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Betty Lou Edge
Oct 25, 2009
North Kingstown, RI - Betty Lou Cullum Edge, 78, of 155 Cole Drive, North Kingstown, RI, formerly of East Greenwich, RI, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI.She was the wife of the late Robert Eugene Edge, Sr. Born in Chester, PA on July 13, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harry Melvin and...
Gerald Peter Cosgrove
Oct 21, 2009
Gerald P.Cosgrove age 79, passed away peacefully at Holmes Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. Gerald was born in Fall River, MA on September 17, 1930. He grew up in Island Park in Portsmouth, Rhode Island and was the son of Franklyn and Mary Richards Cosgrove. He was one of 13 children. In 1990,...
Roger E. Mathieu
Oct 20, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Roger E. Mathieu, 74, of Lawrence Drive Portsmouth died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at home with his family by his side. He was the husband of Helen Furtado Mathieu. The couple was married for 45 years. He was born in Fall River, MA, the son of Peter J. Mathieu and Florence Massey Mathieu. He was the loving...
Francis Antone, Jr
Oct 17, 2009
Newport, RI - Francis Antone, Jr., 67, of 19 Ranger Road, Newport, RI, died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at home. Born in Newport, RI on June 19, 1942, he was the son of the late Francis and Laura Lessa Antone.Mr. Antone, known as Butch to many, worked as a security guard at the Newport Naval Base and for Salve Regina...
Mary B. Spooner
Oct 14, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Mary B. Spooner, 97, of 228 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Thomas Francis Spooner. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 8, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Augustus T. and Rita Decosta Brown.Mrs. Spooner owned and operated the former Barbaras Lingerie Shop...
Viola Elizabeth West
Oct 14, 2009
Middletown, RI - Viola Elizabeth Kulasewski West, 95, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 507 Broadway, Newport, died Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John R. West. Born in West Warwick, RI on October 16, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Alexander...
Willliam G. Lawrence
Oct 13, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - William G. Lawrence, Jr., 80, of Portsmouth, RI, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at Newport Hospital.He was the devoted husband of Patricia Murphy Lawrence for 53 years. Born in Newport, RI on May 22, 1929, he was the son of the late William and Grace Neveu Lawrence.Bill a former Middletown resident worked for J....
Robert Fray
Oct 10, 2009
Robert Fray, MCPO, US Navy Ret., 82, of Wilson Road, Middletown, RI passed peacefully, Saturday, October 10, 2009 at the home of his daughter in Middletown surrounded by his family. He was the husband of the late Anne R. Lenahan Fray who preceeded him in 2006. Born in New Haven, CT on January 3, 1927, he was the son of...
John Archer
Oct 6, 2009
Middletown, RI - John Archer, 91, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Blenheim Newport for 9 years and 51 Flintcorn Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center.He was the husband for the past 71 years of Elizabeth M. Fietz Archer. Born in Norwood, MA on April 19, 1918, he was the...
Raymond Charles Williamson
Oct 4, 2009
Newport, RI - Raymond C. Williamson, 59, of John H. Chafee Boulevard, Newport, died on Sunday, October 4, 3009 at the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Judith Shaw Williamson for 37 years.Born in Newark, NJ, on November 4, 1949, he was the son of the late Charles Williamson and Anna Muller Williamson.Mr. Williamson served in the United Stats Navy...
Elizabeth Mary Aud
Oct 4, 2009
Middletown, RI - Elizabeth Mary Malley Aud, 95, formerly of Newport, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Wilbert L. Aud. Born in Newport, RI on June 15, 1914, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Kingstree Malley.Betty was a registered nurse in private duty...
Anna V. Desilvia
Oct 4, 2009
Middletown, RI - Anna V. DeSilvia, 94, of 1204 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Manuel DeSilvia. Born in Sachuest Neck, Middletown, RI on March 30, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Jessie V. and Mary Stark Mello.Mrs. DeSilvia grew up in the...
John Joseph Parsonage, Jr
Oct 2, 2009
Middletown, RI - John Joseph Parsonage, Jr., 73, of 116 Prospect Avenue, Lot #9, Middletown, RI, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at home with his wife by his sideHe was the husband of Vilma Ann Wright Parsonage. Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1936, he was the son of the late John J. and Adele Oakley Parsonage.Mr. Parsonage was...
Americo Onofrio Capochiano
Oct 2, 2009
Newport, RI - Americo Onofrio Mike Capochiano, 95, of 508 Broadway, Newport, RI, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Lillian Pearson Johnson, the late Josephine Silvia and the late Amelia Millie Chamberlin Burkinshaw Capochiano. Born in Providence, RI on July 4, 1914, he was the son of...
Wilhelmina R. Shaw
Sep 30, 2009
Wilhelmina Shaw, 93, of Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.Born in Nantucket, MA, on July 31, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Anastasia Kiely Robinson. She returned for summers to Nantucket during the last 59 years. Wilhelmina married Robert T. Shaw, USN, of Greensboro, NC, who served in the Navy Submarine...
Joseph Charles Kriner, Sr
Sep 30, 2009
Newport, RI - Joseph Charles Kriner, Sr., 75, of Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 surrounded by his family.He was the husband of 52 years to Jean Elizabeth DeWick Kriner. Born in Danville, PA on November 8, 1933, he was the son of the late John H. and Agnes Roup Kriner.Mr. Kriner was a retired Department...
Susan Kathryn Foote
Sep 29, 2009
Susan K. Foote died at home on Tuesday, September 29, after an extraordinary fight with lung cancer. She was 57.Susan described herself as a speech and language pathologist for people who didnt speak, primarily adults with developmental disabilities. She developed communication systems that empowered people with autism and other developmental challenges to participate in making the decisions that affected their...
Janet Walden
Sep 29, 2009
Middletown, RI - Janet Auditore Walden, 60, of Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at the St. Clare Home in Newport.She was the wife of William David Walden. Born in Boston, MA on October 30, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret Horan Auditore.Mrs. Walden served in the United States Marine Corps...
Mark Joseph Perry
Sep 28, 2009
Middletown, RI - Mark Joseph Perry CDR, USNR ret, 51, of 62 Swan Drive, Middletown, RI, died Monday, September 28, 2009 unexpectedly in Honolulu Hawaii while on a business trip.He was the husband of Cynthia Lavin Rodgers Perry. Born in Barnstable, MA on May 28, 1958, he was the son of Benicia Odgen Perry and the late Robert R. Perry.CDR...
Frank Silvia Moniz
Sep 28, 2009
Middletown, RI - Frank Silvia Moniz, 91, of 124 Ellery Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 27 Fenner Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, September 28, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Rose Dorothy Marshall Moniz. Born in Middletown, RI on September 23, 1918, he was the son of the late Frank M. and Mary...
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