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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Claire Woods

Claire Woods

Dec 11, 2003

Newport, RI - Claire Mason Woods, 96, of 12 Ellery Road Newport, RI died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Harold T. Woods, who passed away in May of 1947. Born in Wallingford, CT on April 23, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. aand Julia Downey Mason....

Joronn O'Keeffe

Joronn O'Keeffe

Dec 10, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Joronn Wilberg OKeeffe, 59, of 140 Young Drive Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at home.She was the wife of David E. OKeeffe. Born in Oslo, Norway on March 26, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Jon and Elle Nordmark Wilberg. Mrs. O?Keeffe enjoyed walking on the beach, picking shells, vacationing in Hawaii she...

Allison Marie Sacco

Allison Marie Sacco

Dec 10, 2003

Barrington, RI - Allison ?Ali? M. Sacco, 16, of 27 Lee Road, Barrington, RI, died December 10, 2003 at home. Born in Boston, MA on July 30, 1987, she was the daughter of Samuel and Ann-Marie Perry Sacco of Barrington, RI. Ali was in her 3rd year at Portsmouth Abbey School, where she was a Dean?s List Student. She was...

Lettie Mae Ferris

Lettie Mae Ferris

Dec 9, 2003

Middletown, RI - Lettie Mae Borden Ferris, 95, of 1508 Wapping Road Middletown, RI, formerly of 167 Water Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at home.She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Ferris. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 15, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Joseph T. and Amy Brownell Dube Borden. Mrs....

Mary Jane Mills

Mary Jane Mills

Dec 9, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Mary Jane Summa Mills, 64, of 15 Roger Williams Court Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Naugatuck, CT, died Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of John F. Mills of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Naugatuck, CT on October 28, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rosina Errico Summa. Mrs....

Donald C. Reid

Donald C. Reid

Dec 8, 2003

Newport, RI - Donald C. Reid, 78, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, RI, formerly of 5 Rolling Green and Warner Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, December 8, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Betty Anne Lawton Reid. Born in Biloxi, MS on June 18, 1925, he was the son of the late King David and Ruth...

Everett Paul Correia

Everett Paul Correia

Dec 7, 2003

Portsmouth, - Everett Paul ?Perky? Correia, 75, of 105 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Phyllis Coggeshall Correia to whom he was married to for 56 years. Born in Fall River, MA, on April 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Alfred and Mary Anselmo Correia. Mr....

Mersene Merta Psaras

Mersene Merta Psaras

Dec 7, 2003

Newport, RI - Mersene Merta Tsepne Psaras, 72, of 23 Thurston Avenue Newport, RI, died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late George Psaras. Born in Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece, on January 9, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Efstratios and Constantina Tsepne. Mrs. Psaras was a Dietatary...

Harold George Morgan

Harold George Morgan

Dec 7, 2003

Newport, RI - Harold George Morgan, 79, of 26 Tilley Avenue Newport, RI, died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Violet J. Martineau Morgan. Born in Newport, RI on May 10, 1924, he was the son of the late Frank S. and Amanda Mason Morgan.Mr. Morgan served in the United States Navy during...

Albert K. Souza

Albert K. Souza

Dec 7, 2003

Middletown, RI - Albert K. Souza, 85, of 333 Green End Avenue Middletown, RI, formerly of 475 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Lillian Rodrigues Souza they were married for sixty-two years. Born in Middletown, RI on June 5, 1918, he was the...

Doris R. Nobert

Doris R. Nobert

Dec 6, 2003

Newport, RI - Doris R. Dubeau Nobert, 83, of 33 Earl Avenue Newport, died Saturday, December 6, 2003 peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family.She was the wife of Leo J. Nobert of sixty-three years. Born in Lowell, MA on May 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Domina Dubeau and Anna Derosiers Dubeau. Mrs. Nobert moved...

Frank S. Matose

Frank S. Matose

Dec 4, 2003

Newport, RI - Frank S. Matose, 85, of 94 Eustis Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, December 4, 2003 at home. Born in Providence, RI on May 24, 1918, he was the son of the late Joseph S. and Rose Furtado Matose. He was the husband of Barbara W. Flynne of Newport, RI. Mr. Matose was in...

Lois A. Berthold

Lois A. Berthold

Dec 4, 2003

Newport, RI - Lois A. Smith Berthold, 98, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, RI, formerly of 265 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, December 4, 2003 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Herman L. Berth. Born in East Bideford, Prince Edward Island, Canada on January 27, 1905, she was the daughter of...

Tracy Hanmer

Tracy Hanmer

Nov 28, 2003

Bristol, Rhode Island - Tracy ?Fonze? Alphonzo Hanmer, 77, of 125 Sunrise Drive Bristol, died Friday, November 28, 2003 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Doris F. Dixon Hanmer. Born in Keene Valley, NY on Mar. 8, 1926, he was the son of the late Francis LeRoy Hanmer and the late Reeta Wells Hanmer. Mr....

Archie Roy Brown Jr

Archie Roy Brown Jr

Nov 28, 2003

Newport, RI - Archie Roy Brown Jr., 84, of 20 Gould Street Newport, died Friday, November 28, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Giuseppina ?Josephine? Martinelli Brown Jr. Born in Newport, RI on January 16, 1919, he was the son of the late Archie Roy and Marian James Smith Brown.Mr. Brown was a...

Louis Walker Jr

Louis Walker Jr

Nov 27, 2003

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Louis Walker, Jr., 85, of 3 Nicol Terrace Newport, died Thursday, November 27, 2003 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary F. ?Bai? daCruz Walker. Born in Newport, RI on August 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Louis and Sarah Jackson Walker.Mr. Walker attended Mt....

Dorothy Turano

Dorothy Turano

Nov 25, 2003

Middletown, RI - Dorothy ?Dot? Brown Turano, 82, of 446 Purgatory Road Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at home.She was the wife of Laurence V. Turano of Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on November 3, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Catherine Peckham Brown.Mrs. Turano was a 1939 graduate of Rogers High School....

Martin H. Dacosta

Martin H. Dacosta

Nov 23, 2003

Newport, RI - Martin H. DaCosta, 81, of 9 1/2 Sylvan Street Newport, sculptor and painter, died Sunday, November 23, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI after a brief illness.He was the husband of Elizabeth Pepper DaCosta for 41 years. Born in Philadelphia, PA on December 14, 1921, he was the son of the late Robert and Edna Hoban Dacosta.Mr....

Daniel Long Whitmarsh

Daniel Long Whitmarsh

Nov 22, 2003

Fall River, MA - Daniel Long Whitmarsh, 36, of 167 Hunter Street, Fall River, MA, died Saturday, November 22, 2003 at home. He was the fianc of Lisa Pinsonnault of Fall River, MA. Born in Hartford, CT, on October 26, 1967, he was the son of Rachel Long Whitmarsh of Portsmouth, RI and the late Robert O. Whitmarsh. Mr. Whitmarsh...

James Mcnarney Conway

James Mcnarney Conway

Nov 21, 2003

Newport, - James McNarney Conway, 71, of 50 Ayrault Street Newport, formerly of Chicago, IL., died Friday, November 21, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Anita Walter Conway. Born in Chicago, IL on Feb. 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Thomas James Conway and Marie Sullivan Conway. Mr. Conway was a Graduate...