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Nancy L. Miller
Jul 24, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Nancy L. Burns Miller, 54, of 10 Reardon Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, July 24, 2005, at Brigham Women?s Hospital, Boston, MA. She was the wife of Roger Glen Miller. Born in North Kingstown, RI, on December 26, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Lucille Simmons Burns Jr. Nancy grew up a...
Elizabeth Frances Crosby
Jul 23, 2005
Elizabeth Frances ?Betty? CrosbyNEWPORT, RI - Elizabeth Frances ?Betty? Crosby, 86, of 8 Sagamore Street, Newport, RI, died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in New York, NY, on July 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late James and Frances Dervin Crosby. Ms. Crosby had worked as an administrative officer, Department of the...
Ronald A. Sears
Jul 22, 2005
Ronald A. Sears, 60, of 33 Carey Street, Newport, RI, died on Friday, July 22, 2005, at Heatherwood Health Care Center, Newport. He was the husband of Rhonda Jean Blue Sears. Born in Newport, RI on August 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Manuel and Dorothy DeSimone Sears. Ronald was in the United States Air Force for...
Claire I. Burke
Jul 22, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI - Claire I. Burke, 82, of 417 Forest Ave, Middletown, RI formerly of Merton Road, Newport, died Friday, July 22, 2005 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late James Burke, Jr. Born in Newport, RI on April 4, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Raymond J. and Christina...
Dorice E. Stone
Jul 22, 2005
Dorice E. Weiner Stone Portsmouth, RI - Dorice E. Weiner Stone, 87, of 233 Jepson Lane, Portsmouth, died Friday, July 22, 2005, at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Andrew Low Stone. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 13, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Rose Talbot Weiner. Mrs....
Ava Christine Michael
Jul 21, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Ava Christine Michael, infant daughter of Theodore J. and Aileen Ramirez Michael, died at birth on Thursday, July 21, 2005, in Women Infants Hospital, Providence, RI. Besides her parents, she is survived by her twin sister Kate Rebecca Michael of Newport, RI, her grandmothers Ronnie L. Bozas Michael of Newport, RI, and Renato and Adela Lazaro Ramirez...
Anne Macbeth Cooper
Jul 21, 2005
Anne MacBeth Cooper, of Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, July 21, 2005. Anne was born in Newport on March 23, 1930 and was the daughter of Anna and John MacBeth. She was a graduate of Rogers High School in 1948, the Peter Bent Brigham School of Nursing in 1951 and received her BA at STCC in 1983. She is survived...
Francis Joseph Mchugh
Jul 19, 2005
BOSTON, MA - Francis Joseph McHugh, 97, of Wingate at Needham Rehab, Needham, MA, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at St. Elizabeths Medical Center, Boston, MA. He was the husband of the late Mary Pickering McHugh for over 59 years, until her death on December 9, 2000 and his first wife Elaine Armstrong McHugh who he lost in the hurricane...
Antonio Figueiredo
Jul 19, 2005
MIDDLETOWN, RI ? Antonio ?Tony? Figueiredo, 78, of 13 Massachusetts Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on October 30, 1926, he was the son of the late Antonio and Mary Silvia Figueiredo. Tony was a plumber for Tilley Plumbing and for the Newport School Department. He...
Mildred M. Brosnahan
Jul 18, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - Mildred M. Carter Brosnahan, 83, of 190 Girard Avenue, Newport, RI, formerly of Shangri-La Lane, Middletown, RI, died unexpectedly, Monday, July 18, 2005, at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in South Boston, MA on April 24, 1922, she was the daughter of the late George and Catherine Uftring Carter. Mrs. Brosnahan worked as a secretary for Herbert...
Modena E. King
Jul 15, 2005
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Modena E. Wentworth King, 88, of 7 North Drive, Portsmouth, RI died Friday, July 15, 2005at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Matthew Dunbar King. Born in South Orrington, Maine on December 13, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Arthur B and Sarah Symonds Wentworth.Mrs. King was a member of...
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...
George J. Carpetis
Jul 14, 2005
NEWPORT, RI - George J. Carpetis, 85, of Heatherwood Nursing, Newport, RI, formerly of 2 Equality Park West, Newport, RI, died Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on May 6, 1920, he was the son of the late James and Mary Annis Carpetis. Mr. Carpetis served in the United States...
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...
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...
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