Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Robert Herbert Carson Sr

Robert Herbert Carson Sr

Apr 13, 2004

Newport, RI - Robert Herbert Carson, Sr., 71, of 18C Coddington Street, Newport, RI, formerly of Framingham, MA, and Philadelphia, PA, died Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on February 16, 1933, he was the son of the late James Douglas and Aria Elizabeth Thomas Carson. Mr. Carson was drafted into the United...

Virginia Augusta Dutra

Virginia Augusta Dutra

Apr 11, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Virginia A. Corsair Dutra, 83, of 315 Union Street Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2004 at the home of her daughter in Tiverton, RI.She was the wife of the late Henry Guy Dutra. Born in Newport, RI on November 1, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Alan McPherson and Katherine Mary Mikut Corsair. Mrs....

Laura Maria Pine

Laura Maria Pine

Apr 11, 2004

Middletown, RI - Laura M. Moniz Pine, 81, of 49 Reservoir Avenue Middletown, died Sunday, April 11, 2004 at the home of her sister.She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Pine. Born in Newport, RI on November 16, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Evaristo and Anna DeCosta Moniz. As a young woman, Mrs. Pine worked...

Paul F. Smith

Paul F. Smith

Apr 8, 2004

Middletown, RI - Paul F. Smith, 88, of 11 Donald Drive Middletown, formerly of Gaffney, SC, died Thursday, April 8, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Rita Bouley Smith and the late Laura Gamala Smith. Born in Lancaster, SC on September 5, 1915, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Ann...

Josephine A. Blanton

Josephine A. Blanton

Apr 8, 2004

Newport, RI - Josephine ?Phiney? Maigler Blanton, 75, of 19D Pond Avenue Newport, died Thursday, April 8, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 19, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Nora Marren Maigler. Mrs. Blanton worked for 31 years as an assembler with the former General Electric Company. She was...

John J. O'Malley

John J. O'Malley

Apr 7, 2004

LONG TIME EXECUTIVE FOR THE BOSTON HERALD Middletown, RI - John J. OMalley, 80, of 1084 Green End Avenue Middletown, formerly of Dorchester, MA, died Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Maria C. Lalli OMalley. Born in Boston, MA on January 26, 1924, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and...

John Lee Coggeshall

John Lee Coggeshall

Apr 5, 2004

Warren, RI - John Lee Coggeshall, 34, of 510 Child Street Warren, formerly of 72 Point Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, April 5, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on July 6, 1969, he was the son of Vincent Coggeshall and Betty Jean Taylor Coggeshall. Mr. Cogeshall worked for twelve years at Stop Shop...

Rose Bergeron Church

Rose Bergeron Church

Apr 3, 2004

Rose Marie Bergeron Church, 94, of 283 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, April 3, 2004 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of retired merchant marine Captain Vernon F. Church. They celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary in January 2004, having been married January 21, 1932. Born in New Bedford, MA, on Dec....

George Everett Cook

George Everett Cook

Apr 3, 2004

Lenox, - George Everett Cook, 76, of 405 Pittsfield Road Lenox, formerly of 139 Sandy Point Avenue, Portsmouth., died Friday, April 2, 2004 at the Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA. He was the husband of Lorraine Swazey Cook. Born in Unity, ME on Oct. 24, 1927, he was the son of the late James Everett Cook and the late Kate Perkins...

Merton Caswell Hull Jr

Merton Caswell Hull Jr

Apr 2, 2004

Jamestown, RI - Merton Caswell Hull, Jr, 80, of 1 Spring Street Jamestown, formerly of Swinburne Street, Jamestown, died Friday, April 2, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Jamestown, RI on January 11, 1924, he was the son of the late Merton Caswell and the late Charlotte Ellis Hull. Mr. Hull was an Electrical Technician...

William Scott Munroe

William Scott Munroe

Apr 2, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - William Scott Munroe, 56, of Fourth Street Portsmouth, died Friday, April 2, 2004 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center Providence, RI. He was the partner of Steven S. Turek. Born in Cleveland, OH on October 31, 1947, he was the son of Merle Munroe of Cleveland, OH and the late Jean Munroe. Mr. Munroe was a Director of...

Bruce Thomas Letourneau

Bruce Thomas Letourneau

Apr 2, 2004

Middletown, - Bruce Thomas Letourneau, 59, of 18 J.H. Dwyer Drive Middletown, died Friday, April 2, 2004 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Diane Moltenbrey Letourneau. Born in Montague, MA on Jun. 25, 1944, he was the son of the late Herman and the late Bertha Dubie Letourneau. Dr....

John Calvin Gazaway

John Calvin Gazaway

Mar 31, 2004

Newport, RI - John C. Gazaway, 79, of 66 Girard Avenue Newport, formerly of 62 Hickory Lane, Narrowsburg, NY, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Deborah Kohn Gazaway. Born in Carneys Point, NJ on March 24, 1925, he was the son of the late Gene and Alice Davis Gazaway.Mr....

Richard P. Wolz

Richard P. Wolz

Mar 31, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Richard P. Wolz, 67, of 25 Cheryl Avenue Portsmouth, died Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of Louise Jakubowski Wolz. Born in Queens, NY on July 24, 1936, he was the son of the late Peter and Louise Bell Wolz. Mr. Wolz was in the Navy for 28 years as...

Aniceta Macdonald

Aniceta Macdonald

Mar 30, 2004

Newport, RI - Aniceta Shea MacDonald, 95, a reknown soprano soloist, formerly of South Bostson, MA and Farewell St., Newport, RI, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Roland L. MacDonald. Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Matthew Shea...

Florence Murray

Florence Murray

Mar 28, 2004

Newport, RI - Florence Kerins Murray, 87, of 2 Kay Street Newport, a retired Rhode Island Supreme Court Associate Justice, died Sunday, March 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.Justice Murray was the wife of the late Paul F. Murray. A practicing attorney for fifty years and the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1977 to...

Emily R. Freitas

Emily R. Freitas

Mar 27, 2004

Middletown, - Emily R. Freitas, 97, of 113 Renfrew Avenue Middletown, died Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.. She was the wife of the late Antone Freitas. Born in Azores, Portugal on April 26, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maria Raposa Rezendes. Mrs. Freitas was a communicant of Jesus...

Robert William Owens

Robert William Owens

Mar 27, 2004

Middletown, RI - Robert William Owens, 84, of 164 Boulevard Middletown, died Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Ruth Evans Owens. Born in New York, NY on November 26, 1919, he was the son of the late Harold B. Daisy Koschny Owens Kennedy. Mr. Owens entered into the Civil Service in 1940 as...

Frances Marie Semonelli

Frances Marie Semonelli

Mar 27, 2004

Newport, RI - Frances M. DennySemonelli, 75, of Bellevue Avenue Newport, formerly of Chapel Street Newport, died Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the former wife of the late Pasquale ?Sam? Semonelli. Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 9, 1928, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Augusta Denny....

Joseph Carl Medeiros

Joseph Carl Medeiros

Mar 27, 2004

Newport, RI - Joseph Carl Medeiros, 87, of 7 Balsam Street Newport, died Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Hermina ?Minnie? Lopes Medeiros. Born in Newport, RI, on May 20, 1916, he was the son of the late Virgino Medeiros and Maria Sardinha Medeiros. Mr. Medeiros served in the...