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Elinor M. Greichen
Aug 17, 2009
Newport, RI - Elinor M. Libby Greichen, 78, of 6 Gillies Court, Newport, RI, died Monday, August 17, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI with her family by her side. Born in Johnston, RI on July 15, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Scungio Libby.Known fondly as Mother Superior of the Officers Club, Elinor retired...
John M. Teves
Aug 14, 2009
Middletown, RI - John M. Teves, 75, of 20 Spruce Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, August 14, 2009 at Newport Hospital.John is survived by his beloved wife of 32 years Marilyn Tierney Teves.Born in Newport, RI on April 30, 1934, he was the son of Mary Jordan Teves of Middletown and the late Manuel Teves.John graduated from Rogers High School...
Benjamin Pimental
Aug 9, 2009
Benjamin J. BenPimental of, Portsmouth, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2009 in the Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Dorothy O. Cunha Pimental.Born in Middletown on December 21, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary DaPonte Pimental.Mr Pimental served in the Army during WWII as a Medic in England. He worked for several years for Raytheon...
Arthur G. Ringwood
Aug 7, 2009
Westerly, RI - Arthur Grant Ringwood, 63, of Westerly, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on the evening of Friday, August 7, 2009.He was the devoted husband of the late Marilyn Rosyski Ringwood. Born in Newport, RI on June 21, 1946, he was the son of the late Charles Ringwood and Emilie Anderson Mello, and step son of the...
Robert T. Shaw, Jr
Aug 7, 2009
Middletown, RI - Robert T. Shaw, Jr., 54, of 196 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2009 at home in Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on August 17, 1954, he is the son of Wilhelmina Robinson Shaw of Middletown and the late Robert T. Shaw.Robert graduated from Middletown High School and then from Dickinson College in...
Edward Joseph Jenkins Jr
Aug 7, 2009
Edward Joseph Jenkins, JR. Middletown, RI - Edward Joseph Jenkins, Jr., 59, of 125 Corey Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, August 7, 2009 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Linda Jenkins. Born in Providence, RI on January 27, 1950, he was the son of Ida DiMeo Jenkins and the late Edward Joseph JenkinsMr. Jenkins was Vice President...
Joseph Barry Hicks
Aug 6, 2009
Newport, RI - Joseph Barry Hicks, 66, of 13 Rhode Island Avenue, Apt.2, Newport, died on Saturday August 1, 2009 at Newport HospitalHe was the companion of Rhoda Withers of Newport, RI. Born in Providence, RI on July 26, 1943, he was the son of the late Thomas P. and Isabella F. Barrett Hicks,Mr. Hicks worked as a telemarketer in...
William Dayley Nattress
Aug 5, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - William Dayley Nattress, 60, of 45 Johnnycake Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009.He was the husband of Belinda Kae Molstad Nattress. Born in Pocatello, Idaho on March 1, 1949, he was the son of the late William John and Marjorie Dayley Nattress.Dayle graduated from the University of Utah with a Doctorate in Economics. Mr. Nattresss...
Barbara Louise Makuch
Aug 4, 2009
Somerset, MA - Barbara Louise Makuch, 76, of 136 Crestview Avenue, Somerset, MA formerly of Bristol, RI died unexpectedly Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Thaddeus Stanley Makuch for the last 56 years. Born in Providence, RI on July 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Julia Thomaszewski...
Frank Robert Digovanni
Aug 2, 2009
Middletown, RI - Frank Robert Digovanni, 81, of 136 Newport Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, August 2, 2009 at home.He was the husband of Beatrice Price Digovanni. Born in Ansonia, CT on February 27, 1928, he was the son of the late Carmelo and Mary Panzeralla Digovanni.Mr. Digovanni served in the United States Navy and Marine Corps during World War...
Adele G. Kane
Aug 1, 2009
Providence, RI - Adele G. Kiki Spiratos Kane, 75, formerly of 400 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, died Saturday, August 1, 2009, at Bannister House, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on November 16, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas G. and Stamo Gallas Spiratos.Mrs. Kane had long been active in many aspects of the St. Spyridon community life,...
Marcia Christine Merkt
Jul 30, 2009
Marcia C. Steele Merkt, 58, of Harbor Village Drive, Middletown, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009 at the John Clarke Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Middletown.She was the wife of Henry Merkt.Born in Fall River, MA on December 24, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Dorothy Dube Steele.Mrs. Merkt especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and...
Michael Occhi
Jul 30, 2009
Little Compton, RI - Michael Occhi, 45, of 10 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI, died Thursday, July 30, 2009. Born in Newport, RI, on December 17, 1963, he was the son of the late Ennio Mario and Dina Berti Occhi. Michael had received a bachelors degree in business from URI and a bachelors degree in education from RI College....
Louise E. Bailey
Jul 28, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Louise E. Hargraves Bailey, 87, of Portsmouth, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Bailey. Born in Fall River, MA, on March 15, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Mary E. Roberts Hargraves. Mrs. Bailey was a communicant of...
Roseida M. Faria
Jul 27, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Roseida M. Aguiar Faria, 93, of 115 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, July 27, 2009 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in MiddletownShe was the wife of the late Frank Faria and the late Joseph Medeiros. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 31, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Anna Raposa...
Arthur John Suddaby
Jul 25, 2009
Middletown, RI - CDR, Arthur John Suddaby, USNR, RET 87, of Middletown, RI, died Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Irene Barchie Suddaby. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 30, 1921, he was the son of the late John and Anna Thompson Suddaby. Besides his wife of 62 years, he is...
Marion B. Nelson
Jul 25, 2009
Middletown, RI - Marion Bailey. Nelson, of Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, July 25, 2009 in Middletown, surrounded by her family.She was the wife of the late Col. Arthur A. Nelson, Jr., USMC Ret. Born in Detroit, MI on April 22, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Paul Charles Vogel and Helen Lindsey Bailey Vogel.Mrs. Nelson moved to...
Maceo Peter Keller
Jul 20, 2009
Tucson, AZ - Maceo Peter Keller, 86, of 8722 East Placita Del Escuela Drive, Tucson, AZ, formerly of 6 Bowser Court, Newport, died peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2009 at Encore Senior Village, Tucson, AZ.He was the husband of the late Margaret Lopes Keller. Born in St. Louis, MO on Jan. 29, 1923, he was the son of the late...
Joan Baker
Jul 20, 2009
Newport, RI - Joan LeDuc Baker, 64, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the lifetime companion of Robert Kuiee. Born in Newport, RI on December 19, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Norman Arthur and Marjorie Silvia LeDuc.Mrs. Baker loved to play Bingo and loved...
Marie Ann Fagan
Jul 19, 2009
Portsmouth, RI - Marie Ann Minese Fagan, 62, of 22 Maple Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, July 19, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Thomas A. Fagan, Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on May 3, 1947, she was the daughter of August J. and Jean Hill Minese of Portsmouth, RI.Mrs. Fagan was a secretary...
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