Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary Ann Hanks

Mary Ann Hanks

Dec 12, 2004

Newport, RI - Mary Ann Coute Hanks, 75, of 29 Newport Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, December 12, 2004 at home. She was the wife of the late Curtis Lee Hanks, and former wife of Edward S. Mattos, Sr. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 2, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John Duarte and Hortence Combra Coute. Mrs....

Charles H. Peckham

Charles H. Peckham

Dec 12, 2004

Newport, RI - Charles ?Charlie? H. Peckham, 94, of 7 Hall Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, December 12, 2004 at the home of his son and daughter in-law at 9 Champlin Terrace, Middletown.He was the husband of the late Margaret Veronica Platt Peckham. Born in Newport, RI on March 8, 1910, he was the son of the late Benjamin A. G....

John Rae Sullivan

John Rae Sullivan

Dec 11, 2004

John Rae Sullivan Middletown, RI - John Rae Sullivan, 86, of the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, formerly of 55 Miantonomi Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Barbara Crane Sullivan. Born in Newport, RI on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late John Henry...

Manuel Rodrigues Santos Jr

Manuel Rodrigues Santos Jr

Dec 9, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Manuel Rodrigues Santos, Jr., 86, of 16 Morgan Street, Portsmouth, died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at St. Elizabeth Manor Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Lucia Santos Santos of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Lowell, MA on January 31, 1918, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Andre Santos Sr. Mr. Santos worked for Firestone...

Lucille Esther Standish

Lucille Esther Standish

Dec 7, 2004

Lucille Esther Morse Standish Middletown, RI - Lucille Esther Standish, 83, of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Commander John C. ?Myles? Standish, CDR, USN Retired. Born in Whitman, MA on August 20, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Amy Ramsdell Morse. Mrs....

Frank Albert Shorey Jr

Frank Albert Shorey Jr

Dec 5, 2004

Newport, RI - Frank Albert Shorey, Jr., 63, of 30 East Bowery Street Newport, died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at home after a couregous battle with cancer.He was the husband of Carol Donnelly Shorey. Born in Newport, RI on December 16, 1940, he was the son of the late Frank Albert Shorey and Christina Almy Shorey Hinton. Mr. Shorey owned...

Joseph Anthony Perry Silvia

Joseph Anthony Perry Silvia

Dec 3, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Anthony Perry Silvia, 86, of 23 Sequoia Lane, Portsmouth, died Friday, December 3, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Belmira Souza Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 4, 1918, he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Philomeua Pereira Silvia. Mr. Silvia was in the United States Navy for 8 years and...

Flora Easterbrooks

Flora Easterbrooks

Dec 3, 2004

Middletown, - Flora L. Vars Easterbrooks, 92, of 600 Valley Road Middletown, formerly of County Street Newport, died Friday, December 3, 2004 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard B. Easterbrooks. Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1912, she was the daughter of the late William J. and the late Jennie...

Ruth C. Smith

Ruth C. Smith

Dec 2, 2004

Middletown, RI - Ruth C. Reed Smith, 83, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Evans Street, Newport, died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Fleming T. Smith. Born in Philadelphia, PA on September 17, 1921, she was the daughter of the late George Albert and Carrie May Smith Reed....

James Raymond Chantre

James Raymond Chantre

Dec 2, 2004

James Raymond Chantre Middletown, RI - James Raymond Chantre, 59, of 283 Forest Avenue, Middletown, died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at West South Hospital, Atlanta, GA.He was the former husband of Jean Milton of Fayettville, NC. Born in New Bedford, MA on November 8, 1945, he was the son of Mary DeMello Chantre of Middletown and the late Manuel O....

Bernice Edith Kleven

Bernice Edith Kleven

Dec 2, 2004

Newport, RI - Bernice Edith Siney Kleven, 83, of Nina Lynette Home, 87 Washington Street, Newport, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, December 2, 2004, of complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Harold Stanley Kleven. Born in Waterbury, CT on June 2, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Philip...

Nancy Ellen Thomas

Nancy Ellen Thomas

Nov 29, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Ellen Sanborn Thomas, 56, of 151 Pear Street, Portsmouth, lost her two year battle with cancer on Monday, November 29, 2004 at home. She was the wife of Michael Thomas. The daughter of Marian Watkins Sanborn of Naples, FL and the late Fredrick Sanborn, she was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 17th, 1948. Nancy met...

Frances Eileen Mcnamara

Frances Eileen Mcnamara

Nov 28, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Frances E. McKenna McNamara, 84, formerly of 35 Linda Terrace, Portsmouth, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late George McNamara, who passed away on January 20, 1991. Born in Willimantic, CT on August 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances...

George Michael Medeiros

George Michael Medeiros

Nov 28, 2004

Lt. George Michael Medeiros, Sr., Ret., formerly of the Newport Fire Department, 76, of 90 Third Street Newport, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Margaret Avery Medeiros. Born in East Providence, RI on September 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph and Virginia A. Pereira Medeiros. Mr. Medeiros worked...

Marion Grupp

Marion Grupp

Nov 26, 2004

Portsmouth, - Marion Hilde Grupp, 98, of 420 Windstone Drive, Portsmouth, formerly of the John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, died Friday, November 26, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late George Grupp. Born in Plochingen, Germany on February 21, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Fritz and Rose Weyde Hild. Mrs. Grupp became a Newport resident...

Catherine W. Carey

Catherine W. Carey

Nov 25, 2004

Middletown, - Catherine W. Cary, 96, of Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, formerly of Hampton Bays, Long Island New York, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Francis Cary. Born in Hastings- On- Hudson, NY on January 18, 1908, she was the daughter of the late...

Richard L. Crane

Richard L. Crane

Nov 25, 2004

Newport, RI - Richard L. ?Dick? Crane, 80, of St. Clare Home Newport, formerly of Cannon Street, Newport and Seaman?s Institute of Newport, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was born in North Kingstown, RI on August 1, 1924.Mr. Crane ran the newsstand in the lobby of the Newport Post Office on Thames Street, Newport for...

Wilbur Nelson

Wilbur Nelson

Nov 25, 2004

Middletown, RI. November 25, 2004. Wilbur Nelson died today at his home in the John Clarke Retirement Center. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Teaze Nelson. Son of the Reverend Wilbur Nelson and Nurella Phipps Nelson, he was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on Christmas Day in 1915, the youngest of five children. His family moved to Newport in...

Wilbur Nelson

Wilbur Nelson

Nov 25, 2004

Middletown, RI. November 25, 2004. Wilbur Nelson died today at his home in the John Clarke Retirement Center. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Teaze Nelson. Son of the Reverend Wilbur Nelson and Nurella Phipps Nelson, he was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on Christmas Day in 1915, the youngest of five children. His family moved to Newport in...

Vincent Francis Nathlar

Vincent Francis Nathlar

Nov 25, 2004

Lewes, DE - Vincent Francis Nathlar, 68, of 33885 North Heron Drive, Lewes, DE, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI surrounded by his wife and family.He was the husband of Lorraine Fulton Nathlar. Born and raised in Wilmington, DE on September 5, 1936, he was the son of the late James and Fannie Scott Nathlar.Vince was...