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Donnavin Dejesus
Sep 6, 2005
NEWPORT, - Donnavin Ryan DeJesus, infant son of Stacy Marie DeJesus, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2005. Born in Newport, RI on July 8, 2005. Besides his mother he is survived by his grandmother Roberta Daigneault of Chicopee, MA, his godparents Shannon Matoes and Karl Sorensen both of Newport, RI, his aunts Robin Daigneault and Melissa Daigneault both of Chicopee,...
Thomas Ridgway
Sep 5, 2005
Thomas Ridgway Jr., 91, beloved husband of Jane Pope Akers Ridgway, died of a heart attack at their summer home in Newport on Monday, September 5, 2005. Mrs. Ridgway is the daughter of the late John Russell Pope, the architect of the West Building of the National Gallery and the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC among others. Mr. Ridgway was...
Theresa L. Decosta
Sep 3, 2005
Theresa L. Gibau DeCostaNEWPORT, RI - Theresa L. Gibau DeCosta, 72, of 33 Beacon Court, Newport, RI, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on October 28, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Antone and Irene Medeiros Gibau. Mrs. DeCosta had worked as a tester at the former Transcom in Portsmouth....
Bernard "Tony" Anthony Tribble
Sep 3, 2005
Bernard ?Tony? Anthony Tribble Sr.NEWPORT, RI ? Bernard ?Tony? Anthony Tribble Sr., 54, of 125 Van Zandt Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of 36 Charles Street, Newport, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the fianc of Susan Jane Smyth. Born in Hartford, CT, on January 6, 1951, he was the son of the late Elizabeth...
Sarah Alfonso
Sep 3, 2005
Sarah Souza Dutra AlfonsoPORTSMOUTH, RI ? Sarah Souza Dutra Alfonso, of Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 3, 2005, at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Alfonso and Manuel Dutra. Born in Tiverton, RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph P. and Rose Galvin Sousa. Mrs. Alfonso was a Communicant...
Sherryanne Smith
Sep 1, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Sherryanne Smith, 51, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Women Infants Hospital in Providence, RI, after a long illness. Mrs. Smith lived at 97 Botelho Drive in Portsmouth, RI. She was the wife of Gordon Johnson. Born in Newport, RI on June 12, 1954, she was the daughter of Irene Fayerweather Smith Little and the late...
Pickett Magruder Greig
Aug 30, 2005
JAMESTOWN, RI - Pickett Magruder Greig, 85, of 6200 Oregon Avenue NW, Washington, DC and 21 Bayview Drive, Jamestown, RI, died Tuesday, August 30, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Betty Carter Fort Greig of Washington, D.C. and the late Martha Wylly Appleton Greig. Born in Newport, RI on October 23, 1919, he was the...
Carol Ann Fessenden
Aug 28, 2005
Portsmouth, RI - Carol Ann Amaral Fessenden, 62, of 249 West Main Road, Portsmouth, passed away quietly at her home with her family on Sunday, August 28, 2005 after a brief illness.She was the wife of Steven Fessenden.Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, on September 21, 1942, she was the daughter of the late James and Lucille Vieira Amaral.Mrs. Fessenden was...
Florence Ashton
Aug 28, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Florence Taylor Scharstrom Ashton, 102, of 57 Reise Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Cove Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, at home. She was the wife of the late Squire Ashton and Werner Scharstrom. Born in Fall River, MA on January 31, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Isabel Hindle Taylor....
Margaret G. Smith
Aug 28, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Margaret G. Toppins Smith, 79, of 66 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI died Sunday, August 28, 2005 at home. She was the wife of the late Earl D. Smith. Born in New Holland, NC on March 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Maggie Patterson Toppins. Mrs. Smith worked for Bill Del-Nero Cleaners as...
William Sequeira
Aug 27, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - William Sequeira, 89 of 5 Tews Court, Newport, RI died Saturday, August 27, 2005at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Beatrice Lillian Sequeira. Born in Tiverton, R.I. on May 3, 1916, he was the son of the late Joseph and Amy Albert Sequeira. Mr. Sequeira had worked as a Landscape Gardener for...
Brian Keith Barlow
Aug 27, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Brian Keith Barlow, 36, of 33 Chapel Terrace, Newport, RI, formerly of Peckham Ave, Newport, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at home. Born in Providence, RI, on August 26, 1969, he was the son of Chester Barlow of Bristol, RI and Marie Cortellessa Barlow Johnson of Newport, RI. Brian worked as a roofer with Manchester Roofing Company...
Esther J. Alexander
Aug 26, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Esther J. Adamson Alexander, 92, of 20 High Street, Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, died Friday, August 26, 2005, at John Clarke Nursing Home, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late James Everett Alexander. Born in Newport, RI on November 25, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Hilda Schultz Adamson. Mrs....
Charles T. Mellekas
Aug 25, 2005
Charles Theodore Mellekas, 85, of 9 Cathy Circle, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, August 25, 2005, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was the devoted husband of Anna Pappastratis Mellekas. Born in Newport, RI on March 29, 1920, he was the son of the late Theodore and Effie Lewis Mellekas.Charlie was a life long resident of...
John Allan Reynolds
Aug 24, 2005
Bristol, RI - John Allan Reynolds, 50, of 14 Wheeler Avenue, Bristol, RI, died Wednesday, August 24, 2005, at home. He was the husband of Loreen Lunsford Reynolds. Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1955, he was the son of Elmer and Marion Snyder Reynolds of Newport, RI. Mr. Reynolds served in the United States Army during peacetime. Upon...
Gertrude M. Mendes
Aug 24, 2005
NEWPORT, RI ? Gertrude M. Gomes Mendes, 83, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 170 Park Holm, Newport, RI, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 24, 2005, at the center. Born in Osterville, Massachusetts, on February 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John and Kathleen Evora Gomes. Gertrude owned and operated her own cleaning...
Thomas B. Archambault
Aug 24, 2005
CPO Thomas Burke Archambault, US Navy retired, 76, of 29 Freeborn Street, Newport, RI, died at home on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 after a long and courageous fight with cancer. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on June 23, 1929 to the late Ellen and Thomas D. Archambault. Tom enlisted in the US Navy at the age of 17 on...
Nancy J. Nunes
Aug 23, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Nancy J. Bliven Nunes, 73, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Third Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late John Joseph Nunes. Born in Newport, RI on August 1, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mildred Bliven. Nancy...
Alice Elizabeth Allen
Aug 23, 2005
CHELMSFORD, MA - Alice Elizabeth Allen, 86, of 40 Ruthellen Road, Chelmsford, MA, passed away on Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at home with her family. She was the wife of Joseph P. Allen. Born in Newport, RI on May 13, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth James Barfield. During WWII she worked at the Newport...
Richard Daniel Coogan
Aug 21, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI ? Captain Richard Daniel Coogan, US Navy retired, 75, of Middletown, RI, died at Newport Hospital on Sunday, August 21, 2005. He was born on December 3, 1929, in Fall River, Massachusetts to the late William and Elizabeth Coogan and is pre-deceased by his older brother William Coogan II, who died as a US Naval aviator in World...
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