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Donald E. "Blender" Bradford
Feb 25, 2015
Donald E. "Blender" Bradford, 82, of Heath Street, Newport, RI, died on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at home with his family at his side.Donald was born on January 8, 1933 to William H. Bradford and Martha (Weston) Bradford. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Eleanor and Constance Bradford, niece, Nicole Bradford; and is survived by his loving...
Michael W. Burke
Feb 24, 2015
Michael W. Burke, 72, of Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Ann M. (Corriera) Burke.Born on May 11, 1942 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude (Horan) Burke.Mr. Burke began his working career as a laborer and retired as a custodian with the...
Francis Kenneth Murphy
Feb 23, 2015
Francis Kenneth Murphy, age 88, formerly of Portsmouth, and more recently of Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Warren Skilled Nursing Center of Warren, RI. Francis was born February 22, 1927 in Fall River, MA, to the late Christopher P. and Frances L. (McVey) Murphy. Francis graduated from B.M.C. Durfee High School...
Earl W. Shadday
Feb 22, 2015
Earl W. (Shad) Shadday was born on June 28th, 1923 in Mansfield, IL. He departed for his heavenly home on February 22nd, 2015 with his son and family by his side in Tiverton, RI. Earl, better known as Shad, was the son of the late Elmer and the late Emma Shadday. He was preceded in death by his wife of...
Charles L. Blair
Feb 20, 2015
Charles L. (Larry) Blair, 70, of Newport died peacefully at home on February 20, 2015.Born on November 30, 1944 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late James and Helena (Douglas) Blair. Mr. Blair served honorably in the Army in the 224th Signal Company as a lineman/field communications crewman, where he earned both the sharpshooter and good conduct...
Barbara Anne Ford
Feb 18, 2015
Barbara Anne (Hale) Ford, 92, of Middletown, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late CDR JD Ford USN/RET.Born on November 3, 1922, in Newport, RI, she was the eldest daughter of the Late Harold D. and Anne F. (Hughes) Hale.She was a graduate of...
Jeannette E. Collard
Feb 18, 2015
Jeannette E. Collard died peacefully on February 18, 2015 at the Village House Nursing Center in Newport. She was the wife of the late Adelard R. Collard. Jeannette was born in Fall River MA and began her working career at the Torpedo Station in Newport. She then moved on to Woolworth's 510 and ended her career in 1980 working for...
Isaac "Ike" Allen Robinson
Feb 14, 2015
Isaac "Ike" Allen Robinson, 65, of Middletown, answered Gods call to come home on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Newport Hospital, with his wife by his side. God called one of his soldiers homeHe was the husband of Lois M. (Platts) Robinson.Isaac was born in Florence, SC, on January 4, 1950 to the late Walter and Naomi (Gibbs) Robinson. The...
Flora C. Soares
Feb 13, 2015
Flora (Figueiredo) Soares, 86, of Middletown died Friday, February 13, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Norman Soares.Born on June 8, 1928 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Silvia) Figueiredo, the last surviving of 10 children.Flora graduated from Rogers High School and worked at the former GE...
Albert A. Nannini
Feb 13, 2015
Albert A. Nannini of Newport passed away at home peacefully on February 13, 2015 surrounded by close family following an extended valiant battle with ALS. He was the loving husband of Donna Lee (Lewis) Nannini.Al was born on October 29, 1938 in Providence, to the late Umberto "Albert" and Annina "Anna" (Izzi) Nannini. He graduated from Classical High School in...
Carol Ann Perry
Feb 12, 2015
Carol Ann Perry, 63, of Portsmouth, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born on December 25, 1951, in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Albert S. and Gertiude E. (King) Perry. Carol was an avid golfer and loved playing at the Green Valley Country Club. She also loved bowling...
Clara E. Nunes
Feb 11, 2015
Clara E. (Vierra) Nunes, 88, of Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. She was the wife of 60 years to the late Emil F. Nunes, Jr.Born in Middletown, RI in 1926, she was the daughter of the late Louise B. (Leander) and Henry R. Vierra and the step-daughter of the late Antone Rodrigues.She is survived by her son,...
Dorothy Milton
Feb 10, 2015
Dorothy M. Milton Portsmouth, RI - Dorothy M. (Borden) Milton, 85, of Portsmouth, died Tuesday February 10, 2015 at Grace Barker Nursing Center, Warren, RI. She was the cherished wife of the late Calvin C. Milton. Born in Fall River Mass. November 19, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Ernest Anna (Gomes) Borden of Portsmouth, RI. She is...
Rose D. Finn
Feb 10, 2015
Rose D. (Folsom) Finn "Rosie the Riveter", 93 1/2, of Newport died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at St. Clare Home in Newport, RI. Born on August 10, 1921 in Worcester, MA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sadie Folsom. Mrs. Finn worked at the torpedo station, where her children still believe that it was her job to...
Fredric Everett Mack
Feb 8, 2015
Fredric Everett Mack, age 67, of 12 Wood Road, Middletown, died Sunday (February 8, 2015) at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, he graduated from Union College in Kentucky with bachelor's degrees in physics and math, and from The George Washington University in Washington D.C. with master's degrees in business administration and math. He settled in Middletown...
George L. "Sonny" Silvia
Feb 8, 2015
George L. "Sonny" Silvia, 80, of Middletown, passed away after a brave battle with Leukemia on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.He was the husband of Janet Marie (Bernier) Silvia.Born on November 17, 1934 in Middletown, RI, he was the son of the late George B. and Margaret (Perry) Silvia. George was a...
Sr Jane Frances Kane
Feb 8, 2015
Sr. Jane Frances Kane, O. Carm. 96, of Newport passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at St. Clare Home of Newport, RI. Sr. Kane was born in Brooklyn, NY, daughter of the late Martin and Catherine (Kenny) Kane. Sr. Jane's nephew Jim and the Corpus Christi Carmelites would like to thank her dear friends, especially Janet, Jean Patsy, Ida, Manny,...
Bryan L. Conrad
Feb 7, 2015
Bryan L. Conrad, 35 of Fall River, MA formerly of Portsmouth, died on February 7, 2015 at his home.Born on January 23, 1980 in South Kingstown, RI, he was the son of Robert Conrad of Newport, RI, and Elisabeth "Betsy" Lee Conrad of Portsmouth, RI. Bryan grew up in North Kingstown and later moved to Portsmouth where he resided through...
William Howard Boatwright
Feb 5, 2015
William Howard Boatwright, Senior Software Engineer, Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Newport, died February 5 as a result of an automobile accident. Bill was born in Stonington, Connecticut on January 28, 1951, the son of the late Victor Taliaferro Boatwright and Mary Howard "Billy" Boatwright. He graduated from Tabor Academy in 1970. He earned his degree in Naval Architecture from...
Nancy Elizabeth Bradbury
Feb 5, 2015
Nancy Elizabeth Bradbury, 80, of Portsmouth died quietly Thursday, February 5, 2015 at home in Portsmouth surrounded by her family. Born on September 18, 1934 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Pauline F. (Ward) Rusling. She was the wife of fifty years to the late Edward Bradbury, who predeceased her on June 16, 2014,...
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