Frances Naomi Whisenhunt Gustafson Portsmouth, RI - Frances Naomi Whisenhunt Gustafson, 80, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Riverside, CA and Stamford, CT for 51 years, died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Arthur D. Gustafson. Born in Santa Ana, CA on August 29, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Oral and Vergie Powell Whisenhunt.Mrs. Gustafson attended Riverside Junior College, the University of Redlands and San Jose State College Besides her husband of 59 years, she is survived by her children, Darel Gustafson and his wife Marybeth of Shelton, CT, and Denys Eftekhar and her husband Zia of Portsmouth, RI, her grandchildren, Gerard Gustafson, Andrew Gustafson, Jennifer Gilmour and Sofie Eftekhar.She was the sister of the late Betty J. Hurtt. Her funeral will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth.Burial will be in Trinity Cemetery in Portsmouth.At the request of the family calling hours are private. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the National Arthritis Foundation, 200 Oceangate, Suite 830, Long Beach, CA 90802.