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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Patricia Ann Quinn

Patricia Ann Quinn

Jan 22, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Patricia Ann DeMatteis Quinn of 22 Homer Street in Newport, R.I., passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2006, surrounded by her loving family. Loving wife of Martin Quinn of Newport, R.I., and beloved mother of sons Martin Quinn of Portsmouth, R.I., and Joseph Quinn of Fort Collins, CO, and daughter Sara Quinn of Newport, R.I., loving sister...

Alfred Ainsworth

Alfred Ainsworth

Jan 20, 2006

Alfred Ainsworth, 92, of 329 Windstone Drive Portsmouth, formerly of 4 Canonicus Avenue, Newport, died Friday, January 20, 2006, at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Barbara Grindrod Ainsworth. Born in New Bedford, MA on November 19, 1913, he was the son of the late Alfred Ainsworth Sr. and the late Mary Crone Ainsworth. Mr. Ainsworth worked...

Shirley Jane Ayotte

Shirley Jane Ayotte

Jan 18, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Shirley J. Roberts Ayotte, 75, of 51 Holland Street, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Leopold N. Ayotte. Born in Cecil Washington City, PA on December 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Alberta Orr Roberts. Mrs. Ayotte moved to Newport from...

Mary Theresa Bettencourt

Mary Theresa Bettencourt

Jan 18, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Mary T. Silva Bettencourt, 54, of 136 Fenner Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 18, 2006, at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Joseph Bettencourt.Born in Cedres Faial, Acores, on December 14, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Clara Silva.Mrs. Bettencourt moved from the Acores in 1967 and...

Donald Harold Tinney

Donald Harold Tinney

Jan 17, 2006

Donald Harold Tinney, born in Charlemont, MA on May 18, 1934, only son of the late Harold Benjamin Tinney and Ruth Emily Betzer Tinney, died on January 17, 2006 in Newport not far from his home, Belcourt Castle on Bellevue Avenue and Ledge Road.He is survived by his wife Harle Hanson Tinney and numerous cousins. Donald descended from the Erwin...

Dolores M. Silveira

Dolores M. Silveira

Jan 16, 2006

MIDDLEOWN, RI - Dolores M. Breau Silveira, 92, of 1064 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, January 16, 2006, at home.She was the wife of the late Manuel Deniz Silveira II.Born in New Bedford, MA, on May 30, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Octave and Virginie Bourque Breau.Along with her husband, they owned and operated the...

Albert Bonnetat Biastre

Albert Bonnetat Biastre

Jan 16, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Albert Bonnetat Biastre, 92, of 3 Harrison Lane, Newport, RI, died Monday, January 16, 2006, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Sophie Cecelia Shaknites Biastre.Born in Newport, RI, on August 4, 1913, he was the son of the late Jacques and Virginie Bonnetat Biastre.Mr. Biastre had worked as a carpenter for...

Augustus P. Pine

Augustus P. Pine

Jan 16, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Augustus P. ?Gus? Pine, 83, of 417 Forest Avenue #218, Middletown, RI died Monday, January 16, 2006. He was the husband of the late Bertha Arsenault Pine. Born in Middletown, Rhode Island on May 28, 1922, he was the son of the late Manuel and Mary Pasqual Pine.Mr. Pine served in The United States Army in Europe...

Frederick Russell Smith Sr

Frederick Russell Smith Sr

Jan 15, 2006

Torpedoman?s Mate Chief, USN, Retired, Frederick R. Smith Sr., Eldest son of Albert Smith and Mary Chioda Smith both now deceased, brother of Kenneth Smith and the late Beverly Shays of Worcester, MA, passed away on 15 January 2006 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI.A loving husband, father, and grandfather, his professional career included 22 years in the U.S. Navy,...

Agnes Maria Caiger

Agnes Maria Caiger

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Maria Mariman Caiger, 98, of Middletown, died January 9, 2006 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frederick Willis Caiger for 66 years who predeceased her in 1995. Born in Nicholas, Belgium, on October 17, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Augusta Mariman.Mrs....

Robert B. Miranda

Robert B. Miranda

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Robert B. Miranda, 58, of 41 Paquin Place, Middletown, RI, died Monday, January 9, 2006 at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on June 7, 1947, he was the son of Lorraine Gomes Miranda Santos of Portsmouth and the late John P. Miranda. Mr. Miranda was a lifelong self-employed lobsterman. He also raised...

Agnes Maria Caiger

Agnes Maria Caiger

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Maria Mariman Caiger, 98, of Middletown, died January 9, 2006 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frederick Willis Caiger for 66 years who predeceased her in 1995. Born in Nicholas, Belgium, on October 17, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Augusta Mariman.Mrs....

Agnes Maria Caiger

Agnes Maria Caiger

Jan 9, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Agnes Maria Mariman Caiger, 98, of Middletown, died January 9, 2006 at The Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Frederick Willis Caiger for 66 years who predeceased her in 1995. Born in Nicholas, Belgium, on October 17, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Marcel and Augusta Mariman.Mrs....

Clara Lillian Benevides

Clara Lillian Benevides

Jan 6, 2006

Clara Lillian Silvia Benevides, 86, of 2356 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel M. Benevides.Born in Newport, Rhode Island on September 7, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Amelia Nunes Silvia.Mrs. Benevides was a communicant of St. Anthonys Church...

Frederick Allan Stevenson

Frederick Allan Stevenson

Jan 4, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - LCDR Frederick Fred Allan Stevenson, USN Ret., 84, of 189 Tuckerman Ave, Middletown, R.I., died after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at Newport Hospital, Newport, R.I., surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy Dana Stevenson, his devoted partner for over 60 years. Born in New York, N.Y., on...

Billie Arthur Stevens

Billie Arthur Stevens

Jan 4, 2006

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Billie A. Stevens Sr., 77, of 711 Forest Park, Middletown, RI, formerly of Colony Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, January 4, 2006, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. Born in Orgas, West Virginia, on July 21, 1928, he was the son of the late Shirley and Alice Woodrum Stevens.Mr. Stevens was a twenty year Veteran...

Daniel Campbell Brawner

Daniel Campbell Brawner

Jan 3, 2006

Daniel C. Brawner, formerly of Titusville, FL, and a long time resident and native of Pensacola, FL, died peacefully in the company of family and caring staff members at the John Clarke Nursing Home in Middletown, RI, on January 3, 2006. He was born on June 29, 1918, the son of M.O. Brawner and Annie Campbell Brawner of Pensacola, FL,...

Marion Louise Simmons

Marion Louise Simmons

Jan 3, 2006

Marion Louise DeLaVergne Simmons, 95, of 66 Phelps Road, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Alfred Simmons. Born in Newport, RI, on March 12, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Curran DeLaVergne. Mrs. Simmons was a homemaker who enjoyed...

Chase Landon Bourg

Chase Landon Bourg

Jan 2, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Chase Landon Bourg, infant son of Nuncio Nicholas Bourg and Amy Kathryn Martin of Newport, died Monday, January 2, 2006 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Besides his parents he is survived by his grandparents Kenneth and Linda Bourg of Franklinton, LA, Debra Kilby Harrison of Middletown, RI, and Stephen and Lori Smith Martin of Jonesport, ME, his...

Jane A. Mcmanus

Jane A. Mcmanus

Jan 2, 2006

NEWPORT, RI - Jane A. McManus, 76, of Blenheim-Newport, Valley Road, Middletown, RI formerly of 7 Elliot Place, Newport, died Monday, January 2, 2006 at home. Born in Newport, Rhode Island on March 30, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Jane Fish McManus.Ms. McManus was a graduate of Newport Schools and Salve Regina College. After...