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Capt. John Francis Drake
Sep 13, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - John Francis Drake, 80, of 20 Indian Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Frances J. Warren Drake.Born in Boston, MA on December 28, 1925, he was the son of the late Louis E. and Julia McCarthy Drake.Captain Drake served in the United States Navy during...
Genevieve Clarke
Sep 12, 2006
Newport, RI ? Genevieve Vars Clarke, 97, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Pond Avenue, Newport, died Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at the center. She was the wife of the late George Whitfield Clarke. Born in Newport, RI, on March 10, 1909, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Jennie Kelly Vars.Mrs. Clarke was...
Thomas Joseph Morrissey
Sep 11, 2006
Middletown, RI - Thomas Joseph Morrissey, Sr., 79, of 155 Wyatt Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, September 11, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Lorraine R. Flayhan Morrissey of Middletown. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 24, 1927, he was the son of the late Joseph and Catherine Cucha Morrissey. Mr. Morrissey worked for 28...
Francis Joseph Boyle
Sep 11, 2006
Newport, RI - Francis Joseph Boyle, 79, of 12 Annandale Terrace, Newport, RI, died Monday, September 11, 2006 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of M. Delores Roderick Boyle. Born in Providence, RI on June 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank J. and Irene Miller Boyle.Judge Boyle served in the United States...
Catherine T. Koziara
Sep 9, 2006
Middletown, RI - Catherine T. Roberts Koziara, of 1 Champlin Terrace, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, September 9, 2006 at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. She was the wife of the late Henry John Koziara. Born in New York City, NY on March 5, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary McDonald Roberts of Welsh and Irish...
Sumner Everett Ellsworth
Sep 9, 2006
Prudence Island, RI - Sumner Everett Ellsworth, 77, of 300 Narragnasett Avenue, Prudence Island, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully Saturday, September 9, 2006 at home. Born in Boston, MA on Aug. 1, 1929, he was the son of the late Dr. Roy Everett and Mabel Quilter Ellsworth.Mr. Ellsworth was a 1951 graduate of Dean Junior College in Franklin, MA. Early in...
David Moniz
Sep 7, 2006
Jamestown, RI - David Moniz, 55, of Watson Avenue, Jamestown, RI, died Thursday, September 7, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Karen Adele Pimentel Moniz. Born in Fall River, MA, on August 3, 1951, he was the son of John Moniz of Portsmouth, RI, and the late Bella Lema Moniz.Mr. Moniz was a meat cutter...
William Edward O'Connell
Sep 4, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - William Edward OConnell, 93, of 45 Stagecoach Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, September 4, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Kathleen Mungiven OConnell. Born in New York, NY on August 19, 1913, he was the son of the late William and Ruth Stutey OConnell Jr.While very young William OConnell...
Rose Marie Pine
Sep 4, 2006
Middletown, RI - Rose Marie Pine, 90, of 600 Valley Road, formerly of 521 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, died Monday, September 4, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank P. Pine. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on July 25, 1916, she was the daughter of the late John O. and Mary...
Gardiner Bannister Reynolds
Sep 3, 2006
Middletown, RI - Gardiner Bannister Reynolds, Jr., Lt. Col. Ret. USAF of 426 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly September 3rd, at Miriam Hospital in Providence. ?G.B.?, as he was affectionately known, was born in Newport, RI in 1922, the son of Gardiner B. Reynolds, Sr. and Sophie Kesson Reynolds, both families steeped in local and New England history. Maternal...
Katherine Hoyt
Sep 3, 2006
Kitty was born in Los Angeles, attended Miss Porter?s School, and met her beloved husband Norris while at the Yale Art School. They lived at St. George?s, where he was the head of the English Department, from 1946 to 1975. She dispensed tea, toast and motherly affection to hundreds of students who still keep in touch. She was an intrepid...
Beatrice Roberta Echola
Sep 3, 2006
Coventry, RI ? Beatrice ?Bebe? Roberta Clarke Echola, 83, of 450 Franklin Road, Coventry, RI, formerly of 172 Allston Avenue, Middletown, died Sunday, September 3, 2006, at home. She was the wife of the late Roderick Henry Echola. Born in Newport, RI, on March 29, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Isaac O. and Genevieve Murphy Clarke.Bebe was...
Johanna Zieniuk
Aug 30, 2006
Johanna Bialogrzywy Zieniuk Newport, RI ? Johanna Bialogrzywy Zieniuk, 90, of St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, formerly of Clark, NJ and Lady Lake, FL, died Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at St. Clare Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Benjamin K. Zieniuk. Born in Bayonne, NJ on April 24, 1916, she was the daughter of the late...
Gary Eckert
Aug 29, 2006
Gary Thomas Eckert, 53, of 28 Hilltop Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, August 29, 2006, at home. Born in Bainbridge, MD, on January 10, 1953, he was the son of Gladys S. Yeager Eckert of Middletown, RI, and the late William E. Eckert. Mr. Eckert had worked as an independent service consultant for over 20 years. He was a Veteran...
Mary E Osborne
Aug 27, 2006
Mary E. Osborne, 82, of 34 Freeborn Street, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, August 27, 2006 at home in Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Dec. 5, 1923, she was married to Kendall S. Osborne for 63 years.Mrs. Osborne was an active volunteer with the Middletown Little League and Babe Ruth League Baseball. She was also a member of the...
Thomas Mcdonald
Aug 25, 2006
Thomas McDonald, 55, of 91 Cottage Ave, Portsmouth, died Friday, August 25, 2006 at St. Anne?s Hospital, Fall River, MA after a short illness. He was the husband of Rebecca Mudd McDonald.Born in Newport on May 14, 1951, he was the son of Margaret Murphy McDonald of Portsmouth and the late Thomas G. McDonald.Mr. McDonald just retired from NUWC after...
Donald And Geraldine Cottle
Aug 25, 2006
Donald W. Cottle Geraldine T. McCarthy Cottle Portsmouth, RI - Donald W. Cottle Geraldine T. McCarthy Cottle, of 110 Robin Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Baldwinsville, NY, and Syracuse, NY, died Friday, August 25, 2006, at home. Mr. Cottle was born in Plainfield, NJ on November 24, 1921, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Mildred Swick...
Florence Marie Girard
Aug 25, 2006
Tiverton, RI - Florence Marie Sherman Girard, 88, of 1215 Main Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of 17 Brent Road, Manchester, CT, died Friday, August 25, 2006, surrounded by loving family. She was the wife of Vincent G. Girard and they would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on August 28th. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on July 15, 1918, she was...
Menona Ford Robinson
Aug 23, 2006
Middletown, RI - Menona Ford AndersonRobinson, passed away Wednesday, Augugst 23, 2006, at the John Clarke Nursing Centre with her family and friends constantly at her bedside. She resided for many years at 141 Third Street, Newport, RI. Born in Washington, DC on May 22, 1916, she was the oldest child of the late Nathaniel Jefferson Anderson and Cassie Grisby...
Emily B. Lopes
Aug 23, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Emily Braga Lopes, 93, of Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late George A. Lopes. Born in Newport, RI, on December 9, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria DeChaves Braga.Mrs. Lopes was a member of the Portsmouth Homemakers...
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