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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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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....
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...
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...
Arthur E. Gonsalves
Aug 10, 2002
- Arthur E. Gonsalves, 70, of 598 Stafford Road Tiverton, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, August 10, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Joanne Cavaca Gonsalves. Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 26, 1931, he was the son of the late Arthur Rose Gonsalves and the late Mary Oliveira Gonsalves. Mr. Gonsalves most...
Everett T. Silvia
Aug 9, 2002
Everett T. Silvia, 77, of 658 Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, August 9, 2002 at the Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.He was the husband of Frances Virgadamo Silvia. Born in East Taunton, MA, on January 19, 1925, he was the son of the late Antone and Mary Travers Silvia. Mr. Silvia had worked as a cabler with Kaiser...
Charles Phillip Chavis Jr
Aug 7, 2002
Charles Phillip Chavis Jr., infant son of Charles Phillip Chavis and Stacy G. Bruno, both of Middletown, died Wednesday, August 7, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Besides his parents he is survived by his paternal grandmother Lillian Poplin of, MD, his maternal grandmother Nancy Ennis of Portsmouth, RI, and two sisters Olivia Bruno and Mia Bruno both of Middletown,...
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