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Angelina C. Furtado
Nov 9, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Angelina "Angie" C. (Mello) Furtado, 92, of Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at her home on Friday, November 9, 2012. She was the wife of the late Joseph C. Furtado who passed away in 1982. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 24, 1920 on the family farm, which is now part of the Melville Campgrounds, she was the...
Joan Marie Goodrow
Nov 7, 2012
Joan Marie (Sawyer) Goodrow, 48, of Newport died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at home. Born May 14, 1964 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of James E. and Nancy E. (Michaud) Sawyer. Besides her parents, she is survived by her children, Walter Bennett, Jr. of Bristol, RI, Stephanie Sawyer of Warwick, RI, and Skye Bennett of Fall River, MA,...
Rose Elsie Peters
Nov 6, 2012
Rose Elsie (Moitozo) Peters, 95, of Prospect Avenue in Middletown, died on Tuesday, November 6, 2102 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Manuel R. Peters.Born in Newport, RI on November 5, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Antonio G. and Nancy (Thomas) Moitozo.Mrs. Peters was a 1935 graduate of Rogers...
William F. Hatzberger
Nov 5, 2012
William Francis Hatzberger, Jr., 87, of Portsmouth died Monday, November 5, 2012, at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. He was the husband of Ann Louise Hannafin.Born on March 12, 1925 in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late William Francis and Josephine (Casey) Hatzberger. Mr. Hatzberger served in the United States Navy during World War II, the Korean...
s Alpha Jean Carpenter
Nov 4, 2012
Alpha Jean Carpenter, age 71, of Newport died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at Newport Hospital of Newport, RI. Alpha was born January 31, 1941 in Bessemer, AL. She is the daughter of the late Zimriah and the late Gena R. (Fletcher) Brown. Alpha, an avid reader and Scrabble player was employed by Raytheon Corporation as a Technical Librarian for more...
Barbara Louise Rebello
Nov 3, 2012
Barbara L. Rebello, 48 of South Drive, Portsmouth, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012 at home.Born in Fall River, Barbara was the daughter of Larry Rebello of Portsmouth and the late Mary Robison Rebello.Barbara began work at Green Valley Country Club as a bartender. She relocated to Florida where she worked as a Waffle House waitress. After moving back to...
Margery Mcfarland
Nov 3, 2012
Margery (Hearson) McFarland, 77, of Tiverton died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Walter McFarland.Born on January 13, 1935 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Hildur (Sleeper) Hearson. Mrs. McFarland worked as a Registrar at St. Georges School for 18 years, retiring in 2001. She...
Rose Maria Kivlehan
Nov 1, 2012
Rose Maria (Pereira) Kivlehan, 48, of Middletown died on November 1, 2012, in Newport after a long term battle with cancer, in which she was a strong fighter.She was the wife of the late Anthony Francis Kivlehan.Born on April 10, 1964 in Faial, Azores, Portugal, she was the daughter of Maria (Neves) Pereira of Newport, RI and the late Manuel...
Charles Robert Franklin
Oct 31, 2012
Charles Robert Franklin "Grandpa", 79 of 19 Chapel Street, Newport, formerly of Woonsocket, passed away October 31, 2012, surrounded by his loved ones. Born on May 4, 1933 in New Albany, IN, he was the son of the late Benjamin W. Franklin of Arizona and Ruby A. ( Rush) Franklin of Kentucky. Charles served in the US Navy in the...
Angela Gloria Souza
Oct 31, 2012
Angela Gloria (Providenti) Souza, 84, of Portsmouth passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, with her loving children by her side. She was the wife of the late Jesse Souza.Born on January 26, 1928 in Warren, RI, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Crestina (Gallucci) Providenti. Mrs. Souza worked at General...
Betsy E. Souza
Oct 30, 2012
Betsy E. Souza, 75, of Pawtucket died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital of Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Arthur A. Souza.Born on October 30, 1937, in Barnstable, MA, she was the daughter of the late Sven Bjerke and Agnes (Grimberg) Bjerke.Besty worked at Raytheon as an electronic assembler. She is survived by her...
Susan Benson
Oct 29, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - If you have ever heard her laugh, you will surely miss it. Susan Benson loved to have fun and the laughter that went along with it. Always armed with a kind word or a compliment, she was always thinking of someone else... the most selfless lady around. She adored being a mom to her three sons and...
Eleanor L. Keys
Oct 29, 2012
Eleanor L. Keys passed from this life on the morning of October 29 at the John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, at the age of 89. Eleanor Keys was a native Newporter. She attended Newport public schools and graduated from Rogers High School in 1941. She had always demonstrated astute abilities for drawing, which led soon after high school, to...
s Joan C. Reed
Oct 26, 2012
Joan C. Reed, 76, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Taylor Road, and Ruggles Avenue, Newport, died on Friday, October 26, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She is the wife of Richard Durot of Portsmouth, and the late William H. Reed.Born on January 19, 1936 in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose...
Ernest L. Christensen
Oct 24, 2012
Ernest L. Christensen, age 65, of Portsmouth, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at his home. Ernie was born January 4, 1947 in Providence, RI. He is the son of the late Mary Shirley Kivlehan.He was the beloved husband of Jane (Salvador) Christensen for 40 years. Ernest grew up in Newport. He entered the Army at the age of 18. Following...
Yvonne F. Lopes
Oct 23, 2012
Yvonne F. Lopes, 69, of Newport died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at home. Born March 2, 1943 in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Howard A. and Ida F. (Sutton) Lopes. Yvonne worked as a CNA for St. Clare Home, John Clarke Nursing Home and the Newport Hospital. She was a communicant of St. Josephs Church.She is...
Raymond M. Gilchrest
Oct 22, 2012
Raymond M. Gilchrest, 65, of New Britain, CT, died Monday, October 22, 2012 at West Haven VA Hospital in Connecticut. Born April 24, 1947, in Newport, RI, he was the son of Ray Gilchrest of Middletown, RI and the late Aileen H. (Daley) Gilchrest.Raymond grew up in Middletown the oldest son of 12 children, and spent many days working with...
Yon Ok Lee
Oct 20, 2012
Yon Ok Lee, 78, of Portsmouth died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Korea, she was the daughter of the late Kim, Chi Gyu and Kim-Ma, Hung Dock. She is survived by her husband Won Joung Lee with whom she have recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary, her three children Eun...
Shirley Rodcosky Borkowski
Oct 20, 2012
Shirley Rodcosky Borkowski, age 90, of Portsmouth died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at John Clarke Health Care Center of Middletown, RI. Mrs. Borkowski was born December 20, 1921 in Southington, CT. She is the daughter of the late Edward J. and the late Pauline (Luty) Rodcosky. She was the wife of Joseph H.Borkowski. Shirley graduated from Central Connecticut State University,...
Elisa T. Sullivan
Oct 20, 2012
Elisa T. (Boiani) Sullivan, age 77, of Newport died Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Village House Nursing Home of Newport, RI. Mrs. Sullivan was born April 25, 1935 in Newport, RI, to the late Savino and Carmela (Maggioli) Boiani. She was married to Joseph J. Sullivan for 59 years.Mrs. Sullivan attended Hazard Memorial and St. Catherine's Schools, graduating in 1952....
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