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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Carl Frank Brown Jr

Carl Frank Brown Jr

Jun 5, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Carl Frank Brown, Jr., 61, of 39 Jean Street, Middletown, RI passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Ann Goodchild Brown. Born in Greenville, AL, on December 28, 1943, he was the son of the late Carl Frank and Annie Mae Gilmore Brown. Mr. Brown...

Donald John Belmore

Donald John Belmore

Jun 5, 2005

Newport, RI - Donald John Belmore 74, of 2368 East Main Road, Portsmouth, RI formerly of 290 Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Heatherwood Nursing Center, Newport. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Emily P. Martins Belmore. Born in Newport, RI on March 14, 1931, he was the son of the late Clifford J....

George William Ganong

George William Ganong

Jun 4, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - George Ganong, 78, of 16 South Drive, Middletown, RI, died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at home. He was the husband of Helen Sullivan Ganong. Born in Allston, MA, on December 18, 1926, he was the son of the late Otis and Mildred Ford Ganong. Mr. Ganong was a World War II Army Veteran serving as Staff Sargeant....

Leo John Gracik

Leo John Gracik

May 30, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Leo John Gracik, 69, of 79 Alan Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Jamestown for 30 years, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Connie V. Corriea Mathias Gracik of Portsmouth, RI and the late Marilyn L. Warner Gracik. Born in Lackawana, PA on August 31, 1935, he...

Arthur F. Testa

Arthur F. Testa

May 30, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Arthur F. Testa, of 2121 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI, passed away after a five year illness on Monday, May 30, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Gayle Martin Testa of Portsmouth. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Anthony and Philomena Anatone Testa. Arthur served in the...

William Harold Irons

William Harold Irons

May 29, 2005

BRISTOL, RI - William H. Irons, 84, of RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of Cole Street, Jamestown, RI, died Sunday, May 29, 2005, at RI Veterans Home, Bristol, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on April 7, 1921, he was the son of the late Gustaf and Claudia Lyndle Irons.Mr. Irons worked repairing musical instruments for twenty years, retiring in...

Dorothy Mae Daum Jones

Dorothy Mae Daum Jones

May 29, 2005

TIVERTON, RI - Dorothy Mae Daum Jones, 83, of Tiverton, RI, formerly of Ann Arbor, Michigan, died at St. Anne?s Hospital, Fall River, MA, on Sunday, May 29, 2005 after a short battle with cancer. She was married for fifty years to the late Rev. Gordon M. Jones Jr. Born in Philadelphia, PA on September 25, 1921, she was the...

Karl H. Lyon Sr

Karl H. Lyon Sr

May 28, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Karl H. Lyon, Sr., of Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Stoneham, MA, died at Forest Farm Health Care Centre in Middletown, RI on May 28, 2005. He was the husband of Muriel Lindstrom Lyon.Born in East Bridgewater, MA on July 23, 1913, he was the son of the late Walter Kenneth Lyon and the late Carrie Spiller Lyon....

Stephanie Natalie Sullivan

Stephanie Natalie Sullivan

May 27, 2005

Stephanie Natalie Carlson Sullivan, 73, of 76 Everett Street, Middletown, RI, died Friday, May 27, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Lt.Col. Robert Sullivan, retired US Army of Middletown, RI.Born in San Pedro, CA on July 27, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Rear Admiral Daniel Carlson, retired US Navy, and Natalie Savage...

Carl B. Gustafson

Carl B. Gustafson

May 25, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - Carl B. Gustafson, 82, of 43 Sherman Street, Newport, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Mildred Mahoney Gustafson. Born in Newport, RI on April 29, 1923, he was the son of the late Carl O. and Helen Brooks Gustafson.Carl was a truck driver for 25...

Armando Anthony Agostinoni

Armando Anthony Agostinoni

May 24, 2005

Armando Anthony Agostinoni NEWPORT, RI - Armando Anthony Agostinoni, 78, Newport, RI, formerly of Norfolk, VA, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Gayle Hibbard Agostinoni. Born in Yonkers, NY on February 23, 1927, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Ernestine Agostinoni.Mr.Agostinoni had served in the United States Navy...

Antone E. Mendonca

Antone E. Mendonca

May 23, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Antone Eugene Mendonca, 97, of 258 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, who retired to Boynton Beach, FL, died Monday, May 23, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Evelyn M. Jordan Mendonca. Born in Middletown, RI on April 14, 1908, he was the son of the late Francisco L. and Maria Perreira...

Stephen A Sapp

Stephen A Sapp

May 19, 2005

Stephen A. Sapp, 27, of 195 Admiral Kalfbus Road, Newport, RI, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 19, 2005, at Newport Hospital. Born in Fall River, MA on October 12, 1977, he was the son of Dennis and Nancy Norman Sapp of Newport.Stephen was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School in Fall River, MA. Over the years he worked for...

Catherine V. Breen

Catherine V. Breen

May 17, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - Catherine V. Cayton Arbour Breen, 93, of 2 Ellery Road, Newport, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at Saint Clare?s Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late John Breen and the late Fernand Arbour. Born in Philadelphia, PA on January 13, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Emily Martin Cayton....

Catherine E. Kennedy

Catherine E. Kennedy

May 16, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Catherine E. Bishop Kennedy, 44, of 4 Hickory Avenue, Middletown, RI, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005, at home with her family. She was the wife of Earl N. Kennedy III. Born in Boston, MA on February 11, 1961, she was the daughter of Angela Chagaris Bishop of Middletown, and the late Broaddus Bishop. Cathy was...

Ethel Louise Wosencroft

Ethel Louise Wosencroft

May 15, 2005

KINGSTON, RI - Ethel Louise Allston Wosencroft, 92, of 429 Old North Road, Kingston, RI passed away Sunday, May 15, 2005, at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. She was the wife of the late Herbert Lee Wosencroft to whom she was married for fifty one years. Born in Newport, RI on May 3, 1913, she was the daughter of the...

Jane C. Johnson

Jane C. Johnson

May 13, 2005

Middletown, RI - Jane Corwin Johnson, 90, of Blenheim-Newport, 303 Valley Road Middletown, formerly of Stamford, CT and Ft. Pierce, FL, died Friday, May 13 passed away at her home. She was the wife of the late Woodrow D. Johnson and the late Robert D. Rinehart. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 4, 1915, she was the daughter of Frank...

Theresa C. Perry

Theresa C. Perry

May 13, 2005

Theresa Cloud Perry, 78, of 60 Turner Road, Middletown, RI passed away on Friday, May 13, 2005, at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of the late Anthony F. Perry. Born in Middletown, RI on March 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Elshant Cloud.Theresa grew up in Middletown and was a 1944...

Albert P. Gaines Jr

Albert P. Gaines Jr

May 12, 2005

NEWPORT, RI ? Albert ?Al? P. Gaines, Jr., 83, of 3 Doris Terrace, Newport, RI, died Thursday, May 12, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of Bernice Tutt Gaines. Born in Newport, RI on August 23, 1921, he was the son of the late Albert P. and Pauline Jackson Gaines Sr. He graduated from Rogers High...

Ronald M. Murak

Ronald M. Murak

May 11, 2005

EXETER, RI - Ronald M. Murak, 54, of Exeter, RI, formerly of Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at South County Hospital, Wakefield, RI. He was the husband of Linda Goodheart Murak, of Exeter. Born in Newport, RI on July 27, 1950, he was the son of Helen Bajek Murak of Newport, RI and the late Stanley...

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