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Peter C. Petropoulos
May 22, 2008
Peter C. Petropoulos of 321 Broadway Newport died Thursday, May 22, 2008 in the Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Athena Spiratos Petropoulos.Born in Lowell, MA on September 1, 1917, he was the son of the late Christy and Vasio Loures Petropoulos.Peter was a graduate of Rogers High School and went on to graduate from Brown University. After serving...
Eleanor Fales Hibbert
May 21, 2008
Eleanor Fales Hibbert, beloved wife of James J. Hibbert of Fort Myers, FL and Tiverton, RI, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Lee Memorial Health Park in Fort Myers, FL surrounded by members of her loving family. Ellie is the daughter of the late John R. Fales and Barbara Bolster Fales, sister of Nancy B. Fales of...
Jacqueline Hamel Sisson
May 20, 2008
Jacqueline Hamel Sisson, 86, of Tiverton, RI, died peacefully and surrounded byfamily, following a brief illness. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister andfriend, she devoted her life to her home and family.She is survived by her husband of 64 years, J. Roger Sisson, with whom she shared a full and enviable life. Together, they enjoyed countless Sunday drives and family gatherings.The...
William John Skillman Jr
May 19, 2008
William John Skillman, JR., USMC, RET Middletown, RI - William John Skillman, Jr., USMC, ret., 83, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Oakland Farms, Portsmouth, CT and AZ, died Monday, May 19, 2008 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Hester Jordan Skillman and the late Anne M. Martin Skillman. Born...
Alice Semas
May 19, 2008
Middletown, RI - Roselina Rodericks Semas, 94, of 9 Bayview Park, Middletown, RI, died Monday, May 19, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Joseph Semas. Born in Middletown, RI on Jan. 20, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Rodericks.Mrs. Semas was a cook at Salas. She was...
William A. Peters
May 18, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - William A. Peters, 76, of Portsmouth, died peacefully at Newport Hospital in the presence of his loving family on Sunday, May 18th. He was the husband of Betty Ann Williamson Peters. Born in Queens, NY on September 23, 1931, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bertha Schelsinger Peters.Bill grew up attending schools in NYC....
Elsie Gray Dingus
May 17, 2008
Elsie Gray Dingus Newport, RI - Elsie Gray Dingus, 93, of 2 Griswold Place, Newport, RI, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Charles Dingus and the late Clarence Gray.Born in Steelton, PA, on March 5, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Amos and...
Alice B. Young
May 17, 2008
Alice B. Young, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.Born in Newport, RI on February 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Melvin E. and Sarah L. Weston Young.Alice was a lifelong resident of Newport and graduated from Rogers High School in 1955. She held various housekeeping and babysitting jobs in...
John H. Reposa
May 16, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - John H. Reposa, 84, of Old Mill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Bertha Mae Harrington Reposa. They had been married for 59 years.Born in Portsmouth, RI, on May 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Reposa.After serving...
Joseph G. Medeiros
May 16, 2008
Middletown, RI - Joseph G. Medeiros, 86, of 574 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, May 16, 2008 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on June 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Antonio G. and Mary Escobar Medeiros.Mr. Medeiros served in the Navy in the Quartermaster Corps during World War...
Gerald Chip Marks
May 15, 2008
Middletown, RI - Gerald Chip G. Marks, 35, of 529 Nash Road, New Bedford, RI, died Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA after a long courageous battle with Cystic Fibrosis. Born in Newport, RI on September 27, 1972, he was the most beloved son of Audrey Lauder Taylor and step son of Ross Taylor of...
Richard G. Ball, Us Navy, Ret.
May 15, 2008
Middletown, RI - Richard G. Ball, US Navy, ret.81, husband of Barbara Landry Gordon-Ball, and the late Phyllis M. Ball wife of 52 years passed away on Thursday, May 15. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late Edward and Emily Gruss Ball.Surviving with his wife are his children, Richard Ball, Jr. of Denver, PA, Stephen Ball...
Mary F. O'Dea-King
May 15, 2008
Mary F. ODea-King, 42, of Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, May 15, 2008. She was the former wife of Edward King of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Malden, MA on January 13, 1966, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick and Catherine McKeon ODea.Mary grew up in Warwick, RI and graduated from Prout High School and then...
Mildred L. Tierno
May 14, 2008
Middletown, RI - Mildred L. Coble Tierno, 81, of Wood Road, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Francis R. Tierno. Born in Wadesboro, NC on October 16, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Jackson Leroy Coble and Pearl Quick Coble.Mrs. Tierno worked as a housekeeper for...
Amy Elizabeth Perry
May 13, 2008
Newport, RI - Amy Elizabeth Perry, 83, of 8 Lucas Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank S. Perry. Born in Newport, RI on May 31, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Alphonso and Carrie Meleleu Perry.Mrs. Perry was a life...
Henry A. Silvia
May 12, 2008
Henry A. Silvia Bristol, RI - Henry A. Silvia, 88, of R. I. Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of 43 Donna Drive, Portsmouth, died Monday, May 12, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Elvira Felizberto Silvia. Born in Middletown, RI on July 30, 1919, he was the son of the late Frank Rose...
Russell Newton Drury
May 7, 2008
Russell N. Drury, 60, of William Street, Newport, RI, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at home after a brief illness.He was the beloved husband of Paula L. Pelletier Drury.Born in Boston, MA on November 24, 1947, he was the son of the late Walter C. and Florence Russ Drury.Mr. Drury was a Social Studies and English Teacher at Portsmouth...
Allan Matthew Heatherly
May 4, 2008
Allan M. Heatherly, 55, of Power Street, Portsmouth, RI, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008.He was the beloved husband of Lydia L. Tidwell Heatherly.Born in Springfield, MO on November 25, 1952, he was the son of Shirley Allan Heatherly of Springfield, MO and the late Walter Heatherly.Allan, known as Lightening Al at WADK, worked as a commercial engineer at various...
Douglas Langley Wilkey
May 4, 2008
Portsmouth, RI - Douglas Langley Wilkey, 73, of 174 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marjorie Louise Barker Wilkey. Born in Fall River, MA on December 12, 1934, he was the son of the late Duncan McLean and Eliza Hall Wilkey.Mr. Wilkey was a 1952 graduate of...
Louise Mary Partington
May 4, 2008
Newport, RI - Louise Mary Partington, 64, of 13 Whitwell Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 85 Bayview Park, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at home. Born in Pawtucket, RI on February 1, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Eunice Callahan Partington. Louise graduated from Tolman High School in Pawtucket with the class of 1961. She went...
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