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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Grace H. Martley

Grace H. Martley

Oct 16, 2008

Middletown, RI - Grace H. Hamilton Martley, 82, of 11 Admiralty Drive, #3, Middletown, RI, formerly of East Orange Grove Rd, Tucson, AZ, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Martley. Born in Pawtucket, RI on August 1, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Robert H....

Esther Botelho

Esther Botelho

Oct 16, 2008

Newport, RI - Esther Marcucci Botelho, 87, of 40 Dudley Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Everett J. Botelho. Born in Fall River, MA on October 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Guido Joseph and Theresa Girodano Marcucci.Mrs. Botelho worked...

Mary Ann Dewick

Mary Ann Dewick

Oct 15, 2008

Newport, RI - Mary Ann Dewick, 82, of 15 Prescott Hall Road, Newport, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of James Robert Dewick. Born in County Kerry, Ireland, on May 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Honora Walsh...

Judith M. Souza

Judith M. Souza

Oct 14, 2008

Judith Mary Souza, 53, of 340 King Road, formerly of 320 Main Road, Tiverton, RI passed into eternal rest on October 15, 2008.She is survived by a brother John Souza of South Yarmouth, MA and sisters Joan Shepard of St. Petersburg, FL and Joyce Souza of Greenville, RI. She was the sister of the late Thomas Souza of Fall River,...

Howard Alling Spaulding

Howard Alling Spaulding

Oct 12, 2008

Homosassa, FL - Howard Alling Spaulding, 89, of 77 Sycamore Circle, Homosassa, RI, died Sunday, October 12, 2008, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Evelyn C. Henke Spaulding of Oakmont, PA. Born in Monticello, NY, on June 9, 1919, he was the son of the late Dr. Ralph Lockwood and Amy Alling Spaulding.Following...

Gertrude Koczon

Gertrude Koczon

Oct 11, 2008

Gertrude Koczon, 89, of Forest Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Newport Hospital.She was the former wife of the late Joseph Pobzeznik.Born in Tiverton, RI on June 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Brazil Gomes.Mrs. Koczon was a communicant of St. Anthony Church in Portsmouth.She is survived...

Raymond Bender Slack Jr

Raymond Bender Slack Jr

Oct 6, 2008

Raymond B. Slack Jr., 74 of Woodbury, CT passed away Oct. 2, 2008 after a long illness. He had recently relocated to Tiverton, RI to be closer to his daughter. Born in Flint, MI, he was the son of Donna and Raymond B. Slack, Sr. A graduate of General Motors Institute and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a M.S in Metallurgical...

Beatrice Ann Daponte

Beatrice Ann Daponte

Oct 5, 2008

Beatrice Ann Botelho DaPonte, 77, of Pond Ave, Newport, RI, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at home.She was the wife of the late Antone Ferreira DaPonte. Born in Newport, RI on July 19, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Louis Botelho and Irene Pivar Botelho.Beatrice enjoyed working as a cook at the Head Start program for many years....

Esther R. Heffernan

Esther R. Heffernan

Oct 4, 2008

Esther M. Heffernan, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 at home in Newport. She was the wife of the late Frank Heffernan who died in 1982. Born in Wallingford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Elvira Columba Riccitelli.She is survived by two children Elaine Consuella Woodford of Fairfax, VA and Newport, RI, and Frederick F. Heffernan of...

James R. Ray, Jr

James R. Ray, Jr

Oct 4, 2008

James Randall Ray, Jr., 62, of 136 Old Mill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly Thursday, October 2, 2008, at home. He was the husband of Marlene Lopes Ray.Born in Newport, RI, on September 23, 1946, he was the son of the late James Randall and Sarah Saunders Ray.Mr. Ray had worked for the Newport Police Department beginning as an Officer,...

