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George William Ganong
Jun 4, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - George Ganong, 78, of 16 South Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at home. He was the husband of Helen Sullivan Ganong. Born in Allston, MA, on December 18, 1926, he was the son of the late Otis and Mildred Ford Ganong. Mr. Ganong was a World War II Army Veteran serving as Staff Sargeant....
Leo John Gracik
May 30, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Leo John Gracik, 69, of 79 Alan Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Jamestown for 30 years, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Connie V. Corriea Mathias Gracik of Portsmouth, RI and the late Marilyn L. Warner Gracik. Born in Lackawana, PA on August 31, 1935, he...
Arthur F. Testa
May 30, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Arthur F. Testa, of 2121 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away after a five year illness on Monday, May 30, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Gayle Martin Testa of Portsmouth. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Anthony and Philomena Anatone Testa. Arthur served in the...
Dorothy Mae Daum Jones
May 29, 2005
TIVERTON, RI - Dorothy Mae Daum Jones, 83, of Tiverton, RI, formerly of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died at St. Anne?s Hospital, Fall River, MA, on Sunday, May 29, 2005 after a short battle with cancer. She was married for fifty years to the late Rev. Gordon M. Jones Jr. Born in Philadelphia, PA on September 25, 1921, she was the...
William Harold Irons
May 29, 2005
BRISTOL, RI - William H. Irons, 84, of RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of Cole Street, Jamestown, RI, died Sunday, May 29, 2005, at RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on April 7, 1921, he was the son of the late Gustaf and Claudia Lyndle Irons.Mr. Irons worked repairing musical instruments for twenty years, retiring in...
Karl H. Lyon Sr
May 28, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Karl H. Lyon, Sr., of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Stoneham, MA, died at Forest Farm Health Care Centre in Middletown, RI on May 28, 2005. He was the husband of Muriel Lindstrom Lyon.Born in East Bridgewater, MA on July 23, 1913, he was the son of the late Walter Kenneth Lyon and the late Carrie Spiller Lyon....
Stephanie Natalie Sullivan
May 27, 2005
Stephanie Natalie Carlson Sullivan, 73, of 76 Everett Street, Middletown, RI, died Friday, May 27, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Lt.Col. Robert Sullivan, retired US Army of Middletown, RI.Born in San Pedro, CA on July 27, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Rear Admiral Daniel Carlson, retired US Navy, and Natalie Savage...
Carl B. Gustafson
May 25, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Carl B. Gustafson, 82, of 43 Sherman Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Mildred Mahoney Gustafson. Born in Newport, RI on April 29, 1923, he was the son of the late Carl O. and Helen Brooks Gustafson.Carl was a truck driver for 25...
Armando Anthony Agostinoni
May 24, 2005
Armando Anthony Agostinoni NEWPORT, RI - Armando Anthony Agostinoni, 78, Newport, RI, formerly of Norfolk, VA, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Gayle Hibbard Agostinoni. Born in Yonkers, NY on February 23, 1927, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Ernestine Agostinoni.Mr.Agostinoni had served in the United States Navy...
Antone E. Mendonca
May 23, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Antone Eugene Mendonca, 97, of 258 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, who retired to Boynton Beach, FL, died Monday, May 23, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Evelyn M. Jordan Mendonca. Born in Middletown, RI on April 14, 1908, he was the son of the late Francisco L. and Maria Perreira...
Stephen A Sapp
May 19, 2005
Stephen A. Sapp, 27, of 195 Admiral Kalfbus Road, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 19, 2005, at Newport Hospital. Born in Fall River, MA on October 12, 1977, he was the son of Dennis and Nancy Norman Sapp of Newport.Stephen was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School in Fall River, MA. Over the years he worked for...
Catherine V. Breen
May 17, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Catherine V. Cayton Arbour Breen, 93, of 2 Ellery Road, Newport, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Saint Clare?s Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late John Breen and the late Fernand Arbour. Born in Philadelphia, PA on January 13, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Emily Martin Cayton....
Catherine E. Kennedy
May 16, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Catherine E. Bishop Kennedy, 44, of 4 Hickory Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005, at home with her family. She was the wife of Earl N. Kennedy III. Born in Boston, MA on February 11, 1961, she was the daughter of Angela Chagaris Bishop of Middletown, and the late Broaddus Bishop. Cathy was...
Ethel Louise Wosencroft
May 15, 2005
KINGSTON, RI - Ethel Louise Allston Wosencroft, 92, of 429 Old North Road, Kingston, RI passed away Sunday, May 15, 2005, at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. She was the wife of the late Herbert Lee Wosencroft to whom she was married for fifty one years. Born in Newport, RI on May 3, 1913, she was the daughter of the...
Jane C. Johnson
May 13, 2005
Middletown, RI - Jane Corwin Johnson, 90, of Blenheim-Newport, 303 Valley Road Middletown, formerly of Stamford, CT and Ft. Pierce, FL, died Friday, May 13 passed away at her home. She was the wife of the late Woodrow D. Johnson and the late Robert D. Rinehart. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 4, 1915, she was the daughter of Frank...
Theresa C. Perry
May 13, 2005
Theresa Cloud Perry, 78, of 60 Turner Road, Middletown, RI passed away on Friday, May 13, 2005, at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Anthony F. Perry. Born in Middletown, RI on March 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Elshant Cloud.Theresa grew up in Middletown and was a 1944...
Albert P. Gaines Jr
May 12, 2005
NEWPORT, RI ? Albert ?Al? P. Gaines, Jr., 83, of 3 Doris Terrace, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 12, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Bernice Tutt Gaines. Born in Newport, RI on August 23, 1921, he was the son of the late Albert P. and Pauline Jackson Gaines Sr. He graduated from Rogers High...
Ronald M. Murak
May 11, 2005
EXETER, RI - Ronald M. Murak, 54, of Exeter, RI, formerly of Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. He was the husband of Linda Goodheart Murak, of Exeter. Born in Newport, RI on July 27, 1950, he was the son of Helen Bajek Murak of Newport, RI and the late Stanley...
Mary Helen Montminy
May 10, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Mary Helen Zych Montminy, 93, of a resident of 21 Narragansett Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, for 58 years entered into rest on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Lucien Ferdinand Montminy Sr. Born in Alpena, MI on September 5, 1911, she was the daughter of the late...
Iris Neves
May 10, 2005
WEST GREENWICH, RI ? Iris Erausquin Neves, 39, of 144 Linden Lane, West Greenwich, RI, formerly of Middletown, RI, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick, RI. She was the wife of Edmundo Jose Neves. Born in New York, NY on March 28, 1966, she was the daughter of Ruben and Iris Colon Erausquin of...
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