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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Theresa Rodrigues

Theresa Rodrigues

Aug 27, 2007

Middletown, RI- Theresa Silva Rodrigues, 70, of 25 Seascape Avenue, Middletown, RI died Monday, August 27, 2007, at Brigham and Women?s Hospital in Boston, MAShe was the wife of John E. RodriguesBorn in Fayal, the Azores, on March 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Jezuina Rodrigues Silva.Mrs. Rodrigues moved to the United States in 1959...

Elizabeth K. Alderman

Elizabeth K. Alderman

Aug 26, 2007

Elizabeth K. French Alderman Newport, RI - Elizabeth K. French Alderman, 90, of Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, August 26, 2007 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Brookline, MA, on June 19, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Marion Fisher French.Mrs. Alderman was a librarian at the Newport Library for many years. Even...

John M. Tucker

John M. Tucker

Aug 25, 2007

John M. Tucker, SCPO, U.S. Navy, Retired.Middletown - John M. Tucker, SCPO, U.S. Navy, retired, 53 of Beacon St., Middletown, RI formerly of Ocean Bluff, MA and Quincy, MA died at home after a seven-year fight against cancer on Saturday, August 25, 2007.He was the loving husband of Judith A. Tucker. They had been married for 28 years.He was born...

Elvera Matose

Elvera Matose

Aug 21, 2007

Middletown, RI - Elvera Mare Matose, 88, formerly of 39 Brookdale Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph S. Matose III of Middletown who died in 1985. Born in San Miguel the Azores Portugal on April 16, 1919, she was the daughter of the late...

Viviane L. Mendoza

Viviane L. Mendoza

Aug 21, 2007

Bristol, RI - Viviane L. Jones Mendoza, 86, of Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph Mendoza. She was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin on December 21, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Harry O. and Viva Myers Jones.Mrs. Mendoza worked as...

Belle Marie Toner

Belle Marie Toner

Aug 21, 2007

Newport, RI - Bellemeda Marie Lacerda Toner, 80, of 8 Pennacook Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late James Toner. Born in Portsmouth, RI on January 27, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bettencourt Lacerda.Mrs. Toner was a bookkeeper for...

Evelyn Irene Gosling

Evelyn Irene Gosling

Aug 17, 2007

MIDDLETOWN, - Evelyn Gosling, 97, passed away peacefully August 17, 2007 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward Payson Gosling, Jr. Born in Newport, RI on July 29, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Perry and Corinne Glynn Bacheller.A graduate of Rogers High School and of Pembroke College...

Glen Rehm

Glen Rehm

Aug 16, 2007

Newport, RI - Glen J. Rehm, 60, of Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Newport Hospital in Newport. Born in Portsmouth, NH on August 14, 1947, he was the son of Elaine Ballou Rehm of Kittery, ME and the late Walter Rehm.Mr. Rehm was a United States Navy veteran of the Vietnam War era. He worked for...

John A. Reynolds

John A. Reynolds

Aug 15, 2007

Newport, RI - John A. Reynolds, 80, of 16 Poplar Street, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marion L. Silvia Reynolds. Born in Newport, RI on October 13, 1926, he was the son of the late Elmer and Katherine Greenman Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds served in the United States Navy...

Elaine M. Tobben

Elaine M. Tobben

Aug 15, 2007

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Elaine M. Tobben, 62, of Silva Avenue, Portsmouth, died August 15, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Anthony G. Tobben for 45 years. Born in Malden, MA on October 10, 1944, she spent many years in her youth living in Culver City, California. Married on October 22, 1962, Elaine was a devoted...

Lena Aaron

Lena Aaron

Aug 15, 2007

Middletown, RI - Lena Rose Bower Aaron, 100, of 35 Willow Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the former wife of the late George H. Aaron. Born in Roselle Park, NJ on October 3, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Angelina Martinetta Bower. Lena...

Marie Rose Green

Marie Rose Green

Aug 14, 2007

Newport, RI - Marie R. Ferreira Green, 81, of 27 Newport Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on April 24, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Rose Ferreira.Mrs. Green was a 1944 graduate of Mary Immaculate High School in Providence. She...

Gordon L. Benjamin, Jr

Gordon L. Benjamin, Jr

Aug 11, 2007

Gordon Lyon Benjamin, Jr., 80, of Portsmouth, RI passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 11, 2007. He was the loving husband of Robbie Murphy Benjamin.Born in Hollywood, California on May 3, 1927, he was the oldest son of the late Gordon L. and Margareta Carlson Benjamin.Gordon grew up in the Riverside, CT area and graduated from the Brunswick School in...

Rene Joseph Ariel

Rene Joseph Ariel

Aug 10, 2007

Rene Joseph Ariel Middletown, RI - Rene Joseph Ariel, 82, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 24 Narragansett Boulevard, Portsmouth RI, died Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center. He was the husband of the late Eileen Williamson Ariel. Born in Somerset, MA, on February 9, 1925,...

Frank Kane

Frank Kane

Aug 6, 2007

Middletown, RI - Frank E. Kane, 54, of 101 Amesbury Circle, Middletown, RI, passed away Monday, August 6, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 14, 1952, he lived in Middletown for the last 25 years.He lived a full life; he served in the Navy for 20 years and retired as a Machinist Mate...

Jose P. Faustino, Jr

Jose P. Faustino, Jr

Aug 6, 2007

Middletown, RI - Jose P. Faustino, Jr., 76, of 58 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Rose E. Escobar Faustino to whom he was married for 51 years. Born in Portugal, on April 24, 1931, he was the son of the late Jose P. and Rose Faustino....

Arlene Edwards

Arlene Edwards

Aug 6, 2007

Portsmouth, RI ? Arlene Howell Edwards, 95, of 13 Viking Drive, Portsmouth, RI, a lifelong resident of Newark and E. Orange, NJ, died Monday, August 6, 2007 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Vernon S. Edwards, Sr. Born in Potterstown, NJ on July 25, 1912, she was the daughter of the...

Mary J. D'Andrea

Mary J. D'Andrea

Aug 4, 2007

Newport - Mary J. Christopher D?Andrea, 95, of Blenheim-Newport in Middletown, formerly of 16 Howard Street Newport, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 in Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Donato F. ?Duke? D?Andrea.Born in Montreal, Canada on May 5, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Angela Maria Testa Cristofaro.Mrs. D?Andrea worked as a seamstress...

Theodore E. Decosta

Theodore E. Decosta

Aug 4, 2007

Portsmouth, RI - Theodore E. DeCosta, 81, of 200 School House Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, August 4, 2007, at home. He was the husband of Gilda DeCosta DeCosta Born in Portsmouth, RI on December 17, 1925, he was the son of the late James and Agnes DeCosta DeCosta.Mr. DeCosta worked for U.S. Steel?s American Bridge Co. as an iron...

Mercedes M. Rona

Mercedes M. Rona

Aug 4, 2007

Mercedes N. Rona, 67, of Massachusetts Avenue, Middletown, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Marcelino Rona.Born in Basey, Western Samar, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Serafen and Justina Naraja Gacita.Mrs. Rona was a member of the Fil-Am Association of Newport County and enjoyed gardening, sewing and arts crafts.She...

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