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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Joseph Anthony Perry Silvia

Joseph Anthony Perry Silvia

Dec 3, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Anthony Perry Silvia, 86, of 23 Sequoia Lane, Portsmouth, died Friday, December 3, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Belmira Souza Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 4, 1918, he was the son of the late Joseph R. and Philomeua Pereira Silvia. Mr. Silvia was in the United States Navy for 8 years and...

James Raymond Chantre

James Raymond Chantre

Dec 2, 2004

James Raymond Chantre Middletown, RI - James Raymond Chantre, 59, of 283 Forest Avenue, Middletown, died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at West South Hospital, Atlanta, GA.He was the former husband of Jean Milton of Fayettville, NC. Born in New Bedford, MA on November 8, 1945, he was the son of Mary DeMello Chantre of Middletown and the late Manuel O....

Bernice Edith Kleven

Bernice Edith Kleven

Dec 2, 2004

Newport, RI - Bernice Edith Siney Kleven, 83, of Nina Lynette Home, 87 Washington Street, Newport, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Thursday, December 2, 2004, of complications from Rheumatoid Arthritis at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Harold Stanley Kleven. Born in Waterbury, CT on June 2, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Philip...

Ruth C. Smith

Ruth C. Smith

Dec 2, 2004

Middletown, RI - Ruth C. Reed Smith, 83, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Evans Street, Newport, died Thursday, December 2, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Fleming T. Smith. Born in Philadelphia, PA on September 17, 1921, she was the daughter of the late George Albert and Carrie May Smith Reed....

Nancy Ellen Thomas

Nancy Ellen Thomas

Nov 29, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Nancy Ellen Sanborn Thomas, 56, of 151 Pear Street, Portsmouth, lost her two year battle with cancer on Monday, November 29, 2004 at home. She was the wife of Michael Thomas. The daughter of Marian Watkins Sanborn of Naples, FL and the late Fredrick Sanborn, she was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 17th, 1948. Nancy met...

Frances Eileen Mcnamara

Frances Eileen Mcnamara

Nov 28, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Frances E. McKenna McNamara, 84, formerly of 35 Linda Terrace, Portsmouth, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late George McNamara, who passed away on January 20, 1991. Born in Willimantic, CT on August 17, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances...

George Michael Medeiros

George Michael Medeiros

Nov 28, 2004

Lt. George Michael Medeiros, Sr., Ret., formerly of the Newport Fire Department, 76, of 90 Third Street Newport, died Sunday, November 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Margaret Avery Medeiros. Born in East Providence, RI on September 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph and Virginia A. Pereira Medeiros. Mr. Medeiros worked...

Marion Grupp

Marion Grupp

Nov 26, 2004

Portsmouth, - Marion Hilde Grupp, 98, of 420 Windstone Drive, Portsmouth, formerly of the John Clarke Retirement Center, