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Grace Hansen
Oct 22, 2005
Newport, RI - Grace Hansen, 79, of 26 Calvert Street, Newport, died Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Nicholas Hansen. Born in Chickasha, OK on December 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Edmonds Russell.Mrs. Hansen was an avid reader and had enjoyed biclying and Photography over the...
Vera Collins Mason
Oct 22, 2005
Portsmouth, RI - Vera Collins Mason, born September 15, 1925 in Brookview, MD, died after a bout with cancer on October 22, 2005.She was the wife of James M. Mason of Portsmouth, RI and they were married 47 years. She is the daughter of the late Minos Henry and Edith Murphy Collins. She graduated from Framingham State College with BS...
Alice G. Gill
Oct 21, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Alice G. Gill, 82, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, formerly of 28 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, Northgate Apartment, Middletown, and 16 Burdick Avenue, Newport, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on September 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Christine Waring Gill. Miss Gill had...
Manuel J. Soares
Oct 19, 2005
Manuel J. ?Shorty? Soares, 88, of 55 Mare Terrace, Portsmouth, RI died Wednesday, October 19, 2005, surrounded by his family, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, in Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Mary Beirola Soares. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on May 28, 1917, he was the son of the late Jose and Justina Rego Soares.Mr. Soares was a self...
Leo B. Amado
Oct 18, 2005
Leo Barboza AmadoNEWPORT, RI - Leo Barboza Amado, 85, of 164 Locust Avenue, Portsmouth, RI died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Newport Hospital where he was surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Mary Theresa Costa Amado. They had just celebrated their 57th Wedding Anniversary on January 24 of this year. Born in Pawtucket, RI on June 28, 1920,...
Noreen Mary Babine
Oct 18, 2005
Noreen Mary Egan BabinePORTSMOUTH, RI - Noreen Mary Egan Babine, 76, of 21 Eyler Drive, Portsmouth, RI died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at home. She was the wife of the late Cdr. Arthur L. Babine.Born in Quincy, MA on December 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Elizabeth Grace Donaher Egan.Noreen attended St. Mary?s School...
Bessie Vasiliki Mellekas
Oct 15, 2005
Bessie Vasiliki Mellekas, wife of the late Stavros, died at the age of 101, Saturday, October 15, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, surrounded by her family.Born in Moria, Mytelinis, Greece, on January 1, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Maria Koukoutas Mootos Wotoglos.Bessie was born during the time of the Turkish Occupation of Mytelinis...
Anita Grosvenor Mcandrews
Oct 15, 2005
Anita Grosvenor McAndrewsNEWPORT, RI - Anita Grosvenor McAndrews, 81, of 101 Washington Street, Newport, RI, formerly of Clearwater Beach, FL, died Saturday, October 15, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Thomas Bernard McAndrews.Born in Brookline, MA, on April 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Theodore P. and Anita Strawbridge Grosvenor.Anita...
Ruth Deschenes
Oct 13, 2005
BRISTOL, RI - Ruth Greene Deschenes, 79, of 274 1/2 Wood Street, Bristol, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at home.She was the wife of the late Philip A. Deschenes.Born in Fall River, MA, on June 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Catherine Harrington Greene.Mrs. Deschenes had worked for...
Sarah Rego
Oct 13, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Sarah Rego, 93, of Middletown, RI, formerly of 167 Bliss Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Green End Ave, Middletown, RI. Born in Middletown, RI, on March 8, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Victoria Cordeiro Rego.Ms. Rego was a private duty governess for...
Lillian May Judge
Oct 13, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Lillian May Judge, 94, of Middletown, formerly of Bayside Village, Newport, RI, and Wallingford, Ct, died Thursday, October 13, 2005 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Malcolm Judge. Born in Fall River, MA on February 28, 1911, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Roe...
Charles Emerson Perry
Oct 13, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Charles Emerson Perry, 90, of 230 Turner Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, and Boston, MA, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Jean Harrison Perry.Born in Boston, MA, on August 19, 1915, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Nora...
Thomas P. Farrea
Oct 12, 2005
Thomas P. Farrea NEWPORT, RI - Thomas P. Farrea, 81 of 663 East Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Jepson Lane Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at Newport Hospital. Born in Middletown, RI on February 1, 1924 he was the son of the late Manuel and Anna Moitoza Farrea. Mr. Farrea was a farmer who owned a dairy farm...
Thomas P. Farrea
Oct 12, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Thomas P. Farrea, 81 of 663 East Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Jepson Lane Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at Newport Hospital. Born in Middletown, RI on February 1, 1924 he was the son of the late Manuel and Anna Moitoza Farrea. Mr. Farrea was a farmer who owned a dairy farm on Jepson Lane...
Daniel Joseph Sullivan
Oct 9, 2005
BRISTOL, RI - Daniel Joseph Sullivan, 95, of the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of Appleby Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, October 9, 2005, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI.Born in Newport, RI, on January 12, 1910, he was the son of the late Daniel J. and Josephine Kane Sullivan.Mr. Sullivan had worked as an appliance...
Harold Uveges
Oct 5, 2005
Middletown, RI ? Harold ?Jack? Uveges, 88, of Middletown, died Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Helena L. Souza Uveges. Born in Saratoga Springs, NY, on July 23, 1917, he was the son of the late John and Bertha Sellar Uveges.Mr. Uveges was a Veteran of the US Navy, serving during WWII...
Anne Patricia Douglas
Oct 5, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Anne Patricia Douglas, 47, of 116 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at home. Born in Newport, RI on May 10, 1958, she was the daughter of Robert I. Douglas and the late Helen Curran Douglas. Miss Douglas worked as a store manager at the former So-Fro Fabric Store in Middletown. She then worked...
Mary Joan Jurista
Oct 1, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Mary Joan Gibbons Jurista, 87, of 125 Quaker Lane, Portsmouth, RI formerly of 110 Orchard Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, October 1, 2005, at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward Andrew Jurista.Born in Fall River, MA, on January 25, 1918, she was the daughter of the late John...
Shirley A. Silvia
Oct 1, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Shirley A. Peary Silvia, 76, of 37 Ladeira Avenue, Portsmouth, RI died Saturday October 1, 2005 at New England Medical Center, Boston. She was the wife of Douglas Silvia of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 7, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Violet Crane Peary. Mrs. Silvia was a founding...
Renton Christopher Rawnsley
Sep 29, 2005
Renton Christopher RawnsleyNEWPORT, RI - Renton Christopher Rawnsley, 55 of 3 Morgan Street, Newport, RI died suddenly Thursday, September 29, 2005. He was the husband of Sally Riley Rawnsley. Born in Providence, RI on July 31, 1950, he was the son of Agnes Fitzgibbons Rawnsley and the late Bob J. Rawnsley. Mr. Rawnsley was a Marine Veteran who served in...
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