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Stanley P. Brown
Dec 5, 2006
Newport, RI - Stanley P. Brown, 89, of 9 Atlantic Street, Newport, RI, died peacefully, Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at home. He was the husband of Jeanne M. Friend Brown of Newport. They celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary in October. Born in Fall River, MA on October 16, 1917, he was the son of the late Frederick and Anna White...
Robert James Zeller Jr
Dec 4, 2006
Middletown, RI - Robert James Zeller, Jr., 74, of John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Friendship Street, Newport, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at the center after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI on November 23, 1932, he was the son of the late Robert James Zeller, Sr. and Mary Alice Auger Zeller.He was a lifelong resident...
Walter H. Hetland
Dec 3, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Walter Holby Hetland, 89, of 20 Common Fence Blvd., Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at home. He was the husband of the late Louise Goyette Hetland. Born in Newport, RI on April 19, 1917, he was the son of the late Michael and Carrie Marcusen Hetland.Mr. Hetland served in the United States Army, during World...
Dorothy Alma Elizabeth Koelle
Nov 30, 2006
Warren, RI ? Dorothy Zeidler Koelle, 86, of 54 Seymour Street, Warren, RI, died Thursday, November 30, 2006 at home after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Walter W. Koelle to whom she was married for 58 years at the time of his death in 2000. Born in Walker Valley, NY on September 15, 1920, she...
Margaret Sheehan
Nov 27, 2006
Newport, RI ? Margaret Vega Sheehan, 83, of 93 Coggeshall Avenue, Newport, RI, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was surrounded by her family. Born in New Orleans, LA on August 15, 1923, the Feast of the Assumption, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Paula Delery Vega. She moved to Newport in...
Frank Maitland
Nov 27, 2006
Middletown, RI ? Frank Maitland, 50, of 167 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Mary Achilles Maitland. Born in Newport, RI on December 8, 1955, he was the son of Beverly Welch Maitland of Middletown, RI and the late Francis W. Maitland.Frank was a boat captain...
John Henry Turner
Nov 26, 2006
Westport, MA - John Henry Turner, 59, of 578 River Road, Westport, MA, formerly of 62 Halsey Street, Newport, died Sunday, November 26, 2006 at home.He was the husband of Janet Meader Turner. Born in Newport, RI, on April 19, 1947, he was the son of the late Thomas Marshall and Jean Wagner Turner DeYoung, and step son of the...
Elsie Irene Ward
Nov 25, 2006
Middletown, R.I. Elsie Irene Stewart Ward, 87, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center in Middletown after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Abner Stoddard Ward. Born in Conrad, Iowa on August 14, 1919, she was the daughter of Burton Allen and Nina McClain Stewart. She is survived by Wayne Conrad Ward...
Lillian Florence Viveiros
Nov 25, 2006
Lillian Florence Morris Viveiros MIDDLETOWN, RI - Lillian Florence Morris Viveiros, 93, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown formerly of 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, November 25, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel Viveiros. Born in New Bedford, MA on Aug. 15, 1913, she was the daughter...
William Wintrhop Karl
Nov 22, 2006
WILLIAM WINTHROP KARL, 56, of 1 Ranger Court, Jamestown, RI, died Wednesday at home. He was the husband of Kathleen OConnor Karl. Born in Fitchburg, MA, on October 7, 1950, he was the son of the late William H. Karl and Isabelle Louise Lombard Karl. Mr. Karl was a software engineer who worked most recently at Pfizer Global Research and...
Mark S. Bissonnette
Nov 21, 2006
Mark S. Bissonnette, 47, of 24 Valhalla Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River , MA. Born in Great Lakes, IL on April 27, 1959, he was the son of Anita Roberge Bissonnette of Portsmouth and the late Roland Bissonnette. He is survived by his mother Anita and three brothers Guy Bissonnette of...
Manuel Faria
Nov 21, 2006
Middletown, RI - Manuel Faria, 84, of 595 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary B. Frank Faria. Born in Tiverton, RI on May 20, 1922, he was the son of the late Gabriel and Mary Maitozo Faria.Mr. Faria served in the United States Army,...
Donald Renehan
Nov 20, 2006
Middletown, RI - Donald Renehan, 75, of 8 Pocono Road, Middletown, RI, died Monday, November 20, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Barbara Motte Renehan. Born in Providence, RI on June 19, 1931, he was the son of the late Edmund and Anna Murphy Renehan.Mr. Renehan was a graduate of Providence College, Class of 1953,...
William L. Freeman
Nov 19, 2006
Bristol, RI - William L. Freeman, 77, of RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of Equality Park, Newport, died Sunday, November 19, 2006 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI. Born in Indianapolis, IN on January 6, 1929, he came to Newport as a young man, son of the late Luther Lee and Ella Martha Ford Freeman, he was the...
Cornelius J. Sullivan
Nov 19, 2006
PROVIDENCE, RI, - Cornelius James Sullivan, Jr., 79, of Sydney, Australia, passed on November 19, 2006 at the VA Hospital in Providence, RI. He was the son of the late Cornelius J. and Eileen Nash Sullivan of Newport. Mr. Sullivan was a veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of De La Salle Academy, Class of...
Adelia Farias-Payton
Nov 18, 2006
Portsmouth, RI ? Adelia St. Pierre Farias-Payton, 90, of 3137 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John D. ?Jake? Farias and the late John W. ?Bill? Payton. Born in Fall River, MA on June 6, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Arsenne...
Eugene F. Laparle
Nov 15, 2006
Eugene F. LaParle Portsmouth, RI ? Eugene F. LaParle died on November 15, 2006, at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Elise Kelly LaParle. Born in Rutland, VT, on February 4, 1927, he was the son of Levie E. LaParle and Adelaide Cwik LaParle. The family moved to Newport in 1940 and Mr. Laparle graduated from De LaSalle in...
Lillian M. Harkin
Nov 14, 2006
Lillian M. Parkinson Harkin Portsmouth, RI - Lillian M. Parkinson Harkin, 73, of 56 Douglas Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at home. She was the wife of the late William R. Harkin Jr. Born in Fall River, MA, on May 4, 1933, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Ida Savard Parkinson.Mrs. Harkin had...
Ada Johnson
Nov 14, 2006
Ada Barton Johnson Middletown, RI - Ada Barton Johnson, 93, of St. Clare Home, Newport, RI, formerly of West House, Middletown and Willow St., Newport, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at St. Clare Home surrounded by her loving children. Born in South Attleboro, MA on October 9, 1913, she was the daughter of the late George and Maria Barton. She...
Dorrie R. Richardson
Nov 13, 2006
Dorrie R. Richardson Dorrie R. Richardson, 89, of Vero Beach, FL, passed away Monday, November 13, 2006, at Heatherwood Nursing Home, Newport. She was the beloved wife of the late William A. Richardson. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Edna Railing. Dorrie and her husband maintained a summer home in Newport where Dorrie...
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