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Robert J. Deveau

Robert J. Deveau

Dec 18, 2008

Newport, RI - Robert John Deveau, 82, of 33 Third Street, Apt. 2, Newport, RI, died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Barbara Joan Laurence Deveau.Born in Newport, RI on August 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Frederick and Lottie Maillett Deveau.Mr. Deveau was a veteran of World War...

Eleanor Frances Brown

Eleanor Frances Brown

Dec 18, 2008

Newport, RI - Eleanor Frances Barker Brown, 90, of 35 Bull Street, Newport, passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on Thursday, December 18, 2008 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Clement W. Brown, owner of the Pelham Garage. Eleanor was born in Newport, the daughter of the late Benjamin B. and Ada E. Wilcox Barker....

Charles A. Hambly

Charles A. Hambly

Dec 15, 2008

Newport, RI - Charles A. Andy Hambly, 92, of 53 Ayrault Street, Newport, RI, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was born on February 25, 1916 in Tiverton and moved to Newport at the age of 2. And was the husband of the late Mary Moran Hambly. He was the son of the late Charles...

Anthony Garcia

Anthony Garcia

Dec 15, 2008

Middletown, RI - Anthony Garcia, 89, of 72 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, December 15, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Rosalind Ann Griffin Garcia and Marguerite Kane Garcia.Born in Newport, RI on December 14, 1919, he was the son of the late Antone G. and Isabel Vierra Garcia.Anthony was co-owner of IVG...

Edward Junior Brant

Edward Junior Brant

Dec 13, 2008

Edward Junior Brant Middletown, RI - Edward Junior Brant, 62, of 3 Colony Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of 34 Dorothy Avenue, Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 13, 2008, at home. He was the husband of June Frances Baker Brant. Born in Detroit, MI, on April 4, 1946, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Vivian Yoshmatter Brant.Mr. Brant...

John C. Powell

John C. Powell

Dec 11, 2008

Cdr. John C. Powell USN Ret. passed away peacefully at Newport Hospital on December 11th. He was 89. Cdr Powell resided in Middletown and wintered in West Palm Beach, Florida since 1994. He leaves his beloved wife Margaret Powell of Middletown, his daughter Barbara Powell Keeley of Miami FL, sons Peter C. Powell of Sausalito CA, Matthew L. Powell of...

Paul O. Pages

Paul O. Pages

Dec 8, 2008

Paul Olivier Jacques Pages, 55, of 925 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, December 8, at Rhode Island Hospital.Paul was born August 10, 1953, in Rabat, Morocco, to the late Jacques P. and Madeleine Olivier Pages, during a dust storm that sanded away any potential meanness or unkindness.A 1973 graduate of Portsmouth High School,...

Paul F Buddemeyer

Paul F Buddemeyer

Dec 7, 2008

Paul Pap Pap F. Buddemeyer, 78, of 12 Surrey Drive, Plymouth, MA, formerly of 73 Potomac Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, MA.He was the husband of Barbara Kathleen Brogan Buddemeyer. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 27, 1930, he was the son of the late Albert Daniel and Margaret Brungess Buddemeyer.Mr. Buddemeyer served...

Elizabeth Whitman Dennett

Elizabeth Whitman Dennett

Dec 6, 2008

Middletown, RI - Elizabeth Whitman Dennett, born January 1, 1912, died December 6, 2008. She was the daughter of Mary and William Whitman and the beloved wife of Aleck R. Dennett, deceased. She is survived by her daughters Susan Gore and Marilyn Young, both of Florida. Also survived by her cherished grandchildren: John Woods of Ohio and Lisabeth Dimitri of...

Albert Ward Borden, Sr

Albert Ward Borden, Sr

Dec 6, 2008

Albert Ward Borden, Sr., born February 22, 1917, Portsmouth, RI, passed away quietly on Saturday, December 6, 2008 after a long illness.He leaves his wife Michalena Borden of 73 years, daughter, Viola Jenks of Burrillville, RI, sons, Albert Borden, Jr. of Little Compton, RI, Thomas Borden of Common Fence Point, and Edward Borden of Common Fence Point; 9 grandchildren, 13...

Erik Marc Daly

Erik Marc Daly

Dec 5, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Erik Marc Daly, 32, of 112 Soares Drive, Portsmouth, RI, passed away suddenly on Friday, December 5, 2008, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Kathy Adams Daly.Born in Wrzburg, Bavaria, Germany, on December 28, 1975, he was the son of Francis Xavier Daly, Jr. and Paula Marie Granato Rearick.Erik worked as...

Theodore A. Swetnam, Sr

Theodore A. Swetnam, Sr

Dec 4, 2008

New Bedford, MA - Theodore A. Swetnam, Sr., 60, of Arnold Street, New Bedford, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford, MA. Born in Newport, RI on June 16, 1948, he was the son of Josephine Antone Fields of Newport and the late George W. Swetnam.Teddy served his country honorably in the United States Army and...

Walter E. Cullmann

Walter E. Cullmann

Dec 2, 2008

Middletown, RI - Walter E. Cullmann, 89, of 211 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Marion Charlotte Christian Cullmann.Born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 16, 1919, Mr. Cullmann served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years as a Warrant Officer. He served in...

Andrew Robert Murphy, Jr

Andrew Robert Murphy, Jr

Dec 2, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Andrew Robert Murphy, Jr., 78, of 125 Quaker Hill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 27 Cedar Pond Drive, Warwick, RI, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Vivian M. Fortin Murphy of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Providence, RI on January 15, 1930, he was the son of the late...

Debora Lynn Greene

Debora Lynn Greene

Dec 2, 2008

Newport, RI - Debora Lynn Greene, 61, of 1 Lowndes Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at home. Born in Newport, RI on May 29, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Arthur A. Greene, Sr. and Lucille Tinsley Greene.Mrs. Greene was a member of the Salvation Army and the Channing Memorial Church. She was very involved...

Lillian E. Souza

Lillian E. Souza

Nov 30, 2008

Tiverton, RI - Lillian Evelyn Pat Souza, 90, of 58 Cottage Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Antone D. Souza. Born in Fall River, MA on December 26, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Roseanna Lavoie Tremblay.Mrs. Souza was a seamstress for...

Jeannette A. Laflamme

Jeannette A. Laflamme

Nov 30, 2008

Jeannette A. Remillard Laflamme of Jamestown, RI, formerly of Springfield, MA passed away peacefully on November 30, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 12, 1929, to the late Elzear and Clara Remillard, Jeannette is survived by her best friend and beloved husband Emile N. Laflamme with whom she celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past July. She...

Armando C. Ferreira

Armando C. Ferreira

Nov 23, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Armando C. Ferreira, 95, of 140 Corys Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at home. He died peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was married to Irene C. Ferreira for 70 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 24, 1913, he was the son of the late Antonio C. and Jacinta Rodriques Ferreira.Armando was...

Lester E. Carpenter

Lester E. Carpenter

Nov 23, 2008

Lester E. Les Carpenter, 82, of 21 Baldwin Road, Middletown, died on Sunday, November 23, 2008 after an illness. He was the husband of Laraine B. Carpenter. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Lester Carpenter, Sr. and Lila Elora Hopkins. He had a varied, extensive career in marketing and manufacturing, and was a well known...

Richard Joseph Carr

Richard Joseph Carr

Nov 23, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Richard Joseph Carr, 88, died Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Romana Romany C. LaTorre Carr.Born in Providence, RI on Jan. 25, 1920, he was the son of the late Earl Eugene and Marie ONeill Carr.Mr. Carr worked as a Meteorologist for the Weather Bureau in New York City...

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