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Donna V. Combra
Mar 3, 2013
Donna V. Combra, 57, of Portsmouth, RI died peacefully at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, on Sunday, March 3, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Russell E. Combra and the mother of Andrew and Brian Combra, all of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Newport on January 30, 1956, she was the daughter of Virginia (Botelho) Jennings...
James E. Betty
Mar 3, 2013
Middletown, RI - James E. Betty, 100, of Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Blenheim Newport.He was the husband of Marie-Louise (Spooner) Betty and the late Catherine (Welch) Betty.Born on October 19, 1912, in Middletown, RI, he was the son of the late James A. and Abbie (Tucker) Betty.Mr. Betty attended Rogers High School. He worked as...
Louise Cheetham
Feb 28, 2013
Tiverton, RI - Louise (Barboza) Cheetham, 70, of Tiverton died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at home surrounded by her family. Born April 6, 1942 in Bristol, RI, she was the daughter of late Manuel and Mary (Cabral) Barboza. Mrs. Cheetham worked as a hairdresser for 25 years. She enjoyed horseback riding, photography, and Bingo. Nothing gave her more joy then...
Terry L. "Sam" Chiodo
Feb 27, 2013
Portsmouth, RI, - Terry Lynn "Sam" (Damms) Chiodo, 46, of Portsmouth died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence, RI. Born April 27, 1966 in Ellenville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Patricia A. Porter and surviving father Richard Damms. Terry was a very spiritual person, and loved attending CrossPoint Church in Newport. She was...
William J. Nash Sr
Feb 27, 2013
Middletown, RI - William "Bill" Joseph Nash, Sr., 74, of Middletown died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Barbara (Arruda) Nash.Born December 22, 1938 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late James T. and Phyllis (Basso) Nash.Bill grew up in Newport and was a 1957 graduate of De La Salle. He...
Herbert Blaine Reid Jr
Feb 26, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Herbert Blaine Reid, Jr., 91, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at RI Veterans Home of Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Helen Marie (McCoomb) Reid.Born on April 22, 1921 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Herbert B. and Mary (Broderick) Reid. Mr. Reid served in the United...
Francis "Sticks" Winthrop
Feb 25, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Francis John "Sticks" Winthrop, 69, of Portsmouth died Monday, February 25, 2013 surrounded by his family at Warren Skilled Nursing Center of Warren, RI. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Chandler) Winthrop.Born on September 20, 1943 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Dorothy (Cawley) Winthrop. He worked as a...
Julia "Joy" Furtado
Feb 24, 2013
Newport, RI - Julia (Joy) Furtado, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Village House.Joy was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, on August 1, 1930 she was the daughter of the late George and Margaret (Kilb) Medrick. She grew up with two sisters and a brother and graduated from Morgantown High School - class of 1948.She...
Barbara C. Mclaughlin
Feb 24, 2013
SOUTHBURY, Conn - Barbara C. McLaughlin , 81, of Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 following a brief illness. Barbara was the daughter of the late John J. Connor Jr. and Margaret Clark Connor. She was pre-deceased by her husband William P. McLaughlin, and is survived by sons John McLaughlin and his wife Wendy of...
Mabel Selina Dube
Feb 24, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Mabel S. (Lawry) Dube, 87, of 130 Cottage Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died February 24, 2013 the day before her 88th birthday.She was the wife of the late Raymond Roger Dube. Born in Somerset, MA on February 25, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Franklin T. and Leah A. (Suprenant) Lawry. Mrs. Dube leaves her children...
Suzanne Motzenbecker
Feb 23, 2013
Suzanne Brown Motzenbecker, age 89, of Cranston died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Victoria Court, Cranston. Mrs. Motzenbecker was born June 8, 1923 in Newport, RI She is the daughter of the late Lawrence E. and the late Margaret (Weaver) Brown. She was the former wife of the late Edward Motzenbecker of Newark, NJ. Suzanne was a direct descendant of...
Michael Jon Davies
Feb 23, 2013
Michael J. Davies, 43, of Admiral Luce Street, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at home. Born on January 13, 1970 in Portsmouth, VA, he is the son of Larry and Gail (Babcock) Davies and the brother of April Davies of San Diego.Michael was a quiet and private person with a great sense of humor. He was a...
Judith A. Keenan
Feb 22, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Judith A. (Korn) Keenan, 63, of Portsmouth died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at Newport Hospital after a long battle with cancer.Born July 2, 1949 in Beaver Falls, PA, she is the daughter of the late John and Mary (Taylor) Korn. She was the former wife of John Keenan, Jr.She retired from West Warwick High School after 28...
Gertrude F. Correira
Feb 22, 2013
Gertrude Correira, 97, of Portsmouth, RI passed on February 22, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her daughter and grandsons.Born on March 10, 1915 in Middletown, RI one of 14 brothers and sisters, she was married to the late Joseph A. Correira, both owners of the former Newport Nursery on West Main Road in Middletown. She later lived at 799...
George Paul Rosa Jr
Feb 22, 2013
Newport, RI - George Paul Rosa, Jr. 70, of Newport died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Newport Hospital surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Teresa Anne (Shaffell) Rosa. Born on January 23, 1943, in Napa, CA, he was the son of the late George P. and Doris May (Reynolds) Rosa. Mr. Rosa was a Veteran of the Vietnam...
Carolyn Rose Almeida
Feb 22, 2013
Carolyn R. Almeida, age 73, of Middletown died Friday, February 22, 2013, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center of Newport, RI. Mrs. Almeida was born June 2, 1939, in Newport, RI. She is the daughter of the late Anthony and the late Laura (Lewis) Souza. She was the wife of the late Albert A. Almeida. Mrs. Almeida was employed as...
s Anna Dorothy Rosa
Feb 15, 2013
Middletown - Anna Dorothy (Vieira) Rosa, 90, of Middletown, RI, died on Friday, February 15, 2013, at Newport Hospital. Born November 4, 1922, in Pawtucket, RI, she was the wife of the late Thomas Furtado Rosa. Mrs. Rosa was a member of the Newport Art Association and was an artist for them. She painted in oil and acrylics, as well...
Alice Louise Freeman
Feb 15, 2013
Alice Louise Coggeshall (Allie Lou) Freeman, 85, of Newport died Friday, February 15, 2013 at home in Newport with family members by her side.Born February 22, 1927 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Carl and the late Alice (Coggeshall) Weiss. She was married to the late Frank R. (Chic) Freeman for almost thirty one years until...
Bertha Maxine Ruf
Feb 12, 2013
Middletown, RI - Bertha Maxine (Brownlee) Ruf, 90, of Middletown, entered into peaceful rest on Tuesday, February 12. 2013, and now joins her husband, parents and siblings.Born on October 23, 1922 in Wellington, KS, she was the daughter of the late Adren and Bertha Mae (ONeal) Brownlee and sibling of Velma G. Martin and Harold Lloyd Brownlee. She was the...
Dorothy "Dot" Maddren
Feb 11, 2013
Dorothy M. Maddren, 86, of Narragansett, RI and formerly of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on February 11, 2013 at home. She was born in Providence, RI on January 1, 1927 the daughter of the late Herbert and Beatrice (Rule) Maddren. She retired in 1992 from her position of Director of the Rhode Island Hospital Nursing School. Prior to her employment...
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