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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Charles F. Mcgeown

Charles F. Mcgeown

Dec 8, 2011

Middletown, RI - Charles F. McGeown Jr. a man of great faith left his cherished JoAnn, who he started courting 61 years ago and continued throughout his life, finishing his journey to his heavenly Father on December 8, 2011.He died the same way he lived his life with dignity grace, held in the arms of JoAnn; within the exceptional care...

Mary Paranzino

Mary Paranzino

Dec 7, 2011

Middletown, RI - Mary L. Paranzino, of Middletown, RI and Pompano Beach, Fl, died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at her home in Middletown, with her family by her side.Mrs. Paranzino was born on March 25, 1919, to the late Ada M. Pollock Radice and Joseph A. Radice.A member of Jesus Saviour Church she was a former state bowling champion and...

Marion E. Williams

Marion E. Williams

Dec 7, 2011

Marion Bence Williams, 93, passed peacefully on December 7, 2011 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. She was a lifelong resident of Aquidneck Island after having lived in Newport for many years, then Middletown, and for the past 27 years in Portsmouth.She was married to Henry E. Williams for over 70 years and recently moved to Sakonnet Bay...

Louise O. Armstrong

Louise O. Armstrong

Dec 5, 2011

Newport, RI - Louise O. Hatmaker Allen Armstrong, 94, died peacefully at home on December 5.She was born in Newport in 1917; her familys home was on Bateman Avenue in the Fifth War. Later, she resided for more than 30 years on Thurston Avenue and was a congregant of Emmanuel Church on Dearborn Street. Her home for the last four...

Nancy Marie Harmon

Nancy Marie Harmon

Dec 3, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Marie Parsonage Harmon, 72, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2011. She was born in Newport on February 4, 1939, to the late John Joseph Parsonage and Adele Oakley Parsonage.She was predeceased by her loving husband Robert John Harmon of fifty one years, her daughter Deborah Marie Harmon, RN, and her brother, John...

James Norman Mchenry

James Norman Mchenry

Dec 3, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - James Norman McHenry, 89, of McCorrie Lane, Portsmouth, RI, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on December 3, 2011. The last words he heard on this earth were, I love you! from his granddaughter Jocelyn. James was born on February 5, 1922 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and was the son of the late Mary...

Marie J. Koch

Marie J. Koch

Dec 1, 2011

Middletown, RI - Marie J. Bourassa Koch, 88, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, December 1, 2011 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Walter J. Koch.Born in Cascade, NH on September 9, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Delphine Label Bourassa.Mrs. Koch worked as an interior decorator for a...

Allan F. Belden

Allan F. Belden

Nov 30, 2011

Ocala, FL - Allan Freeman Belden, 91of, Ocala, FL, died Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at home surrounded by his loved ones.He was the husband of Annunziata Tina DeVirgilio Belden.Born in Fall River, MA on October 1, 1920, he was the son of the late Raymond and Rhoda Sandford Belden.Mr. Belden was a graduate of SMTI and served in WWII after...

Helen Barbara Goncalo

Helen Barbara Goncalo

Nov 30, 2011

Helen B. Gonalo, entered into eternal life in Heaven while holding the hands of her beloved daughter, Helen and beloved grandson, Rocky, on the morning of November 30th. She was reunited with the love of her life, John who predeceased her in 2008.Helen was born on July 12, 1924 into the loving family of Joseph and Phoebe Matose. She had...

Mary Frances James

Mary Frances James

Nov 29, 2011

Newport, RI - Mary Frances James, 90, of Bradford Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on June 13, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Shea James.Ms. James worked as an Administration Supervisor at NUWC for 35 years. Later, she was employed...

John Edward Prasol

John Edward Prasol

Nov 29, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - John Edward Prasol, 72, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the beloved husband of Ann Marie Couto Prasol of Portsmouth, and the late Norma Catherine Hickey. Born in Hadley, MA on December 1, 1938, he was the son of the late John and Nellie...

Joyce Marilyn Adams

Joyce Marilyn Adams

Nov 29, 2011

Orlando, FL - Joyce Marilyn Adams, 58 former Portsmouth, RI, resident passed away in Orlando, FL, from complications due to diabetes. Daughter of the late Albert and Marilyn (Babbitt) Adams of Island Park, she was a graduate of St. Anthonys School, Portsmouth High School class of 72 and Valencia Community College in Orlando, FL. She also attended the University of...

Nils E. Attemann

Nils E. Attemann

Nov 28, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Nils E. Attemann, 81, of 88 Vanderbilt Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, November 28, 2011 at Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI.He was the husband of Maree E. Koop Attemann. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 18, 1930, he was the son of the late Hugo and Ingeborg Christiansen Attemann.Mr. Attemann served in the United States Army during...

Beatrice M. Duplisea

Beatrice M. Duplisea

Nov 28, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Beatrice Mildred Pomeroy Duplisea, 96, of 24 McCorrie Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, November 28, 2011, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Orrin Booker and the late Irving Duplisea. Born in Hermon, Maine, on December 28, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Dora Banks Pomeroy. She is survived...

Henricus Schmitz

Henricus Schmitz

Nov 25, 2011

Portsmouth, RI - Henricus Harry J. C. Schmitz, 61, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away on Friday, November 25, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family.He was the husband of Linda Laflamme. Born in The Hague, The Netherlands on Feb. 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Everardus Eef and Hendrika Henny Boer Schmitz.Harry was a master craftsman,...

Charles Patrick Lynch

Charles Patrick Lynch

Nov 20, 2011

Middletown, RI - LTC Charles Patrick Lynch Ret US Army, 52, of 135 Lighthouse View Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of Paula Petrie Lynch. Born in Jacksonville, FL on July 8, 1959, he was the son of the late James F. and Grace Tierney Lynch.Charles graduated from The...

Margaret Duke

Margaret Duke

Nov 14, 2011

Middletown, RI - Margaret Peggy Ann Duke, 58, of 61 Vernon Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, November 14, 2011 after a brief illness. Born in Worcester, MA on June 3, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Francis T. and Margaret Melia Duke. Peggy was a graduate of Worcester City Hospital where she obtained her nursing degree. She has...

Benvinda Delphina Netto

Benvinda Delphina Netto

Nov 13, 2011

Newport, RI - Benvinda Delphina DeCosta Netto, 95, of Grand Islander Health Center, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the center.She was the wife of the late Manuel Netto. Born in Newport, RI on December 27, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Bans DeCosta.Mrs. Netto worked cleaning homes for many years. She...

Ruth B. Fletcher

Ruth B. Fletcher

Nov 12, 2011

Middletown, RI - Ruth B. Fletcher, of Middletown, R.I., died Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Blenheim-Newport, in Middletown. She was the wife of the late Donald B. Fletcher, Sr., MD. Born in Utica, N.Y. on April 24, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Nellie Richardson Button.Ruth Alberta Button was a 1938 graduate of Syracuse University...

Richard F. Cosimini

Richard F. Cosimini

Nov 12, 2011

Newport, RI - Richard F. Dick Cosimini, 81, passed away peacefully in Newport, RI, on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Born in Pawtucket, RI on July 14, 1930, and resided in Portsmouth, RI for over 50 years and lived the remainder of his life in Newport, he was the son of the late Romeo and Zelinda Tomellini Cosimini. He was a...

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