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Margaret Justine Marks
Jun 5, 2004
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - Margaret Justine Burns Marks, 84, of 2035 Avenida Feliciano, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Aquidneck Place in Portsmouth, RI.She was the wife of the late Aloysius S. ?Bill? Marks. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 26, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Oliver and Christine Ulichney Burns....
Michael George Massed
Jun 4, 2004
Newport, - Michael George Massed, 84, of 23 Hoppin Road Newport, died Friday, June 4, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Alice DeCosta Massed. Born in Warren, RI on November 24, 1919, he was the son of the late John and Nellie Massed. Mr. Massed was a topographic engineer with the former Department...
Nathalie Bailey Brigham
Jun 1, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Nathalie Bailey King Brigham, 96, of 5 Seacrest Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of 131 Vernon Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Willard O. Brigham. Born in Newport, RI on November 7, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Geoffrey and Sarah Bailey King. Mrs. Brigham was a...
John P. Miranda
Jun 1, 2004
Newport, RI - John P. Miranda, 81, formerly of 36 Depot Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the former husband of Lorraine Gomes Santos. Born in Fall River, MA on June 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Costa Miranda. Mr. Miranda worked as a mason...
Adeline C. Silveira
May 31, 2004
Newport, - Adeline C. Silveira, 88, Formerly of 16 Appleby Street, Newport, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at Village House Convelescent Home in Newport. Born in Newport, RI on Mar. 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Manuel R. and the late Mary G. Coelho Silveira. Mrs. Silveira attended St. Josephs Church and Jesus Saviour Church, both in...
Ruth Frances Tucker
May 31, 2004
Middletown, RI - Ruth Frances Johnson Tucker, 71, of 123 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at home.She was the wife of James Edward Tucker. Born in Elizabeth, NJ on November 17, 1932, she was the daughter of late Carl and Frances Kerzenberger Johnson. Mrs. Tucker was an Avon Lady for 30 years. She assisted her daughter Marion...
Eleanor C. Paduano
May 29, 2004
Eleanor C. Lalli Paduano, 89, of the John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, formerly of Lake Worth, FL and Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 29, 2004 at the Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late John R. Paduano. Born in Newport, RI on September 26, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Maria Vietri Lalli....
Rosemarie Mitchell
May 27, 2004
Warren, RI - Rosemarie Jarvis Mitchell, 61, of 39 Warren Avenue, Warren, formerly of 1287 Main Road, Tiverton, died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of John E. Mitchell Jr. Born in Newport, RI on July 8, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elvira Russell Jarvis. Mrs. Mitchell was...
Maryann Young
May 26, 2004
Newport, RI - MaryAnn Silvia Young, 80, of 6 Bayview Avenue, Newport, formerly of 54 Chatworth Avenue, Warwick, RI, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Harold Nyce Young. Born in Middletown, RI on October 26, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Manuel M. and Georgianna DeMello Silvia. Mrs....
William A. Birtwistle
May 24, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - William A. Birtwistle, 90, of 192 Immoklee Drive, Portsmouth, died Monday, May 24, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Doris B. McLeanBirtwistle. Born in Providence, RI on December 24, 1913, he was the son of the late William and Agnes Gendron Birtwistle. Mr. Birtwistle worked for the New...
Norris Dresser Hoyt
May 24, 2004
Norris Dresser Hoyt, of 9 1/2 Malbone Road, Newport, died Monday, May 24, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He celebrated his 90th birthday with friends on March 19.He was the husband of Katherine Foster Naething Hoyt.Born in New York City, NY on March 19, 1914, he was the son of the late William Brewster and Ida...
Edward Francis Silvia
May 22, 2004
Portsmouth, - Edward Francis Silvia, 88, of 121 Cottage Street Portsmouth, died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RIHe was the husband of the late Rosalie Marie Matthews Silvia. Born in Middletown, RI on July 25, 1915, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Silvia and Anna Dennis Silvia. Mr. Silvia had worked...
Bruce E. Lawson
May 21, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Bruce E. Lawson, 74, of 59 Birchwood Drive, Portsmouth, died Friday, May 21, 2004 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of the late Joanne Marie McCarthy Lawson. Born in Brockton, MA on May 20, 1930, he was the son of the late George Waldemar and Anna Ellis Lawson. Mr. Lawson was a 1948...
Marguerite Frances Heller
May 20, 2004
Middletown, RI - Marguerite ?Marge? Frances Heller, 89, of 24 Marshall Lane, Middletown, died Thursday, May 20, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Jamaica, NY on July 5, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Harford Heller. Ms. Heller was supervisor of the supply department on the Newport Naval Base for 32 years, retiring...
Gabrielle Elizabeth Sawyer
May 20, 2004
Newport, RI - Gabrielle Elizabeth Sawyer, 18 months old, of 90 Girard Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, May 20, 2004 at home. Born in Newport, RI on October 17, 2002, she was the daughter of Nathaniel Peloquin and Stephanie Sawyer of Newport. Besides her parents she is survived by her maternal grandparents Tom and Joan Goodrow of Newport, RI, her paternal...
Dorothy Anne Mello
May 18, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Dorothy Anne Mello, 48, of 29 Island Avenue, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at home. Born in Newport, RI on October 28, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Viola Dorothy Bento Mello. Ms. Mello was a certified nurses assistant, caring for various families on Aquidneck Island. She is survived by two sons...
Josepine Ruth Mcdonald
May 15, 2004
Charlotte, NC - Josephine Patelo McDonald, 77, of 1408 Mockingbird Lane, Charlotte, NC, formerly of Newport, died Saturday, May 15, 2004 at Carolinas Medical Center, Mercy.She was the wife of the late Herbert Homer McDonald. Born in Falmouth, MA on September 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Mary Almeda Patelo. Mrs. McDonald worked earlier in...
Anna M. Werhan
May 14, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Anna M. Moitoza Werhan, 80, of 341 Union Street, Portsmouth, died Friday, May 14, 2004 at the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 15, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Frank G. and Rose Garcia Moitoza. Mrs. Werhan was a 1944 graduate of the Newport School of...
Richard "Rex" Anderson
May 13, 2004
Portsmouth, - Richard ?Rex? Anderson, 55, of 1 Cathy Circle, Portsmouth, formerly of Blackwell Place, Newport, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at home. Born in Yokahoma, Japan on Jan. 13, 1949, he was a son of Dorothy Greatorex Anderson of Middletown and the late Richard P. Anderson. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Anderson worked at the Newport...
Gertrude T. Kelly
May 12, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Gertrude T. Murphy Kelly, 87, of 41 Sakonnet Drive, Portsmouth, formerly of Paradise Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Walter James Kelly. Born in Cranston, RI on February 15, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Timothy and Gertrude Notini Murphy. As a young woman Mrs....
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