Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

James A. Harvey

James A. Harvey

Jul 26, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - James A. Harvey, of 43D Glen Meade Drive, Portsmouth , RI, died on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Irene Lightfine Harvey. Born in Bluff City, AK, on August 24, 1916, he was the son of the late James Isaac and Lucy Lee Barlow Harvey. Mr. Harvey served...

Muriel Trent

Muriel Trent

Jul 25, 2006

Newport, RI - Muriel E. Mordaunt Trent, 97, formerly of Springfield, MA, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Harry C. Trent. Born in Dorchester, MA, on December 2, 1908, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Veronica Murphy Mordaunt.Mrs. Trent was a 1928...

Dean Harding Spaulding

Dean Harding Spaulding

Jul 24, 2006

Newport, RI - Dean Harding Spaulding, 82, of Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport, RI, formerly of 245 Broadway Apt#2, died Monday, July 24, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Christina Woodard Spaulding. Born in Newport, VT, on February 21, 1924, he was the son of the late Benjamin S. and Alda Larabee Spaulding.Mr....

Earl Jameson

Earl Jameson

Jul 22, 2006

Portsmouth, RI - Earl Huntington ?Jimmy? Jameson, 91, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 87 Washington Street, Newport and King Road, Middletown, died Saturday, July 22, 2006 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Shaffell Jameson. Born in Henniker, NH, on April 28, 1915, he was the son of the...

John F. Bigbee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...