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William Martin Haney
Aug 21, 2003
William Martin Haney, Jr., 72Beloved husband, father and dedicated teacherCENTERVILLE, MA - William Martin Haney, Jr., formerly of Portsmouth and Newport Rhode Island, died Thursday at Beth Israel Hospital after a brief illness.Mr. Haney was born in Riverside, Rhode Island and educated at LaSalle Academy, Providence College and Brown University where he developed a lifelong passion for learning and teaching....
Dorothy Rachel Medeiros
Aug 16, 2003
Fall River, - Dorothy ?Rachel? Medeiros, 65, of 27F Rolling Green Fall River, MA, died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA.She was the wife of Ronald Medeiros. Born in Newport, RI on November 24, 1937, she was the daughter of Dorothy Devlin Toppa of Middletown, RI and the late Nicholas Toppa.Mrs. Medeiros belonged to the...
Emily Gilman Nicholson
Aug 15, 2003
Bristol, - Emily Gilman Fuller Nicholson, 76, of 15 Low Lane Bristol, and a summer resident of Bear Island, died Friday, August 15, 2003 at home, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late William Sayles Nicholson. Born in Providence, RI on July 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Alice Anthony Fuller....
Herbert G. Brownell Jr
Aug 15, 2003
Middletown, - Herbert G. Brownell Jr., 78, of 25 Phillips Avenue Middletown, died Friday, August 15, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Josephine B.Szelag Brownell. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on May 25, 1925, he was the son of the late Herbert G. and Cora Lake Brownell.Mr. Brownell worked for the Naval War College for...
Richard C. Champlin
Aug 14, 2003
Jamestown, - Richard C. Champlin, 77, of 15 Priscilla Road Jamestown, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Born in Newport, RI on June 8, 1926, he was the son of Lawrence and Ena Eddy Champlin. Mr. Champlin was graduated from Mt. Herman Prep School and from Middlebury College. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to...
Penelope A. Bryan
Aug 13, 2003
Portsmouth, - Penelope A. Chase Bryan, 93, of Glen Road Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Alfred J. Bryan. Born in Newport, RI on April 17, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Manton and Sarah Priscella Bryant Chase.Except for her recent stay at...
Jane Althea Holdsworth
Aug 9, 2003
Newport, - Jane Althea Holdsworth, 56, of 39 Washington Street Newport, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at home.She was the wife of the late Frank L. McGuire. Born in Providence, RI on August 19, 1946, she was the daughter of Arthur Holdsworth and Joyce Wright Holdsworth both of Caribou, ME.Ms. Holdsworth graduated from Caribou High School in Caribou, ME in...
Doris Mae Aguiar
Aug 8, 2003
Portsmouth, - Doris Mae Davis Aguiar, 73, of 233 Brownell Lane, Portsmouth, died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at Grace Barker Nursing Center, Warren, RI.She was the wife of the late George Aguiar. Born in Bar Harbor, Maine on March 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Doris A. Hooper Davis. Mrs. Aguiar had worked as a...
Grace R. Day
Aug 8, 2003
Grace R. Villar Day, 83, of 133 Newport Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Staten Island, NY, died Friday, August 8, 2003 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. She was the wife of Edward N. Day. Born in New York, NY on Apr. 8, 1920, she was the daughter of John Villar and Grace Gettings Villar. Mrs. Day moved from Staten Island to...
Paul M. Reis
Aug 8, 2003
Middletown, - Paul M. Reis, 54, of 52 Valley Road Middletown, died Friday, August 8, 2003 at home. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 26, 1949, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary Machado Reis. Mr. Reis had worked as a self employed professional photographer. He had also worked at the Bellevue Camera Shop. He is...
Roger D. Anderson
Aug 7, 2003
Portsmouth, - Roger Dale ?Andy? Anderson, 78, of 12 Braman?s Lane Portsmouth, RI formerly of Titusville, FL, died Thursday, August 7, 2003 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI.He was the husband of the late Barbara Jean Robinson Anderson and the late Margaret Douglas Anderson. Born in Omaha, NB on May 30, 1925, he was the son of the late Edward...
Arthur Joseph Pedro
Aug 7, 2003
Middletown, - Arthur Joseph Pedro, 85, of 499 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, RI, died Thursday, August 7, 2003 at home followin a long illness.He was the husband of Grace A. Groux Pedro. Born in his life long family home, in Middletown, RI on October 8, 1917, he was the son of the late Manuel and Theresa Pacheco Pedro.Mr. Pedro was a...
Violet Lea Brown
Aug 6, 2003
Newport, - Violet Lea Christie Brown, 93, of 49 Malbone Road Newport, died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late George Anthony Brown. Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, on July 7, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Charles Clifford and Ada B. Louise Frost Christie. Mrs. Brown came to Newport...
Marie Simas
Aug 6, 2003
Newport, - Marie Kolmel Simas, 82, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 at Village House Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel Simas Sr. Born in New York City, NY on June 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late William and Anna Yurngst Kolmel.Her service will be held on Friday, August 8,...
Roy Eugene Short
Aug 2, 2003
Middletown, - Roy Eugene Short, 76, of 858 Mitchells Lane Middletown, RI, formerly of Bayminette, AL, died Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Madeline R. Holmes Short. Born in Davy, WV, on September 20, 1926, he was the son of the late Joe and Lydia Morgan Short. Mr. Short was...
Irving Donald Champion
Aug 2, 2003
Middletown, - Irving Champion, 93, of 15 Aquidneck Drive Middletown, RI, died Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Helen S. Chase Champion. Born in Newport, RI on August 1, 1910, he was the son of the late George E. and Edna L. Fish Champion. Mr. Champion was...
Eileen Miriam Sarkissian
Aug 2, 2003
Portsmouth, - Eileen Miriam Keogh Sarkissian, 80, of 125 Quaker Hill Lane Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Woodstock Avenue, Stratford, CT, died Saturday, August 2, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of Samuel Sarkissian. Born in Taunton, MA on January 12, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Helena Smith Keogh. Mrs....
George Victory Hudson
Jul 31, 2003
NEWPORT, - George Victory Hudson, 91, of 19 Chapel Street, Newport, RI, formerly of 20 Donna Drive Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, July 31, 2003 at home.He was the husband of the late Frances Sherif Hudson. Born in Newport, RI on October 2, 1911, he was the son of the late George V. and Emmia Pike Hudson. Mr. Hudson was an...
Bernie Dew Toppins Sr
Jul 30, 2003
Newport, - Bernie Dew Toppins, Sr., 74, of 16A Edgar Court Newport, died Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at home. He was the husband of the late Lenora Hicks Toppins. Born in New Holland, NC on December 14, 1928, he was the son of the late Edwin and Maggie Patterson Toppins.Mr. Toppins worked for the former Safe Way of Newport for...
Maureen L. Last
Jul 28, 2003
Newport, RI - Maureen L. Last, 72, of 76 Broadway Newport, died Monday, July 28, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Michigan City, IN on May 10, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Webber Last.Maureen worked as a food server for 6 years at the US Naval Base. She was a member of...
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