Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Barrett Sand

Barrett Sand

Jan 8, 2004

Jamestown, RI - Barrett Sand, 82, of 9 Marcello Drive Jamestown, RI, died Thursday, January 8, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Barbara Drury Sand. Born in Schenectady, NY on August 8, 1921, he was the son of the late Ivan and Dorothy Barrett Sand.Mr. Sand served in the United States Army during World War II....

Phyllis Leigh Deblois

Phyllis Leigh Deblois

Jan 7, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Phyllis L. Wright DeBlois, 46, of 109 Cottage Ave Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at home.She was the wife of Ronald DeBlois. Born in Norfolk, VA on August 27, 1957, she was the daughter of the late William and Doris Rimby Wright.Mrs. DeBlois most recently worked for Newport County Community Mental Health and had worked...

Walter James Kelly

Walter James Kelly

Jan 7, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Walter James Kelly, 90, of 41 Sakonnet Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Paradise Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Gertrude T. Murphy Kelly. Born in Cumberland, RI on December 9, 1913, he was the son of the late Joseph P. and Dora E. Moore Kelly. Mr....

Rose Mary Favier

Rose Mary Favier

Jan 7, 2004

Newport, RI - Rose Mary Mazza Favier, 88, of 67 Washington Street Newport, RI, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Odell Favier. Born in Newport, RI on June 28, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Angelina Ceasero Mazza.Mrs. Favier was a communicant of St. Josephs Church. She was...

Kenneth G. Clarke

Kenneth G. Clarke

Jan 7, 2004

Newport, RI - Kenneth G. Clarke, 40, of 10 Cross Street Newport, RI, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at home. Born in Newport, RI on April 21, 1963, he was the son of Mary D. Mello Clarke of Portsmouth, RI and the late Francis A. Clarke.Mr. Clarke was a 1980 graduate of Rogers High School. He was a cook at...

Dorothy Frances Smith

Dorothy Frances Smith

Jan 6, 2004

Tiverton, RI - Dorothy Frances Hibbert Smith, 87, of 128 Riverside Drive Tiverton, RI, died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late William E. Smith. Born in Fall River, MA on March 2, 1916, she was the daughter of the late James and Etta Huoy Hibbert. Mrs. Smith was...

Pauline Helen Tilley

Pauline Helen Tilley

Jan 6, 2004

Middletown, RI - Pauline Helen Gladding Tilley, 89, of 280 Greene Lane Middletown, RI, formerly of 1221 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles F. Tilley. Born in Newport, RI on January 15, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Lake and Hannah...

Catherine Pilcz Joseph

Catherine Pilcz Joseph

Jan 3, 2004

Connors Funeral Home55 West Main RoadPortsmouth, RI401 683-2511Catherine Pilcz Joseph Middletown, - Catherine Pilcz Joseph, 87, of 9 Beach Street, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Pompton Lakes, NJ, and Rowayton, CT, died Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles Joseph. Born in Varslod, Hungary, on January 21, 1916,...

Marvin Devett Ferrell

Marvin Devett Ferrell

Jan 2, 2004

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Marvin Devett ? Red? Ferrell Portsmouth, - Marvin Devett ?Red? Ferrell, 70, of 36 Kerr Road Portsmouth, and Bidwell, Ohio, died Friday, January 2, 2004 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. He was the husband of Lydia Ferreira Ferrell. Born in Delburton, West, Virginia on August 16, 1933, he was the son of the late Thomas...

Irene Marie Donahue

Irene Marie Donahue

Jan 2, 2004

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Irene Marie Donahue Newport, - Irene Marie Donahue, 65, of 69 Pope Street Newport, died Friday, January 2, 2004.She was the wife of Thomas A. Donahue of Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on February 19, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Jason John and Ann Elizabeth Kain Craft. Mrs. Donahue was a...

