Rene Joseph Ariel

Rene Joseph Ariel Middletown, RI - Rene Joseph Ariel, 82, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 24 Narragansett Boulevard, Portsmouth RI, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Eileen Williamson Ariel. Born in Somerset, MA, on February 9, 1925, he was the son of the late Samuel and Mary Ariel.Mr. Ariel had worked as a carpenter for over 30 years for Newport Restoration and McNulty Construction Company, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall of Conway, S.C. After his retirement, he was involved in many quick-builds of Jehovahs Witnesses Halls along the East Coast. He was an avid boater and fisherman. He is survived by a son Michael Ariel of Portsmouth, RI, and a brother Samuel Ariel of Swansea, MA. Funeral services and burial will be private. Arrangements are by the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth.