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Perry A. Roberts
May 15, 2006
Dr. Perry A. Roberts Portsmouth, RI ? Dr. Perry A. Roberts, 88, of Anthony Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed peacefully, Monday, May 15, 2006, at the RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. He leaves his beloved wife of 46 years, Virginia ?Ginna? Roberts. Born in Custard County, NE, on March 29, 1918, he was the son of the late William A. and...
Robert Henry Vars
May 15, 2006
Robert Henry Vars, 78, of 15 Third Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, May 15, 2006 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Margaret Vars. Born in Newport, RI on June 15, 1927, he was the second son of the late Edmund and Anna ?Nan? Rathkamp Vars.Bob spent his life as an electrician, a...
Charles Henry Morang
May 15, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Charles Henry Morang, 81, of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Keene, NH, died Monday, May 15, 2006. He was married to Palma Bavicchi Morang for 56 years. Born on May 25, 1924, in Portsmouth, NH, he was the son of the late Ralph E. and Alice Stevens Morang. Mr. Morang was an attorney and began his...
Sandra Louise Fyfe
May 13, 2006
Sandra Louise Fyfe FyfeBristol, RI - Sandra Louise Fyfe, 58, of 19 Congregational Street, Bristol, RI, died Saturday, May 13, 2006 in North Smithfield, RI. Born in Worcester, MA on May 18, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Charles G. Fyfe and Marjorie Taft Fyfe of Webster, MA.Ms. Fyfe was a senior clinician for the State of Rhode...
Emily V. Parvo
May 9, 2006
Emily ParvoNEWPORT, RI?Emily Parvo, 93, of 6 Freeborn Street, Newport, RI, died at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. She was the wife of the late Jesse Parvo who passed away in February. They had celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last November. Born in Newport, RI on December 28, 1912, she was the daughter of the...
Raymond S. Ferris
May 8, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Raymond Seth Ferris, 69, of Longmeadow Road, passed away on Monday, May 8, 2006 at home. He was the husband of the late Jeanne Maynard Ferris, whom he was married to for 40 years before her death. Mr. Ferris was born on September 21, 1936, in Portsmouth, RI and resided there his entire life. He was the...
Charlotte Morrel
May 8, 2006
Warren, RI ? Charlotte Gagon Morrel, 76, of 74 King Street, Warren, RI, formerly of 29 Linda Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at St. Annes Hospital, in Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Clifton Morrel. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on September 3, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Ren and Florence...
Dr. Robert Alston Davidson, Dds
May 8, 2006
Portsmouth, RI ? Dr. Robert Alston Davidson, DDS, 63, loving husband, father and grandfather, died Monday, May 8, 2006, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Rosemary Shrude Davidson. Born in Brockton, MA, on February 15, 1943, he was the son of the late Alston Quimby and M. Dorothy Nyrell Davidson.Dr. Davidson was a 1961...
Robert H. Tiedemann
May 8, 2006
Robert Bob Tiedemann, a lifelong sailor whose passion for the beauty and versatility of vintage yachts passed away yesterday at Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., following a four month struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was 56 years old.His passion for classic yachts inspired him to rescue a substantial number of antique sail and power boats from old age and disrepair....
Roger Jerome Brown Jr
May 7, 2006
Roger Jerome Brown Jr. Middletown, RI - Roger Jerome Brown Jr., 52, of 40 Maplewood Road, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA. Born in Newport, RI, on July 2, 1953, he was the son of Roger Jerome Brown Sr. of Portsmouth, RI, and the late Dorothy Vieira Brown. Mr. Brown was a...
Marvina Susan Lepage
May 7, 2006
Portsmouth, RI - Marvina Susan TrenaLePage, 59, of 726 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at home. Born in Lewiston, ME, on September 17, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Herbert M. and Wilhelmina Person Connelly. Mrs. LePage worked at the Newport Bay Club for many years. She enjoyed gardening, campfires, kayaking, quahoging and walking...
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
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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