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Gladys Marion Sexton
Apr 23, 2005
MIDDLETOWN - Gladys M. Lynam Sexton, 82, of 14 Shangri-La Lane Middletown, RI, died Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the beloved wife of Carlton A. Sexton, to whom she was married to for 61 years. Gladys and Carlton lived in Middletown for most of that time. Born in New Bedford, MA on December...
James F. Reynolds
Apr 22, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - James F. Reynolds, 78, of 23 Philips Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, April 22, 2005 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Catherine T. Connery Reynolds for 52 years. Born in Wilksbarre, PA on July 24, 1926, he was the son of the late Thomas and Josephine Cain Reynolds.Mr. Reynolds was a graduate of Rogers...
Nancy Ann Regine
Apr 21, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Nancy Ann Regine, 51, of 445 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI died Thursday, April 21, 2005, unexpectedly at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Robert L. Regine. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 8, 1954, she was the daughter of Thomas J. Eagan of Portsmouth and the late Jeananne Nolan Eagan.Mrs. Regine was a...
Henry A. Bruneau
Apr 21, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Henry ?Hank? A. Bruneau, 71, of 53 Green Street, Portsmouth, RI died Thursday, April 21, 2005at home. He was the husband of Madelyn ?Sandy? Bruneau. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on April 15, 1934, he was the son of the late Henry and Donalda Lafreniere Bruneau.Henry served in the United States Marine Corps, during the Korean War....
Eva Veronica Shelton
Apr 21, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Eva Veronica Harris Shelton, of 10 Orchard Avenue Middletown, RI died Thursday, April 21, 2005 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late T. Judson Lambert, Ben F. Jones and Donald J. Shelton. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Eva Levesque...
Josefina Cercena
Apr 20, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Josefina Cercena, 66, of 57 Oak Street, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Antonio A. Cercena of Middletown, a Retired Navy Senior Chief. Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines, on December 16, 1938, she was the daughter of Inocencia Viloria Calub of Manilla, Philippines and the late Felipe...
Marjorie Olivia Campbell
Apr 19, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Marjorie Olivia SilviaCampbell, 83, formerly of 6 Pope Street, Newport, RI died Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 106 Aquidneck Avenue, the home of her daughter Beverly Frances Leduc. She was the wife of the late Arthur N. Leduc. Born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on June 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Antoinette...
Hazel M. Enos
Apr 17, 2005
Hazel M. Nettleton Enos, 98, of 40 Canton Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Tiverton, RI, died on Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel Enos. Born in Bristol, RI on July 22, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Capt. Charles S. and Emily Brotherton Nettleton.Hazel...
George F Curren
Apr 16, 2005
George F. Curren, 83, of Indian Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. George was born on October 19, 1921 to George J. Curren and Carina Adams Curren, in Cambridge MA. He attended Boston College High School and Boston College, where he graduated in 1943. He worked for Northeast...
Edward R. Keenan
Apr 16, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Edward R. Keenan, 82 of 20 Fenner Avenue, Newport, died Saturday April 16th, 2005 at his home. Born in Hartford, CT on July 14, 1922, he was the youngest son of William and Clara Dougherty Keenan. He attended Bulkeley High School in Hartford, CT and graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.S. degree in Mechanical...
Rhoda May Mcsparren
Apr 16, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Rhoda May Smith McSparren, 85, of Newport, died Saturday, April 16, 2005 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Charles Thomas McSparren Born in Bridgeport, CT on January 22, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Edith Sharp Smith.Mrs. McSparren was a homemaker. She was a...
Mario Joaquin
Apr 15, 2005
Portsmouth, - Mario Joaquin, 83, of 26 Foxboro Avenue, Portsmouth, died Friday, April 15, 2005 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of 52 years of Beatrice Medeiros Joaquin. Born in Fall River, MA, on December 13, 1921, he was the son of the late Antonio and Amelia Farinha Joaquin. Mr. Joaquin had worked as a truck driver...
Wayne Phillip Greene
Apr 13, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Wayne Phillip Greene, 54, of 87 Freeborn Street, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at his home. Born in Boston, MA on October 24, 1950, he was the son of the late Chester and Thelma Greene. Mr. Greene was a graduate of Johnson Wales College where he studied Culinary Arts and became...
Dorothy G. James
Apr 11, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Dorothy G. Murphy James, 73, of 38 Dudley Avenue, and formerly of Rolling Green, Newport, RI, died Monday, April 11, 2005 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Willard James. Born in Newport, RI on February 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Sargent...
Florence M. Sullivan
Apr 8, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI ? CDR. F.M. ?SPIKE? Sullivan, 78, of 109 Adams Drive, Portsmouth, RI died Friday, April 8, 2005at home. He was the husband of Barbara Baxter Sullivan. Born in Andover, MA on February 25, 1927, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Greely Sullivan.Spike was a Real Estate Broker and Developer in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and...
Christopher G. Morris
Apr 7, 2005
Portsmouth, RI - Christopher G. Morris, 51, of a lifelong resident of Portsmouth, died Monday, March 7, 2005 at home. Born in Newport, RI, on June 25, 1953 he was the son of the late Theresa Morris. Christopher attended Portsmouth High School and was a veteran certified welder with over 20 years experience. For many years he worked at Electric...
Florence Gertrude Wilderman
Apr 7, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Florence G. Wilderman, 96, of 30A Freeborn Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, April 7, 2005 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI after a short illness.Born in Boston, MA on July 4, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Simon Frederick Gouthro and Gertrude Anderson Kronman. She was the widow of Charles A. Wilderman, who...
Donald L. Crow
Apr 5, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Donald L. Crow 77, of 83 Jo-Ann Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Darlene Gillespie Crow. Born in Bayard, Nebraska on January 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Oner and Lottie Williamson Crow. Donald Crow served in the United States...
Matthew Vincent Hyman
Apr 3, 2005
Newport, RI - Matthew Vincent Hyman, infant son of Christopher Toppa and Elizabeth Hyman, 239 B Eustis Avenue Newport, died Sunday, April 3, 2005 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Besides his parents he is survived by his sisters Gwen Toppa and Marissa Toppa both of Newport, RI. Funeral services were private.
Pope John Paul Ii
Apr 2, 2005
Karol Jzef Wojtyla, known as John Paul II since his October 1978 election to the papacy, was born in Wadowice, a small city 50 kilometres from Cracow, on May 18, 1920. He was the second of two sons born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska. His mother died in 1929. His eldest brother Edmund, a doctor, died in 1932 and...
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