Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Melvin Hall

Melvin Hall

Sep 26, 2005

Tiverton, RI ? Melvin Hall of 225 Brayton Road Tiverton died, Monday September 26, 2005 peacefully at home.He was the beloved husband of Lorraine M. Souza Hall of Tiverton.Born in Baltimore, MD on January 19, 1926, he was the son of the late George W. and Carrie Richards Hall.Mr. Hall was an army veteran serving in WWII having received two...

Kenneth J. Clarke

Kenneth J. Clarke

Sep 24, 2005

Kenneth J. Clarke, 45, of 116 Prospect Ave Middletown, died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on December 13, 1959, he was the son of Thomas Clarke and Barbara Augustus Clarke of Middletown.Mr. Clarke was a graduate of Rogers High School. He worked for General Physics for the last 13 years, most recently...

Dorothy Marie Silveira

Dorothy Marie Silveira

Sep 22, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Dorothy Marie Silvia Silveira, 83, of 15 Reise Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at home. She was the wife of Francis Joseph Silveira.Born in Portsmouth, RI on October 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Cory Silvia.Mrs. Silveira worked as a part-time clerk at the former Carrellas Pharmacy on...

Amy Patricia Coffey

Amy Patricia Coffey

Sep 19, 2005

Amy Patricia CoffeyNEWPORT, RI, Amy Patricia Coffey, 40, of 27B Maplewood Road, Middletown, RI died Monday, September 19, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on November 6, 1964, she was the daughter of Alice Rounds Coffey of Newport, and the late John Nicholson Coffey and step daughter of Maureen R. Sleeper Coffey of Middletown, RI. Ms....

Ruth Florence Saurette

Ruth Florence Saurette

Sep 19, 2005

Ruth Florence Parker SauretteTIVERTON, RI - Ruth Florence Parker Saurette, 78, of 349 Main Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of 45 South Avenue, Tiverton, R.I. died Monday, September 19, 2005, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of 48 years of the late Adrien Francis Saurette. Born in Fall River, MA, on April 10, 1927, she was...

Rhoda Brewster

Rhoda Brewster

Sep 15, 2005

Rhoda Blunte BrewsterNEWPORT, RI ? Rhoda Blunte Brewster, 84, of 51 Park Holm, Newport, RI, formerly of North Carolina, died Thursday, September 15, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Johnson Brewster. Born in St. Johns, Trinidad, West Indies, on April 29, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Eleanora Harewood...

Lauren Ann Atwood

Lauren Ann Atwood

Sep 14, 2005

Lauren Ann Furtado Atwood, 46, of 248 Deer Run Road, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, September 14, 2005, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Robert Atwood of Tiverton, RI. Born in Fall River, MA, on November 29, 1958, she was the daughter of Joseph and Josephine Cavaca Furtado of Tiverton, Rhode Island.Mrs. Atwood was a...

Joann K. Reddington

Joann K. Reddington

Sep 8, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - JoAnn Kusic Reddington, 67, of 70 Carroll Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, September 8, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Joseph T. Reddington. Born in McKeesport, PA on June 10, 1938, she was the daughter of Samuel J. and Patricia Blaine Kusic of McKessport, PA. Mrs. Reddington attended Averett College in Danville,...

Arlene Hurley

Arlene Hurley

Sep 7, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Arlene O?Neill Hurley, 85, of 42 Clearview Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, September 7, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Edward R. Hurley. Born in Blackstone, MA on January 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Elizabeth Bentley ONeill, and was the only surviving member of her...

Donnavin Dejesus

Donnavin Dejesus

Sep 6, 2005

NEWPORT, - Donnavin Ryan DeJesus, infant son of Stacy Marie DeJesus, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2005. Born in Newport, RI on July 8, 2005. Besides his mother he is survived by his grandmother Roberta Daigneault of Chicopee, MA, his godparents Shannon Matoes and Karl Sorensen both of Newport, RI, his aunts Robin Daigneault and Melissa Daigneault both of Chicopee,...

