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John E. Rogers
Apr 12, 2012
MIDDLETOWN - John Jack E. Rogers of Middletown, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 12, at the age of 89. He was the husband of the late Mary Lou Serbst Rogers. They were married for 54 years before her death in 2004. Born in Newport, the son of the late Gerald and Catherine Rogers, he lived in Middletown...
Madeleine E. Silvia
Apr 12, 2012
Middletown, RI - Madeleine E. Silvia, 91, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 64 Berkeley Court Middletown, RI, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel P Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 25, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Anna...
Dean C. Scanlon
Apr 11, 2012
Middletown, RI - Dean Cavanough Scanlon, 66, of Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Carol Ann Livesey Scanlon. Born in Fall River, MA on July 21, 1945, he was the son of the late George and Irene Petit Scanlon.Mr. Scanlon was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. He joined...
Nora T. Peterson
Apr 11, 2012
Nora Thompson Peterson, 73, of Dudley Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2012.She was the wife of the late Paul William Peterson.Born in Waterbury, CT on April 29, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alta Doll Thompson.Mrs. Peterson graduated in 1960 from the Backus Hospital School of Nursing in Norwich, CT and worked...
Barry A. Mellow
Apr 9, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Dr. Barry Alan Mellow, aka Lombasso Karaunch, 68, of Water Street, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Monday, April 9, 2012. There was nobody on the planet like Barry Mellow and there never will be. From roses and guns to yoga and cartooning, Barry was the exception to the rule; a jack of...
June Nesbitt Gibbs
Apr 8, 2012
June Nesbitt Gibbs, 89, died April 8, at home, after a two-month battle with cancer.She was born June 13, 1922 in Newton, Massachusetts, to Samuel and Lulu Glazier Nesbitt. She graduated from Newton High School in 1939 and Wellesley College in 1943. She served as a lieutenant in the navy during World War II, breaking the German submarine code in...
Muriel Anne Cornell, Phd
Apr 7, 2012
Muriel Anne Shapiro Lash Cornell, PhD, a retired Professor of English and Linguistics, of Crosspointe Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and formerly of Sea Spray on Ocean Avenue, Newport, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at home from the ravages of Alzheimers disease, surrounded by many of her loving family members.Born in Brooklyn, NY on January 9, 1928, she was the...
William Jackson Gaines
Apr 7, 2012
Major Ret. William Jackson Gaines, of Newport. RI, died on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Newport Hospital. The son of the late Albert P. Gaines. Sr. and Pauline P. Jackson Gaines, he was born on March 2, 1923 in Newport, RI. He attended the local schools and graduated from Rogers High School in 1940. He worked at various shoe repair...
Robert Barker
Apr 5, 2012
Newport, RI - Robert Hatton Barker, Jr., 48, of 529 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, April 5, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Catherine Morton Barker. Born in Chicago, IL, on June 17, 1963, he was the son of Nina Feggestad Barker of Highland Park, IL, and the late Robert H. Barker, Sr. Bob...
Alfred Jesse Jacome
Apr 4, 2012
Middletown, RI - Alfred Jesse Jacome, 80, of 3 Rosedale Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Chelsea, AL. He was the husband of the late Winifred May Kelly Jacome. Born in Middletown, RI on December 30, 1931, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary Viera Jacome.Mr. Jacome worked as a manager for the Middletown...
Denton B. Harris
Apr 4, 2012
Tiverton, RI - Denton B. Harris, 84, of Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Sakonnet Bay Retirement Living, Tiverton, RI. He was the husband of Carrie (Robinson) Harris.Born in Orange, Massachusetts, on May 2, 1927, he was the son of the late Warren Augustus and Ruth (Ballard) Harris.Mr. Harris served in the US Navy during World War II....
Christopher Anselm Taylor
Apr 4, 2012
Portsmouth, R.I. _ Christopher Anselm Taylor, 59, of 182 Armando Drive, died on April 4th at home following a thirteen month battle with brain cancer.Born March 3, 1953, in Newport, he was the son of Adelle Baker Taylor and the late Gerald Moran Taylor. Christophers accomplished career began in broadcast engineering and spanned a range of related fields culminating in...
C. Henry Gilmore
Apr 3, 2012
Middletown, RI - C. Henry Gilmore, Jr., 74, of 17 Squantum Drive, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Madeline Gail Sullivan Gilmore. Born in Newport, RI on November 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Clarence Henry and Josephine Reigle Gilmore.Mr. Gilmore was a 1956 graduate...
Henry J. Tierno, Jr
Apr 3, 2012
Henry J. Tierno, Jr., 86, of Harvey Road, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Phyllis A. Bonci Braga Tierno and the husband of the late Grace P. Kelly Tierno.Born in Berlin, NJ on February 1, 1926, he was the son of the late Henry J. and Mae Dowdell Tierno.Mr. Tierno was...
Nancy Marie Volton
Apr 1, 2012
Middletown, RI - Nancy Volton, 82, of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Richard Michael Volton of Middletown. Born in Troy, NY on October 21, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Powel and Anna Vandenburgh. She is survived by her husband Richard M....
Rene A. Tougas, Sr
Apr 1, 2012
Portsmouth, RI - Rene Tougas, Sr. 96, of, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Armour Tougas. Born in Central Falls, RI on Nov. 20, 1915, he was the son of the late Alfonse and Corrine Lucignon Tougas. Mr. Tougas worked as an engineer for Spidell/Textron for...
Lydia C. Pine
Mar 31, 2012
Lydia Carolyn Pine, 92, of 28 Draper Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Pine. Born in Middletown, RI on April 4, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline Pasquale Vidinha. Mrs. Pine was a member of Jesus...
Evelyn A. Finney
Mar 31, 2012
Middletown, RI - Evelyn A. Finney, 86, of Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Rogers Lane, Middletown, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Somerville, MA on July 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Francis W. and Evelyn Leonard Finney. Evelyn was an avid NY Mets fan. She became...
Doris Medeiros
Mar 31, 2012
Middletown, RI - Doris Mary Medeiros, 93, of Middletown, RI, formerly of Freeborn Street, Newport, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Francis Frank Medeiros. Born in Woonsocket, RI on August 9, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Verthune and Mildred Lavagee Rondeau. Doris lived...
Robert David Sullivan
Mar 30, 2012
Lt Colonel retired US Army Robert David Dago Sullivan died peacefully at his home on Everett Street, Middletown. He had been diagnosed with Dementia since suffering a stroke in the late 1980s. Since the death of his wife in 2006, his condition steadily worsened. A special thanks to Jamestown Healthcare for their daily attendance, support and compassionate care given to...
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