Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

John J.C. Clark

John J.C. Clark

Aug 11, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - John J.C. Clark, 87, of 123 Honeyman Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of Thomasville, Georgia, died Thursday, August 11, 2005, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Linda Mary Lima Clark. Born in Blakely, Georgia on March 27, 1918, he was the son of the late Coy Cecil and Mary...

Arthur Joseph Lizotte

Arthur Joseph Lizotte

Aug 10, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Arthur Joseph Lizotte, 90, of Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI, formerly of 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, Fall River, MA, Tiverton, RI and Grand Junction, CO, died Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Margaret Anne Simonin Lizotte. Born in Fall River, MA...

Claudia Jane Lancaster

Claudia Jane Lancaster

Aug 10, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI ? Claudia J. Palmer Lancaster, 70, of 236 Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2005, at home. Born in Fall River, MA on January 17, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Ephram and Mary Case Palmer. Claudia, also known as ?Nana Lancaster? was a caregiver to children for over 24 years. She...

Gertrude E. Mcmahon

Gertrude E. Mcmahon

Aug 9, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Gertrude Edith Francis McMahon, 91, of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI, formerly of 12B Coddington Street, Newport, died Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late James Edward McMahon.Born in Newport, RI, on June 23, 1914, she was...

Edward W. Shore

Edward W. Shore

Aug 7, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Edward W. Shore, 77, of 18 Second Street, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of 76 Mill Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, August 7, 2005, at home. He was the husband of Lillian Nascimento Shore. Born in Pawtucket, RI on April 22, 1928, he was the son of the late Josiah W. and Lillian Greaves Shore. Mr. Shore served in...

Herbert E. Timberlake

Herbert E. Timberlake

Aug 6, 2005

Portsmouth, RI - Herbert E. Timberlake, 76, of 44 Joanne Avenue, Portsmouth, died Saturday, August 6, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Ellen Victoria Clisbee Timberlake. Born in South Shore, KY, on March 13, 1929, he was the son of the late Peeter and Onie Mae Phillips Timberlake. Mr. Timberlake was a...

Josephine Silvia

Josephine Silvia

Aug 5, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Josephine Gomes Silvia, 87, of 749 Mitchells Lane, Middletown, RI, died Friday, August 5, 2005, at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of John Joseph Bernardo Silvia, Sr. Retired State Airport Employee for over 25 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 20, 1918, she was the daughter of the late James S. and Mary...

Florence Blacklock

Florence Blacklock

Aug 4, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI ? Florence Bourne Blacklock, 84, OF 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, of Sunny Acres and 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth and Russell Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, August 4, 2005, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Thomas Blacklock. Born in Newport, RI on September 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the...

Joseph O. Lincourt

Joseph O. Lincourt

Aug 4, 2005

CUMBERLAND, RI - Joseph O. Lincourt, 90, of 28 Birchwood Drive, Cumberland, RI, also of Fairview Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, August 4, 2005, at Oakland Grove Nursing Home in Woonsocket, RI. He was the husband of Doris A. Parker Lincourt. Born in Newport, RI on May 6, 1915, he was the son of the late Felix and Rose Lemare...

Richard Lucius Stafford Ii

Richard Lucius Stafford Ii

Aug 3, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Richard Lucius Stafford, II, 79, of 538 Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, August 3, 2005, at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Jean Marie Marshall Stafford. Born in Fall River, MA on May 6, 1926, he was the son of the late Lucius B. and Lena Suprenant Stafford. Mr....

Bobbie A. Ingram

Bobbie A. Ingram

Aug 2, 2005

LOWELL, MA ? Bobbie A. Ingram, 76, of 87 Arbor Road, Lowell, MA, formerly of Borger, TX, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005, at Youville Hospital and Rehab Center, Cambridge, MA. He was the husband of Janet Jurista Ingram of Lowell, MA. Born in Pawhuska, OK on September 9, 1928, he was the son of the late Lee and Beulah Holmes...

M. Ventura

M. Ventura

Aug 1, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI ? M. Dolores O?Neill Ventura, 73, Known as ?Bebes? of 20 Musselbed Shoal Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, August 1, 2005, in East Hampton, NY. Born in Queens, NY on January 6, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John and Marion Johnson O? Neill. Bebe grew up in Ridgewood, NJ. She graduated from Salve Regina College...

Mary A. Nunes

Mary A. Nunes

Aug 1, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, RI, - Mary A. Lacerda Nunes, of 25 Wayside Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Monday, August 1, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the former wife of Gabriel S. Nunes of Westport, MA. Born in Newport, RI on January 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bettencourt Lacerda. Mrs. Nunes had worked as...

Elizabeth Ann Reed

Elizabeth Ann Reed

Jul 30, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI Elizabeth Sis A. DeSantis Reed, 71, of 11 Donna Drive, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, at home. She was the wife of John D. Reed. Born in Newport, RI on November 19, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Ruth Delavergne DeSantis. Sis was a 1951 graduate of Rogers High School and worked...

Jennifer Lynn Browning

Jennifer Lynn Browning

Jul 30, 2005

Jennifer Lynn Browning FALL RIVER, MA - Jennifer Lynn Browning, 31, of Fall River, MA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, in Fall River, MA. Born in Newport, RI on November 16, 1973, she was the daughter of Joan Dina Browning of Newport, RI and step daughter of John Browning of Ledyard, CT. Raised in Newport, she...

Christine Tuttle

Christine Tuttle

Jul 30, 2005

Salcha, Alaska ? Christine Baird Tuttle, 44, of 7005 Coldfoot Court, Salcha, Alaska, formerly of Auburn, MA, died Saturday, July 30, 2005, in Alaska.She was the wife of Fred Tuttle. Born in Laconia, NH, on June 21, 1961, she was the daughter of Walter Baird of Willows, CA, and the late Sandra Almy Almeida.Christine had worked as a truck driver...

Geraldine V. Leis

Geraldine V. Leis

Jul 29, 2005

TIVERTON, RI - Geraldine V. Camara Leis, 66, of 2 Margaret Street, Tiverton, RI, died Friday, July 29, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of Capt. Alfred C. Leis, USN, Ret. Born in Portsmouth, RI at the Brown House on January 14, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary Martin Camara. Geraldine...

Robert W. Mcbrier

Robert W. Mcbrier

Jul 28, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Robert W. McBrier, 60, of 15 Hammel Court, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home with his family on Thursday, July 28, 2005. He was the husband of Marlene Thome McBrier. Born in Newport, RI on February 3, 1945, he was the son of Rheta McCann McBrier of Portsmouth, RI and the late Col. Robert W. McBrier. Bob...

Frank Kazin

Frank Kazin

Jul 26, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Frank Kazin, 88, of 97 Clearview Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, he died peacefully on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, after a long illness at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Genevieve Laczka Kazin. Born in Providence, RI on September 11, 1916, he was the son of the late Peter and Blanche Stankiewicz Kazin....

Myrtle Louise Leary

Myrtle Louise Leary

Jul 24, 2005

PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island---Myrtle Louise Ashworth Leary, 75 of 122 Cottage Avenue, Portsmouth died Sunday, July 24, 2005 at Newport Hospital. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts on March 13, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy Wright Ashworth. She worked at the Portsmouth Public Library for 20 years as the assistant librarian in the children?s room.She is...