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Jean M. Cleasby
Dec 27, 2012
Jean M. (Millar) Cleasby, 86, of Middletown died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of Frederick W. Cleasby.Born on October 21, 1926 in Bala Cynwyds, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Freda (Strawhacker) Millar. Mrs. Cleasby worked as a keypunch operator for Sunoco Co. in Philadelphia. She worked at the Planetarium in...
Anne Louise Magee
Dec 26, 2012
Anne Louise (Moriarty) Magee, beloved Mother, Nana, great-grandmother 90, formerly of Newport died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 after a long illness, at Life Care Center of Melbourne, FL. She was surrounded by her loving family.She was the wife of the late Francis Robert Magee. They were married for 60 yrs.Born September 27, 1922 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter...
Arthur A. Medeiros
Dec 22, 2012
Middletown, RI - Arthur Alfred Medeiros, 89, of 544 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday December 22, 2012 at home. Born in Middletown, RI on November 3, 1923, he was the son of the late Antonio G. and Mary (Escobar) Medeiros.Mr. Medeiros served in the United States Army during WWII, serving in the Burma Theater. He worked for...
David Allen Chaves
Dec 22, 2012
David Allen Chaves, 71, of Portsmouth, husband of Mary E. (Doyle) Chaves for 41 years, died December 22, 2012 at Newport Hospital.Born on June 2, 1941 in Fall River, MA, son of the late Joseph and Annie (Gracia) Chaves and father of his dearly loved daughter, the late Kelly Ann Chaves.David graduated De La Salle Academy, 1960. He served in...
William B. Weaver
Dec 21, 2012
William B. Weaver, 61, of Portsmouth died Friday, December 21, 2012 at home in Portsmouth. Bill was born October 4, 1951 in Milledgeville, GA. He is the son of Doris (Bayne) Weaver of Milledgeville, GA and the late William Weaver. Bill grew up in Georgia and attended the University of Georgia. He began his career with NHD Hardware stores and...
Bella Mary Sears
Dec 18, 2012
Bella M. Sears 89, of Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Donna Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Albert J. Sears, and sibling of her late sisters, Marie Cunningham, Azora Perry, and Angelina Gray.Born in Newport, RI on November 7, 1923, she was the daughter of the late...
Winifred T. Sullivan
Dec 18, 2012
Winifred T. (Smith) Sullivan, 83, of Portsmouth died peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. She was the wife of the late Robert Cornelius Sullivan who passed away in May of this year.Winnie was born on April 16, 1929 in Newport, RI. She was the daughter of the late Robert Joseph Smith Sr. and Mary Bridget (OFarrell) Smith. She...
Laurindo A. Freitas
Dec 18, 2012
Laurindo A. Freitas, 83, of Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at home.Born October 3, 1929 in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Antone A. and Emily (Rezendes) Freitas. Mr. Freitas served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He owned and operated the former L.A. Freitas Insurance Agency in Middletown for...
Pearl O. Currant
Dec 17, 2012
Pearl O. (Openshaw) Currant, age 87, of Portsmouth died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Pearl was born March 27, 1925 in Lonsdale, RI, the daughter of the late John and Pearl (Gerstenlaur) Openshaw. She was married to Roger L.Currant. Pearl worked as a bookkeeper at the former Newport Savings Loan and Island Trust...
Marie Auditore
Dec 16, 2012
Marie Auditore, 71, of Newport died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Newport Hospital.Born January 6, 1941 in Roxbury, MA, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (Horan) Auditore. Marie worked at Morse Shoe Inc. in Canton, MA for 21 years and Shawmut Inc. retiring in 1996 and relocating to Middletown, RI to be with her family. Marie...
Claire Delaney
Dec 15, 2012
Claire Delaney, 88, of Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late William Delaney who passed away in 1972.Born in Manchester, NH on February 20, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Diana (Proulx) Lariviere.Mrs. Delaney graduated from Towle High...
Ralph Nelson Bennett
Dec 13, 2012
Ralph N. Bennett, 74, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Patricia Cabral and the husband of the late Janet Dube.Born in Portsmouth, RI on December 5, 1938, he was the son of the late Ralph and Louise (Perry) Bennett.Mr. Bennett worked for Aquidneck Construction in...
Gladys H. Lawton Fritz
Dec 13, 2012
Gladys H. (Parmenter) Lawton Fritz, 99, of Blenheim-Newport formerly of Indian Ave. and Gibbs Ave. died Thursday, December 13, 2012. She was the wife of the late George W. Lawton and J. Raymond Fritz. Born June 16, 1913 in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late Bruce M. and Catherine (Harvey) Parmenter. Gladys volunteered at many local organizations...
Elizabeth Ann Spillane
Dec 10, 2012
Elizabeth Ann (Brennan) Spillane, 91, of Middletown died peacefully Monday, December 10, 2012 at home in Middletown, surrounded by her family.Born March 31, 1921 in County Kerry, Ireland, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Bridget (Callahane) Brennan. She was the wife of the late Jerome Francis Spillane. Mrs. Spillane attended nursing school at Sally Oak Hospital in...
Sidney Douglas Roberts
Dec 10, 2012
SIDNEY D. ROBERTS, SR., 85 of 26 Prescott Hall Road, Newport, RI died December 10, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI. Born in Edenton, North Carolina to the late John A. Roberts and Elizabeth (Holley) Roberts. Mr. Roberts honorably served in the United States Navy for 22 years before retiring. He lived in Newport until his death. Throughout...
Cindy Boardman
Dec 5, 2012
"Cindy" Elizabeth C. (Simmons) Boardman passed on Wednesday evening December 5, 2012.She was the loving wife of Rev. Paul Jacob Boardman, Jr. Born on June 28, 1945, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Frances G. (Leary) Simmons. Cindy and Father Paul retired and moved to Florida in October 2005. They both had founded...
Stephen J. Carlson
Dec 5, 2012
Stephen J. Carlson, 55, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. After a courageous battle with cancer.Steve was born on December 12, 1956 in Pawtucket, RI to the late Harry and Yvonne Carlson. Steve served in the US Army for 8 years, with several tours overseas including Panama and Italy. For the...
Judith Barlow
Dec 5, 2012
Judith Barlow, 67, of Tiverton died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI surrounded by her family. Born October 10, 1945 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Hortense (Moniz) Dupont. She was the wife of Robert Barlow. Mrs. Barlow worked as a legal secretary for many years. She was a...
Anthony E. Simmons
Dec 5, 2012
Anthony E. Simmons, age 44, of Newport passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Anthony was born March 26, 1968 in Newport, graduated from Rogers High School, and lived in Newport his entire life. After high school, he took several art classes at CCRI, developing his talents as a gifted illustrator, doing cartoons and...
Casper C. Gray Sr
Dec 3, 2012
Casper C. Gray, Sr., 74, of Newport died Monday, December 3, 2012 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center of Providence, RI. Born November 2, 1938 in Newport, RI, he was the son of the late John and Lois (Minkler) Gray. Mr. Gray worked for the City of Newport at the recreation department for 24 years, retiring in 2003. He is survived...
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