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Theresa Maria Salter

Theresa Maria Salter

Apr 26, 2010

Newport RI - Theresa Maria Ferrazzoli Salter, 89, died suddenly and peacefully at her home in Newport on April 26th, 2010. She is survived by her two daughters, Mary Salter of NYC and Christine Moitoza of Hillsdale, NJ and their respective husbands, Mel Kendrick and Richard Moitoza. She is also survived by her cherished step-children, Judi Berger of Muscatine, IA...

Bernard A. Macdonald

Bernard A. Macdonald

Apr 25, 2010

MIDDLETOWN-Bernard A. MacDonald, 92 of Allston Avenue, Middletown, R.I. passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of 49 years to the late Kathryn Zeta Price MacDonald.Born in Newport, RI on August 25, 1917, he was the son of the late John Alexander and Katherine Mary Lehane MacDonald. Mac, as referred to by family,...

Florence K. Job

Florence K. Job

Apr 25, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Florence K. Job, 88, of 67 Lambie Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Schenectady, NY, on March 31, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Nellie Kietlinski Job.Florence attended Mt. Pleasant High School. She studied Nursing at Mt. Sinai Hospital School...

Robert William Glazier

Robert William Glazier

Apr 24, 2010

Newport, RI - Robert William Glazier, 79, of 20 Division Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, April 24, 2010 at home.He was the husband of Carole A. Martinez Glazier. Born in Natick, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles Freeland and Louise Desplaines Glazier.Bob loved Newport, politics, gardening, and music, but mostly he enjoyed spending...

Beth A. O'Connor

Beth A. O'Connor

Apr 24, 2010

Warren, RI - Elizabeth A. Beth OConnor, 56, of Middletown, RI, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the home of her sister in Warren, RI. Born in Providence, RI, on October 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Ruth Kirchner OConnor Beth graduated from Middletown High School and went on to attend St....

Dorothy Jean Oakley

Dorothy Jean Oakley

Apr 21, 2010

Newport, RI - Dorothy Jean Barker Oakley, 84, of 20 Canonicus Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Sidney Joseph Oakley.Born in Newport, RI on June 12, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin B. and Helena McCarthy Barker.Mrs. Oakley had most recently...

Charles Peter Furtado

Charles Peter Furtado

Apr 21, 2010

Newport, RI - Charles Peter Furtado, 80, of 76 Broadway, Newport, died peacefully in his sleep at the Village House Nursing Home on April 21, 2010.Born in Newport, RI on August 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louiza Perry-Silva Furtado.He was the loving husband of 56 years to Julia Marie Medrick Furtado, originally of Morgantown,...

Agnes Beaulieu

Agnes Beaulieu

Apr 20, 2010

Fall River, MA - Agnes Oliveira Beaulieu, 84, of 140 Essex Street, Fall River, MA, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital.She was the wife of the late Alphonse Beaulieu. Born in Fall River, MA on June 15, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria daConceicao Oliveira.Mrs. Beaulieu worked for many...

Shirley Ann Larsen

Shirley Ann Larsen

Apr 20, 2010

Shirley A. Costa Larsen, 65, of Forest Park, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Newport Hospital.She was the longtime companion of Joseph Moniz, Jr. of Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on July 4, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Jeanette Manchester Costa.A 1962 graduate of Rogers High School, she enjoyed gardening, cooking...

Edward M. Karoli

Edward M. Karoli

Apr 19, 2010

Beverly Hills, FL - Edward M. Karoli, 92, of Beverly Hills, FL, formerly of Newport, RI and Bristol, RI, passed away on April 19, 2010 after a short illness.He was born on January 22, 1918, in Newport, RI to the late Edward and Edith Metcalfe Karoli.He is survived by his wife Pauline Karoli of Beverly Hills, FL, his daughter Jean...

Stacey L. Ferguson

Stacey L. Ferguson

Apr 18, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Stacey L. Ferguson, 43, of 326 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly on Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.Born in Newport, RI on February 1, 1967, she was the daughter of William P. Sullivan of Jamestown, RI, and Patricia A. Reeve and Ernest Larsen of Middletown, RI.Stacey had worked in the auto...

Eleanor R. Nielsen

Eleanor R. Nielsen

Apr 18, 2010

Middletown, RI - Eleanor R. OConnell Nielsen, 82, of John Clarke Nursing Home, Middletown, RI, formerly of 70 Hargraves Drive, Portsmouth, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at the nursing home.She was the wife of the late Niels T. Nielsen. Born in Taylors, SC on November 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary McCarthy OConnell.Mrs. Nielsen...

Christopher J. Simmons, Iii

Christopher J. Simmons, Iii

Apr 16, 2010

Christopher J. Simmons III, 78, of 63 Black Point Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Friday, April 16, 2010 at the Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Constance DeCotis Simmons.Born in Newport, RI on October 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Christopher J. and Pauline Higgins Simmons.Mr. Simmons had attended West Point and the University of...

Eleanor Elizabeth Picard

Eleanor Elizabeth Picard

Apr 14, 2010

Middletown, RI - Eleanor Wilburn Picard, 89, of formerly of Blenheim-Newport, Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Francis Joseph Picard. Born in Union, SC on July 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William Wallace and Ella Wilburn Wilburn.Mrs. Picard met her...

Nancy Carney

Nancy Carney

Apr 14, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Swist Carney, 73, of 51 Middle Road, Anthony House, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on August 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Doris Pickering Swist.Mrs. Carney had worked as a switch board...

Muriel A. Rolfe

Muriel A. Rolfe

Apr 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Muriel A. Rolfe, 78, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Myron L. Rolfe. Born in Manchester, NH on July 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Aline Gregoire Landry.Mrs. Rolfe worked for Verizon Telephone as an investigator...

Exum Leroy Pike

Exum Leroy Pike

Apr 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Exum Leroy Pike, 93, of 75 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Cecelia Makara Pike. Born in Asheville, NC on September 25, 1916, he was the son of the late Exum Leroy and Grace Wooton Pike.Mr. Pike served in the United States...

Virginia Rosemary Mello

Virginia Rosemary Mello

Apr 11, 2010

Newport, RI - Virginia R. Souza Mello, 94, of 7 Bradford Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at home.She was the wife of the late Joseph T. Mello. Born in Newport, RI, on June 26, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Manuel L. and Virginia Guieva Souza.Mrs. Mello worked for many, many years at Egan Laundry...

Yvonne Marie Clinton

Yvonne Marie Clinton

Apr 10, 2010

Newport, RI - Yvonne Marie Elder Clinton, 66, of 22A Coddington Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Chicago, IL on Nov. 6, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Inez Knighten Elder.Mrs. Clinton was a dedicated and faithful Jehovahs Witness. She was an avid bowler, loved entertaining...

Elizabeth H. Dennis

Elizabeth H. Dennis

Apr 8, 2010

Middletown, RI - Elizabeth Houlihan Dennis, 94, of 1052 East Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert I. Dennis. Born in Newport, RI on January 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Mary Barry Houlihan.Tudy, as she...

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