Center in Newport. She was the beloved wife of Joseph H. OConnor. They had been married for 54 years. Mrs. OConnor was born in New York City on August 27, 1932, she was the daughter of...
Myroslava Gladys Donovan
Oct 31, 2005
NEWPORT, RI ? M. Gladys Matwejko Donovan, 89, of 84 Bliss Road, Newport, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Monday, October 31, 2005 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Donovan.Born in Fall River, MA on April 18, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Dmytro and Pauline Blaha Matwejko.Mrs....
Susan J. Gower
Oct 30, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Susan J. SilvaGower, 58, of 38B Paquin Place, Middletown, RI formerly of Fall River and Assonet, MA, died Sunday, October 30, 2005, at home. She was the wife of Daniel A. Gower, Sr.Born in Fall River, MA, on March 28, 1947, she was the daughter of Anibal A. and Evelyn Cadima Silva, of Somerset, MA.Mrs. Gower was...
Florence Emily Wrathall
Oct 30, 2005
Florence Emily Hammond Wrathall MIDDLETOWN, RI - Florence Emily Hammond Wrathall, 103, of 600 Valley Road, Apt. # 118, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, October 29, 2005, at the John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Wrathall. Born in North Attleboro, MA, on December 15, 1901, she was the daughter of the late John...
Andrea Louise Burke Scholes
Oct 29, 2005
FALL RIVER, MA - Andrea Louise Burke Scholes, 51, of Fall River, MA, died Saturday, October 29, 2005, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Brian Scholes.Born in Newport, RI, on April 9, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Anna Domingoes Burke.Andrea owned and operated, along with her husband, Scholes Stained...
Doris Virginia Aguiar
Oct 29, 2005
FALL RIVER, RI - Doris Virginia Therrien Aguiar, 78, of 36 West Shore Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, October 29, 2005, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Aguiar.Born in Fall River, MA, on February 2, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Gaudiose and Alice Daigle Therrien.Mrs. Aguiar was...
Eleanor C. Card
Oct 28, 2005
Newport, RI - Eleanor Pawlotzky Card, of 29 Maple Avenue, Middletown, RI died Friday, October 28, 2005, at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the beloved wife of Peter Chafee Card. Born in Switzerland, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Cecile Grunberg PawlotzkyMr. and Mrs. Card were married on June 23, 1956 in...
James Stephen O'Brien
Oct 26, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - James Stephen O?Brien, 78, of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Nancy McGinn O?Brien for 52 years.Born in Newport, Rhode Island on April 2, 1927, he was the son of the late James S. and Katherine Mahoney O?Brien.Mr. O?Brien, known as ?Obie? graduated from Rogers High School, Colby College...
Gloria Keller
Oct 24, 2005
Portsmouth, RI - Gloria Keller, 81, of 146 Watson Drive, Portsmouth, RI died Monday, October 24, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Daniel W. Keller of Portsmouth.Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 5, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Justine Androssi Ianscoli. Mrs. Keller worked as a clerk for the Raytheon...
Gloria Keller
Oct 24, 2005
RI - Gloria Keller, 81, of 146 Watson Drive, Portsmouth, RI died Monday, October 24, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Daniel W. Keller of Portsmouth. Born in Philadelphia, PA on July 5, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Justine Androssi Ianscoli. Mrs. Keller worked as a clerk for the Raytheon...
Frances C. Glover
Oct 23, 2005
Frances C. Butler Glover, 83, of 21-B Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Kingston Avenue, died Sunday, October 23, 2005 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of James Glover of Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 3, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John and Iva White Butler. Mrs. Glover worked at the Torpedo Station...
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