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Kevin J. Labonte
Feb 18, 2011
Middletown, RI - Kevin J LaBonte, 68, Middletown, RI, died on his birthday, Friday, February 18, 2011 peacefully in his sleep. Born in Newport, RI on February 18, 1943, he was the son of the late Alphonse J. and Kathrine F. OConner LaBonte.He is survived by his loving daughter Melissa Bessette and her husband Rick of Portsmouth, RI, his sons...
Donald P. Beebe
Feb 18, 2011
Donald P. Beebe, 60, of 186 Center Ave, Middletown, RI, died Friday, February 18, 2011 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Shea Beebe. Born in Newport, RI on September 14, 1950, he was the son of the late William O. and Rosanna Beebe. Donald grew up in the fifth ward, and was a 1969 graduate...
Francis J. Pine
Feb 17, 2011
Francis J. Pine, 73, of Stage Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at home.He was the loving husband of Barbara A. Silvia Pine.Born in Newport, RI on September 27, 1937, he was the son of Frank Pine of Newport, RI and the late Angelina Correia Pine.After graduating from Rogers High School in Newport, Frank served in...
Helen Nelson
Feb 17, 2011
Newport, RI - Helen C. Koulouvardis Nelson, 59, of 16 Gooseberry Road, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Frederick Grover Nelson. Born in Newport, RI on June 11, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Lola Rozes Koulouvardis.Mrs. Nelson graduated from Rogers High...
Mary C. Smith
Feb 17, 2011
Middletown, RI - Mary C. Collins Smith, 77, of 89 Bayview Park, Middletown, formerly of 98 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, RI on June 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Denis and Bridget Murphy Collins.Mrs. Smith attended St. Josephs grammar...
Helen Peterson
Feb 15, 2011
Newport, RI - Helen Estella Starrett Peterson, 92, of Dexter Street and John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 in Newport Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of John H. Peterson who survives her. Born in Providence, RI on November 25, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Chester E.A. and Mary...
Kenneth D. Mandsager
Feb 14, 2011
Middletown, RI - Kenneth D. Mandsager, 97, of Forest Farm Assisted Living, Middletown, RI, formerly of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at the center.He was the husband of Evelyn R. Cleveland Mandsager. Born in Thor, Iowa on June 5, 1913, he was the son of the late Michael and Synva Sandven Mandsager.After attending Thor High School, he...
James E. Ottilige
Feb 14, 2011
Middletown, RI - James Ernst Ottilige, 80, of 107 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Newport Hospital, surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Paula Peckham Ottilige. Born in Newport, RI on December 7, 1930, he was the son of the late Charles and Aimee Taylor Ottilige.Mr. Ottilige served in the United States Navy...
Geoffrey Edward Almeida
Feb 13, 2011
Tiverton, RI - Geoffrey Edward Almeida, 60, of 225 Stone Church Road, Tiverton, RI, died on February 13, 2011.He was the husband of Catherine Devitt for 28 years. Born in Lowell, MA on July 7, 1950, he was the son of Dorothy Countouritious Almeida and the late Edward Almeida.Geoffrey grew up in Chelmsford, MA and fell in love with the...
Vonne Silvia
Feb 12, 2011
Vonne Toodles Silvia, born Vonne A. Boone, formerly of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport RI died Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 25, 1928 in Jamestown, RI she was the firstborn daughter of William E. Boone and Viola DeVere Boone.She was the wife of the late...
Michael J. Mcgowan
Feb 12, 2011
Michael J. McGowan, 66, of Fox Run, Portsmouth, RI, passed peacefully on February 12, 2011 at Miriam Hospital in Providence.He was the beloved husband of Mary A. Shaw McGowan.Born in Boston, MA on August 10, 1944, he was the oldest child of the late Thomas and Helen Lawless McGowan.Mr. McGowan was a Patent Attorney for NUWC Naval Underwater Warfare Center...
James Robert Dewick, Jr
Feb 11, 2011
Middletown, RI - James Robert Dewick, Jr., 54, of 1722 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 11, 2011, at home.Born in Bronx, NY, on January 1, 1957, he was the son of the James Robert Dewick, Sr. and the late Mary Doody Dewick.Jim owned and operated his own construction company for several years. He loved fishing,...
Ruth Bailey Glucksman
Feb 9, 2011
Middletown, RI - Ruth Bailey Glucksman, 108, of the John Clarke Nursing Center, 600 Valley Road Middletown, RI of New York, died February 9, 2011.She was the wife of the late Dr. Dennis Glucksman DDS. Born in Newport, RI on January 3, 1903, she was the daughter of the late George E. Bailey and the late Phoebe Ann Tew Bailey....
Barbara Jane Hoff
Feb 8, 2011
Portsmouth, RI - Barbara Jane Hoff, 90, formerly of 540 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI.She was the wife of the late Donald V. Hoff. Born in Cranston, RI on March 7, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Lucy Newsome Chase. A graduate of Bryant...
George Franklin Butler, Jr
Feb 8, 2011
NEWPORT, RI - George F. Buzzy Butler, Jr., 77, of Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Sandra M. Clarke Butler. Born in Newport, RI on July 29, 1933, he was the son of the late George F. Butler Sr., former Deputy Fire Chief of the Newport Fire Department and the...
John William Leathem
Feb 7, 2011
Middletown, RI - John William Leathem, 77, of Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 7, 2011 at home.Born in Troy, NY on September 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Thomas Joseph and Leila Macarthur Leathem.Mr. Leathem served in the United States Navy for 23 years and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Later, he worked...
Connie Lee Wagner
Feb 7, 2011
Middletown, RI - Connie Lee Langstaff Wagner, 63, of 25 Bloom Court, Middletown, RI, entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 7, 2011 holding the hand of her loving husband Scott Wagner whom she is survived by. Connie was born to the late Charles and Harriett Langstaff on June 24, 1947 at Newport. Hospital. After graduating in 1965 from Rogers...
Donelson C. Glassie, Jr
Feb 3, 2011
Donelson Don C. Glassie, Jr., died Thursday, Feb. 3, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. The sailor/entrepreneur had been a Newport resident since the mid 1970s. He was 76. Born in Washington, D.C., to the late Donelson Caffery Glassie and Sara Madison Eccles, Don grew up in Chevy Chase, Md. His first sailing experiences were aboard a...
Barbara Gagner
Feb 3, 2011
Barbara Ferry Gagner, 66, of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown.She was the wife of the late Eugene Gagner.Born in Newport, RI on November 5, 1944, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Yolanda Gavioli Ferry.Barbara enjoyed music and playing cards. She will be greatly missed by...
John T. Rice
Feb 3, 2011
John Thomas Rice, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, friends, and beloved cats after a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma.He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Holly P. Rice, and his three children, Victoria Rice Bean, Lisa Rice Greedy and C. J. Rice, as well as seven grandchildren, and one great...
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