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Gary Libby
Jan 29, 2013
Gary E. Libby, Sr., 66, of Portsmouth died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Ann (Jenkins) Libby.Born on December 27, 1946 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Alfred L. and Lyla A. (Champlin) Libby. Mr. Libby served in the Army National Guard of Rhode Island for 6 years. He...
Lena Clare Sullivan
Jan 27, 2013
Lena C. Sullivan, 90, a resident of Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mrs. Sullivan was born January 16, 1923 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Samuel J. and Loretta C. Guadagni. She was the wife of the late Jeremiah Patrick Sullivan...
Jeanne Madeline Dube
Jan 27, 2013
Jeanne Madeline (Bessette) Dube, 88, of Portsmouth died at home on Sunday, January 27, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Lt. Cdr. Robert A. Dube, Sr.Born on April 6, 1924 in Central Falls, RI, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Yvonne (Laliberte) Bessette. Mrs. Dube was an active parishioner in...
Robert E. Purdy
Jan 27, 2013
Robert E. Purdy, 79, of Middletown passed away peacefully Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Dorothy Elizabeth (Gill) Purdy for 55 years.Born on March 7, 1933 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late Walter and Doris (Ciak) Purdy....
Muriel Delores Pedro
Jan 26, 2013
Muriel Delores (Roberts) Pedro, 83, of Northford, CT died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Masonic Healthcare in Wallingford, CT. She was the wife of the late Earl F. Pedro.Born on April 28, 1929 in Grimsby, England, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret (McCann) Roberts. Muriel enjoyed baking and cooking for family and friends. She was best...
Robert G. Jackson
Jan 25, 2013
Robert Gene Jackson, age 75, of Middletown died peacefully at his home on Friday, January 25, 2013.Born on May 13, 1937 in New Castle, IN, he was the son of the late Loren H. and Mary Roberta (Goode) Jackson. He was the husband of Kathleen (Oliveira) Jackson, and the late, Anita Lee (Walden) Jackson and the late Diana (Polcari) Jackson.Besides...
Loramae Silvia
Jan 25, 2013
Loramae H. Silvia, 86, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully at her home January 25, 2013.She is survived by her husband Manuel Martin Silvia, Jr., her children, Karen R. Sparrow and Brian J. Hermenze of Pittston, ME, Mark J. Hermenze of Stratford, CT, and Mary Ann Kossak of Portsmouth, RI, three grandchildren, Jennifer A. Kossak of East Sussex, UK, Kyle M....
Loramae H. Silvia
Jan 25, 2013
Loramae H. Silvia, 86, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully at her home January 25, 2013.She is survived by her husband Manuel Martin Silvia, Jr., her children, Karen R. Sparrow and Brian J. Hermenze of Pittston, ME, Mark J. Hermenze of Stratford, CT, and Mary Ann Kossak of Portsmouth, RI, three grandchildren, Jennifer A. Kossak of East Sussex, UK, Kyle M....
John Mahan
Jan 24, 2013
NEWTON, Massachusetts - John Mahan, age 77, died peacefully on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at the Waban Health Rehabilitation Center in Newton, MA.Born in Newport, RI, on February 26, 1935, he was the son of the late Ludlow P. Mahan and Barbara (Stewart) Mahan. He was the brother of the late Ludlow P. Mahan, Jr. He was formerly married to...
Judy Lee Cookinham
Jan 24, 2013
Judy Lee Cookinham, 64, of Portsmouth died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at home. Born on July 4, 1948, in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Joe Kwong and Joann Jean (Myers) Chin. She was the wife of the late Paul D. Cookinham. She is survived by her two daughters, Lisa M. Carter of Deery, NH and Pamela...
James Basinger Hawes
Jan 22, 2013
James "Jamie" Basinger Hawes, 58, of Middletown and Bristol, RI, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at St. Elizabeth's Manor in Bristol, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.He was the loving son of the late Capt. George and Garnie Hawes and proud father of Brian Hawes and Dr. Jenny Cho.A graduate of Middletown High School, Jamie worked as a mechanic...
Jean Elizabeth Kriner
Jan 22, 2013
Jean Elizabeth (Dewick) Kriner, 85, of Newport, RI, died Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. Born on January 19, 1928 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles Philip and Agnes Anne (Owen) Dewick. She was the wife of 52 years to Joseph Charles Kriner, Sr. Jean was a 1947 graduate of...
Margaret "Chickie" Murphy
Jan 21, 2013
Margaret M. "Chickie" (Bennett) Murphy, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Thurston Avenue, Newport, died Monday, January 21, 2013 at Grand Islander Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Born on May 17, 1928 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Willard R. and Margaret (Dwyer) Bennett. She was the wife of Robert M. Murphy. Mrs. Murphy was a...
Mary Louise Nowlan
Jan 20, 2013
Mary Hall (Therien) Nowlan, 91, of, Portsmouth died peacefully at home on Sunday, January 20, 2013.Mary was born to Benjamin Hall and Annette (Korzeneski) on March 22, 1921 and attended Rogers High School in Newport. Mary graduated from Bryant College, worked at Butterfields Funeral Home in Cranston as the bookkeeper for 30 years and is a past president of the...
Amy P. Alves
Jan 17, 2013
Amy Patrice Alves (Huntley), 54, a resident of Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, January 17th, 2013, at home surrounded by her family and friends. Amy was born in Tacoma Park, MD on April 10, 1958. Daughter of the late Clarence O'Neil and the late Harriet Madonna (Byrne) Huntley.She was extraordinary from the very beginning. At a young age she...
Donald James Devol
Jan 15, 2013
Donald J. Devol, 73, of Newport died Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at home in Newport, surrounded by his family.Born June 23, 1939 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Cathleen (Donnelly) Devol. He was the husband of the late Doris "Dot" (Dow) Devol. Don first worked at the Newport Hospital in the laundry room...
Catherine "Kay" Ellen Nasser
Jan 13, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - Catherine "Kay" E. (Riegel) Nasser of Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2013, at the Silver Creek Nursing Home in Bristol, RIShe was the wife of John E. Nasser, Jr.Born on March 9, 1928, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Maude (Sisson) Riegel. Kay graduated from Rogers High School and...
Harry R. Paquin, Jr
Jan 13, 2013
Harry R. Paquin, Jr. of Middletown, beloved husband of Shirley (Wentworth) Paquin for 70 years, died Sunday January 13 at Newport Hospital. Born in Portsmouth March 26, 1923, he was the son of the late Harry R. and Leah (DeLisle) Paquin. He was the owner of Harrys Auto Sales in Portsmouth for many years. An auto enthusiast at an early...
Rita Cosgrove Martin
Jan 11, 2013
Rita Cosgrove Martin passed away peacefully at home on January 11, 2013. Born in Brooklyn, NY on April 30, 1932, she is the daughter of the late William and Genevieve Cosgrove and mother to the late William Francis Martin. She was a graduate of St. Agnus Seminary in Brooklyn, NY. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years,...
William B. Amado
Jan 10, 2013
Portsmouth, RI - William B. Amado, 88, of 64 Buckwheat Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.He was the husband of the late Lucille (Correia) Amado. Born in Newport, RI on August 30, 1924, he was the son of the late Leo B. and Candida (Monteiro) Amado.Bill grew up in Newport...
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