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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Marjorie D. Flood

Marjorie D. Flood

Jun 5, 2002

Marjorie Dawson Flood, 87, of 11 Division St. Newport, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Maurice Flood. Born in Newport, RI on September 27, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Myra Langworthy Dawson. Mrs. Flood was a member of St. Peters Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Ladies Group....

John Joseph Silvia

John Joseph Silvia

Jun 5, 2002

- John Joseph Silvia, 76, of 1 Bayview Park Middletown, formerly of 683 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Margaret A. Gramolini Silvia of Middletown. Born in Middletown, RI on December 10, 1925, he was the son of the late John Anthony and Mary D Soeria Silvia.Mr. Silvia worked...

Blanche Elizabeth Gladding

Blanche Elizabeth Gladding

Jun 4, 2002

- Blanche Elizabeth Gladding, 91, of 41 Howland Ave. Jamestown, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on July 26, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin T. Gladding and the late Alma St. Clair Gladding.Mrs. Gladding worked as a registered nurse for 35years for Dr. Charles Ceppi...

Eugene E. Beaumont Sr

Eugene E. Beaumont Sr

Jun 3, 2002

Eugene E. Beaumont, Sr., 85, of 3 Maitland Court, Newport, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA and Honolulu, Hawaii for 16 years, died Monday, June 3, 2002 at Village House Nursing Home, Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Frances Gaizauskas Beaumont. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 5, 1917, he was the son of the late Edward and...

James C. Protulis

James C. Protulis

Jun 1, 2002

James C. Protulis, 76, New York City, NY, formerly of Newport, died Saturday, June 1, 2002. Born in Boston, MA on January 29, 1926, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Toula Aramvoglou Protulis. Mr. Protulis was a Graduate of Rogers High School. He went on to MIT where he received a Chemical Engineering Degree in 1948....

Christine E. Huss

Christine E. Huss

May 31, 2002

Christine E. Caufield Huss, 80, of Quaker Manor Portsmouth, formerly of Old Ford Road Newport, died Friday, May 31, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Douglas P. Huss. Born in on Denison Street in Newport, RI on February 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Daniel T. and Margaret McCarthy Caufield.A...

Mary L. Foss

Mary L. Foss

May 31, 2002

Mary L. Foss, 90, of 303 Valley Road Middletown, died Friday, May 31, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Faye S. Foss. Born in Mongardino, D?Asti, Italy on February 23, 1912 and lived in Newport since 1915. She moved to Middletown in 1999. She was the daughter of the late Camillo F. Rolando...

Elizabeth Ann Smith

Elizabeth Ann Smith

May 30, 2002

Elizabeth Ann Weiser Smith, 75, of 396 Gibbs Avenue Newport, died Thursday, May 30, 2002 at home. She was the wife of the late William T. Smith. Born in Santa Paula, CA on October 9, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Saint Paul and the late Katherine Konda Lindsay. Mrs. Smith moved to Newport in 1957. She worked...

Charles J. Wynperle

Charles J. Wynperle

May 28, 2002

Charles Jacob Wynperle, Jr., 86, of North Drive, Sunny Acres Portsmouth, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002 at Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Rose Botelho Wynperle. Born in New York, NY on April 4, 1916, he was the son of the late Charles J. Wynperle and the late Nellie Cornix Wynperle. Mr. Wynperle was...

Dean Carlton Roeske

Dean Carlton Roeske

May 28, 2002

- Dean Carlton Roeske, 71, of 12 Philips Avenue Middletown, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of Christina Margaret Seery Roeske of Middletown to whom he was married to for 46 years. Born in Bloomington, ILL on January 20, 1931, he was the son of the late Frank and Emma Brayton Roeske.Mr. Roeske...

Isabel N. Costa

Isabel N. Costa

May 27, 2002

Isabel N. Nunes Costa, 93, of 4 Vaughan Avenue Newport, died Monday, May 27, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Henry Costa. Born in Newport, RI on May 6, 1909, she was the daughter of Joseph Souza and Isabel Vargas Nunes. Mrs. Costa worked as a caretaker for the Estate ?Plaisance?...

Edmond Jerome Morris Jr

Edmond Jerome Morris Jr

May 27, 2002

Edmond Jerome ?Jerry? Morris, Jr., 62, of 9 Halsey Street Newport, died Monday, May 27, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Woonsocket, RI on March 9, 1940, he was the son of the late Edmond J. and Margaret V. Graham Morris.Mr. Morris was a mechanical engineer with NUSC. Mr. Morris was a 1957 graduate of...

Cora M. Truver

Cora M. Truver

May 27, 2002

Cora M. Phaneuf Truver, 97, formerly of Braman Street Newport, died Monday, May 27, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late George T. Truver. Born in Taunton, MA on September 15, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Mardor Foxey Phaneuf. She is survived by four sons, Charles...

Gerald M. Taylor

Gerald M. Taylor

May 26, 2002

Gerald M. ?Jerry? Taylor, 81, of 9 Brooks Avenue Newport, a radio broadcaster and photographer who chronicled local news for more than 40 years, died Sunday, May 26, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Adele Baker Taylor. Born in Newport, RI on December 9, 1920, he was the son of the late Andselm F. and Victoria...

Robert Bond

Robert Bond

May 25, 2002

Robert ?Shorty? Bond, 85, of 13 Scotty Drive Portsmouth, died Saturday, May 25, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Ellen L Jennings Bond. Born in Plaistow, NH on November 8, 1916, he was the son of the late Helen Bond. Mr. Bond owned and operated B E Taxi Company for over 50 years. He...

Danis O. Gerbeville

Danis O. Gerbeville

May 24, 2002

Danis O. O?Neil Gerbeville, 69, of 2 School Street Newport, died Friday, May 24, 2002 at South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, MA. Wife of the late William B. Gerbeville Sr., and the former wife of James Wilson.Born in Boston, MA on December 13, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Neva Smith ONeil. Mrs. Gerbeville was a...

Ann Marie Silvia

Ann Marie Silvia

May 23, 2002

Ann Marie Souza Silvia, 63, of 55 Foxboro Avenue Portsmouth, died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on June 24, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Anna Peters Souza. Mrs. Silvia worked for 11years as a bus aide for the Laidlaw Transit Co. She is survived by two sons...

Reginald H. Ford

Reginald H. Ford

May 23, 2002

Reginald H. ?Reggie? Ford, 80, of 18 Boughton Road Newport, died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. He was the husband of Mary Alice Mello Ford for 56 years. Born in Newport, RI on July 28, 1921, he was the son of the late Thomas and Abbie Munroe Ford. Mr. Ford owned and operated Imperial Window Cleaning...

Josephine A. Kennedy

Josephine A. Kennedy

May 23, 2002

Josephine A. Kratochvil Kennedy, of Parker Avenue Newport, died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Rudolph S. Kennedy. Born in West Orange, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Wenzel and Bomelia Lupinek Kratochvil. Mrs. Kennedy moved to Newport 5 years ago from New Providence, NJ where she had made her home for...

Orville Bergier Ross

Orville Bergier Ross

May 22, 2002

Col. Orville Bergier Ross, USAF ret., 86, of 45 Bliss Mine Road Middletown, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Diane Iris Leach Ross of Middletown and the late Dorothy Jean Leach Ross. Col. Ross was born in Peabody, KA on June 11, 1915, he was the son of the late Arthur Oliver...