Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Archibald Hugh Douglas Jr

Archibald Hugh Douglas Jr

Oct 3, 2004

Newport, RI - Archibald Hugh Douglas, Jr., 81, of 58 Kay Street Newport, died Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI.He was the husband of Jean Van Curen Douglas. Born in San Diego, CA on November 23, 1922, he was the son of the late Archibald H. and Winifred Davis Douglas. Mr. Douglas graduated in 1940 from St....

Willis Cofield

Willis Cofield

Oct 2, 2004

Bristol, RI - Willis Cofield, 87, of the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of 86 Warner Street, Newport, died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Helen Leona Woodson Cofield. Born in Garner, NC on December 6, 1916, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Charity Haywood...

William E. Thomas

William E. Thomas

Oct 2, 2004

Newport, RI - William E. ?Bubba? Thomas, 86, of 4 Bosworth Ct Newport, formerly of Mumford Manor, died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI on September 30, 1918, he was the son of the late Edward Thomas and the late Margaret Collins Thomas. Mr. Thomas was...

James Hd Nelson

James Hd Nelson

Oct 1, 2004

James ?HD? Nelson, 26, of 435 Cherry Street, Fall River, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI and Morton, PA, died Friday, October 1, 2004 in Berkeley, MA. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 10, 1977, he was the son of CWO Alycee Nelson-Ruley USMC Ret. of Morton, PA and the fiancee of Danielle Laferriere of Fall River, MA and Little Compton,...

Ruth Barker Dame

Ruth Barker Dame

Sep 29, 2004

Newport, - Ruth Stone Dame, 71, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Harry Norman Dame. Born in Newport, RI on February 14, 1933, she was the daughter of Gladys Winslow Barker Stone of Middletown, RI and the late Ashton B. Stone. Mrs. Dame had...

Edna Goffe

Edna Goffe

Sep 29, 2004

Middletown, RI - Edna Ferguson Goffe, 89, of 9 Phelps Road, Middletown, died peacefully Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late George Henry Goffe. Born in Amsterdam, NY on January 17, 1915, she was the daughter of the late George and Nellie Kernahan Ferguson.Mrs. Goffe was a graduate of Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam, NY and...

Rita Ann Falk

Rita Ann Falk

Sep 29, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Rita Ann Haynes Falk, 84, of 438 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, formerly of 9 King Street, Newport, RI and Corning, New York, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Falk. Born in Corning, NY on February 29, 1920, she was the daughter of...

Katherine A. Galvin

Katherine A. Galvin

Sep 28, 2004

Newport, RI - Katherine ?Kit? Galvin, 79, of Beacon Street, Newport, died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Abbie Dwyer Galvin. Ms. Galvin graduated from St. Catherine?s Academy in 1942 as class Salutatorian. Ms. Galvin worked for 30 years as...

Dennis James Coleman

Dennis James Coleman

Sep 28, 2004

Hawthorne, CA- Dennis James Coleman, 57, of Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA, formerly of 12 High Street, Middletown, died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Toshiko Izawa Coleman. Born in Merrick, NY on July 20, 1947, he was the son of the late James Vincent and Eleanor Francis Helfrich Coleman. Mr. Coleman had served as a merchant...

Charles Joseph Fay Jr

Charles Joseph Fay Jr

Sep 26, 2004

Spring Valley, CA - Charles Joseph Fay, Jr., 79, of 10770 Jamacha Road, Spring Valley, CA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Sunday, September 26, 2004 at Brighton Place Spring Valley, CA.He was the husband of the late Hester Dennett Fay. Born in Newport, RI on May 9, 1925, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Agnes M....

Rose Marie Peters

Rose Marie Peters

Sep 26, 2004

Bridgewater, MA, - Rose Marie Faria Peters, 85, of 15 Vinny Circle, Bridgewater, MA, formerly of 1 Rosedale Court, Middletown, died Sunday, September 26, 2004 at the Life Care Center Of West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, MA.She was the wife of the late Jesse Peters Jr. Born in Newpot, RI, on June 7, 1919, she was the daughter of the late...

Michael David Knowles

Michael David Knowles

Sep 25, 2004

Middletown, RI - Michael David Knowles, 26, of 16A Ludlow Road, Middletown, died Saturday, September 25, 2004 in Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 30, 1978, he was the son of David M. Knowles of Middletown, RI and Gale Kennedy Knowles of Newport, RI. Mr. Knowles was a 1996 graduate of Rogers High School. Besides his parents he...

Alfred E. Viera

Alfred E. Viera

Sep 24, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Alfred F. Viera, 89, of 593 Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, September 24, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Perry Viera. Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 23, 1915, he was the son of the late Antone F. and Mary Cabral Viera. Mr. Viera had worked in the maintanance department at...

Elinor May Brannack

Elinor May Brannack

Sep 21, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Elinor M. Brannack, 76, of East Main Road, Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at home. Born in Middletown, CT on February 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Kennis and Pauline Otte Brannack. Ms. Brannack was Retired LCDR in the United States Navy, serving in the Nurses Corp for 20 years. She...

William Albert Silvia

William Albert Silvia

Sep 20, 2004

Portsmouth, RI -William Albert Silvia, 81, of 15 Debra Drive Portsmouth, formerly of 189 Water Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, September 20, 2004 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Constance E. Gonsalves Silvia. Born in New Bedford, MA on June 19, 1923, he was the son of the late Jesse and Enily Nunes Silvia. Mr....

Dawn C. Mumme

Dawn C. Mumme

Sep 19, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Dawn C. Mumme, 69, of 55 Almeida Terrace Apt 23, Portsmouth, formerly of 527 Bristol Ferry Road, died Sunday, September 19, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Ann Barry Mumme. Born in Mobile, AL on September 11, 1935, he was the son of the late John Henry and Theresa Ladinier Mumme. Mr. Mumme served aboard many...

George J. Castiglia

George J. Castiglia

Sep 18, 2004

Portsmouth, RI -William Albert Silvia, 81, of 15 Debra Drive Portsmouth, formerly of 189 Water Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, September 20, 2004 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Constance E. Gonsalves Silvia. Born in New Bedford, MA on June 19, 1923, he was the son of the late Jesse and Enily Nunes Silvia. Mr....

Isabella L. Monteiro

Isabella L. Monteiro

Sep 17, 2004

Newport, RI - Isabella L. Gonsalves Monteiro, 66, of 32 Chapel Terrace Newport, died Friday, September 17, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel Monteiro who died on April 30, 2004. Born in Taunton, MA on December 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late James and Antonia Monteiro Gonsalves. Mrs. Monteiro...

Virginia Gramolini

Virginia Gramolini

Sep 16, 2004

Newport, RI - Virginia Pierini Gramolini, 95, of Harrison Avenue, Newport, formerly of Mumford Manor, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Albert T. Gramolini. Born in Fano, Italy, on April 2, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Abramo and Ricketta Ferri Pierini. Mrs. Gramolini was born in Italy....

Billie A. Tedder

Billie A. Tedder

Sep 16, 2004

Newport, RI - Billie A. Chandler Tedder, 74, of 113 Kay Street, Newport, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Retired Navy Captain James E. Tedder. Born in Albany, GA on May 28, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Myra Nell Jordan Chandler.Mrs. Tedder was a longtime employee...