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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Athena S. Damaskos

Athena S. Damaskos

Feb 23, 2008

Athena S. Damaskos, 97, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of Boughton Road, Newport, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at the nursing home. She was the wife of the late Nicholas J. Damaskos.Born in Newport, RI on August 17, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Stamos and Edith Alexander Logothets.Athena was a graduate of Rogers High...

David Anderson, Jr

David Anderson, Jr

Feb 23, 2008

Newport, RI - David Andy Anderson, Jr., 79, of 11 Appleby Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Julianna Monteiro Anderson. Born in Gay Hill, Texas on March 2, 1928, he was the son of the late David and Pearl Eldridge Anderson. Mr. Anderson served in the United States...

Adelaide Rosemary Stout

Adelaide Rosemary Stout

Feb 21, 2008

Adelaide Rosemary Yeager Stout, 90 of Middletown died peacefully on February 21, 2008 after a prolonged illness.Born in Erie, PA, on March 25, 1917, she was the daughter of Peter J. and Ottilie Kirsch Yeager.She was the wife of her late husband of 45 years, Robert W. Stout 1915 - 1987.She attended Villa Maria Academy and College in Erie, PA....

Manuel Dupont

Manuel Dupont

Feb 21, 2008

Tiverton, RI - Manuel Dupont, 93, of St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol, formerly of Main Road, Tiverton, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Saint Elizabeths Manor. He was the husband of Hortense Esther Moniz Dupont. Born in Middletown, RI on September 21, 1914, he was the son of the late Theophilo and Evangeline Duponte. Self educated, he worked for the LS...

Jason David Mello

Jason David Mello

Feb 21, 2008

Jason David Mello, 35, of Lee Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 21, 2008. Born in Fall River, MA on October 25, 1972, he was the son of David Mello and Serafina Villella Mello.Jason Mello was born and raised in Fall River, Mass. He then graduated from Tiverton High School in 1990. Jason...

Elsie D. Mills

Elsie D. Mills

Feb 20, 2008

Milford, MA - Elsie Domingoes Mills, 84, of 27 Walker Avenue Extension, Milford, MA, formerly of 46 Norseman Drive, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Milford Hospital. She was the wife of the late Russell Joseph Mills. Born in Newport, RI on July 10, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Nunes Domingoes. Mrs. Mills...

Nicholas Bishop

Nicholas Bishop

Feb 16, 2008

Middletown, RI - Nicholas Bishop, 53, of 207 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, February 16, 2008 at home. He was the former husband of Debra Stone Bishop.Born in Chelsea, MA on Jan. 19, 1955, he was the son of Angela Chagaris Bishop of Middletown and the late Broaddus Bishop.Nick worked for N E Plate Glass Co. in Newport,...

Richard E. Krupke

Richard E. Krupke

Feb 16, 2008

Newport, RI - Richard E. Krupke, 73, of 34 Prairie Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Andrea Keefe Krupke of Newport and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September, 2007.Born in Springfield, MA on June 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Emil...

Ethel Hazel Godlewski Mello

Ethel Hazel Godlewski Mello

Feb 15, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Ethel Hazel Godlewski Mello, Portsmouth, RI, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 15, 2008 at Heatherwood Nursing Home, Newport, RI after a brief battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Manuel Peter MelloBorn in New Bedford, MA on Sep. 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Helen Wilusz Godlewski.Ethel grew...

Frank M. Cambra

Frank M. Cambra

Feb 15, 2008

Frank M. Cambra, Jr, 74, formerly of Boyds Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Southeast Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in North Easton, MA.He was the husband of the late Theresa M. Brabant Cambra.Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son the late Frank M. and Rose Cabral Cambra.Mr. Cambra retired in 1985 as Fire...

Linda L. Larson

Linda L. Larson

Feb 15, 2008

Linda L. Larson, 59, of Admiral Court, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at home. She was the wife of the late Gustav Larson. Prior to their marriage her last name was Lewandowski and her maiden name was Sullivan.Born in Newport, RI on April 17, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Dorothy R. Douglas...

Lillian C. Landers

Lillian C. Landers

Feb 14, 2008

Newport, RI - Lillian C. Brennan Landers, 88, of St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, formerly of Hartford, CT and Gibbs Avenue, died Thursday, February 14, 2008 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Thomas A. Landers. Born in Newport, RI on November 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Michael and...

Anthony E. Furtado

Anthony E. Furtado

Feb 14, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Anthony Edward Furtado, 75, of 154 McCorrie Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 14, 2008. He was the husband of Grace L. Brownell Furtado who were married for 40 years. Born in Newport, RI on January 20, 1933, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louise Furtado.Mr....

Arthur John Michael

Arthur John Michael

Feb 13, 2008

Newport, RI - Arthur John Michael, 74, of 129 Washington Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, February 13, 2008. He was the husband of Mary Logothets Michael. Born in Newport, RI on August 29, 1933, he was the son of the late John C. and Catherine Bozas Michael natives of Skiathos, Greece....

Eileen V. Shanley

Eileen V. Shanley

Feb 11, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Eileen V. Gorton Shanley, 91, of Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI from Pneumonia. She was the wife of the late Joseph Thomas Shanley. Born in Fall River, MA on February 4, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John Barton and Mary Sullivan Gorton.Mrs. Shanley graduated from...

Charles Kalogeras

Charles Kalogeras

Feb 11, 2008

Portsmouth, RI - Charles Kalogeras, 87, of 12 Corys Court, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Arletta Roche Kalogeras. Born in Providence, RI, on November 24, 1920, he was the son of the late James and Kanelli Mastromanalakos Kalogeras. Mr. Kalogeras owned and operated Kals Restaurant in...

Jeffrey Cornell Wells

Jeffrey Cornell Wells

Feb 11, 2008

NEWPORT, RI - Jeffrey Cornell Wells, 49, of Newport, died Monday, February 11, 2008 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born on May 27, 1958, he was the son of the late Marilyn Wells. He is survived by his children Jeffrey Cornell of Portsmouth, RI, Daniel Cornell of Meadeville, PA, Kevin Cornell of Pennsylvania and Holly Medeiros of Newport, RI, his...

Myrtle P. Berry

Myrtle P. Berry

Feb 10, 2008

Myrtle P. Berry Portsmouth, RI - Myrtle P. Berry, 91, of 34 Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Slate Hill, Middletown, where they lived for 20 years, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of James D. Berry Jr. Born in Newport, RI, on June 30, 1916, she was...

Norman F. Millington, Sr

Norman F. Millington, Sr

Feb 10, 2008

Newport, RI - Norman Francis Millington Sr., 72, formerly of 21 Fenner Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Arlene Mello Millington and the late Catherine Joubert Millington. Born in Newport, RI, on April 9, 1935, he was the son of the late Raymond A. and...

Manuel S. Escobar

Manuel S. Escobar

Feb 10, 2008

Middletown, RI - Manuel S. Escobar, 77, of 833 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, February 10, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Ana Pereira Escobar. Born in Fayal, the Azores, on December 24, 1930, he was the son of the late Antonio Silva and Clara deMello Escobar.Mr. Escobar moved to Rhode...