Ruth Ann Mccomb

Ruth Ann Mccomb

Jan 2, 2004

Newport, - Ruth Ann McComb, of 269 Gibbs Avenue Newport, died Friday, January 2, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of Norris L. McComb. She was the daughter of the late Richard Francis Dooley and Anna Herget Dooley. Mrs. McComb attended Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh. Her interests included ocean travel, she sailed on various...

Mary Alcina Dovale

Mary Alcina Dovale

Jan 2, 2004

Connors Funeral Home55 West Main RoadPortsmouth, RI401 683-2511Mary Alcina doVale Portsmouth, - Mary Alcina Sousa doVale, 90, of 40 Echo Lane Portsmouth, died Friday, January 2, 2004 at Orchard View Manor Nursing Home, East Providence, R.I. She was the wife of Joseph Cordeiro DoVale. Born in Sao Miguel, AZORES on Mar. 26, 1913, she was the daughter of the late...

Robert Alexander Cruz

Robert Alexander Cruz

Jan 1, 2004

Newport, RI - Robert ?Alex? Cruz, 31, of 11 Clinton Avenue Newport, RI, formerly of Warner Street, died Thursday, January 1, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 2, 1972, he was the son of Norma Isabel Oropesa Cruz. Mr. Cruz was a cook at Bishop?s 4th Street Diner for many years. He was a...

Calece Siasia Florendo

Calece Siasia Florendo

Jan 1, 2004

Middletown, RI - Calece SiAsia Florendo, of 43 Shangi La Lane Middletown, died at birth on Thursday, January 1, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the daughter of Paula Florendo. She is survived by her grandmother Shirley Florendo of Portsmouth, RI, her grandfather Onrubio Florendo of Phillipines, two uncles Onrubio Florendo of Portsmouth, VA, and Philip Florendo of...

Manuel O. Chantre

Manuel O. Chantre

Jan 1, 2004

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Manuel O. Chantre Middletown, - Chief Manuel O. Chantre, Ret. USN 83, of 283 Forest Avenue Middletown, died Thursday, January 1, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Mary DeMello Chantre of Middletown, RI Born in New Bedford, MA on February 17, 1920, he was the son of the late Thomas...

Anna Perry Silvia

Anna Perry Silvia

Dec 28, 2003

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Anna Perry Silvia Silvia Middletown, - Anna Perry Silvia Silvia, 94, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, formerly of 6 Long Meadow Avenue, Middletown, and 166 Fayal Lane, Middletown, died Sunday, December 28, 2003, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late...

Alex F. Laferte

Alex F. Laferte

Dec 27, 2003

Alex F. LaFerte, 46, of Locust Street, Providence, a retired Portsmouth RI Police Detective Sergeant, died unexpectedly at Saturday, December 27, 2003 at home.Born on May 5, 1957 in Manhattan, New York City, NY, he was the dearly loved grandson of the late Mary Virginia Frazer DeVoy. He was predeceased by his mother and mentor Patricia D. Butler Soares. Mr....

Annette M. Deforest

Annette M. Deforest

Dec 23, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Annette M. Fontaine DeForest, 63, of 139 Lambie Circle Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Delbert DeForest. Born in Cavite, Philippines, on June 18, 1940, she was the daughter of the late retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Leo Fontaine and the late Mary Grady Fontaine. Mrs. DeForest began...

Celia Marie Scott

Celia Marie Scott

Dec 22, 2003

Middletown, RI - Celia M. Moniz Scott, 79, of 30 Wolcott Avenue Middletown, RI, died Monday, December 22, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Richard O. Scott. Born in Middletown, RI on October 12, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John Moniz Silvia and the late Mary Agnes Souza Silvia. Mrs. Scott...

Manuel Silvia

Manuel Silvia

Dec 22, 2003

Middletown, RI - Manuel ?Mike? Silvia, 75, of 265 Prospect Avenue Middletown, RI, died Friday, December 19, 2003 at home.He was the husband of Margery E. Berthold Silvia Born in Middletown, RI on January 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank M. and Mary Medeiros Silvia. Mr. Silvia attended schools in Middletown. He served in the Air...