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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....
Arthur Paul Mattos
May 10, 2004
Newport, RI - Arthur Paul Mattos, 86, of 6 Barney Street Newport, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Dorothy Chace Mattos. Born in Taunton, MA on May 27, 1917, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Bernard Mattos. Mr. Mattos as a young man worked as a meat cutter for the former...
Deolinda M. Moniz
May 10, 2004
Newport, RI - Deolinda M. Mello Moniz, 78, of Halsey Street, Newport, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Moniz. Born in Fall River, MA on January 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Pacheco Mello. Mrs. Moniz was a housemother for the Newport...
Louise K. Jackson
May 9, 2004
Newport, RI - Louise K. Katter Jackson, 70, of 32 Hall Avenue Newport, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of Norman Jackson, Sr. Born in Hartsville, SC on August 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Priscilla Macillatte Katter. Mrs. Jackson was a Certified Nursing Assistant...
Elsie Louise Sullivan
May 6, 2004
Middletown, RI - Elsie L. Avila Sullivan, 89, of Blenheim-Newport, Middletown, formerly of 6 Simmons Terrace, Middletown, died May 6, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital in New Bedford, MA.She was the widow of the late Michael J. Sullivan, Jr. Born in Newport, RI on April 17, 1915, she was the daughter of Antone and Frances Fagundes Avila.Mrs. Sullivan had lived...
Florence Bernadette Calarese
May 5, 2004
Middletown, RI - Florence B. Page Calarese, 95, of 303 Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Cumberland, RI, and wintered in Sun City Center, FL, until moving to the Newport area in 1980, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Joseph T. Calarese. Born in Woonsocket, RI on November 27, 1908, she was the...
Rose Suzanne Silvia
May 5, 2004
Middletown, RI - Rose S. Lema Silvia, 89, of 29 King Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Manuel L. Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 11, 1914, she was the daughter of Marion and Mary Rosario Lema.She is survived by her son Henry L. Silvia of Middletown, RI, two daughters...
William F. Burns
May 4, 2004
Cdr. William F. Burns, Jr., USNR-Ret., 65, of 171 Tuckerman Avenue Middletown, died of Mesothelioma on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Anne Hickey Burns. Born in Boston, MA on December 3, 1938, he was the son of the late William F. and Mary Galvin Burns and the stepson of the late Mary Ward Burns. A...
William Anthony Coleman
Apr 30, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - William A. Coleman, 78, of 223 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Bertha Mae Picard Coleman of 54 years. Born in Fall River, MA on November 6, 1925, he was the son of the late William and Eva Maria LaBonte Coleman. Mr. Coleman...
Manuel Monteiro
Apr 30, 2004
Newport, - Manuel Monteiro, 80, of 32 Chapel Terrace Newport, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Isabella Gonsalves Monteiro. Born in New Bedford, MA on July 11, 1923, he was the son of the late Maximo and Geralda Neves Monteiro. Mr. Monteiro had worked as a construction worker at Gilbane, Cardi Corporation, and ATR Construction...
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