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Michael Jay Carraway
Jul 14, 2005
WEST WARWICK, RI - Michael Jay Carraway, 54, of West Warwick, RI, formerly of Grafton, WI and Rhinelander, WI, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at home He was the former husband of Marilyn Kleist Carraway. Born in Port Washington, WI, on April 11, 1951, he was the son of Marian Hennings Carraway of Ft. Meyers, FL, formerly of Grafton, WI...
Elizabeth J. Dacosta
Jul 14, 2005
NEWPORT, RI ? Elizabeth Pepper DaCosta, 78, of 91/2 Sylvan Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Martin H. DaCosta. Born in Providence, RI on November 7, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Edward C. and Agnes Ryan Pepper. Mrs. DaCosta was born and educated...
Manuel Joseph Silvia
Jul 14, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Manuel J. Silvia, 87, of 845 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at Sakonnet Bay Manor, Tiverton, RI. He was the husband of Florence Collins Silvia. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on September 28, 2005. Born in Middletown, RI on April 25, 1918, he was the son of the late Jessie...
Steven Michael Proulx
Jul 13, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Steven Michael Proulx, 38, of 51 Bliss Mine Road, Newport, RI, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at home. Born in Milford, MA on January 2, 1967, he was the son of the late Ronald Proulx. Steven was self-employed for many years as a carpenter on Aquidneck Island, including positions at D D Fence and...
Rose Helen Carrellas
Jul 12, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Rose Helen Santos Carrellas, 89, of 34 Harrington Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Superior Court Judge Arthur A. Carrellas. Born in Newport, RI on May 25, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Soares Santos.Mrs....
Doris Shaffer
Jul 11, 2005
RICHMOND, VA - Doris Barbour Shaffer, of 9133 K Derbyshire Road, Richmond, VA died Sunday, July 10, 2005, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Theodore Shaffer Jr.Born in Gretna, VA on August 16, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Nancy Anderson Barbour.She is survived by her daughter...
Alice S. Yeomans
Jul 10, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Alice S. Frates Yeomans, 74, of 6 Halsey Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, July 10, 2005, at John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Frederick Yeomans and the late Harrison Ford. Born in Central Falls, RI on April 8, 1931, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Laurance Frates. Mrs....
Helen Souza
Jul 8, 2005
Helen Flores Souza NEWPORT, RI - Helen Flores Souza, 91, of 247 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, July 8, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Anthony G. Souza. Born in East Providence, RI, on December 19, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Louis C. and Mary Paiva Flores.Mrs. Souza was...
John Giampietro
Jul 8, 2005
John Giampietro, of 63 Valley Lane Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Squantum Drive, Middletown, died Friday, July 8, 2005 at the RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. He was the husband of Frances Delores Martocchio Giampietro. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late John and Phyllis Ventressa Giampietro. John enlisted in the US Navy in 1943, and served...
Wayne A. Seveney
Jul 7, 2005
Wayne A. Seveney, 58, of 314 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI and of Puenta Arinas, Costa Rica, died unexpectedly on Thursday, July 7, 2005 at Kent County Memorial Hospital, Warwick, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on April 10, 1947, he was the son of Harrison Seveney of Portsmouth and the late Susie Wallen Seveney. Wayne Seveney graduated from De La...
Annie Roderick
Jul 6, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Annie M. Roderick, 98, of 174 Bliss Road, Middletown, RI died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in Middletown, RI on January 8, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Manuel R. and Mary Medeiros Roderick. Miss Roderick was a caregiver to various families and households around Aquidneck Island, including Lauderdale Leys,...
Katherine Lawton James
Jul 3, 2005
Katherine ?Kay? Lawton Murphy James 76, of 88 Bridge Street, Newport, RI died Sunday, July 3, 2005 at home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of Arthur Curtiss James. They married September 26, 1949 in St. Augustin?s Church. Born in Newport, on December 17, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Capt. Thomas P. and Catherine Murphy...
Mary W. Mccaughey
Jul 3, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Mary White McCaughey, 92, of 1319 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Pawtucket, RI, died Sunday, July 3, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Edward McCaughey of Middletown. Born in Boston, MA on January 25, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Helena Tierney...
Virginia May Knowe
Jul 1, 2005
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI - Virginia May Stephens Knowe, 91, formerly of 7 Berkeley Terrace, Newport, died Friday, July 1, 2005, at Evergreen House Health Center, East Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Kenneth R. Knowe. Born in New Bedford, MA on February 22, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Sydney and Lillian Dakin Stephens....
Susan Anne Boutin
Jul 1, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Susan A. McBride Boutin, 50, of 8A Bristol Road, Middletown, RI, died Friday, July 1, 2005, at home after a long illness. Born in Springfield, MA on August 8, 1954, she was the daughter of Richard and Marilyn LaBarre McBride of Springfield, MA.Susan attended Our Lady of Sacred Heart Elementary School and was a1972 graduate of Commerce...
Joshua James Mello
Jun 30, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Joshua James Mello, 32, of 22 Narragansett Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on January 23, 1973, he was the son of Mary Lou Clark Mello of Portsmouth and the late Thomas E. Mello. Joshua was a 1991 graduate of Portsmouth High School and...
Joseph Estrella
Jun 30, 2005
NEWPORT, RI ? Joseph ?Lil Joe? Estrella, 75, of 70 Harrison Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Memorial Boulevard, Newport, died Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Village House Nursing Home, Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on November 29, 1929, he was the son of the late Antone J. and Mary Coreiro Estrella. Joe was a farmer in Portsmouth and...
Robert N. Ferris
Jun 29, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Robert N. Ferris, 70, of 11 Morningside Lane, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Common Fence Point, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Mary McMahon Ferris. Born in Fall River, MA on June 3, 1935, he was the son of the late John Oscar and Jeanette Lemieux Ferris. Bob...
Pauline H. White
Jun 28, 2005
NEWPORT, RI ? Pauline H. Byrnes White, 87, of 131 Ruggles Avenue, Newport, RI died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard Henry White. Born in Malden, MA on November 16, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Evelyn Haskell Byrnes. Mrs. White had been a Navy...
Frances R. Ferri
Jun 28, 2005
PAWTUCKET, RI - Frances R. CruickshankFerri, 89, of Haven Health Care Center, Pawtucket, RI, formerly of Chapel Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, RI. Born in Newport, RI on March 29, 1916, she was the daughter of the late David and Mary Anderson Cruickshank. She is survived by her sons Paul Ferri and David...
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