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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Mary Veronica Flowers

Mary Veronica Flowers

Sep 2, 2002

Mary V. Botelho Flowers, 84, formerly of 582 Turner Road, died Monday, September 2, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John J. Flowers. Born in Providence, RI on October 18, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Tavares Botelho.Mrs. Flowers was a communicant of Jesus Saviour Church,...

Irving Curley Dufault

Irving Curley Dufault

Sep 1, 2002

Irving Leo ?Curley? Dufault, 80, of Ward Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Bayview Park, Middletown, died Sunday, September 1, 2002 at Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen Lyons Dufault. Born in Boston, MA on March 5, 1922, he was the son of Ralph Henry Dufault and Helena Mary Nixon Dufault. Mr....

Stephen Simmons

Stephen Simmons

Aug 31, 2002

- Stephen Simmons, 87, of 5 Meikle Avenue Newport, died Saturday,August 31, 2002 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Edith W. Covell Simmons of Newport. Born in Tiverton, RI on August 29, 1915, he was the son of the late John W. andEvelyn Gray Simmons.Mr. Simmons had worked for many years as a supply clerk at the Newport Naval...

Sonny Thomas Long

Sonny Thomas Long

Aug 29, 2002

Sonny Thomas Long, of 71 Louise Drive Tiverton, died Thursday, August 29, 2002 at Women Infants Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Providence, RI on August 23, 2002, he was the infant son of Thomas Joseph Long III and Sidney Marie DeMello Long of Tiverton. Besides his parents he is survived by his paternal grandfather Thomas Joseph Long Jr. of Boston,...

Charles Leroy Bruen Jr

Charles Leroy Bruen Jr

Aug 29, 2002

Charles Leroy Bruen Jr., 41, of 745 Union Street Portsmouth, died Thursday, August 29, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Hudson, MA on June 2, 1961, he was the son of Charles L. Bruen Sr. of Brookfield, MA, and Kathryn Gove Bruen of Newport, RI.Mr. Bruen worked as a landscaper for John Elshant Landscaping Company. Mr. Bruen...

Ronald Leo Fredette

Ronald Leo Fredette

Aug 28, 2002

Ronald Fredette, 67, of 14 Debra Drive Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Jean Doty Fredette. Born in Proctor, VT on March 20, 1935, he was the son of Ramona Pockette Guimnonds of Rutland, VT and the late Henry Fredette.Mr. Fredette joined the United States Air Force when he was 17...

Agnes Robertson Johnsen

Agnes Robertson Johnsen

Aug 28, 2002

Agnes R. Hume Johnsen, 95, of 216 Honeyman Avenue Middletown, formerly of 39 Holland Street Newport, died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Einar L. Johnsen. Born in North Castle, NY on July 12, 1907, she was the daughter of the late James and Anne Martland Hume.Mrs. Johnsen worked for the...

Anna Ruth Wood

Anna Ruth Wood

Aug 28, 2002

Anna Ruth Vellenga Wood, 81, of 398 Bellevue Avenue Newport, formerly of 147 Kay Street and Calvert Street, Newport, died Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William H. Wood Jr. Born in Bellefontaine, OH on July 13, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frank S....

Kenneth Joel Williams

Kenneth Joel Williams

Aug 26, 2002

- Kenneth J. Williams, 68, of 53 Founders Avenue Portsmouth, formerly of Providence, Rhode Island, died Monday, August 26, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Carol Walsh Williams. Born in Providence, RI on November 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Wilson S. and Dora A. Jennings Williams.Mr. Williams served in...

Anne Marie Garland

Anne Marie Garland

Aug 25, 2002

- Anne Marie ?Annie? Reames Garland, 38, of 231 Maple Avenue Newport, formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Sunday, August 25, 2002 at home. She was the wife of Howard Eugene Garland. Born in Newport, RI on May 29, 1964, she was the cherished daughter of Arthur and June Love Rego of Portsmouth.Mrs. Garland attended Portsmouth Schools, Roger Williams College...

