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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Robert D. Cooper

Robert D. Cooper

Feb 22, 2010

Robert Donald Cooper, 92, formerly of 50 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, and 92 Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2010 at St. Clare Home in Newport.He was the husband of the late Madelin Barbara Pedro Cooper.Born in Avery County, NC on September 17, 1917, he was the son of the late George Washington Cooper and Jane Turbeville Cooper....

Mary G. Phillips

Mary G. Phillips

Feb 22, 2010

Middletown, RI - Mary G. White Phillips, 86, of 6 Columbia Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown.She was the wife of the late Alfred J. Phillips. Born in Newport, RI on April 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Candida Raposa White.Mrs. Phillips worked at General...

David John Weaver

David John Weaver

Feb 20, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - David John Weaver, 45, of 38 South Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at home.Born in Newport, RI on May 30, 1964, he was the son of James E. and Joyce Hanson Weaver, of Hudson, FL.David worked as a maintenance technician for Sunny Acres Mobile Homes for 14 years. He was an avid fisherman. He...

Bruce A. Mcpherson

Bruce A. Mcpherson

Feb 18, 2010

Middletown, RI - Bruce A. McPherson, 49, of Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Jane Patota McPherson of Middletown. Born in Newport, RI on March 15, 1960, he was the son of Harold W. and Ann Calassa McPherson, Jr. of Wildwood, MO, formerly of Newport, RI.Bruce was...

Phyllis Bartlett Pritchard

Phyllis Bartlett Pritchard

Feb 18, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Phyllis B. Pritchard, 53, of 106 Norseman Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at home with her husband by her side.She was the wife of Paul Edward Pritchard. Born in Melrose, MA on January 5, 1957, she was the daughter of Lydia Belle Benson Pritchard of Melrose, MA and the late George Bartlett.Mrs. Pritchard worked...

Elizabeth Weiss

Elizabeth Weiss

Feb 16, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Elizabeth Gschwind Weiss, 96, of 49 Fischer Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Lee A. Weiss. Born in Bronx, NY on May 18, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothea Gschwind.Mrs. Weiss was a communicant of St. Marys...

James E. Peckham

James E. Peckham

Feb 16, 2010

Newport, RI - James E. Peckham, 91, of 325 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of the late Laura Wadsworth Peckham. Born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Reginald E. and Nellie OBrien Peckham.Mr. Peckham had worked as a jewelry designer...

James E. Peckham

James E. Peckham

Feb 16, 2010

Newport, RI - James E. Peckham, 91, of 325 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the beloved husband of the late Laura Wadsworth Peckham. Born in Boston, MA on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Reginald E. and Nellie OBrien Peckham.Mr. Peckham had worked as a jewelry designer...

William Keith Mallinson

William Keith Mallinson

Feb 13, 2010

Middletown, RI - William Bill Keith Mallinson, Sr. USN Capt. Ret 79, passed away on February 13, 2010 unexpectedly at his Punta Gorda Fl, Home. He was the husband of Carolyn H. McNeil and in the summer celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. He was the only child of the late John K. Mallinson and Jeanne A. Windhorst of Millerton, NY.Bill...

Frederick James

Frederick James

Feb 11, 2010

Newport, RI - Frederick G. Mike James, 83, of 22 Pearl Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital.Born in Newport, RI on February 16, 1926, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Annie Deshields James.Mr. James served in the United States Navy. He worked as an Electrician at the Naval Construction Battalion Center....

Jeanne E. Berggren

Jeanne E. Berggren

Feb 11, 2010

Middletown, RI - Jeanne E. Hayden Berggren, 85, of 132 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport.She was the wife of Arthur Curtis Berggren. Born in Pittsfield, MA, on June 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Littleton and Ethel Tucker Hayden.Mrs. Berggren worked as an executive assistant for...

Frank Britto

Frank Britto

Feb 11, 2010

Frank Britto, 85, of King Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital.He was the former husband of the late Barbara Ann Jones.Born in New Bedford, MA on May 27, 1924, he was the son of the late Jose and Catherine Lopes Britto. Mr. Britto was a US Navy Veteran of World War II having...

Marilla F. Perras

Marilla F. Perras

Feb 10, 2010

Marilla Fyler Perras, 89, of Atria Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Glastonbury, CT, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at home. She was the wife of Irvin M. Perras. Born in East Hartford, CT on December 29, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Daisy Mae Fyler. Mrs. Perras was an Assistant Bank Manager at...

Erdice Rockhill Pardee

Erdice Rockhill Pardee

Feb 9, 2010

Newport, RI - Erdice Rockhill Pardee, age 81, passed away peacefully in the presence of her family on February 9, 2010.Erdice was born on July 30, 1928 in Manhattan, New York to Jerome Burton and Marianne Wickham Rockhill, also of New York.She attended Kent Place School in New Jersey and Vassar College.She married Stewart Trevor Pardee on September 24, 1954....

Letty Ray Quarry

Letty Ray Quarry

Feb 8, 2010

Newport, RI - Letty Ray Church Quarry, 97, of St. Clare Home, Spring Street, Newport, formerly of 5 LaSalle Place, Newport passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, February 8. She was the wife of the late Newport Police Patrolman Robert N. Quarry Sr.Born in Newport, RI on September 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late...

Wilfred C. Eckersley, Jr

Wilfred C. Eckersley, Jr

Feb 7, 2010

Portsmouth, RI - Wilfred Charles Eckersley Jr., 87, of 74 Cedard Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Elaine Margaret Duff Eckersley. Born in Fall River, MA, on June 2, 1922, he was the son of the late Wilfred Charles and Betsy Halshaw Eckersley.Mr. Eckersley had...

Marie E. Burke

Marie E. Burke

Feb 5, 2010

Newport, RI - Marie E Burke, 89, of 15 Whitwell Ave, Newport, RI, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, after a short illness. . Born in Providence, RI on August 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Estelle Perry Burke. She is survived by her sister Eileen Burke of Newport, RI...

Marion Etta Reynolds

Marion Etta Reynolds

Feb 5, 2010

Marion Etta Reynolds Newport, RI - Marion Etta Reynolds, Ella, 78, of 34 Vernon Ave, Newport, RI, died Saturday February 6, 2010 at Newport Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Elmer A. Reynolds Sr. for 55 years. Born in Newport, RI on September 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Pauline Martin...

Inez Rose Trent

Inez Rose Trent

Feb 3, 2010

Middletown, RI - Inez Rose Almeida Trent, 92, of 193 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 58 Hall Avenue, Newport, died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late William Louis Trent. Born in New Bedford, MA on October 21, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Manuel...

Avis M. Bachus

Avis M. Bachus

Feb 2, 2010

Avis M. Bachus, 97, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, formerly of John Street, Newport, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Heatherwood. Born in Newport, RI on March 13, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Lydia Barlow Clarke.Avis grew up in Newport and attended Newport Schools. As an adult, she worked in domestic service her entire...

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