Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Margaret Mary Byassee

Margaret Mary Byassee

Jun 13, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Margaret M. Foley Byassee, 82, of 2 Donna Drive, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 17, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and May W. Cruickshank Foley. Mrs. Byassee graduated from Rogers High School in 1941, and served in the military for...

Charles Whalen Birdy Sr

Charles Whalen Birdy Sr

Jun 11, 2004

Middletown, - Charles Whalen Birdy Sr., 91, of 10 Casey Drive, Middletown, died Friday, June 11, 2004, at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Emma Deal Birdy. Born in Parkesburg, PA, on December 11, 1912.Mr. Birdy had served in the US Navy, for over 33 years, retiring in 1976. He was a Veteran...

John A. Cruz

John A. Cruz

Jun 10, 2004

John Antone Cruz, 73, of 7 Weaver Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, June 10, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Calleen ?Cookie? Baker Cruz. Born at home in Newport, RI, on Burnside Avenue, on September 27, 1930, he was the son of the late Antonio and Edith Cruz. Mr. Cruz served in the United States Army, during...

Marjorie Cecelia Cicerone

Marjorie Cecelia Cicerone

Jun 9, 2004

Middletown, RI - Marjorie Cecelia Bywater Cicerone, 89, of John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, formerly of Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Fiorindo ?Fred? Cicerone. Born in Birmingham, England, on September 26, 1914, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Shaw...

William Charles Warren

William Charles Warren

Jun 8, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - William Charles Warren, 82, of 50 Holliston Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of 135 Rhode Island Boulevard, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of the late Barbara Secord Warren. Born in Lowell, MA on August 31, 1921, he was the son of the late Francis and Gladys Elger Warren,...

Joseph Francis Sylvia

Joseph Francis Sylvia

Jun 7, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Francis Sylvia, 89, of 26 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at home.He was the husband of the late Alexandria Pasquale Sylvia. Born in Newport, RI on January 9, 1915, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Mary Rosa Sylvia. Mr. Sylvia served in the United States Navy during World War...

Victor Francis Regine

Victor Francis Regine

Jun 7, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Victor Francis Regine, 78, of 445 East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Rosemarie Capuano Regine. Born in Warwick, RI on August 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Louis Joseph and Celia Zarrella Regine. Mr. Regine was a former summer resident of Middletown...

Ann Katherine Thompson

Ann Katherine Thompson

Jun 7, 2004

Middletown, - Ann ?Billie? Katherine Binz Thompson, 85, of 5 James Street, Middletown, formerly of New York City, NY, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Robert C. Thompson. Born in New York, NY on June 16, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Anna Singer Binz. Mrs. Thompson was...

Edward Francis Reynolds Sr

Edward Francis Reynolds Sr

Jun 6, 2004

Middletown, - Edward Francis Reynolds, 76, of 15 Philips Avenue Middletown, died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Claire Simmons Reynolds. Born in Newport, RI on January 5, 1928, he was the son of the late Manuel Reynolds and Mary Frances Morgan Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds worked for General Dynamics-Electric Boat for 15...

Josephine Anne Sousa

Josephine Anne Sousa

Jun 6, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Josephine Anne Grasse Sousa, 77, of 468 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at the Fall River Jewish Home Inc., in Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Antone Sousa Jr. Born in Portsmouth, RI on October 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Alves Grasse. Mrs. Sousa...

Lucy Theresa Wallace

Lucy Theresa Wallace

Jun 5, 2004

Bristol, RI - Lucy Theresa Bean Wallace, 83, of 1 Brum Street, Bristol, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Edward Wallace Jr. Born in Portland, ME on October 9, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jennie Jacques Bean. Mrs. Wallace grew up in Yantic, CT. She graduated from Norwich...

Margaret Justine Marks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....