Alice G. Johnson

Alice G. Johnson

Oct 3, 2008

East Windsor, NJ - Alice G. Johnson, 66, of 82 Garrison Place, East Windsor, NJ, formerly of 173 Rogers Lane, Middletown, died Friday, October 3, 2008 at home in East Windsor, NJ. She was the wife of the late Norman Johnson. Born in Baltimore, MD on September 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Bessie Carter...

Concetta M. Falbo

Concetta M. Falbo

Oct 3, 2008

Concetta Connie M. Falbo Middletown, RI - Concetta M. Connie Falbo, 92, of 132 Kane Ave, Middletown, RI, formerly of Watertown, MA, died peacefully on Friday, October 3, 2008, with her family at her side at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Calabria, Italy on February 21, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Assunta Cignali Taverna.Mrs....

John Scott Biddle

John Scott Biddle

Oct 1, 2008

Jamestown, RI - John Scott Biddle, 83, of 201 Beavertail Road, Jamestown, RI, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Philadelphia, PA on June 7, 1925, he was the son of the late Brigadier General Nicholas and Sarah Lippincott Biddle.Mr. Biddle served in the United States Army during WWII and during the...

Raymond Butch Post

Raymond Butch Post

Oct 1, 2008

Raymond Edward Butch Post, 69, of Broadway, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. Born in New York, NY on Jan. 17, 1939, he was the son of the late Robert Louis and Louise Mary Rice Post.Butch grew up in Newport and worked as a fisherman as a young adult. He also worked...

Brenda Gail Cesen

Brenda Gail Cesen

Sep 30, 2008

Brenda Gail Brazill Slavens Cesen Newport, RI - Brenda Gail Brazill Slavens Cesen, 62, passed away at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, after her battle with cancer on September 30, 2008. Born in Newport, RI on August 23, 1946, she was the daughter of the late William and Edith E. Wedmore Brazill of Middletown. Brenda was a graduate of Middletown High...

Kimberly Ann Mcallister

Kimberly Ann Mcallister

Sep 30, 2008

Kimberly, beloved daughter of Linda McAllister of Tiverton, RI, died suddenly after a long, brave battle with mental illness and addiction. She was 31 years old.Kim was appreciated for her generosity, loving spirit and many creative talents. She touched many lives with her strength and sweetness. Kimberly will be dearly missed.Kim is also survived by family and friends: her father,...

Stanley Andrew Barbas

Stanley Andrew Barbas

Sep 29, 2008

Middletown, RI - Stanley Andrew Barbas, 72, of 6 Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, September 29, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Doris Oster Barbas. He was the oldest of three sons of the late Andrew and Alkinoy Barbas. Stan was born on February 19, 1936, in Sioux Falls, SD, where he...

James R. Mcdermott

James R. Mcdermott

Sep 29, 2008

BRISTOL, RI - James R. McDermott, 76, of Bristol, RI and Bradenton, FL, died surrounded by his loving family and friends, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Monday, September 29, 2008. Born in Concord, NH in 1931, to Bridget Dunleavy and Michael McDermott, he was youngest of five children.He graduated from St. Marys Seminary in Techny, Illinois and was...

Amario Amos Lopes

Amario Amos Lopes

Sep 27, 2008

Newport, RI - Amario Amos Lopes, Jr., 89, of 15 C Kingston Avenue Newport, RI, died Saturday, September 27, 2008 in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Anne Gomes Lopes. Born in Marion, MA on Nov. 27, 1918, he was the son of the late Amario Amos and Lena Rebelo-Monteiro Lopes Sr.Mr. Lopes served in the Civil...

Roger Nash Sherbourne

Roger Nash Sherbourne

Sep 27, 2008

Middletown, RI - Roger Nash Sherbourne, 63, of 12 Beagle Drive, Middletown, RI, formerly of New Lisbon, NJ, died Saturday, September 27, 2008. Born in New Haven, CT on Jan. 29, 1945, he was the son of the late Everett and Rachel Williams Sherbourne.Roger moved to Middletown approximately nine years ago and joined the Bridges Inc. Program. He was active...

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