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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Margaret Mullen Davis

Margaret Mullen Davis

Dec 23, 2004

Margaret Mullen Tuerff Davis, 84, of Blenheim-Newport Retirement Community, Middletown, formerly of Dayton, OH, died Thursday, December 23, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late John Dumont Davis. Born in Gary, IN on June 10, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Maud Mullen Tuerff.Mrs. Davis attended St. Marys College in South Bend, Indiana. She...

Gustav Larson

Gustav Larson

Dec 22, 2004

Middletown, - Gustav Larson, 65, of 1 Admiral Court Middletown, died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Linda Sullivan Larson. Born in Heniker, NH on June 28, 1939, he was the son of the late Gustav Larson and Helen V. Shaffell Larson. Mr. Larson worked for the State of Rhode Island as...

Herman Victor Weed

Herman Victor Weed

Dec 22, 2004

Newport, RI - Herman Victor Weed, 74, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, died Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at Village House Nursing Home Newport, RI. Born in Jamestown, RI on February 9, 1930, he was the son of the late Herman H. and Ragna Kirkeby Weed. Mr. Weed attended Newport Schools and enlisted in the United States Army in 1947 until...

John Rogers Chase

John Rogers Chase

Dec 22, 2004

Jamestown, RI - John Rogers ?Roger? Chase, 63, of 7 Melrose Avenue Jamestown, died Tuesday, December 22, 2004 at Philip Hulitar Center in Providence, RI.Roger was the husband of Carol Reynolds Chase. Born in Newport, RI on December 6, 1941, he was the son of the late Dean M. and Kathleen L. Nagle Chase. Mr. Chase was a teacher at...

Grace Agnes Brennan

Grace Agnes Brennan

Dec 21, 2004

Newport, RI - Grace Agnes Brennan, of St. Clare Home Newport, formerly of 16 Gibbs Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at Saint Clares Home For Aged Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Michael and Mary Buckley Brennan. Ms. Brennan worked for 33 years as a secretary for the Chief...

Augustine "Gus" J. Gracia

Augustine "Gus" J. Gracia

Dec 21, 2004

Middletown, RI - Augustine ?Gus? J. Gracia, 77, of 558 Green End Avenue, Middletown, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Bernice Almeida Gracia. Born in Middletown, RI on September 1, 1927, he was the son of the late Philip and Angelina Souza Gracia. Mr. Gracia was the owner and operator of A J Gracia Inc....

Jean-Francois Aubois

Jean-Francois Aubois

Dec 21, 2004

Newport, RI - Jean-Francois Aubois, 66, of 86 Washington Street Newport, died Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in Amiens, France on December 15, 1938, he was the son of Jean Aubois and Suzanne Welte Aubois. Mr. Aubois came to this Country in 1949 from France. He graduated from the former De La...

George Augustus Jefferds Jr

George Augustus Jefferds Jr

Dec 20, 2004

New Bedford, MA - George Augustus Jefferds, Jr., of 137 Dawson Street, New Bedford, formerly of Forbes Street, New Bedford, MA, died Monday, December 20, 2004 at St. Lukes Hosptial New Bedford, MA. Born in Westbrook, ME on August 10, 1928, he was the son of the late George Augustus and Gertrude Gallant Jefferds. Mr. Jefferds was in the United...

John Joseph Diehl

John Joseph Diehl

Dec 19, 2004

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698 John Joseph Diehl, Capt.USMC ret Middletown, RI - John Joseph Diehl, Capt.USMC ret., 88, of 11 Sherwood Road Middletown, died Sunday, December 19, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Margaret Anita ? Bubbles? Todd Diehl. Born in Springfield, MA on July 5, 1916, he was the son of the late...

Margaret Mary Kearney

Margaret Mary Kearney

Dec 18, 2004

Portsmouth, - Margaret Mary ?Peg? Hanlon Kearney, 72, of 27 Colonel Christopher Greene Road, Portsmouth, formerly of 45 Springdale Avenue, Waterbury, CT, died Saturday, December 18, 2004 at home.She was the wife of 47 years, of the late James F. Kearney. Born in Waterbury, CT on June 9, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Mary Joyce...

