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Leo B. Amado

Leo B. Amado

Oct 18, 2005

Leo Barboza AmadoNEWPORT, RI - Leo Barboza Amado, 85, of 164 Locust Avenue, Portsmouth, RI died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Newport Hospital where he was surrounded by his family.He was the husband of Mary Theresa Costa Amado. They had just celebrated their 57th Wedding Anniversary on January 24 of this year. Born in Pawtucket, RI on June 28, 1920,...

Noreen Mary Babine

Noreen Mary Babine

Oct 18, 2005

Noreen Mary Egan BabinePORTSMOUTH, RI - Noreen Mary Egan Babine, 76, of 21 Eyler Drive, Portsmouth, RI died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at home. She was the wife of the late Cdr. Arthur L. Babine.Born in Quincy, MA on December 19, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Elizabeth Grace Donaher Egan.Noreen attended St. Mary?s School...

Bessie Vasiliki Mellekas

Bessie Vasiliki Mellekas

Oct 15, 2005

Bessie Vasiliki Mellekas, wife of the late Stavros, died at the age of 101, Saturday, October 15, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI, surrounded by her family.Born in Moria, Mytelinis, Greece, on January 1, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Maria Koukoutas Mootos Wotoglos.Bessie was born during the time of the Turkish Occupation of Mytelinis...

Anita Grosvenor Mcandrews

Anita Grosvenor Mcandrews

Oct 15, 2005

Anita Grosvenor McAndrewsNEWPORT, RI - Anita Grosvenor McAndrews, 81, of 101 Washington Street, Newport, RI, formerly of Clearwater Beach, FL, died Saturday, October 15, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Thomas Bernard McAndrews.Born in Brookline, MA, on April 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Theodore P. and Anita Strawbridge Grosvenor.Anita...

Ruth Deschenes

Ruth Deschenes

Oct 13, 2005

BRISTOL, RI - Ruth Greene Deschenes, 79, of 274 1/2 Wood Street, Bristol, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at home.She was the wife of the late Philip A. Deschenes.Born in Fall River, MA, on June 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Catherine Harrington Greene.Mrs. Deschenes had worked for...

Sarah Rego

Sarah Rego

Oct 13, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Sarah Rego, 93, of Middletown, RI, formerly of 167 Bliss Road, Middletown, RI, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Green End Ave, Middletown, RI. Born in Middletown, RI, on March 8, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Victoria Cordeiro Rego.Ms. Rego was a private duty governess for...

Lillian May Judge

Lillian May Judge

Oct 13, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - Lillian May Judge, 94, of Middletown, formerly of Bayside Village, Newport, RI, and Wallingford, Ct, died Thursday, October 13, 2005 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Malcolm Judge. Born in Fall River, MA on February 28, 1911, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Roe...

Charles Emerson Perry

Charles Emerson Perry

Oct 13, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Charles Emerson Perry, 90, of 230 Turner Road, Middletown, RI, formerly of Newport, RI, and Boston, MA, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Jean Harrison Perry.Born in Boston, MA, on August 19, 1915, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Nora...

Thomas P. Farrea

Thomas P. Farrea

Oct 12, 2005

Thomas P. Farrea NEWPORT, RI - Thomas P. Farrea, 81 of 663 East Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Jepson Lane Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at Newport Hospital. Born in Middletown, RI on February 1, 1924 he was the son of the late Manuel and Anna Moitoza Farrea. Mr. Farrea was a farmer who owned a dairy farm...

Thomas P. Farrea

Thomas P. Farrea

Oct 12, 2005

NEWPORT, RI - Thomas P. Farrea, 81 of 663 East Road, Tiverton, RI, formerly of Jepson Lane Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at Newport Hospital. Born in Middletown, RI on February 1, 1924 he was the son of the late Manuel and Anna Moitoza Farrea. Mr. Farrea was a farmer who owned a dairy farm on Jepson Lane...

