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Helen Mary Obara
Jun 29, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Helen Mary Buianowski Obara, 87, of 32 Grain Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Theodore J. Obara. Born in Framingham, MA on July 23, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John and Kazimira Slovik Buianowski.Mrs. Obara worked...
Mary Jane Woods
Jun 29, 2011
Middletown, RI - Mary Jane Ellard Woods, 72, of Middletown, RI, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the beloved wife of Ronald S. Woods. Born in Chelsea, MA on October 11, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Nicolas Francis and Jane McHugh Ellard. Mary worked for 15 years as an...
Evelyn L. Moore
Jun 25, 2011
Middletown, RI - Evelyn L. Plet Moore, 63, of 7 Gossets Turn Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at home.She was the wife of Ronald G. Moore. Born in Cambridge, MA, on October 2, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy H. Crowell and the late Arthur J. Plet.Evelyn graduated from Groton Massachusetts High School Class...
Helen E. Dolphus
Jun 25, 2011
Newport, RI - Helen Elizabeth Troy Dolphus, 95, of Newport, RI, was called by the Lord Jesus on Saturday, June 25, 2011, just three days after her 95th birthday. She died peacefully with her loving family members present.She was the wife of the late Garfield Dolphus. Born in Newport, RI on June 22, 1916, she was the daughter of the...
John L. Parham
Jun 23, 2011
Newport, RI - John L. Parham, 64, of Newport, RI, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Rochelle, GA, on June 7, 1947, he was the son of Rose West Parham of Newport, RI and the late Herman Parham. John graduated from Rogers High School, Newport, RI. Mr. Parham was a member of the Newport...
Michael Nedeau
Jun 23, 2011
Tiverton, RI ?Michael Nedeau, of 95 Grinnell Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died peacefully on Thursday, June 23, 2011, after a long fight for life.He was the husband of Annette Cotnoir Nedeau. Born in Orange, NJ, on June 8, 1956, he was the son of Edward and Helen Reynolds Nedeau of Middletown, RI. Michael was a graduate of Morris Catholic High School...
Cornelius Minihane
Jun 20, 2011
Sun City Center, FL - Cornelius Connie Joseph Minihane of Sun City Center, FL, died on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 69 years of age at the LifePath Hospice Home in Ruskin, FL, seven months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Born in Somerville, MA on October 28, 1941, he was the son of the late Cornelius and Catherine Likely...
Michalina E. Borden
Jun 19, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Michalina E. Kaminski Borden, 96, of 143 Power Street, Portsmouth, RI, died on Sunday, June 19, 2011, at home with her family by her side.She was the wife of the late Albert W. Borden. Born in Fall River, MA on March 22, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Ludwik and Krystyna Wojtaszek Kaminski.Mrs. Borden enjoyed...
Kenneth William Potts
Jun 19, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Kenneth William Potts, 53, of 2749 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Newport, RI on November 15, 1957, Kenneth worked in restaurants in Newport and Ft. Lauderdale, FL over his career. He also spent over a year living and working in France. Ken was a...
Charity Beth Garcia
Jun 18, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Charity Beth Garcia, 36, of Fall River, MA died on June 18, 2011 at home in Fall River. Born in Newport, RI on June 19, 1974, she was the daughter of Arthur A. Medeiros Jr. of Tiverton and Mary Lou Perry White of Greensboro, NC.Charity grew up in Newport and Tiverton, RI and was a graduate of...
James J. Soares
Jun 11, 2011
James J. Soares, 79 of 107 Easton Ave, Portsmouth, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at home. He was the husband of the late Irene Frances McGreavy Soares. Born in Fall River, MA on November 15, 1931, he was the son of the late Antonio J. Soares and Maria T. Rego Soares.James grew up in Fall River and joined the...
Mary Agnes Carawan
Jun 11, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Mary McKenna Carawan, 90, of Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Hoyt Street, Warwick, RI, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home in Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert Evans Carawan of Swan Quarter, NC.Born in Providence, RI on December 22, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and...
Maria Alice Graham
Jun 9, 2011
Forestville, MD - Maria Alice Rose Graham, 89, of 6140 Surrey Square Lane, Forestville, MD, died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD. Born in Newport, RI on June 6, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Mario Ruby Rose and Amelia Pierce Rose.Maria received her communion confirmation at St. Josephs Church in Newport. Maria was...
Cathleen O'Connell
Jun 8, 2011
Cathleen Kay Dugan OConnell, 87, of Kay Street, Newport, RI, passed away on June 8, 2011 at home. She was born on March 1, 1924 in Newport to Col. Richard Dugan and his wife, Kathryn. Kay graduated from the Newport Hospital School of Nursing in 1941 at the age of 17. She later married the love of her life, Jay...
Barbara Estelle Lachance
Jun 7, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Barbara Estelle LaChance, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI, surrounded by her loved ones.She was the wife of the late Ronald LaChance. Born in Newport, RI on September 25, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Evelyn Hudson and the sister of the...
Wilford Knowles
Jun 6, 2011
NEWPORT, RI - Wilford H. Bill Knowles, 86, formerly of Bancroft Drive, Portsmouth, passed away Monday, June 6, 2011 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband for 66 years of Laura Mae Carvalho Knowles. Born in Coldwater, MI on July 9, 1924, he was the son of the late Ornan and Anna Seiler Knowles.Bill served in...
George A. Spear
Jun 5, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - George A. Spear, 81, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011 after a long illness in the Newport Hospital.He was the husband for 60 years of Barbara M. Keniston Spear. Born in Somerville, MA on February 11, 1930, he was the son of the late George A. and M. Elizabeth York Spear.After graduating from Franklin...
William M. Spears
Jun 4, 2011
William M. Spears, 73 of Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Philliscoe Bowers Spears.Born in Martinsburg, WV on May 26, 1938, he was the son of the late William and Lucille Spears.Mr. Spears was a US Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars having served for 21 years....
Jessie N. Davis
Jun 4, 2011
Jessie N. Davis, 91, of 14 Keeher Ave, Newport, RI, passed away at home on Saturday, June 4, 2011. She was the loving wife of George B. Davis for 68 years.Born in Kerrimuir, Scotland on October 6, 1919, she came to America as a babe in arms and essentially lived most of her life in Newport. She was the daughter...
Margaret D. Ferris Souza
Jun 3, 2011
Margaret D. Ferris Souza, 91, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Manuel P. Souza who passed away in 2002.Born in Middletown, RI on October 15, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Olivia Bulcao Ferris.Mrs. Souza was formerly employed as...
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