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Evelyn Margaret Flores
May 3, 2002
Evelyn Margaret Ritt Flores, 85, of 90 Peckham Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, May 3, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Ernest Flores. Born in Newport, RI, on October 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Louis J. and Violet P. Rowe Ritt. Mrs. Flores had worked as the military pay supervisor with Naval Finance...
William F. Blake
May 1, 2002
Connors Funeral Home55 West Main RoadPortsmouth, RI401 683-2511William F. Blake Portsmouth, - William F. Blake, 77, of 42 President Avenue Portsmouth, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002.He was the husband of Arlene Lynch Blake, of Portsmouth, for 48 years. Born in Fall River, MA on August 5, 1924, he was the son of the late Jeremiah Blake and Margaret Kelly Blake.Mr....
Beatrice C. Shanteler
Apr 27, 2002
Beatrice O?Brien Shanteler, 73, of 87 Girard Avenue Newport, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Waterbury, Vermont on November 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Roy Peter and Mildred Fleury Choiniere. Mrs. Shanteler was a Volunteer with the Senior Companions in Newport for four years. She also was the former owner...
Anthony Souza
Apr 27, 2002
- Anthony Souza, 78, of 486 Broadway Newport, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Evelyn Corey Souza. Born in Middletown, RI on February 24, 1924, he was the son of the late Jesse and Philomena Souza. Mr. Souza was a Driver-Packer with J.L. Maher Van Lines of...
Gredo Vincent Volpicelli
Apr 27, 2002
76, of 32 Lawton Brook Lane, Portsmouth, died at home Saturday April 27, 2002. He was the husband of Stella Daglis Volpicelli.Born in Providence, RI on February 7, 1926, he was the son of the late Louis and Immaculata Maria Alvigi Volpicelli.Mr. Volpicelli was a 1944 graduate of Rogers High School and a Veteran of WWII serving in the Navy....
Harold Lloyd Powers
Apr 27, 2002
Harold Lloyd Powers, 75, of 794 Bristol Ferry Portsmouth, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Joan FayPowers. Born in Seattle, WA on August 14, 1926, he was the son of the late Harry and Wilda Franks Powers.After serving in the Navy during WWII Mr. Powers worked for the Fish and...
Grace Leona Tuttle
Apr 26, 2002
Grace Leona Flanders Tuttle, 80, of 46 Harvey Road Middletown, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late William Earl Tuttle. Born in Hillsboro, NH on September 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Carleton W. and Mary Whitney Flanders. Mrs. Tuttle was a homemaker. Mrs. Tuttle was a member...
Dunbar Ellis Hall
Apr 26, 2002
Dunbar Ellis Hall, 70, of 27 Lehigh Terrace Portsmouth, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at home. He was the husband of Beverly Towle Hall. Born in Fall River, MA on December 8, 1931, he was the son of the late Norman and Agnes Tripp Hall. Mr. Hall was a graduate of Rogers High School and went on to graduate from...
Robert Torkomian
Apr 26, 2002
- Robert Torkomian, 71, of 4220A Mango Tree Road Boynton Beach, formerly of 14 Wood Road, Middletown, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at the home of his daughter in Lake Worth, Fl.He was the husband of Susan Baligian Torkomian. Born in Providence, RI on January 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Mehran and Rose Sousa Torkomian. Son...
Gillmena E. White
Apr 26, 2002
78, of 14 Continental Drive, Middleteown, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late James C. White.Born in East Providence, RI on April 15, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Botelho Phillips.Mrs. White worked as a chief clerk in the Middletown School Department for...
Jordan Michael Neves
Apr 24, 2002
of 144 Linden Lane West Greenwich, formerly of 969 West Main Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at Hasbro Children?s Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 18, 1995, he was the son of Edmundo Jose and Iris Erausquin Neves.Jordan was in the 1st grade at Wawaloam Elementry Shcool in Exeter, RI. He played soccer on teams...
Pauline M. Vars
Apr 13, 2002
Pauline Manchester Vars died in Newport Hospital, April 13, 2002. She was the wife of the late Neal F. Vars. Mrs. Vars lived at 50 Gould Street Newport, RI. Born in Tiverton, RI on Sept 15, 1922 she was the daughter of the late John and Irene Borden Manchester.Mrs. Vars worked at Raytheon for 15 years.She leaves 2 sons John...
Milford Ashworth
Apr 13, 2002
Milford V. Ashworth, 88, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 46 Foxboro Avenue, Portsmouth,, died Saturday, April 13, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Marion E.Straw Ashworth. Born in Milford, MA on Oct. 8, 1913, he was the son of the late John T. Ashworth and Edith Ashworth....
Margaret Patricia Pawlowski
Apr 12, 2002
Margaret ?Pat? Houghton Pawlowski, 73, of 24 Channing Street Newport, died Friday, April 12, 2002 at home. Born in Lynnhurst, NJ on Aug. 5, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John R Houghton and the late Margaret E Wolf Houghton. Mrs. Pawlowski was a Licensed Practical Nurse who had worked at the former Naval Hospital in Newport. She...
Irene A. Watts
Apr 12, 2002
- Irene ?Nanee? AmaralWatts, 78, of 100 Third Street Newport, died Friday, April 12, 2002 at the home of her daughter in Portsmouth. She was the wife of the late retired Newport Police Detective, Sgt. George W. Watts Jr. Born in Fall River, MA on Oct. 31, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joao Amaral and the late...
Catherine Gloria Hogan
Apr 9, 2002
Catherine Gloria Hogan, 66, of 8 Beacon Terrace Middletown, died Friday, April 5, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Jerry S. Bowen. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 9, 1936, she was a licensed practical nurse in the health care profession. She is survived by her son Jerry W. Bowen of Middletown, RI.There will be a...
Justin Lawrence Gill
Apr 8, 2002
Justin Gill, 76, of 1 Dawn Hill Bristol, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at Roger Williams Medical Center Providence, RI.He was the husband of the late Inez Gibbons Gill. Born in Stoughton, MA on April 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Alexander and Mary Maciejko Gill.Mr. Gill was a 1941 graduate of Stoughton High School, in Stoughton,...
Agnes C. Simonds
Apr 8, 2002
- Agnes C. ?Mickey? Moran Simonds, 77, of 3 Red Fox Lane, Flagler Beach, FL, formerly of Lindenhurst, NY, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at the home of her daughter.She was the wife of the late Joseph R Simonds. Born in Troy, NY on September 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Sinnott Moran.Mrs. Simonds...
Robert Marc Simard
Apr 7, 2002
Robert Marc Simard, 34, of 135 Golden Rod Drive Middletown, died Saturday, April 7, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Denise Raposa Simard. Born in Fall River, MA on November 24, 1967, he was the son of Robert Simard of Tiverton and the late Jacqueline Poulin Simard. Mr. Simard was a Superintendent...
George Mcnemer Schwartze
Apr 6, 2002
George Schwartze, 84, of 97 Belmont Drive Portsmouth, died Saturday, April 6, 2002 at Steere House Nursing Home Providence, RI. He was the husband of the late Aloise Jane Bartlett Schwartze. Born in Washington, DC on September 26, 1917, he was the son of the late Dr. Erich Schwartze, MD and the late Annie Andrews Schwartze. Mr. Schwartze graduated from...
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