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Alberta C. Kazanjian
Jan 5, 2003
Portsmouth, - Alberta Copelane Kazanjian, 93, of 125 Quaker Hill Lane Portsmouth, formerly of 20 Indian Avenue, Portsmouth, her residence for many years, died Sunday, January 5, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late John J. Kazanjian. Born in Saylesville, RI on November 30, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Albert L and...
Edna Sherman
Jan 4, 2003
Middletown, - Edna R. Holt Sherman, 93, of 121 Maple Avenue Middletown, died Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Oak Hill Nursing Home Pawtucket, RI.She was the wife of the late Alton Parker Sherman Jr. Born in Newport, RI on August 11, 1909, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Susan B. Clarke Holt.Mrs. Sherman was a member...
Dorothy Jean Brown
Jan 4, 2003
Portsmouth, - Dorothy Jean Vieira Brown, 69, of 160 Belmont Drive Portsmouth, died Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of Roger Jerome Brown CWO, USN, Ret. Born in Newport, RI on February 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Aldina DeCosta Vieira. Mrs. Brown was a graduate of Rogers...
Beatrice Frances Cookinham
Jan 4, 2003
Middletown, - Beatrice Frances Cookinham, 81, of 59 Rogers Lane Middletown, died Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Cranston, RI on July 3, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Deloria Carigan.Mrs. Cookinham worked as a sales clerk for the Navy Exchange. She was a former member of the Portsmouth Grange, a former member...
Frank Anthony Soares
Jan 4, 2003
Middletown, - Frank A. Soares, 88, of Village House Nursing Home, Newport formerly of Forest Farm Nursing Home, Middletown and Sunny Acres, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI, Born in Portsmouth, RI on Dec. 11, 1914, he was the son of the late Antone Soares and Rita Garcia Soares. Mr. Soares had been employed...
Alice L. Beaupre
Jan 2, 2003
Portsmouth, - Alice L. Trudeau Beaupre, 85, of 105 Sea Meadow Drive Portsmouth, formerly of Nashua, New Hampshire, died Thursday, January 2, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Edward A. Beaupre the former President of Transcom Electronics. Born in Nashua, NH on May 19, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Henry Theodore and Agnes...
Joseph E. Faria
Jan 2, 2003
Portsmouth, - Joseph E. Faria, 86, of 162 East Main Road Portsmouth, died Thursday, January 2, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Kathleen Weed Faria. Born in Middletown, RI on October 12, 1916, he was the son of the late Antone and Frances Moitoza Faria. He had lived on Aquidneck Island for all...
Teresa Lorraine Viveiros
Jan 1, 2003
Portsmouth, - Teresa L. Kiernan Viveiros, 50, of 25 Elaine Avenue Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Louis Viveiros Jr. Born in Dallas, TX on July 5, 1952, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary L. OConnor Kiernan.Mrs. Viveiros was formerly a flight attendant with American Airlines...
Gerald Emile Destremps
Jan 1, 2003
Tiverton, - Gerald Emile Destremps, 62, of 18 Colonial Avenue Tiverton, died Wednesday, January 1, 2003 at Diselets Nursing Home, Warren, RI.He was the husband of Maria T. Wuest Destremps. Born in Fall River, MA on June 30, 1940, he was the son of the late Leo E. and Emma Ouelette Destremps.Mr. Destremps served in the United States Army during...
Anna Crowell
Dec 31, 2002
Portsmouth, - Anna Boone Lyons Crowell, 100, of 125 Quaker Hill Lane Portsmouth, died Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at home. She was a widow of the late L. Sanford Crowell and Thomas W. Lyons. Born February 21, 1902 in The Green Farm House on Shoreby Hill in Jamestown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Albert A. and Annie...
Edward Timothy Lopes
Dec 30, 2002
Portsmouth, - Edward Timothy Lopes, 69, of 31 DeArruda Terrace Portsmouth, died Monday, December 30, 2002 at Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center, Boston, MA.He was the husband of Eva Betty Mello Lopes. Born and raised in Portsmouth, RI on February 23, 1933, he was the son of the late George S. and Catherine Holland Lopes. He was a lifelong resident...
Alfred Raymond Silvia, Sr
Dec 30, 2002
Portsmouth, - Alfred Raymond Silvia, Sr., 68, of 47 McCorrie Lane Portsmouth, died Monday, December 30, 2002 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the husband of Norma Almeida Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 11, 1934, he was the son of the late Christopher and Mary C. Fragoza Silvia.Mr. Silvia was a dairy farmer for 30 years, after that...
Epifania G. Ventenilla
Dec 28, 2002
Middletown, - Epifania G. Gonzales Ventenilla, 95, of 19 Longmeadow Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, December 28, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Federico Ventenilla. Born in the Philipines, on January 6, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Florentino and Valrenia Balolong Gonzales.Mrs. Ventenilla moved to the United States in...
Donald Robert Jex
Dec 23, 2002
Middletown, - Donald Robert Jex, Capt. USN ret., 78, of 191 Meadow Lane Middletown, died in his home Monday, December 23, 2002 at home.He was the husband of Bess Yeanopoulos Jex. Born in Port Huron, MI on June 9, 1924, he was the son of the late Greta Lucille Roberts Jex.Captain Jex graduated from Pt. Huron High School in Michigan...
Madeline Leone Riley
Dec 22, 2002
Newport, - Madeline Leone Riley, 81, of 37 Prescott Hall Road Newport, died peacefully Sunday, December 22, 2002 at her home.She was the wife of the late Harold E. Riley Sr. Born in New Haven, CT, on January 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Garrison H. and Leone L. West Johnson. Mrs. Riley worked as a Secretary...
Teresa Jane Kennelly
Dec 21, 2002
Portsmouth, RI - Teresa J. Uihlien Kennelly, 96, of Glen Meade Acres, Portsmouth, formerly of Martens Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at her daughter?s home, with whom she lived.She was the wife of the late James M. Kennelly. Born in Astoria, NY on October 22, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and the late...
Regina Ellen Scott
Dec 21, 2002
Newport, - Regina Ellen McCloud Scott, 92, of 398 Bellevue Avenue Newport, formerly of Middletown, RI and Middleton, MA, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Walter Courtney Scott. Born in Malden, MA on November 9, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Mary F. Howlett McLoud.Mrs....
Mary Rozida Escobar
Dec 21, 2002
Portsmouth, - Mary R. Gomes Escobar, 96, of 141 Middle Road Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Antone R. Escobar. Born in Middletown, RI on Aug. 2, 1906, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Mott Gomes.Mrs. Escobar was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church and a member of...
Joseph Antone
Dec 15, 2002
Newport, - Joseph Antone, 85, of 5 Bradford Avenue Newport, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Mary Lou Gonsalves Antone of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on January 23, 1917, he was the son of the late Martin and Josephine Monteiro Antone.Mr. Antone was in the United States Army during World War...
Michael Lord Kennedy
Dec 14, 2002
Los Angeles, - Michael Lord Kennedy, 55, of 1566 Sanborn Avenue Los Angeles, formerly of 24 Greene Lane, Newport, died Saturday, December 14, 2002 at Country Villa Skilled Care Facility in Los Angeles. Born in Newport, RI on April 9, 1947, he was the son of James E. and Elizabeth Betty Lord Kennedy.Mr. Kennedy graduated from De La Salle Academy...
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