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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Alberta F. Skinner

Alberta F. Skinner

May 7, 2006

Middletown, RI ? Alberta Cook Fickett Skinner, 91, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of Mumford Manor, Newport, RI, and Darien, CT, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2006. She was the wife of the late Jack Skinner and Chester Fickett. Born in Stamford, CT, on June 17, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Samuel...

Isabel E. Albro

Isabel E. Albro

May 5, 2006

Middletown, RI - Isabel E. Morgan Albro, 96, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of Sayreville, NJ, died Friday, May 5, 2006, at the John Clarke Nursing Home, Valley Road, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Gardner M. Albro. Born in Greenfield, MA, on June 7, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Charles F....

Susan P. Leary

Susan P. Leary

May 4, 2006

Newport, RI - Susan Polley Leary, 63, of 16 Ward Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Longmeadow, MA, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on September 28, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Robert Elston and Beatrice Haneman Polley.Mrs. Leary was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from the High School of...

Richard W. Dubreuil

Richard W. Dubreuil

May 2, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - Richard W. DuBreuil, Sr., 69, of 263 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Nancy Peckham DuBreuil. Born in Cornwall, NY, on March 28, 1937, he was the son of the late William Russell and Etta Fletcher DuBreuil.Mr. DuBreuil served in the United States...

Jean V.C. Douglas

Jean V.C. Douglas

May 1, 2006

Jean Van Curen Douglas, of 58 Kay Street, Newport, RI, was born November 29, 1922, in St. Clairsville, Ohio, only child of Dale and Frieda Van Curen. Jean studied art at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, for two years before moving to New York City at age 20. She attended Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School and began working at J. Walter...

Mary Theresa Migliori

Mary Theresa Migliori

May 1, 2006

Pleasant Hill, CA - Mary T. Santa Migliori, 91, of 577 Vili Way, Pleasant Hill, CA, died Monday, May 1, 2006, at Bayberry Care Center, Concord, CA. She was the wife of Gaetano J. Migliori. Born in Middletown, RI, on April 20, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Almeida Santa. Mrs. Migliori was born and...

Mildred June Pires

Mildred June Pires

Apr 30, 2006

Mildred J. Close Jaynes Pires 85 of Harrison Avenue Newport, formerly of Girard Avenue Newport died Sunday, April 30, 2006 in the Village House Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport.She was the wife of the late John J. Pires and former wife of the late Alexander J. Jaynes.Born in Boston, MA on June 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the...

Helen Barry Crowell

Helen Barry Crowell

Apr 28, 2006

Helen Barry Crowell, of Old Westport Road Dartmouth, MA, formerly of Reservior Avenue Middletown, RI died Friday, April 28, 2006 in the Alden Court Nursing Home Fairhaven, MA.She was the wife of the late Arthur W. CrowellBorn in Newport, RI on May 29, 1911, she was the daughter of the late David and Ida Roy Barry.Mrs. Crowell had worked as...

Gertrude Angela Reise

Gertrude Angela Reise

Apr 27, 2006

Jamestown, RI - Gertrude Angela Raposa Reise, 88, of 25 Seaview Avenue, Jamestown, RI, formerly of 38 West Narragansett Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John A. Reise. Born in Fall River, MA, on May 26, 1917, she was the daughter of the...

Russell Lee Monteiro

Russell Lee Monteiro

Apr 27, 2006

San Diego, CA - Russell Lee Monteiro, 60, of 13095 Calle de los Ninos, San Diego, CA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Thursday, April 27, 2006 at home. Born in Newport, RI, on June 25, 1945, he was the son of the late John and Jennie Pena Monteiro.Mr. Monteiro was a communicant of St. Josephs Church. He worked as a...

Joseph Henry O'Connor

Joseph Henry O'Connor

Apr 26, 2006

Middletown, RI - Joseph Henry OConnor, 80, of 50 Bay View Park, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Newport Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Ruth Marjorie Kirchner OConnor to whom he was married for 54 years. Born in Providence, RI, on July 15, 1925, he was the son of the late Bernard and...

Norma Smyth

Norma Smyth

Apr 23, 2006

JAMESTOWN, RI ? Norma Whaley Smyth, of 17 Friendship Street, Jamestown, RI, formerly of Narragansett, RI, died Sunday, April 23, 2006 at home with her family. She was the wife of Frederick C.B. Smyth. Born in South Kingstown, RI, she was the daughter of the late H. Clifford and Elizabeth Doherty Whaley. Norma graduated from South Kingstown High School. She...

Marguerite M. Spence

Marguerite M. Spence

Apr 23, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - Marguerite M. Gordon Spence, 92, of 55 Silva Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Lee Avenue, Newport, RI, died Sunday, April 23, 2006, peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Newport, RI, on October 4, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ellen Anderson Gordon. She is survived by her sons...

Frances Barbara Guadagni

Frances Barbara Guadagni

Apr 22, 2006

Frances Barbara Leary Guadagni Middletown, RI - Frances Barbara Leary Guadagni, 79, of 969 West Main Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of 135 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, died Saturday, April 22, 2006, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Michael James Guadagni. Born in Newport, RI, on March 10, 1927, she was the daughter of the late David...

Dorothy Rita Toppa

Dorothy Rita Toppa

Apr 21, 2006

Rita Toppa, 87, of Valley Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of 72 Warren Ave, Middletown, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Nicholas Toppa. Born in Newport, RI, on April 14, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mae Dillon Devlin.She was also known as Ma Toppa to...

Hazel May Maloney

Hazel May Maloney

Apr 19, 2006

Hazel May Green Maloney Newport, RI - Hazel May Green Maloney, 83, of 31 Sheffield Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Robert Paul Maloney. Born in Eustis, FL, on January 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Grandville Nevin and...

Max Unger Iii

Max Unger Iii

Apr 18, 2006

Center Ossipee, NH ? Arthur ?Max? Hugo Unger III, 38, of 13 Barrington Circle, Center Ossipee, NH, formerly of Newport, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at Sea aboard the boat Eulah McGrath. He was the beloved husband of Carrie Chase Unger. Born in Newport, RI, on March 21, 1968, he was the son of Roberta Pacheco Settle of Newport, RI...

Howard F. Holland

Howard F. Holland

Apr 18, 2006

Newport, RI ? Howard Franklin Hound Dog Holland, 86, of 248 Broadway, Newport, RI, formerly of Tilley Avenue and Pond Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Louise Gray Holland. Born in Chelsea, MA, on October 6, 1919, he was the son of the late James and Daisey Stockbridge...

Otto Kurt Kraft

Otto Kurt Kraft

Apr 15, 2006

Middletown, RI - Otto Kurt Kraft, 56, of 6 Namquid Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I. He was the husband of Faith Hope Souza Kraft. Born in Mt. Clemens, MI on April 22, 1949, he was the son of the late Donald Benoit and Catherine Kunst Kraft.Mr. Kraft served in the United...

Odell Felix Favier

Odell Felix Favier

Apr 15, 2006

Newport, RI - Odell Felix Favier, 88, of Village House, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at the Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Rose Mazza Favier. Born in Menfro, MO, on July 9, 1917, he was the son of the late Felix J. and Iva Ferrer Favier.Mr. Favier graduated from Rogers High School...

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