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Arthur Frederick Smith
Feb 11, 2003
Middletown, - Dr. Arthur Frederick Smith, 69, of Chases Lane Middletown, a mathematics professor at Rhode Island College, died Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at home of complications from pancreatic cancer.He was the husband of Marjorie Coblentz Smith. Born in Newport, RI on May 5, 1933, he was the son of Frederick and Mary Carol White Smith he was a long...
Elizabeth A. Ribeiro
Feb 10, 2003
Newport, - Elizabeth A. Ribeiro, 77, of 16 Burnside Avenue Newport, died Monday, February 10, 2003 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 4, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Fortunato and Mary Rosa Ribeiro.Ms. Ribeiro worked for over 30 years at Del Neros Laundry in Newport. She is survived by...
Robert Francis Casey
Feb 10, 2003
Pensacola, - Robert Francis Casey, 49, of 316 Mizzen Lane Pensacola, FL, formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Monday, February 10, 2003 at home. Born in Cambridge, MA on November 2, 1953, he was the son of John F. and Dorothy Callahan Casey of Portsmouth.Mr. Casey was a graduate of Portsmouth High School. He was employed as a Terminal Superintendent...
Mary Maxine Mcdaniel
Feb 10, 2003
Newport, - Mary ?Maxine? Reeve McDaniel, 61, of 15 A Callender Avenue Newport, died Monday, February 10, 2003 at home. Born in Aurora, IL on October 15, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Norman and Alice Richardson Reeve. Maxine believed in living life to the fullest. She was a beloved sister, aunt, friend and mother. She had...
William W. Bennett Jr
Feb 9, 2003
Middletown, - William W. Bennett, Jr., 78, of John Clarke Nursing Home Middletown, formerly of 48 Elm Street, Newport, died Sunday, February 9, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Dorothy C. Stevens Bennett. Born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1924, he was the son of the late William W. and Marion...
Madge R. Marshall
Feb 8, 2003
Newport, - Madge R Marshall, 91, of Manning Terrace, a retired financial analyst for the City of Newport, died Saturday at home after a short illness.She was the widow of Francis J. Marshall, to whom she was married 66 years. Born in Moselle, MS on June 19, 1911, she was the daughter of the late J. Herbert and Mary Elizabeth...
Vance Steven Young
Feb 7, 2003
Middletown, - Vance Steven Young, 50, of 223 Purgatory Road, Middletown, formerly of 248 Broadway, Newport, died Friday, February 7, 2003 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in New York City, NY, on January 16, 1953, he was the son of Betty Piper Youngn of Seattle, WA the late William J. Young.Mr. Young had worked as a landscaper and worked...
Francis Anthony Paiva
Feb 6, 2003
Newport, - Francis Anthony Paiva, 90, of 8 E Bayside Village Newport, formerly of Yonkers, New York, died Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Aldina Mello Paiva. Born in Rehoboth, MA on February 12, 1912, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Isabelle Vieira Paiva.Mr. Paiva was a World War...
William Joseph Blake
Feb 5, 2003
Newport, - William Joseph Blake, 61, of Broadway Newport, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Elaine Marie Gracie Blake. Born in Newport, RI on February 1, 1942, he was the son of Florence Hedly Blake Potts of Middletown, and the late William J. Blake, Jr. Mr. Blake enjoyed motorcycle riding over the...
Carol B. Waitley
Feb 5, 2003
Newport, - Carol Barlow Allan Waitley, 94, of John Clarke Nursing Center, formerly of 76 Broadway Newport, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John H. Allan and the late Edwin Waitley. Born in Newport, RI on October 3, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and...
Helen Bertha Nunes
Feb 4, 2003
Newport, - Helen B. Newman Nunes, 90, of St. Clare Home Newport, formerly of 9 Madison Court, Newport, died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Joseph George Nunes. Born in Johnston, RI on April 14, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Christine Petersen Newman.Mrs. Nunes...
Jeanie Peckham
Feb 2, 2003
Southern Pines, - Jeanie Grey Rider Peckham, 67, of Southern Pines, NC, formerly of Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at St. Peters Nursing Home, Southern Pines, NC.She was the wife of Donald S. Peckham of Southern Pines, NC. Born in Akron, OH on June 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Theodore H.aand Edna Mague...
Mary E. Sullivan
Feb 2, 2003
Newport, - Mary Elizabeth ?Sis? Quinn Sullivan, 66, of 20 Pennacook Street, Newport, died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at home.She was the wife of Frederick A. Sullivan Sr. Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alice Vaughan Quinn.Mrs. Sullivan has spent her life dedicated to raising her children and spending...
Louise Josephine Santos
Feb 1, 2003
Middletown, - Louise Josephine Furtado Santos, 94, of 549 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, February 1, 2003 at home. She was the wife of the late Manuel C. Santos. Born in Newport, RI on Oct. 14, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Silveria Furtado and the late Luiza Perry Furtado. Mrs. Santos was an accomplished homemaker, gardener,...
William Ferreira
Feb 1, 2003
Portsmouth, - William Ferreira, 76, of 29 Pleasant View Avenue Portsmouth, died Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Kelly Ferreira of Portsmouth. Born in Fall River, MA on October 24, 1926, he was the son of the late John and Anna Rego Ferreira. Mr. Ferreira retired from Gulf Chevron, Chelsea Terminal...
Charlotte Elizabeth Holden
Jan 31, 2003
Portsmouth, - Charlotte Elizabeth Holden, 93, of 51 Middle Road Portsmouth, formerly of Thurston Avenue, Newport, died Friday, January 31, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Holden. Born in Newport, RI on March 21, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Elizabeth Bliven Davis Dewick. Mrs. Holden...
Francis Joseph Miller
Jan 29, 2003
Windsor, - Lt. Francis Joseph Miller, USN, Ret., 95, of 1969 Poquonock Avenue, Windsor, CT, formerly of Newport and Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 surrounded by his family members at Kimberly Hall North Winsor, CT.He was the beloved husband of the late Julia McNerney Miller. Lt. Miller was born on October 17, 1902 in Norwalk, CT. He...
Mary Christine Osean
Jan 29, 2003
Middletown, - Mary Christine McQuaid Osean, 81, of 33 Clayton Street Middletown, formerly of Willow Avenue, Middletown, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at home. She was the wife of the late Richard William Osean Sr.. Born in Boston, MA on Aug. 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Francis James Leo McQuaid and the late Frieda Merceiri McQuaid....
Jospeh Farias Iii
Jan 29, 2003
Portsmouth, - Joseph Farias III, 74, of 3255 East Main Road Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at home.He was the former husband of Shirley Henrique Sylvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 2, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Frances Farias.Mr. Farias was in the United States Navy serving on the USS Midway during...
Frank Soares
Jan 28, 2003
Warren, RI - Frank Soares, 100, of 642 Metacom Avenue Warren, formerly of Quaker Manor, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at Desilets Nursing Home Warren, RI.He was the husband of the late Maria Iva Delphin Soares. Born in Somerset, MA on March 22, 1902, he was the son of the late Manuel and Amelia Estrella Soares.Mr. Soares...
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