Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Ethel D. Hanos

Ethel D. Hanos

Sep 15, 2002

Royal Palm Beach, - Ethel D. Millham Hanos, 84, of 14 Mohawk Drive, Royal Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Newport, died Sunday, September 15, 2002, at the Palms West Hospital, Royal Palm Beach, FL.She was the wife of the late Angelo Hanos. Born in Newport, RI, on June 7, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie...

Joyce Elaine Houser

Joyce Elaine Houser

Sep 15, 2002

Manteo, NC - Joyce Elaine Barcomb Houser, 69, of Shady Rest Trailer Court, died Sunday, September 15, 2002, at her residence.She was the wife of the late Charles Joseph Houser Sr. Born in Barre, VT, she was the daughter of the late James C. Barcomb and Bessy Royea Barcomb.Mrs. Houser was a retired nurse and homemaker. She volunteered extensively in...

George W. Leary

George W. Leary

Sep 14, 2002

George W. Leary, 75, of 36 Bull St. Newport, died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Veterans Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of Janice SullivanLeary. Born in New York, NY, on August 24, 1927, he was the son of the late George and Anna Feredette Leary. Mr. Leary was a Deputy Sheriff with Newport County Sheriffs Department from 1971 until...

Margaret Frances Flynn

Margaret Frances Flynn

Sep 14, 2002

- Margaret ?Honeybunch? Flynn, 95, of 52 D Glenn Meade Drive Portsmouth died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Flynn. Born in Menominee, Michigan on October 2, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mame Frances Pangborn Nugent. Mrs. Flynn graduated as a registerd nurse...

John A. Martin

John A. Martin

Sep 12, 2002

- John A. Martin, 90, of 201 Forest Ave Middletown, formerly of Bayside Ave, Portsmouth and Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Rebecca Anthony Martin. Born in Stonington, CT on May 25, 1912, he was the son of the late Alfred J. and Emma...

William F. Santos

William F. Santos

Sep 12, 2002

- William F. Santos, 69, of 214 Morrison Avenue Middletown, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Mary Theresa Pimental Santos, member of the Middletown Town Council, to whom he would have been married to for 46years on Sunday. Born in Newport, RI on September 15, 1932, he was the son of Louise...

Jennie Ruth Kitch

Jennie Ruth Kitch

Sep 10, 2002

- Jennie R. Cochrane Kitch, 86, of 51 Middle Road Portsmouth, formerly of Festival Field Apartments, Newport, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 12, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Ainsworth and Margaret Tarr Cochrane.Mrs. Kitch worked at Nadeaus in Island Park and on East Main Road from...

Capt. James Francis Gavin

Capt. James Francis Gavin

Sep 10, 2002

- Ret. Capt. James Francis Gavin, USN, 86, of 5 Barbara Street Newport, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. He was the husband of Gertrude Newman Gavin of Newport. Born in Boston, MA on September 4, 1916, he was the son of the late James F. and Adeline McGinley Gavin.Capt. Gavin was raised in Albany, New...

Maureen Elizabeth Pinheiro

Maureen Elizabeth Pinheiro

Sep 5, 2002

Maureen E. Penny Prendergast Pinheiro, 62, of 32 B Ludlow Avenue Middletown, died Thursday, September 5, 2002 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Roger Dale Pinheiro. Born in Newport, RI on April 10, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Michael C. and Clara Kozaczka Prendergast. Mrs. Pinheiro worked in private service for...

Lester Edward Kendall

Lester Edward Kendall

Sep 3, 2002

Lt. Cdr. Lester Edward Kendall, USN, Ret. and honorary one star Brigadier General of the Rhode Island Militia 100 years, of Lakeview Avenue Newport, received his final promotion into God?s Kingdom on Tuesday, September 3, 2002. He passed away quietly in his home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Eva Mae Hartwell Kendall and the late...

Louis Albert Cebul

Louis Albert Cebul

Sep 3, 2002

Louis Albert ?Skee? Cebul, 83, of RI Veterans Home Bristol, formerly of Boynton Beach, Florida, died Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at RI Veterans Home Bristol, RI. Born in Cleveland, OH on April 19, 1919, he was the son of the late Louis and Rose Thomas Cebul.Mr. Cebul was a Chief with United States Navy. He worked as a foreman at...

Mary Veronica Flowers

Mary Veronica Flowers

Sep 2, 2002

Mary V. Botelho Flowers, 84, formerly of 582 Turner Road, died Monday, September 2, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John J. Flowers. Born in Providence, RI on October 18, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Tavares Botelho.Mrs. Flowers was a communicant of Jesus Saviour Church,...

Irving Curley Dufault

Irving Curley Dufault

Sep 1, 2002

Irving Leo ?Curley? Dufault, 80, of Ward Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Bayview Park, Middletown, died Sunday, September 1, 2002 at Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen Lyons Dufault. Born in Boston, MA on March 5, 1922, he was the son of Ralph Henry Dufault and Helena Mary Nixon Dufault. Mr....

Stephen Simmons

Stephen Simmons

Aug 31, 2002

- Stephen Simmons, 87, of 5 Meikle Avenue Newport, died Saturday,August 31, 2002 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Edith W. Covell Simmons of Newport. Born in Tiverton, RI on August 29, 1915, he was the son of the late John W. andEvelyn Gray Simmons.Mr. Simmons had worked for many years as a supply clerk at the Newport Naval...

Charles Leroy Bruen Jr

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

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

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

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

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

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...