Daniel Joseph Sullivan

Daniel Joseph Sullivan

Oct 9, 2005

BRISTOL, RI - Daniel Joseph Sullivan, 95, of the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of Appleby Street, Newport, RI, died Sunday, October 9, 2005, at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI.Born in Newport, RI, on January 12, 1910, he was the son of the late Daniel J. and Josephine Kane Sullivan.Mr. Sullivan had worked as an appliance...

Harold Uveges

Harold Uveges

Oct 5, 2005

Middletown, RI ? Harold ?Jack? Uveges, 88, of Middletown, died Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Helena L. Souza Uveges. Born in Saratoga Springs, NY, on July 23, 1917, he was the son of the late John and Bertha Sellar Uveges.Mr. Uveges was a Veteran of the US Navy, serving during WWII...

Anne Patricia Douglas

Anne Patricia Douglas

Oct 5, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Anne Patricia Douglas, 47, of 116 Prospect Avenue, Middletown, RI died Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at home. Born in Newport, RI on May 10, 1958, she was the daughter of Robert I. Douglas and the late Helen Curran Douglas. Miss Douglas worked as a store manager at the former So-Fro Fabric Store in Middletown. She then worked...

Mary Joan Jurista

Mary Joan Jurista

Oct 1, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Mary Joan Gibbons Jurista, 87, of 125 Quaker Lane, Portsmouth, RI formerly of 110 Orchard Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, October 1, 2005, at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Edward Andrew Jurista.Born in Fall River, MA, on January 25, 1918, she was the daughter of the late John...

Shirley A. Silvia

Shirley A. Silvia

Oct 1, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Shirley A. Peary Silvia, 76, of 37 Ladeira Avenue, Portsmouth, RI died Saturday October 1, 2005 at New England Medical Center, Boston. She was the wife of Douglas Silvia of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Brooklyn, NY on September 7, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Violet Crane Peary. Mrs. Silvia was a founding...

Renton Christopher Rawnsley

Renton Christopher Rawnsley

Sep 29, 2005

Renton Christopher RawnsleyNEWPORT, RI - Renton Christopher Rawnsley, 55 of 3 Morgan Street, Newport, RI died suddenly Thursday, September 29, 2005. He was the husband of Sally Riley Rawnsley. Born in Providence, RI on July 31, 1950, he was the son of Agnes Fitzgibbons Rawnsley and the late Bob J. Rawnsley. Mr. Rawnsley was a Marine Veteran who served in...

Anthony Spero

Anthony Spero

Sep 28, 2005

Anthony SperoMIDDLETOWN, RI - Anthony Spero, 89 of 600 Valley Road Middletown, RI, formerly of 89 Bayview Park, Middletown, died Wednesday September 28, 2005 at John Clarke Nursing Center. He was the husband of the late Virginia Moore Spero. Born in Newport, RI, on October 3, 1924, he was the son of the late Ceasar and Mary Radice Spero. Mr....

Mary E. Simmons

Mary E. Simmons

Sep 28, 2005

Middletown, RI - Mary E. Simmons, 87, of 1998 West Main Road Middletown, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at home in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Alexander Barker Simmons who died in August 2004. Born in Delta, UT on January 28, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Eunice Kendrick Hibbard. Mrs. Simmons...

Muriel Lewis Murphy

Muriel Lewis Murphy

Sep 27, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Muriel Valentine Murphy, 71, died unexpectedely Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Muriel Babb Valentine.A career nurse, Muriel worked at the Eye Ear Infirmary in Boston, Galluadet College and as a private duty nurse for many years in Jamestown. Muriel will be remembered for her love...

Elizabeth M. Ottilige

Elizabeth M. Ottilige

Sep 27, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Elizabeth M. Ottilige, 81, of 191 Forest Avenue, Middletown, RI formerly of 49 Beacon Street, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late John Thomas Ottilige Jr. Born in Newport, RI on December 25, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Claude...