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Hazel Etta Washington
Oct 25, 2002
Midletown, - Hazel E. Washington, 95, of John Clarke Nursing Center 600 Valley Road Midletown, formerly of 28B Edgar Court, Newport, died Friday, October 25, 2002 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on March 22, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Silas T. and Mary L. Williams Washington Educated in Newport, she was...
Joseph F. Arkins
Oct 25, 2002
Sunnyside, New York - Joseph F. Arkins, 45, of 4319 41st Street Sunnyside, New York formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Friday, October 25, 2002 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital New York City, NY. Born in Providence, RI on December 12, 1956, he was the son of the late Agnes Fitzpatrick Arkins and Daniel M. Arkins of Portsmouth, RI.An Attorney, Mr....
Joseph Wesley Mckeehan Jr
Oct 19, 2002
Newport, - Joseph Wesley McKeehan Jr., 81, of 19 Garfield Street, Newport, died Saturday, October 19, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 2, 1921, he was the son of the late Joseph Wesley and Caroline Silveria McKeehan.Mr. McKeehan had worked as a foreman rigger at the Quonset Naval Air Station and General Dynamics...
Mary Judith Hagerty
Oct 18, 2002
Mary Judith Nielson Hagerty, 74, of 60 Kay Street Newport, died Friday, October 18, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI, after a brave struggle with lung cancer. She was the wife of the late Francis Henry Hagerty Jr. Born in Newport, RI on October 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late William C and Helen G. Lavery...
Edward Roy Griffith
Oct 17, 2002
Newport, - Edward Roy Griffith, 78, of 31 Rhode Island Avenue Newport, died Thursday, October 17, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on June 27, 1924, he was the son of the late Roy E. and Grace Crane Griffith.Mr. Griffith served in the Army during World War II as a Heavy Machine Gunner...
Shirley E. Hewitt
Oct 17, 2002
Shirley E. Morris Hewitt, 86, of Royal Megansett Nursing Home North Falmouth, formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Thursday, October 17, 2002 at Royal Megansett Nursing Home North Falmouth, MA. She was the wife of the late Ralph A. Hewitt, Sr. Born in Rutland, VT on November 28, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Powers...
Thomas Cletus Brugman
Oct 16, 2002
Newport, - Thomas Cletus Brugman, 64, of 94 Kay Street Newport, died Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at RI Veterans Home Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Barbara Black Brugman. Born in Winthrop, MA on July 30, 1938, he was the son of the late Francis Anthony and Mary Grace Brugman.Commander Brugman served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam...
Margaret Martha Thompson
Oct 16, 2002
Middletown, RI - Margaret Martha Thompson, 93, of 600 Valley Road Apt. 217 Middletown, formerly of 12 Bull Street, Newport, died Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at the John Clarke Nursing Home, Middletown. Born in Bristol, NH on April 22, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Alban Frank and Helen Louise Tuck Thompson.Ms. Thompson was a 1930 graduate of...
Antonio Edmundo Neves
Oct 14, 2002
Sun Valley, - Antonio Edmundo Neves, 78, of 10715 Lull Street, Sun Valley, CA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Monday, October 14, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.Born in Newport, RI on October 16, 1923, he was the son of the late Edmundo Jose and Maria Francisca Monteiro Neves.Mr. Neves had worked as a civil engineer for the...
Russell Gordon Eldridge
Oct 13, 2002
Portsmouth, - Russell Gordon Eldridge, 67, of 239 Fairview Lane Portsmouth, died Sunday, October 13, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Julie Bernado Eldridge. Born in Barrington, RI on Feb. 3, 1935, he was the son of Annabelle Booth Eldridge of Middletown and the late Irving R. Eldridge.In 1957 Mr. Eldridge Graduated from the US Merchant...
Thad M. Floyd
Oct 12, 2002
Knoxville, - Thad M. Floyd, 70, of Knoxville, KY, formerly of Anson Drive, Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 12, 2002 in Knoxville, KY.He was the husband of Bettie Owens Floyd and the late Muriel Loftin Floyd. Born in Morgan County, AL, on May. 20, 1932, he was the son of the late Bernard and Gladys Floyd. Mr. Floyd had worked as...
Mary Louise Gilchrest
Oct 9, 2002
Mary Louise Murphy Gilchrest, 56, of New Britain, CT, formerly of Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at the Newington V.A. Hospital, Newington, CT.She was the wife of Raymond M. Gilchrest. Born in Newport, RI on June 3, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Harry J. and Margaret E. Sargent Murphy of Newport, RI. Mrs. Gilchrest worked...
John Francis Pinheiro Jr
Oct 7, 2002
Newport, - John Francis ?Uncle John? Pinheiro Jr., 73, of 117 Park Holm, Newport died Monday October 7, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Julia Frances Alexander Pinheiro.Born in Newport, RI on June 8, 1929, he was the son of the late John P. and Gertrude P. Lawton Pinheiro. Mr. Pinheiro was a Veteran of the...
William Earl Twomey
Oct 5, 2002
Portsmouth, - William Earl Twomey, 79, of 6 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 5, 2002 at Silver Creek Nursing Home Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Florence Vadnais Twomey. Born in Providence, RI on February 16, 1923, he was the son of the late William Earl and Lucy Higgins Twomey.Mr. Twomey had worked for the former New England Tell...
Millicent Elinor Bagley
Oct 4, 2002
Portsmouth, - Millicent Elinor Donnelly Bagley, 74, of Indian Avenue, Portsmouth, died Friday, October 4, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late John Bodell. Bagley. Born in Clinton, MA, on August 25, 1928, she was the daughter of the late James and Mildred Manning Donnelly. Mrs. Bagley was a Graduate of Elmira College of New...
Clyde A. Allen Jr
Oct 3, 2002
Middletown, - Clyde A. Allen, Jr. 78, of 5 Elm Street Newport, died Thursday, October 3, 2002 at Crestwood Nursing Convalescent Home in Warren, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 1, 1924, he was the son of Clyde A. Allen Sr. and Julia Lawrence Dutilly. Mr. Allen retired as a vocational teacher with Newport School Department, teaching carpentry at...
John Friendly Amidon
Sep 27, 2002
Providence, - John Friendly Amidon, 73, of Park View Nursing Home Providence, formerly of Middletown, Rhode Island, died Friday, September 27, 2002 at V A Medical Center Providence, RI. Born in Buffalo, NY on December 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Friendly Warren and Clara Bush Amidon.Mr. Amidon was in the United States Navy, during WWII and...
John Hamilton Howard
Sep 27, 2002
Newport, - John Hamilton Howard Jack, of 51 Second Street, died Wednesday, September 25th at home following a hard-fought battle with cancer.He was the husband of Mary Rowan Belknap Howard and son of the late Arthur W. and Elizabeth Bradford Howard. Born in Seattle June 9, 1915, Mr. Howard grew up in Virginia, Florida and Kentucky. In 1936 he graduated...
Donald Joseph Leblanc
Sep 23, 2002
Newport, - Donald Joseph LeBlanc, 59, of 81 Ocean Avenue Newport, died Monday, September 23, 2002 at home. Born in Providence, RI on August 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry and Alice McGuire LeBlanc.Mr. LeBlanc received a Masters in Holistic Counseling in 1992 from Salve Regina University and a Master?s in Theology from St. Bernards...
Tommy Price
Sep 20, 2002
Newport, - Tommy Price, 95, of 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, formerly of Alexander City, Alabama, died Friday, September 20, 2002, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport, RI. Born in Tallapoosa County, AL on April 17, 1907, he was the son of the late William and Jeannette Smith Price. Mr. Price worked as a barber for many years in...
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