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Kevin Waters
Aug 29, 2014
Kevin Waters, 50, of Tiverton, died at home on Friday, August 29, 2014, after living with ALS(Lou Gehrig's disease) for five years.Born in Fort Knox, KY on July 28, 1964, he was the son of Janet (Proulx) Waters of Tiverton, RI and John R. Waters Sr., of Bushnell, Fla.He leaves two siblings, John Waters Jr. and Deborah Thompson and her...
Carolynne (Tollefson) Canoll
Aug 27, 2014
Newport, RI - Carolynne (Tollefson) Canoll, 57, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014. Born in Newport, RI on December 9, 1956, she was predeceased by her former husband Charles C. Canoll III, her mother Elizabeth "Betty" L. Egan, and her father George A. Tollefson, MD.For the past nine years, Carolynne worked at Raytheon Corporation in Portsmouth as a Production...
Theresa Anne Gomer
Aug 27, 2014
Newport, RI - Theresa Anne (Cosgrove) Gomer, 54, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, surrounded by her family after a long, valiant battle with pancreatic cancer with dignity and grace and an old school Brooklyn attitude at the Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Jeffrey Gomer. Born in Brooklyn, NY on July 13, 1960, she was the daughter of...
Alice Evangeline (Halfpenny) Pacheco
Aug 26, 2014
Middletown, RI, - Alice Evangeline (Halfpenny) Pacheco, 88, of Middletown, formerly of Harrison Avenue, Newport, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph Pacheco. Born in Newport, RI on April 14, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Arthur W. and Catherine (Gallagher) Halfpenny. Mrs. Pacheco worked as a bookkeeper...
Barbara Kathleen (Brogan) Buddemeyer
Aug 26, 2014
PORT ORANGE, FL - Barbara Kathleen (Brogan) Buddemeyer, 82, of Port Orange FL, formerly of 73 Potomac Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, August 26, 2014. She was the wife of the late Paul F "Pap Pap Buddemeyer. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Allan Kathleen (Stanley) Brogan.Mrs. Buddemeyer worked as a...
Irene Frances Moniz
Aug 24, 2014
Irene F. Moniz, 91, of Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Heatherwood Health Care Center in Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late John Moniz.Born in Portsmouth, RI on January 24, 1923, she was the daughter of the Augustus and Margaret (DeArruda) Pacheco.Mrs. Moniz worked in the Accounting Department of the Officer's Club on the Newport...
Annunziata "Tina" Belden
Aug 24, 2014
Ocala, FL - Annunziata "Tina" (DeVirgilio) Belden, 84, of Ocala, FL, wife of the late Allan F. Belden, died after a brief illness. Born in Naples, Italy she was the daughter of the late Umberto and Maria (Prezioso) DeVirgilio.She is survived by her five children: Gene R. Belden of Ocala, FL; Joan Pierce and her husband Michael of Tenino, WA;...
Dorothy Burnette
Aug 23, 2014
Middletown, - Dorothy (Schmidt) Burnette, 92, of Middletown, died Saturday, August 23, 2014 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, she was the wife of the late Ray Burnette. Born in Tyndall, SD, she was the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Bouier) Schmidt. Dorothy worked as a secretary for Raytheon. She enjoyed Square Dancing with the Town Howlers and was a...
Edward M. Suggs
Aug 23, 2014
Naples, FL - Edward M. Suggs, 71, of Naples, FL died Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Newport Hospital surrounded by his friends. Born in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Oscar and Ellen (Campbell) Suggs. He attended Salve Regina University in Newport, RI and Swain School of Design in New Bedford, MA.Edward Served in the Army National...
John Alves Lema
Aug 23, 2014
Newport, RI - John Alves Lema, 90, a lifelong resident of Newport, died Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown.He was the eldest son of Mary and John Lima. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1942 and broadened his education by attending classes at Salve Regina University and the University of Rhode Island. John was...
Anne Marie Finnegan
Aug 20, 2014
Portsmouth, RI - Anne Marie (Toth) Finnegan, 80, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Newport Hospital. She is survived by her husband John C. Finnegan.Born in Fall River, MA on June 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Elizabeth (Mulgrew) Toth. Besides her husband of 55 years, she is survived by her daughter Michelle...
Esther M. Luallen
Aug 20, 2014
LUALLEN, ESTHER M., 98, of Portsmouth, RI, went to be with the Lord on August20, 2014. She passed away under Hospice care at Forest Farm Health Center,Middletown, RI. Born in Doniphan, Missouri to late Ethel Elliot and HermanLee Limes, and raised by the late William G. Guy and Evangie Mup Morganof Chicago, IL. Esther joins her late Husband, Captain Leslie...
Mary "Betty" Vierra
Aug 20, 2014
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth "Betty" (Wilson) Vierra, born December 4, 1929, entered into eternal rest on August 20, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Kathryn (Fitzgerald) Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband Alfred F. Vierra of 52 years and her sisters Kathryn Coggeshall, Ann Garifalon, Joan Lyons and Winnie Silvia and...
Peter Moore Nelson
Aug 19, 2014
Peter M Nelson, 43, passed away on Tuesday, August 19th. Peter was the loving husband to Kelly Ann and a loving and dedicated father to his sons Connor and Gavin and his dog Hunter Paws. He is the son of Mary-Ellen and the late Richard J Nelson, Jr. and the son-in-law to Arlene Decker. He leaves behind his brothers RJ,...
Russell J. Mcintyre
Aug 16, 2014
Middletown, RI - Russell J. McIntyre, 92, of Middletown, RI passed away peacefully on August 10, 2014 at Village House in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Muriel C. (Larson) McIntyre Born in Medford, MA on July 14, 1922, he was the son of the late George L. McIntyre and Alice M. (Mann) McIntyre. Russell grew up...
Russell James Morgan
Aug 15, 2014
Tiverton, RI - Russell J. Morgan, 95, of Tiverton, RI died on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Grand Islander Rehab Center in Middletown, RI after a brief illness. Born in New Bedford, MA on March 21, 1919 he was the son of the late James William Morgan and Margaret (Finch) Morgan. As a young man he began work at...
Masue F. Davis
Aug 15, 2014
Masue (Fujioka) Davis, 80, of Newport, RI, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loved ones.Born in the South Hilo Village of Onemea Territory, HA on May 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Masaji Fujioka and Tsurue (Izumizaki) Fujioka.Mrs. Davis worked for over 40 years at the Newport Naval Base as a sales...
Mary Louise Monroe
Aug 13, 2014
Newport, RI- Mary Louise (Sousa) Monroe, 77, of Newport, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Newport Hospital. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 27, 1937, she was the daughter of Mary Louise (Mello) Sousa Heck of California and the late Manuel Ferreria Sousa Jr. Besides her mother, she is survived by her daughter Debra Monroe and her husband John D....
Ann Howe
Aug 12, 2014
Ann Howe, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Newport Hospital.Born in Marlborough, MA on September 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Irving and Alice (Benjamin) Howe.Mrs. Howe was a Budget Analyst for the Department of Defense for over 20 years before retiring. A resident of Portsmouth since 1959, Ann enjoyed ballroom dancing and...
Ronald E. Melvin
Aug 11, 2014
Ronald E. Melvin, 82, of Tiverton, RI, died on Monday, August 11, 2014 at St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Susan M. (Peters) Melvin.Born in Seekonk, MA on June 9, 1932, he was the son of the late Everett and Evelyn (White) Melvin.Mr. Melvin was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He was...
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