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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
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
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...
Rev. Roy Mackaye Atwood
Nov 11, 2003
MIDDLETOWN, RI ? The Rev. Roy MacKaye Atwood, 82, formerly of Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI and Enfield, CT, died November 11, 2003 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown. He was the husband of the late A. Phyllis Gregg Atwood. They had been married for 43 years.Born in Newport, RI, on September 21, 1921, he was a son of the...
Joseph Butler
Nov 8, 2003
Middletown, - Joseph Butler, 79, of 12 William Drive, Middletown, died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at home. Born in Warren, RI on December 3, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph Butler Sr. and the late Mary Perry Butler. Joe leaves many friends in the community. Joseph was supported through Looking Upwards Inc. for 21 years. He was...
Thomas Person Connelly
Nov 7, 2003
Portsmouth, RI - Thomas Person Connelly, 55, of 22 North Drive Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA and Lewiston, ME, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at the Veterans Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Lewiston, ME on January 9, 1948, he was the son of Wilhelmina M. Person Connelly of Newport, RI and the late Herbert Merrill Connelly. Mr. Connelly...
Cornelius Michael Harrington
Nov 6, 2003
Newport, - Cornelius M. Harrington, 78, of 33B DeBlois Street, Newport, formerly of 49 Lee Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, November 6, 2003, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on April 8, 1925, he was the son of the late Cornelius and Bertha Mae Lang Harrington. Mr. Harrington worked for his father, who owned Harringtons Bakery...
Edna Mary Santos
Nov 6, 2003
Middletown, RI - Edna Mary Santos, 77, of Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI, formerly of Freeborn Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Frank P. and Emily Oliver Santos. Ms. Santos had worked as...
Richard Earnest Budlong Sr
Nov 6, 2003
Newport, RI - Richard Earnest Budlong, Sr., 65, of 116A Girard Avenue Newport, RI, formerly of 13B Woolsey Road, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, November 6, 2003, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Ann Marie Gonsalves Budlong. Born in Tiverton, RI on January 10, 1938, he was the son of the late James and Beatrice Munroe...
Thomas J. Camara
Nov 5, 2003
Boca Raton, FL - Thomas J. Camara, 54, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at home.He was the husband of Nora Pena Camara. Born in Newport, RI on June 14, 1949, he was the son of Rose Lima Camara of Portsmouth, RI and the late William P. Camara. Before moving to Florida,...
Robert Knowles
Nov 5, 2003
Robert B. Knowles, 76, of 16B Ludlow Road Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Janice Copley Knowles. They would have celebrated their 53rd Anniversary this month. Born in Tiverton, RI on September 7, 1927, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Rose Vera Weiner Knowles. Mr. Knowles...
Shirley A. Fransson
Nov 4, 2003
Shirley A. Gisser Fransson, 77, of Whitehall Middletown, RI, formerly of 352 Mailcoach Road, Redwood Farms, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Peter Lindburg Fransson. Born in the Bronx, NY on February 1, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Lillian Dresbold Gisser. Mrs. Fransson...
Elizabeth King
Nov 1, 2003
Elizabeth Griffith King, 86, of 31 Rhode Island Avenue Newport, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. She was the wife of Roger Hamilton King. Born in Newport, RI on January 14, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Roy Griffith and the late Grace Crane Holt. Mrs. King was a lifelong resident of Newport...
Roman William Maire
Oct 31, 2003
Roman William Maire, 85, formerly of 4 Orville Drive, Middletown, RI, died Friday, October 31, 2003 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Edith George Maire. Born in Emmendingen, Germany on December 31, 1917, he was the son of the late Charles L. and Matilda Frick Maire.Mr. Maire was a paratrooper in the...
Margaret Ellen Esker
Oct 29, 2003
Portsmouth, RI - Margaret Ellen Lawrence Esker, 90, of 259 Riverside St. Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at home.She was the wife of the late Wilfred M Esker. Born in Fall River, MA on August 3, 1913, she was the daughter of George S. and Margaret E Holt Lawrence. Mrs. Esker worked for the former Glencain Manufacturing Company...
Catherine A. Smith
Oct 29, 2003
Newport, RI - Catherine A. Smith, 59, of 906 Newport Green Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at home. Born in Providence, RI on November 6, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Catherine Smith.Ms. Smith worked as an assembler at AT Cross in Lincoln, RI for several years when she was younger. She was...
Julia Frances Whitlock
Oct 28, 2003
Julia Frances Silvia Whitlock, 85, of 8 Calvert Street Newport, RI, died Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at the home of her daughter. She was the former wife of Jesse H. Whitlock. Born in Newport, RI on June 2, 1918, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia Harrington Silvia. Mrs. Whitlock was a 1936 graduate of Rogers High...
Jesse Decosta
Oct 28, 2003
Jesse DeCosta, 86, of 24 Miantonomi Avenue Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at home.He was the husband of the late Anna Silveira DeCosta. Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1917, he was the son of the late Antone and Georgianna Pacheco DeCosta.Mr. DeCosta worked at Boulevard Nurseries for 65 years. He also worked as a Bakemaster at...
Deltude Margaret Harris
Oct 27, 2003
Newport, RI - Deltude Margaret Deveau Harris, 94, of St. Clare Nursing Center Newport, formerly of 6 Tyler Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, October 27, 2003 at St. Clare Home Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Frank R. Harris. Born in Salmon River, Nova Scotia, Canada on January 8, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Norman...
Glenna Marie Brown
Oct 27, 2003
Middletown, RI - Glenna Marie Rush Brown, 72, of 614 Forest Park Middletown, RI, died Monday, October 27, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Exeter, ME on December 21, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Elden and Bernice White Rush. Mrs. Brown was a Computer Operator with the US Naval Underwater Systems Center in Newport, RI...
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