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John F. Bigbee
Jul 21, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - John Frederick ?Fred? Bigbee, 57, of 293 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at home. He was the loving husband of Marsha Lynn Maynard Bigbee. Born in Munich, Germany, on October 27, 1948, he was the son of the late Frederick John and Elisabeth Buchner Bigbee Maier. Mr. Bigbee graduated from Warwick Veterans Memorial...
Elizabeth Mary Curran
Jul 19, 2006
Newport, RI ? Elizabeth ?Betty? Mary Ionta Curran, 95, of 31 Prescot Hall Road, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Daniel J. Curran. Born in Newport, RI on December 22, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Michelena Palazza Ionta.Mrs. Curran was...
Gregory John Conos
Jul 19, 2006
Middletown, RI - Gregory John Conos, 83, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 1 Mount Hope View Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the former husband of Rose Marie Morin. Born in Fall River, MA, on March 20, 1923, he was the son of the...
Lucille M. Shappy
Jul 17, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Lucille M. Fontaine Shappy, 91, of 2217 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, July 17, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Roland F. Shappy, former Superintendant of Portsmouth Public Schools. Born in Millbury, MA, on September 22, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Albert...
Lauren Ann Gelina
Jul 16, 2006
Middletown, RI - Lauren Ann Mixter Gelina, 50, of 31 Laura Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, July 16, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Robert Paul Gelina. Born in Newport, RI, on October 17, 1955, she was the daughter of Edith Waldorf Mixter and the late Roland Mixter.Mrs. Gelina was a home supervisor for Looking...
Majel Eileen Peterson
Jul 15, 2006
Newport, RI - Majel Eileen Peterson, 89, formerly of 39 West Narragansett Avenue, Newport, RI, died Saturday, July 15, 2006 at Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on March 13, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Annie Petterson Peterson. Ms. Peterson worked as an LPN who specialized in newborn home...
Anne R. Fray
Jul 15, 2006
Middletown, RI - Anne R. Lenahan Fray, 78, of 6 Wilson Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of Seymour, CT, died Saturday, July 15, 2006, at home. She was the wife of Robert Fray. Born in Derby, CT, on May 12, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Karlak Lenahan.Mrs. Fray was a communicant of St. Lucys Church...
William Howell Pharmakis
Jul 13, 2006
Middletown, RI - William Howell Pharmakis, 83, of 18 Shangri La Lane, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Audrey Hebert Pharmakis. Born in Attleboro, MA, on May 5, 1923, he was the son of the late John and Clara Haskell Pharmakis.Mr. Pharmakis was a distinguished serviceman,...
Lorraine R. Furtado
Jul 12, 2006
Newport, RI - Lorraine R. Brownell Furtado, 82, of 44 Burnside Avenue, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of John ?Pete? R. Furtado for 64 years. Born in Newport, RI, on July 7, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Stanton and Lauretta Berard Brownell.Mrs. Furtado...
Edward Joseph Keeney
Jul 10, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Edward Joseph Keeney, 74, of 5 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 79 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, July 10, 2006, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Agnes Gagliardi Keeney. Born in New Haven, CT, on April 27, 1932, he was the son of the late Edward P. and Marian Heery Keeney.Mr....
Josephine Anne Ritchie
Jul 10, 2006
Middletown, RI ? Josephine A. Ritchie, 59, of 34 Berkeley Court, died Sunday, July 9th at her home surrounded by family and friends. Born in Newport, RI she was the daughter of the late George W. Ritchie and Mary Sullivan Ritchie.She is survived by six brothers, George W. Ritchie III of Providence and Newport, Jerry Ritchie of New London, CT,...
Elizabeth Mary Roque
Jul 7, 2006
Newport, RI - Elizabeth Mary Roque, Born June 14, 1992 Flag Day, Died Friday, July 7, 2006. Lizzie - A beautiful, gifted and adored child who loved all those who shared her life.Love is the only word to describe everything about Lizzie. She loved her dog Bear, she loved her cat Eli, she loved her fish. She loved her family...
Robert R. Patenaude
Jul 6, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Robert R. Patenaude, 69, of 42 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, July 6, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Carol Vars Patenaude. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 9, 1936, he was the son of the late Homer and Marie Rioux Patenaude.Mr. Patenaude worked in construction for many years...
Thomas Paul Raffa
Jul 6, 2006
Middletown, RI - Thomas Paul Raffa, 88, of 44 Bliss Mine Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Roberta Diggles Raffa. Born in Providence, RI, on October 16, 1917, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Concettina Imbruglia Raffa.Mr. Raffa graduated from Rogers High...
Clara R. Edwards
Jul 6, 2006
Newport, RI - Clara R. DeMenzes Edwards, 77, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, died Thursday, July 6, 2006 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI where she has resided since April. Clair, as she liked to be called, was born to Manuel and Margaret Mendes Payne DeMenezes in Little Compton RI, on May 8, 1929. Clair was...
Robert G. Loewenthal
Jul 4, 2006
Captain Robert G. Loewenthal US Navy Retired Captain Robert G. Loewenthal, USN, Ret., 72, of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Jamestown, RI, passed away on Tuesday, July 4th, 2006 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Jo Ann Mundorff Loewenthal. They were married for 49 years.Born in Omaha, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Charles and Ella Shadbolt...
Mary Elizabeth Lambert
Jul 2, 2006
Newport, RI - Mary Elizabeth Lambert, 90, of 45 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died Sunday, July 2, 2006 at Newport Hospital, in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Granville W. Lambert. Born in New York, NY, on April 14, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Hattie Roma Fusco. She is survived by her...
Ruth Hewitt Trojan
Jul 1, 2006
Middletown, RI - Ruth Hewitt O?Connell Trojan, 85, widow of Henry B. Trojan, died Saturday, July 1, 2006, surrounded by her loving family, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Attleboro, MA on June 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Lester E. and Ilene Barton O?Connell and lived in the Point Section of Newport...
Albert K. Sherman
Jun 30, 2006
MIDDLETOWN - Albert K. Sherman,chairman of the board and former publisher of The Newport Daily News, died June 30, 2006, at his home in Middletown. Mr. Sherman, 88, had been in failing health for some time, and his death followed a brief bout with cancer. During his career at The Daily News, Mr. Sherman helped guide the paper from the...
Mary Donaldson
Jun 30, 2006
Middletown, RI ? Mary Madden Donaldson, 58, of 10 Rego Road, Middletown, RI, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of David Stewart Donaldson. Born in Providence, RI, on October 20, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Florence McKenna Madden.Mrs. Donaldson was a 1971 graduate of Salve Regina...
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