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Joseph Charles Boiani
Apr 15, 2007
Newport, RI ? Joseph ?Pene? Charles Boiani, 95, of 120 Eustis Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, April 15, 2007 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary Corrigan Boiani. Born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1911, he was the son of the late Rodolfo and Aurelia Bosia Boiani.Mr. Boiani served with the 91st bomber group in...
Natalie Francis Curtin Ward
Apr 7, 2007
Middletown, RI - Natalie Frances Curtin Ward, of 9 Bartlett Road, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, April 7 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert Carry Ward. She was the daughter of the late Frank D. and Helen McCormick Curtin.Mrs. Ward was a dedicated volunteer to the Newport Hospital over her lifetime. She served on the Corporation...
Eleanor Dumond
Apr 7, 2007
Middletown, RI - Eleanor Dumond, 65, of 7 Admiralty Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Arthur Dumond. Born in New Haven, CT on November 4, 1941, she was the daughter of the late John and Nellie O?Brien Gilbride.Eleanor was a hardworking mom, raising five sons...
Natalie Frances Curtin Ward
Apr 7, 2007
Natalie Frances Curtin Ward, of 9 Bartlett Road, Middletown, RI, died on Saturday, April 7 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert Carry Ward. She was the daughter of the late Frank D. and Helen McCormick Curtin.Mrs. Ward was a dedicated volunteer to the Newport Hospital over her lifetime. She served on the Corporation at the Newport...
Eva Lima
Apr 6, 2007
Middletown, RI ? Eva Viera Lima, 91, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 265 Freeborn Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, April 6, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Macy A. Lima. Born in Little Compton, RI, on January 13, 1916, she was the daughter...
Robert N. Boyle
Apr 6, 2007
Newport, RI - Robert N. Boyle, 86, of 14 Garfield Street, Newport, died Friday, April 6, 2007 at Village House Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Eileen Theresa Hachey Boyle. Born in Mooseup, CT on December 22, 1920, he was the son of the late Eugene and Florence Burdick Boyle. He is survived by his daughter Pamela...
Francis J. Harrington
Apr 6, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Francis J. ?Hank? Harrington, 79, of 358 Water Street, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fort Myers, FL, died Friday, April 6, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Marian Haskins Borden Harrington. Born in Fall River, MA on November 1, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank Joseph and Rosalie Brosseau Harrington.Mr....
Thomas A. Sylvia
Apr 5, 2007
Thomas A. Sylvia, 75, of Potomac Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Shirley M. Henrique Sylvia. They had been married for 39 years.Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Myles C. and Anne McLynch Sylvia.Mr. Sylvia was a cook and bartender at area restaurants. He was an...
Cleveland Fred Stedford, Sr
Apr 4, 2007
Newport, RI - Cleveland Fred Stedford, Sr., 38, of 50 Washington Square, Newport, RI, formerly of 20D Rolling Green, Newport, died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Catherine H. Arsenault Stedford. Born in Newport, RI on August 7, 1968, he was the son of Oscar Cleveland and Beverly Monteiro Stedford of Newport.Mr. Stedford...
Judith A. Blaney
Apr 2, 2007
Newport, RI ? Judith ?Judy? Blaney, 53, formerly of Middletown, RI, died suddenly on Monday, April 2, 2007 at the Newport Hospital. Born in Quincy, MA, on October 28, 1953, she was the daughter of the late James C. and Agnes R. McNally Blaney.Judy resided in Massachusetts until her family moved in 1965 to Middletown. She was a graduate of...
Helen Mellekas-Frazer
Apr 1, 2007
Middletown, RI - Helen G. Mellekas-Frazer, 84, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John T. Mellekas Sr. Born in Newport, RI, on December 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late James and Julia Marchington.Mrs. Frazer was a member of...
Vernon F. Church
Apr 1, 2007
Portsmouth, RI ? Captain Vernon F. Church Merchant Marine ret., 97, of 283 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, April 1, 2007, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Rose Marie Bergeron Church to whom he had been married to for 72 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on April 22,...
Richard J. Ryan
Mar 30, 2007
Middletown, RI - Richard J. Ryan, 73, of Middletown, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at home of pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Mineola, NY on May 23, 1933, he was the son of the late Daniel and Mary Ryan Ryan.Richard was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and owner/operator of Ryans Barber Shop on Bellevue Avenue in Newport for 47...
Virginia Faith Waddell
Mar 30, 2007
Virginia Faith Waddell, 91, of Wyomissing, PA, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of J. Howard Waddell.Born in Chester, PA on May 15, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Douglas R. and Lillian de Hamme Faith.Mrs. Waddell was a volunteer for over 30 years at Reading Hospital in...
James Edward Harrington
Mar 29, 2007
Westport, MA - James Edward Harrington, 75, of 100 Village Way, Westport, RI, formerly of 43 Attleboro Avenue, Portsmouth, died Thursday, March 29, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Mabel ?Vicki? Vickery Harrington. Born in Fall River, MA on February 6, 1932, he was the son of the late James Edward and Olive Loretta Stacy Harrington.Mr....
Joseph R. Manville, Jr
Mar 28, 2007
Joseph R. Manville, Jr., 65, of Fort Myers Beach, Fl, formerly of 25 King Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at home.Born in Newport, RI on July 6, 1941 he was the son of Amy E. Perry of Newport and the late Joseph R. Manville, Sr. Mr. Manville was a carpenter employed with Blueline Construction Corp before retiring.He was...
Attilio Arthur Deascentis
Mar 28, 2007
Newport, RI ? Attilio ?Arthur? DeAscentis, 90, of 129 Carroll Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Evelyn Kimball DeAscentis. Born in Newport, RI on June 21, 1916, he was the son of the late John and Giuditta Caputi DeAscentis.Mr. DeAscentis was a police officer for the Newport...
Dortha Selby Mershon
Mar 28, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Dortha Selby Mershon, 80, of 7 Nina Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife since 1996 of William R. Mershon, LCDR, USN, Ret, and Professor Emeritus at Roger Williams University. Born in Des Moines, IA on September 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Franklin...
Matilda Ann Gonsalves
Mar 28, 2007
Tiverton, RI - Matilda Ann Depointe Gonsalves, 89, of 433 East Road, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late Arthur Gonsalves and the late Manuel Costa. Born in Portsmouth, RI on March 14, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Mary Brown Depointe. Mrs....
Rita Hologitas
Mar 27, 2007
Newport, RI - Rita Hologitas, 82, of 28 Thurston Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in New Bedford, MA on November 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Speros and Stella Bakakeas Hologitas.Rita had moved with her family to the Newport area in 1929. She was a Graduate of Rogers...
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