Obituaries

Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Dolores M. Silveira

Dolores M. Silveira

Jan 16, 2006

MIDDLEOWN, RI - Dolores M. Breau Silveira, 92, of 1064 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, January 16, 2006, at home.She was the wife of the late Manuel Deniz Silveira II.Born in New Bedford, MA, on May 30, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Octave and Virginie Bourque Breau.Along with her husband, they owned and operated the...

Albert Bonnetat Biastre

Albert Bonnetat Biastre

Jan 16, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Albert Bonnetat Biastre, 92, of 3 Harrison Lane, Newport, RI, died Monday, January 16, 2006, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Sophie Cecelia Shaknites Biastre.Born in Newport, RI, on August 4, 1913, he was the son of the late Jacques and Virginie Bonnetat Biastre.Mr. Biastre had worked as a carpenter for...

Augustus P. Pine

Augustus P. Pine

Jan 16, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Augustus P. ?Gus? Pine, 83, of 417 Forest Avenue #218, Middletown, RI died Monday, January 16, 2006. He was the husband of the late Bertha Arsenault Pine. Born in Middletown, Rhode Island on May 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary Pasqual Pine.Mr. Pine served in The United States Army in Europe...

Frederick Russell Smith Sr

Frederick Russell Smith Sr

Jan 15, 2006

Torpedoman?s Mate Chief, USN, Retired, Frederick R. Smith Sr., Eldest son of Albert Smith and Mary Chioda Smith both now deceased, brother of Kenneth Smith and the late Beverly Shays of Worcester, MA, passed away on 15 January 2006 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI.A loving husband, father, and grandfather, his professional career included 22 years in the U.S. Navy,...

Agnes Maria Caiger

Agnes Maria Caiger

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Maria Mariman Caiger, 98, of Middletown, died January 9, 2006 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frederick Willis Caiger for 66 years who predeceased her in 1995. Born in Nicholas, Belgium, on October 17, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Augusta Mariman.Mrs....

Robert B. Miranda

Robert B. Miranda

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Robert B. Miranda, 58, of 41 Paquin Place, Middletown, RI, died Monday, January 9, 2006 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 7, 1947, he was the son of Lorraine Gomes Miranda Santos of Portsmouth and the late John P. Miranda. Mr. Miranda was a lifelong self-employed lobsterman. He also raised...

Agnes Maria Caiger

Agnes Maria Caiger

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Maria Mariman Caiger, 98, of Middletown, died January 9, 2006 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frederick Willis Caiger for 66 years who predeceased her in 1995. Born in Nicholas, Belgium, on October 17, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Augusta Mariman.Mrs....

Agnes Maria Caiger

Agnes Maria Caiger

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Maria Mariman Caiger, 98, of Middletown, died January 9, 2006 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frederick Willis Caiger for 66 years who predeceased her in 1995. Born in Nicholas, Belgium, on October 17, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Augusta Mariman.Mrs....

Clara Lillian Benevides

Clara Lillian Benevides

Jan 6, 2006

Clara Lillian Silvia Benevides, 86, of 2356 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel M. Benevides.Born in Newport, Rhode Island on September 7, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Amelia Nunes Silvia.Mrs. Benevides was a communicant of St. Anthonys Church...

Frederick Allan Stevenson

Frederick Allan Stevenson

Jan 4, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - LCDR Frederick Fred Allan Stevenson, USN Ret., 84, of 189 Tuckerman Ave, Middletown, R.I., died after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at Newport Hospital, Newport, R.I., surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy Dana Stevenson, his devoted partner for over 60 years. Born in New York, N.Y., on...

Billie Arthur Stevens

Billie Arthur Stevens

Jan 4, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Billie A. Stevens Sr., 77, of 711 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, formerly of Colony Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. Born in Orgas, West Virginia, on July 21, 1928, he was the son of the late Shirley and Alice Woodrum Stevens.Mr. Stevens was a twenty year Veteran...

Daniel Campbell Brawner

Daniel Campbell Brawner

Jan 3, 2006

Daniel C. Brawner, formerly of Titusville, FL, and a long time resident and native of Pensacola, FL, died peacefully in the company of family and caring staff members at the John Clarke Nursing Home in Middletown, RI, on January 3, 2006. He was born on June 29, 1918, the son of M.O. Brawner and Annie Campbell Brawner of Pensacola, FL,...

Marion Louise Simmons

Marion Louise Simmons

Jan 3, 2006

Marion Louise DeLaVergne Simmons, 95, of 66 Phelps Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Alfred Simmons. Born in Newport, RI, on March 12, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Curran DeLaVergne. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Chase Landon Bourg

Chase Landon Bourg

Jan 2, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Chase Landon Bourg, infant son of Nuncio Nicholas Bourg and Amy Kathryn Martin of Newport, died Monday, January 2, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Besides his parents he is survived by his grandparents Kenneth and Linda Bourg of Franklinton, LA, Debra Kilby Harrison of Middletown, RI, and Stephen and Lori Smith Martin of Jonesport, ME, his...

Jane A. Mcmanus

Jane A. Mcmanus

Jan 2, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Jane A. McManus, 76, of Blenheim-Newport, Valley Road, Middletown, RI formerly of 7 Elliot Place, Newport, died Monday, January 2, 2006 at home. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on March 30, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Jane Fish McManus.Ms. McManus was a graduate of Newport Schools and Salve Regina College. After...

Edwin F. Mcdonnell Ret. Usn

Edwin F. Mcdonnell Ret. Usn

Jan 1, 2006

Newport, RI - Edwin F. McDonnell, Ret. USN, 83, of Bellevue Ave Newport, formerly of East Bowery Street, Newport, died Sunday, January 1, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Angela Ferrazzoli McDonnell. Born in Atlantic City, NJ on September 14, 1922, he was the son of the late Edwin V....

Lynette Beattie Harvey

Lynette Beattie Harvey

Dec 27, 2005

Middletown, RI - Lynette Beattie Harvey, 92, of Blenheim- Newport, Valley Road Middletown, formerly of 82 Young Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Ward Harvey. Born in Newport, RI on February 21, 1913, she was the daughter of the late William Beattie and the late Dora Millington...

Estelle H. Greennman Kent

Estelle H. Greennman Kent

Dec 27, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Estelle H. Greenman Kent, 76, of 56 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, passed into eternal rest surrounded by her children on Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Kent Sr. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on June 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Daniel G. and...

Mary Elizabeth Murphy

Mary Elizabeth Murphy

Dec 25, 2005

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Mary Elizabeth Murphy Middletown, RI Mary Elizabeth Murphy, 71, of 333 Green End Ave., Middletown, RI formerly of 25 Garfield St., Newport, RI, died Sunday, December 25, 2005 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Quincy, MA, on May 13, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Albert Goss and the...

George D. Haney Sr

George D. Haney Sr

Dec 25, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - George D. Haney Sr., 102, of John Clarke Retirement Center, 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of Mumford Manor, 39 Farewell Street, Newport, died Sunday, December 18, 2005 at John Clarke Retirement Center. He was the husband of the late Bernice M.Greene Haney. Born in Culpepper, Virginia on October 25, 1903.Mr. Haney was a boiler operator for...