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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Marie Boyke

Marie Boyke

Nov 6, 2004

Newport, - Marie Boyke, 96, of 398 Bellevue Avenue Newport, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Michael Boyke.She is survived by two sons Paul Miller of Danielson, CT and Donald Lowden of Newport, RI and one granddaughter Susan Mello of Altamonte Springs, FL. Funeral Services and...

Peter Alfred Blanchette

Peter Alfred Blanchette

Nov 6, 2004

Portsmouth, - Peter Alfred Blanchette, 64, of 499 Park Avenue Portsmouth, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on May 6, 1940, he was the son of the late Alfred and Eileen M. Burns Blanchette.Mr. Blanchette was a United States Marine Corps Veteran, serving in the Vietnam and Korean Conflicts. He had...

Geraldine Louise Canonizado

Geraldine Louise Canonizado

Nov 6, 2004

Middletown, RI - Geraldine Louise Streeter Canonizado, 67, of 177 Chase Lane Middletown, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Albert Canonizado who died on August 11, 1979. Born in Newport, RI on December 24, 1936, she was the daughter of Edith G Higgins Streeter of Newport and the late Lawrence...

Col. Anthony Walker, Usm

Col. Anthony Walker, Usm

Nov 5, 2004

Middletown, RI - Col. Anthony Walker, USM, 87, of 409 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, November 5, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Judith D. Davidson Walker. Born in Baltimore, MD on Feb. 24, 1917, he was the only child of the late John Read Walker and Virginia McBlair Walker.His aunt Cornelia McBlair,...

Paul Harry Mercer Sr

Paul Harry Mercer Sr

Nov 4, 2004

Newport, RI - Paul Harry Mercer, Sr., 74, of 195 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport, died Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Margaret Pincince Mercer. Born in Piedmont, WV on April 1, 1930, he was the son of the late Ewell Lee and Mary Blanche Shank Mercer. Mr. Mercer served in the United States...

Kathleen Stack

Kathleen Stack

Nov 3, 2004

Kathleen ?Kathy? P. Stack, 56, of Poplar Street, Garden City, NY most recently of Newport, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at Women Infants Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 25, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Margaret Keenan Stack. Kathy graduated from St. John?s University where she received her BA and later...

Sharon Gibbs

Sharon Gibbs

Nov 2, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Sharon Delahanty Gibbs, 55, of 286 West Main Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Guy Gibbs of Portsmouth. Born in Newport, RI on March 5, 1949, she was the daughter of late Marilyn Graham Delahanty and William R. Delahanty of Ft. Myers, FL. Mrs. Gibbs had worked...

Irene F. Soares

Irene F. Soares

Oct 29, 2004

Irene F. McGreavy Soares Portsmouth, - Irene F. McGreavy Soares, 74, of 107 Easton Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Friday, October 29, 2004, at home.She was the wife of James Soares. They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine...

John Joseph Caraway

John Joseph Caraway

Oct 27, 2004

Middletown, - John Joseph Caraway, 58, of 421 Corey Lane Middletown, RI died Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on April 25, 1946, he was the son of John F. Caraway and Mary Elizabeth Silvia Caraway of Middletown, RI. Mr. Caraway worked in the Maintenance Department at The Green Valley Country Club in...

Mary Ellen Miller

Mary Ellen Miller

Oct 26, 2004

Providence, RI - Mary Ellen Perry Miller, 65, of 80 Curtis Street Providence, formerly of 467 Olpihant Lane, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at home. Born in Louisville, KY on March 25, 1939, she was the daughter of Agnes Alethea Brady Perry of Middletown, RI and the late Manuel F. Perry Jr. Ms. Miller was in the Rhode...

Judith M. Correia

Judith M. Correia

Oct 26, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Judith M. ?Judie? Silvia Correia, 57, of 50 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 unexpectedly at St. Anne?s Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of James Correia. Born in Fall River, MA, on November 25, 1946, she was the daughter of Mary Ferreira Silvia of Pascoag, RI and formerly of Fall River, MA...

Brian Oliveira

Brian Oliveira

Oct 25, 2004

Cpl. Brian Oliveira RAYNHAM, MA- Cpl. Brian Oliveira, 22, of Raynham, MA, formerly of Marion, MA, and station in Camp Pendelton, CA, died Monday, October 25, 2004 serving his country in Iraq.He was the husband of Phoebe Oliveira of Glendale, CA. Born in Fall River, MA on December 24, 1981, he was the son of David W. Horseman of Marion,...

Peter John Kekligian Jr

Peter John Kekligian Jr

Oct 24, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Peter John Kekligian, Jr., 75, of 60 Lee Avenue, Portsmouth, died Sunday, October 24, 2004, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Sylvia Downing Kekligian. Born in Revere, MA on May 24, 1929, he was the son of the late Peter John and Jennie Chilingerian Kekligian. He was a Graduate of the New England...

Glenn Michael Alexander

Glenn Michael Alexander

Oct 23, 2004

Middletown, RI - Glenn Michael Alexander, 43, of 77 Everett Street Middletown, died Saturday, October 23, 2004.Born in Fall River, MA on October 2, 1961, he was the son of the late Ray D. and Virginia A. Austin Alexander. Mr. Alexander attended Middletown High School. He was an auto technician at Newport Auto Center and had worked for that company...

Bennett Fine

Bennett Fine

Oct 23, 2004

Middletown, RI - Bennett Fine, 82, of 2203 West Main Road Middletown, died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.He was the husband of Charlotte Krug Fine. Born in Dearborn, MI on October 6, 1922, he was the son of the late Louis and Mamie Myers Fine. Besides his wife he is survived by four...

Adele Margaret Parsonage

Adele Margaret Parsonage

Oct 23, 2004

Middletown, RI - Adele Margaret Parsonage, 92, of Forest Farm Assisted Living Middletown, formerly of 22 Gould Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, October 23, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John J. Parsonage. Born in Newport, RI on August 1, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Chester and...

John R. Liptak

John R. Liptak

Oct 20, 2004

Newport, RI - John R. Liptak, Sr., 66, of formerly of 27 Holland Street Newport, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Jamestown, RI on September 22, 1938, he was the son of the late Lawrence C. and Mary Elizabeth Jordan Liptak. Mr. Liptak was in the United States Air Force for...

Harold Christy Petropoulos

Harold Christy Petropoulos

Oct 20, 2004

Middletown, RI - Harold Christy Petropoulos, of 8 Champlin Terrace Middletown, RI formerly of Ellery Road Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at RI Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Rita P. Devol Petropoulos. Born in Newport, RI, on April 12, 1921, he was the son of the late Christos Peter Petropoulos and Vosio Loures...

Debra Lee Sanders

Debra Lee Sanders

Oct 19, 2004

Woonsocket, RI - Debra Lee Smith Sanders, 49, of West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, October 18, 2004 at Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Jan. 3, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Joan Marie White Smith. Mrs. Sanders worked as a Cook for many local restaurants. She is survived by...

Leonard J. Desantis Jr

Leonard J. Desantis Jr

Oct 18, 2004

Newport, RI - Leonard J. DeSantis, Jr., 64, of 66 Merton Road, Newport, died Sunday, October 17, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Catherine Croughan DeSantis. Born in Newport, RI on January 18, 1940, he was the son of the late Leonard and Ruth Delavergne DeSantis. Mr. DeSantis worked as a marine electrician for the former...