Raychel R. Pratt

Raychel R. Pratt

Dec 17, 2004

Newport, RI - Raychel R. Morales Pratt, 78, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, formerly of 139 Fenner Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Friday, December 17, 2004 in Middletown, RI. Born in Havana, Cuba on October 3, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Carlos and Raquel Ramiro-Garcia Morales. Mrs. Pratt was a finalist for Miss Havana as a teenager before...

Hedley William Greer

Hedley William Greer

Dec 14, 2004

Middletown, RI - Hedley William Greer, 97, of 39 Oak Street Middletown, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Carolyn Webber Greer. Born in Newport, RI on April 10, 1907, he was the son of the late Hedley James and Mabel Kessell Greer. Mr. Greer was retired from the Eppley Laboratory...

Helen Theresa Turner

Helen Theresa Turner

Dec 14, 2004

Cranston, RI - Helen T. Barden Turner, 88, of Cra Mar Nursing Home Cranston, formerly of Shangri La Lane, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004 at Kent County Memorial Hospital Warwick, RI.She was the wife of the late Tellis R. Turner. Born in Corona Long Island, NY on September 30, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Eugene...

Charles H. Peckham

Charles H. Peckham

Dec 12, 2004

Newport, RI - Charles ?Charlie? H. Peckham, 94, of 7 Hall Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, December 12, 2004 at the home of his son and daughter in-law at 9 Champlin Terrace, Middletown.He was the husband of the late Margaret Veronica Platt Peckham. Born in Newport, RI on March 8, 1910, he was the son of the late Benjamin A. G....

Mary Ann Hanks

Mary Ann Hanks

Dec 12, 2004

Newport, RI - Mary Ann Coute Hanks, 75, of 29 Newport Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, December 12, 2004 at home. She was the wife of the late Curtis Lee Hanks, and former wife of Edward S. Mattos, Sr. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 2, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John Duarte and Hortence Combra Coute. Mrs....

John Rae Sullivan

John Rae Sullivan

Dec 11, 2004

John Rae Sullivan Middletown, RI - John Rae Sullivan, 86, of the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, formerly of 55 Miantonomi Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, December 11, 2004 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Barbara Crane Sullivan. Born in Newport, RI on May 28, 1918, he was the son of the late John Henry...

Manuel Rodrigues Santos Jr

Manuel Rodrigues Santos Jr

Dec 9, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Manuel Rodrigues Santos, Jr., 86, of 16 Morgan Street, Portsmouth, died Thursday, December 9, 2004 at St. Elizabeth Manor Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Lucia Santos Santos of Portsmouth, RI. Born in Lowell, MA on January 31, 1918, he was the son of the late Manuel and Maria Andre Santos Sr. Mr. Santos worked for Firestone...

Lucille Esther Standish

Lucille Esther Standish

Dec 7, 2004

Lucille Esther Morse Standish Middletown, RI - Lucille Esther Standish, 83, of Middletown, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of Commander John C. ?Myles? Standish, CDR, USN Retired. Born in Whitman, MA on August 20, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Amy Ramsdell Morse. Mrs....

Frank Albert Shorey Jr

Frank Albert Shorey Jr

Dec 5, 2004

Newport, RI - Frank Albert Shorey, Jr., 63, of 30 East Bowery Street Newport, died Sunday, December 5, 2004 at home after a couregous battle with cancer.He was the husband of Carol Donnelly Shorey. Born in Newport, RI on December 16, 1940, he was the son of the late Frank Albert Shorey and Christina Almy Shorey Hinton. Mr. Shorey owned...

Flora Easterbrooks

Flora Easterbrooks

Dec 3, 2004

Middletown, - Flora L. Vars Easterbrooks, 92, of 600 Valley Road Middletown, formerly of County Street Newport, died Friday, December 3, 2004 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Richard B. Easterbrooks. Born in Newport, RI on July 11, 1912, she was the daughter of the late William J. and the late Jennie...

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