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Stephen Michael Turner
Jul 18, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Stephen Michael Turner, 53, of, Portsmouth, RI, passed away on July 18, 2011 surrounded by his loving family at The New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital in New Bedford, MA.He was the beloved husband of Antonia Borodemos Turner. Born in Newport, RI on March 19, 1958, he was the loving son of the late Herschel L. and Joan B....
David John Bushnell
Jul 18, 2011
Barrington, RI - David John Bushnell, 48, of 225 New Meadow Road, Barrington, RI, died Monday, July 18, 2011 at home. Born in Newport, RI on August 17, 1962, he was the son of the late Earl R. Bushnell, Jr. and Joyce Davis Bushnell.Mr. Bushnell loved competing in the Special Olympics, loved watching spider-man, loved kids, animals and attending dances...
Leonora Murphy
Jul 17, 2011
Newport, RI - Leonora N Murphy, 78, of 1 Greenlaw Boulevard, Newport, RI, died Sunday, July 17, 2011 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, RI on February 19, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Mary Medeiros Nunes.Leonora was a 1950 graduate of St. Catherine...
Lloyd T. Northup Iii
Jul 17, 2011
DEERFIELD BEACH, FL, - Lloyd Thomas Northup, III, of Deerfield Beach, FL, died unexpectedly in Stuart, FL, on Sunday, July 17, 2011. Born in Newport, RI on April 13, 1963, he was the beloved husband of Kristen Swafford Northup and the son of Rose Laranjo and Lloyd T. Northup Jr. of Newport, RI and Hillsboro Beach, FL.Lloyd was a 1981...
Charles B. Ceppi
Jul 17, 2011
Charles B. Ceppi, Jr., 69, of 260 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Sunday, July 17, 2011 at home.Born in Providence, Rhode Island on May 27, 1942, he was the son of the late Dr. Charles B. and Jane B. Ceppi.Charles, Tuggy, was a member of The James L. Maher community and resided at Mahers Green End Avenue Group...
William J. Doncaster
Jul 16, 2011
Newport, RI - William J. Bill Doncaster, Jr., 47, of 5 Canonicus Avenue, Newport, RI, died on July 16, 2011, at home. Born in Newport, RI on February 9, 1964, he was the son of William John and Cathleen Westley Doncaster.Bill was a 1982 graduate of Rogers High School and then went on to attend RI College in Providence, Bristol...
Emilia Corey
Jul 16, 2011
Emily Perry CoreyEmilia Emily P. Corey, 99, formerly of Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, July 16, 2011 at John Clarke Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was the former wife of the late Alfred V. Corey.Born in Middletown, RI on April 15, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angelica Nunes Pereira.Emily worked as a utility aide...
Ed Lemco
Jul 15, 2011
After a brief but valiant fight with lung cancer, Ed Lemco passed away peacefully on Friday, July 15th at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. Ed leaves behind his loving wife of 19 years, Connie, and daughters Linda, Laura and Lisa.To celebrate and honor Eds life and his long history and many contributions over the years to the motorcycle industry,...
Mary Ellen Silvia
Jul 13, 2011
Middletown, RI - Mary Ellen Gillis Silvia, 79, of Middletown, RI, died on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Edward C. Silvia. Born in Newport, RI on December 17, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Johnston Gillis.Mrs. Silvia was a 1950 graduate of Rogers High...
Margaret S. Fanning
Jul 12, 2011
Tiverton, RI - Margaret S. Sullivan Fanning, 92, of Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Francis J. Fanning. Born in Tiverton, RI on August 5, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Dr. James M. and Laura McGuire Sullivan.Mrs. Fanning graduated from...
Ellen Frances Dennett
Jul 11, 2011
Newport, RI - Ellen Frances Nicholson Dennett, 88, of West Narragansett Avenue, Newport, died Monday, July 11, 2011 at home with her family.She was the wife of the late Michael Dennett. Born in Newport, on Aug. 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ellen F. Ferry Nicholson.During World War II, Mrs. Dennett worked at the Newport...
Colleen Jenney
Jul 10, 2011
KISSIMMEE, FL, - Colleen OBrien Jenney, 60, of Kissimmee, FL, died on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at home with her family.She was the wife of James Jenney. Born in Newport, RI, on October 14, 1950, she was the daughter of Pauline Fonseca OBrien of Portsmouth, RI and the late James Eddy OBrien. Colleen was the oldest of the eight siblings...
Brian John Hubbard
Jul 8, 2011
Newport, RI- Mr. Brian J. Hubbard, 64, of Newport, RI formerly of Lynn, MA died peacefully at his home on Friday, July 8 with his daughter, her husband and close friend by his side.Hubbard was the father of Lea L. Green formerly Brenda Lee Hubbard of Santa Fe, NM, and brother of Mark Hubbard of Lynn, MA and Susanne Reines...
Andy B. Arkway
Jul 8, 2011
Newport, RI - Andy Beryl Arkway, Newport, RI, born May 26, 1960, in Stamford, CT, passed away on July 8, 2011 in Boston, MA, after a lengthy illness. The son of the late Charlene Shayne Arkway of Boston, MA, and Richard Beryl Arkway, of Dorset, VT and New York, NY, Andy was a long time Rhode Island resident, living formerly...
Helen Marie Ganong
Jul 6, 2011
Helen M. Sullivan Ganong, 83, of South Drive, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at Newport Hospital with her daughter and son-in-law by her side.She was married on April 14, 1952 to George W. Ganong for 53 years until his death on June 4, 2005.Born in Newport, RI on November 17, 1927, she was the daughter of...
Lola Delores Jones
Jul 5, 2011
Newport, RI - Lola Delores Jones, 83, of 71 Warner Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Claybron W. Jones. Born in Thomasville, GA on January 18, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Eugenia Caldwell. She is survived by her sons, Claybron...
Anita Maria Sekunda
Jul 4, 2011
Newport, RI - Anita Maria Berthiaume Sekunda, 96, of 113 Second Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Stanley F. Sekunda, Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on April 12, 1915, she was the daughter of the late James and Rose Rioux Berthiaume.Mrs. Sekunda moved to Newport...
Ruth Joseph Fischer
Jul 4, 2011
Fischer, Ruth Joseph, 92, of Newport RI, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2011. She was the wife of the late Leslie McAllister. Ruth is survived by her son Dr. Jeffrey Fischer and daughter-in-law Bonnie Fischer of Newport, and her daughter Julie Fischer and son-in-law Mark Taber of Providence; by her grandchildren Benjamin Wolf, Katherine Wolf Hudson, Daniel, Benjamin and...
John E. Mortenson
Jul 1, 2011
Tiverton, RI - John E. Mortenson, 72, of Tiverton, RI, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at his home.He was the husband of the late Wendy McEntee Mortenson. Born in Providence, RI on January 30, 1939, he was the son of the late Eric R. and Dora Burke Mortenson.Mr. Mortenson was a graduate of East Providence High School and went on...
August John Minese, Jr
Jun 30, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - August J. Minese, 93, of Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Jean L. Hill Minese. Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 27, 1917, he was the son of the late August J. and Mary Correiro Minese.Mr. Minese served in the United States...
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