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Mary M. Olaynack
Jun 14, 2007
Middletown, RI ? Mary Magdalene Rieker Olaynack, 83, of 24 Kay Boulevard, Middletown, formerly of 33 Bliss Road, Newport, died Thursday, June 14, 2007 peacefully at home. She was the wife of the late Henry Joseph Olaynack. Born in Lancaster, PA, on February 18, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Florence Bitner Rieker. Mrs. Olaynack first...
G. Elinor Peckham
Jun 12, 2007
Portsmouth, RI ? G. Elinor Christensen Peckham, 65, of 31 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI She was the wife of Ashley Hall Peckham. Born in Centereach, NY on September 1, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Gudrun Hansen Christensen.Mrs. Peckham was the Innkeeper for Bestemor?s House....
Thelma D. Grenon
Jun 10, 2007
Newport, RI - Thelma D. Duffee Grenon, 90, of 66 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Channing Street, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 at John Clarke Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Joseph D. Grenon. Born in Jamestown, RI on May 5, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Sumner and Bertha Pickering...
Martha Louise Parker
Jun 10, 2007
Newport, RI - Martha Louise Parker, 89, died Sunday, June 10, 2007, at Newport Hospital.She was the wife of the late Samuel K. Parker, Sr. whom she married in 1936.Born on November 16, 1917, in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Julia Blair Wiginton, in Newport. Martha was a faithful member of the Community Baptist...
Judith A. Landers
Jun 10, 2007
Judith A. Landers, 67 passed away June 10th, 2007, at home surrounded by family and friends after a courageous five year battle with cancer. Born in 1939 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Judy was the eldest of five children of Marcelline and the late William H. Fudge. Judy graduated from Holt High School in 1957 and Michigan State University in 1961....
Amy A. Pinto
Jun 9, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Amy Andrus Pinto, 50, of 253 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Mark S. Pinto.Born in Corpus Christi, TX, on March 1, 1957, she was the daughter of Kermit Warren and Martha Lasater Andrus.Mrs. Pinto was loving homemaker who enjoyed arts and crafts, animals,...
Sharon M. Depalma
Jun 8, 2007
Newport, RI - Sharon M. Tobin DePalma, 60, of 33 Congdon Avenue, Newport, RI, died Friday, June 8, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Vincent DePalma.Born in Newport, RI on April 7, 1947, she was the daughter of Marie Childs Tobin of Newport and the late Richard Francis.Besides her mother...
Marilyn Anne Gotthold
May 31, 2007
Newport, RI - Marilyn Anne Doughty Gotthold, 63, of 195 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 31, 2007 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on October 28, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Irving William and Dorothy Snow Doughty.A lifelong resident of Newport, Marilyn, also known as Lynn, was a...
Alice M. Quinn
May 30, 2007
Newport, RI - Alice M. ?A.Q.? Quinn, 83, of 20 Pennacook St, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Thomas S. and Alice Vaughn Quinn.A graduate of Rogers High School, class of 1942, she worked thirty-seven years in the Newport...
Howard Libby
May 29, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Howard Libby, 90, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Mildred Bourne Libby. Born in Portland, Maine, on November 25, 1916, he was the son of the late Howard and Florence Knight Libby. The Libby family moved to Newport at the time of the Great...
Alfred Raymond Silvia, Jr
May 27, 2007
Alfred Raymond Silvia Jr., 44, of 33 Bayview Ave, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, died suddenly Sunday, May 27, 2007 at his home. Born in Newport, RI on July 23, 1962, he was the son of Norma Almeida Silvia of Portsmouth and the late Alfred Raymond Silvia Sr.Fred, as he was known by his family and friends, grew up in...
Patricia A. Emmet
May 27, 2007
Newport, RI - Patricia A. Emmet, 59, died of metastatic breast cancer at her home in Newport on May 27. She is survived by her husband of nearly 30 years, William Emmet, with whom she also maintained a home in Washington, DC, and her two children, Nicholas, 28 and Susanna, 26 both of New York City. All were at her...
Alfred Silvia, Jr
May 27, 2007
Tiverton, RI - Alfred Raymond Silvia Jr., 44, of 33 Bayview Ave, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Portsmouth, died suddenly Sunday, May 27, 2007 at his home. Born in Newport, RI on July 23, 1962, he was the son of Norma Almeida Silvia of Portsmouth and the late Alfred Raymond Silvia Sr.Fred, as he was known by his family and friends,...
Rose Camara
May 25, 2007
Bristol, RI ? Rose Lima Camara, 99, of 150 Power Street, Portsmouth, died in her 100th year on Friday, May 25, 2007 at St. Elizabeths Manor, Bristol, RI. She was the wife of the late William P. Camara. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on June 18, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Manuel C. and Philomena Correira Lima. Mrs....
Daniel W. Keller
May 23, 2007
Portsmouth, RI - Daniel W. Keller, 84, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 146 Watson Drive, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Gloria Ianscoli Keller. Born in Maryville, TN on September 1, 1922, he was the son of the late Roy R. and Pearl Keller.Mr. Keller served in the United...
Dorothy Rego
May 22, 2007
Warren, RI ? Dorothy Mello Rego, 76, of 1653 West Main Road, Middletown, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Haven Health Care Center, Warren, RI. She was the wife of Joseph Rego. Born in Portsmouth, RI on March 12, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Emelia Garcia Mello.Mrs. Rego worked with her husband over the years...
Norman L. Barnaby
May 20, 2007
Norman L. Barnaby, 84, of 28B Edgar Court, Newport, RI, died Sunday, May 20, 2007 at his home. He was the husband of the late Rita V. Mazzullo Barnaby.Born in Fall River, MA, on February 4, 1923, he was the son of the late John and Clara Barnaby.Mr. Barnaby grew up in Fall River, MA. He joined the US Navy...
S. John Loscocco
May 18, 2007
S. John Loscocco, 82, of 135 South Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Sherrill House, Boston, MA. He was the husband of the late Lucy E. Duffy Loscocco. Born in Roxbury, MA on August 22, 1924, he was the son of the late Guisseppe and Antoinette Distasio Loscocco.Mr. Loscocco grew up in...
Herbert A. Martin
May 18, 2007
Tiverton, RI - Herbert A. Martin, 78, of 66 Sheldon Street, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Calais, VT, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Marydel Chaples Martin, who passed away in 1998. Born in Calais, VT on March 20, 1929, he was the son of the late Orvis and Linnie...
James H. Budlong
May 18, 2007
Newport, RI - James H. Budlong, 82, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of 19 Chapel Street, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at the center. Born in Tiverton, RI on July 4, 1924, he was the son of the late Clarence Earl and Beatrice Monroe Budlong.Mr. Budlong worked for 5 years for Henry Cassese Painting. He was an...
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