Thomas Ridgway

Thomas Ridgway

Sep 5, 2005

Thomas Ridgway Jr., 91, beloved husband of Jane Pope Akers Ridgway, died of a heart attack at their summer home in Newport on Monday, September 5, 2005. Mrs. Ridgway is the daughter of the late John Russell Pope, the architect of the West Building of the National Gallery and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC among others. Mr. Ridgway was...

Sarah Alfonso

Sarah Alfonso

Sep 3, 2005

Sarah Souza Dutra AlfonsoPORTSMOUTH, RI ? Sarah Souza Dutra Alfonso, of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Alfonso and Manuel Dutra. Born in Tiverton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Rose Galvin Sousa. Mrs. Alfonso was a Communicant...

Theresa L. Decosta

Theresa L. Decosta

Sep 3, 2005

Theresa L. Gibau DeCostaNEWPORT, RI - Theresa L. Gibau DeCosta, 72, of 33 Beacon Court, Newport, RI, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on October 28, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Irene Medeiros Gibau. Mrs. DeCosta had worked as a tester at the former Transcom in Portsmouth....

Bernard "Tony" Anthony Tribble

Bernard "Tony" Anthony Tribble

Sep 3, 2005

Bernard ?Tony? Anthony Tribble Sr.NEWPORT, RI ? Bernard ?Tony? Anthony Tribble Sr., 54, of 125 Van Zandt Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 36 Charles Street, Newport, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the fianc of Susan Jane Smyth. Born in Hartford, CT, on January 6, 1951, he was the son of the late Elizabeth...

Sherryanne Smith

Sherryanne Smith

Sep 1, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Sherryanne Smith, 51, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Women Infants Hospital in Providence, RI, after a long illness. Mrs. Smith lived at 97 Botelho Drive in Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of Gordon Johnson. Born in Newport, RI on June 12, 1954, she was the daughter of Irene Fayerweather Smith Little and the late...

Pickett Magruder Greig

Pickett Magruder Greig

Aug 30, 2005

JAMESTOWN, RI - Pickett Magruder Greig, 85, of 6200 Oregon Avenue NW, Washington, DC and 21 Bayview Drive, Jamestown, RI, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Betty Carter Fort Greig of Washington, D.C. and the late Martha Wylly Appleton Greig. Born in Newport, RI on October 23, 1919, he was the...

Margaret G. Smith

Margaret G. Smith

Aug 28, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - Margaret G. Toppins Smith, 79, of 66 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at home. She was the wife of the late Earl D. Smith. Born in New Holland, NC on March 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Maggie Patterson Toppins. Mrs. Smith worked for Bill Del-Nero Cleaners as...

Carol Ann Fessenden

Carol Ann Fessenden

Aug 28, 2005

Portsmouth, RI - Carol Ann Amaral Fessenden, 62, of 249 West Main Road, Portsmouth, passed away quietly at her home with her family on Sunday, August 28, 2005 after a brief illness.She was the wife of Steven Fessenden.Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late James and Lucille Vieira Amaral.Mrs. Fessenden was...

Florence Ashton

Florence Ashton

Aug 28, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Florence Taylor Scharstrom Ashton, 102, of 57 Reise Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Cove Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, at home. She was the wife of the late Squire Ashton and Werner Scharstrom. Born in Fall River, MA on January 31, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Isabel Hindle Taylor....

Brian Keith Barlow

Brian Keith Barlow

Aug 27, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - Brian Keith Barlow, 36, of 33 Chapel Terrace, Newport, RI, formerly of Peckham Ave, Newport, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at home. Born in Providence, RI, on August 26, 1969, he was the son of Chester Barlow of Bristol, RI and Marie Cortellessa Barlow Johnson of Newport, RI. Brian worked as a roofer with Manchester Roofing Company...