Mary Ella Decotis

Mary Ella Decotis

Aug 24, 2002

- Mary Ella Wolf DeCotis, 74, of 33 Sherman Avenue Portsmouth, died Saturday, August 24, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Michele J. ?Babe? DeCotis. Born in York, PA on December 19, 1927, she was the daughter of Maurice Wolf and Mary Boyer Wolf. Mrs. DeCotis was a Head Cashier with Almacs Of Newport. Mrs. DeCotis was...

Anne Catherine Christensen

Anne Catherine Christensen

Aug 21, 2002

Anne C. McDonald Christensen, 74, of 39 Quail Road, Portsmouth, formerly of 85 Linda Terrace, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Forrest William Christensen of Portsmouth. Born in Dorcester, MA on April 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Agnes Conlon McDonald. Mrs. Christensen was a...

Harry Benjamin Jones

Harry Benjamin Jones

Aug 20, 2002

Harry Benjamin Jones, 79, of 21 Sherman Street Newport, formerly of Springfield, Massachusetts, died Tuesday, August 20, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in New York, NY on October 19, 1922, he was the son of the late Harry Jones and Elizabeth Story Canavan.Mr. Jones retired as a postal worker in Springfield, MA and also worked...

Frederick Carrozza Jr

Frederick Carrozza Jr

Aug 19, 2002

Frederick Carrozza Jr., 51, of 38 Nicholson Cresent Middletown, died Monday, August 19, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Angela DeStefano Carrozza. Born in Providence, RI on November 21, 1950, he was the son of Frederick Carrozza Sr. of Coventry, RI and Rose DiBattista Carrozza of Narragansett, RI Mr. Carrozza Jr. was a self-employed real estate...

Alfred Henry

Alfred Henry

Aug 19, 2002

Alfred Henry, 81, of Silver Creek Manor Bristol, formerly of Barefoot Bay Florida, died Monday, August 19, 2002 at Silver Creek Manor Bristol, RI. He was the former husband of Dorothy Voges Van Gieson of Somerset, MA and Joan Henry of Indiana. Born in Queens, NY on August 18, 1921, he was the son of the late Alfred and Ruth...

Edward C. Martins

Edward C. Martins

Aug 18, 2002

- Edward C Martins, 87, of 113 Connection Street Newport, died Sunday, August 18, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Catherine M. Sullivan Martins of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on September 19, 1914, he was the son of the late Damiao and Patrocinia Esteves Martins.Mr. Martins for many years was co-owner with his brother Manuel...

Anita Margaret Ferrazzoli

Anita Margaret Ferrazzoli

Aug 18, 2002

Anita M. Cesarini Ferrazzoli, 78, of 321 McCorrie Lane Portsmouth, died Sunday, August 18, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Ferrazzoli. Born in Brockton, MA on March 12, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Marino and Erminia Demaria Cesarini.Mrs. Ferrazzoli worked for 27 years at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI in the Human...

William J. "Bill" Payton

William J. "Bill" Payton

Aug 15, 2002

William ?Bill? Payton, 59, of 9 Underwood Court Newport, died Thursday, August 15, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marjorie A. Scheel Payton. Born in Newport, RI on December 10, 1942, he was the son of the late John W. ?Bill? and Margaret ?Monie? Gladding Payton.Mr. Payton was a 1961 graduate of Rogers High School....

John Atkins Kelly Jr

John Atkins Kelly Jr

Aug 13, 2002

John Atkins Kelly, Jr., 77, of Heatherwood Health Care Center Newport, formerly of 19 Chapel Street, Newport, And Bristol Road, Middletown, died Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.. Born in Newport, RI on Jan. 5, 1925, he was the son of John A. Kelly Sr. and Marie Blacklock Kelly Sr.. Mr. Kelly had worked...

Beatrice Rounds

Beatrice Rounds

Aug 13, 2002

Beatrice Seabury Rounds, 92, of 2368 East Main Road, ?Quaker Manor? Portsmouth, formerly of Little Compton, RI, died Tuesday, August 13, 2002 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Karlton F. Rounds. Born in Little Compton, RI, on October 20, 1909, she was the daughter of the late...

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