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Elizabeth Viera
Jun 24, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Elizabeth Perry Viera, 85, of 593 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Alfred F. Viera. Born in Middletown, RI on March 14, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Anna Moitoza Perry. Mr. Mrs. Viera were the caretakers of...
John Keys
Jun 23, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - John Keys, 80, of 65 Friendship Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Eleanor Walker Keys.Born in Waycross, GA on July 7, 1924, he was the son of the late Alexander Waymon and Rosa Waters Keys.Early in his life John moved to Valdosta, GA and at...
Vernon L. Stoddard
Jun 23, 2005
DORCHESTER, MA - Vernon Leslie Stoddard, Jr., 78, of 2262 Dorchester Street, Dorchester, MA, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, at home. Born in Cranston, RI on January 31, 1927, he was the son of the late Vernon Leslie and Blanche Fox Stoddard. Vernon attended Rogers High School and received his high school diploma from Central High School in Providence, RI....
Robert Michael Merrick
Jun 22, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Robert Michael Merrick, DDS, MD, 68, retired general surgeon of Sea Meadow Farms, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Marjorie Ann Ayers Merrick. Born in New York City, NY on June 16, 1937, he was the son of the late Robert Vincent and...
Paul E. Silvia
Jun 22, 2005
BRISTOL, RI ? Paul E. Silvia, 54, of Metacom Avenue, Bristol, formerly of Chapel Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at the R.I. Veterans Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on March 9, 1951, he was the son of Frances Virgadamo Silvia of Las Vegas, NV and the late Everett Silvia. Mr. Silvia served in...
Edith Winifred Sherman
Jun 20, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Edith W. Humes Sherman, 91, of 1 Maitland Court, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Everett C. Sherman, to whom she had been married for 51 years. Born in Newport, RI on June 5, 1914, to the late Robert...
Stephen Robert Viveiros
Jun 19, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Stephen Robert Viveiros, 49, of 1550 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of 9 Newport Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, June 19, 2005, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Kathleen C. Bruno Viveiros to whom he was married for twenty eight years. Born in Newport, RI on May 6, 1956, he was...
Marilyn Virginia Arruda
Jun 17, 2005
TIVERTON, RI - Marilyn Virginia Cavaca Arruda, 72, of 68 Lepes Road, Tiverton, RI died Friday, June 17, 2005 at her home. She was the wife of the late Frank Arruda Sr. Born in Fall River, Ma on June 20, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mazelle Almy Cavaca. Mrs. Arruda had worked for Transcom Electronics...
Brenda J. Mccollum
Jun 17, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Brenda J. Watts McCollum, 53, of 36 Narragansett Boulevard, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2005, at home with her family. She was the wife of David P. McCollum. Born in Newport, RI on February 14, 1952, she was the daughter of the late George W. Watts Jr. and Irene Amaral Watts. Brenda was a...
Everett Joseph Calibani
Jun 15, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Everett Joseph Calibani, 84, of 12 Fowler Avenue, Newport, RI, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Regina Louise Thompson Calibani. Born in Newport, RI on June 20, 1920, he was the son of the late Joseph and Josephine Gramolini Calibani. Mr. Calibani was a veteran of...
Bennie Lee Youngblood
Jun 15, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Bennie Lee Youngblood, 71, of 382 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elena L. Monge Youngblood of Portsmouth. Born in Panola County, MS on January 19, 1934, he was the son of the late William J. and Vannie Johnson Youngblood. Mr....
Frank Joseph Potter
Jun 12, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Frank Joseph Potter, 64, of 25 Renfrew Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Susan Traikos Potter. Born in Newport, RI on April 25, 1941, he was the son of the late Frank Alves and Mary Lopes. Frank served in the...
Barbara Jean Oakley
Jun 9, 2005
CASSELBERRY, FL - Barbara Jean Frazier Oakley, 72, of 1079 Laura Street, Casselberry, FL, formerly of Newport, RI, passed away after an illness at home on Thursday, June 9, 2005. She was the beloved wife of John Benjamin Oakley for 32 years. Born in Newport, RI on October 8, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John and Reliance...
Iris Marion Riethle
Jun 9, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Iris Marion Sullivan Riethle, 80, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI formerly of Jude Street, Middletown, RI, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2005, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Edward Riethle. Born in Mt. Clemens, MI on October 30, 1924, she was the daughter...
Jody Gibson
Jun 8, 2005
Jody Gibson born as Joseph Paul Katzberg, 75, of 207 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at home. He was the husband of Donna Gibson. Born in Brooklyn, NY on August 25, 1929, he was the son of the late Archie and Josephine Puzelli Katzberg. Jody started playing music as a child in Greenwich Village, mentored by Woody...
John B. Manghan
Jun 6, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - John B. Manghan, 74, of 715 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, formerly of Prospect Hill, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on January 19, 1931, he was the son of the late John B. and Helen Doyle Manghan.John was Chief Petty Officer in...
Jacqueline M. Choice
Jun 6, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Jacqueline Mason Choice, 75, of 35 Memorial Boulevard, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2005, at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Namon Choice. Born in Boston, MA on September 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Allen and Estelle Brown Mason. Jacqueline was an avid reader, she loved...
Muriel Zammer
Jun 6, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Muriel Zammer, 83, of 82 Third Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2005, at home. She was the widow of the late Joseph J. Zammer. Born in Newport, RI on June 22, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Florence Grimes Morgan and Frank J. Morgan Jr. The family moved to Brooklyn, NY...
Donald John Belmore
Jun 5, 2005
Newport, RI - Donald John Belmore 74, of 2368 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI formerly of 290 Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Heatherwood Nursing Center, Newport. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Emily P. Martins Belmore. Born in Newport, RI on March 14, 1931, he was the son of the late Clifford J....
Carl Frank Brown Jr
Jun 5, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Carl Frank Brown, Jr., 61, of 39 Jean Street, Middletown, RI passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Ann Goodchild Brown. Born in Greenville, AL, on December 28, 1943, he was the son of the late Carl Frank and Annie Mae Gilmore Brown. Mr. Brown...
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