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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

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...

Shantel Nicole Bailey

Shantel Nicole Bailey

Nov 21, 2003

Middletown, RI - Shantel Nicole Bailey, 16, of 12 Greene Lane Middletown, RI, formerly of Chapel Terrace and Bliss Road, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, November 19, 2003. Born in Newport, RI on August 12, 1987, she was the daughter of Christopher and Lisa Bailey Stedford.Shantel lived in Newport, before moving to Middletown 6 years ago. She was a junior at...

Cassandra M. Parsons

Cassandra M. Parsons

Nov 21, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Cassandra M. ?Casey? Parsons, 30, of 3341 East Main Road Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, November 21, 2003 at home. Born in Newport, RI on April 1, 1973, she was the daughter of Ron Parsons of Portsmouth, RI and Carol Kielty Parsons of Portsmouth, RI. Casey worked at the Newport Naval Hospital until November of 2002. Besides her...

Herman Leroy Jones

Herman Leroy Jones

Nov 20, 2003

Herman ?Buddy? Le Roy Jones, Jr., 85, of 600 Valley Road Middletown, RI, formerly of New York City, NY, Rhode Island Avenue and Goat Island, Newport, RI, died Thursday, November 20, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.Born in New York City, NY on February 13, 1918, he was the son of the late Herman Le Roy and Nellie...

Manuel David Dutra

Manuel David Dutra

Nov 19, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Manuel ?Babe? David Dutra, 80, of 1186 Middle Road Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at Village House Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Virginia Grace Heap Dutra. Born in Newport, RI on April 20, 1923, he was the son of the late Manuel P. and Mary Roche Dutra.Mr. Dutra served in the United States...

Frances Shea

Frances Shea

Nov 16, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Frances Heilig Shea, 89, of 121 Bristol Ferry Road Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, November 16, 2003 at home.She was the wife of the late John Joseph Shea. Born in Chinook, MT on December 1, 1913, she was the daughter of the late George Joseph and Anna Marie Griefe Heilig.Mrs. Shea worked as a secretary for Alexander Berman...

John Francis Evans Jr

John Francis Evans Jr

Nov 13, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - John Francis Evans, Jr., 56, of 43 Dighton Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, November 13, 2003 at home. Born in Fall River, MA on August 22, 1947, he was the son of the late John F. Evans Sr. and Margaret C. Lenaghan Evans.Mr. Evans was a self employed contractor and furniture refinisher for more than 20 years....

Robert A. Maynard

Robert A. Maynard

Nov 12, 2003

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Robert A. Maynard, 75, formerly of Oakland Farms, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Eleanor Slater Hospital Cranston, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on October 9, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank and Thelma Olsen Maynard.Mr. Maynard was in the United States Army serving in Korea. He began his career at...

Robert W. Ardito

Robert W. Ardito

Nov 12, 2003

Middletown, RI - Robert W. Ardito, 61, of 6 Pocahontas Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Joyce Dunnder Ardito. Born in Newport, RI on May 19, 1942, he was the son of the late Robert and Theda Goodman Ardito.Mr. Ardito served in the United States Air Force for 5...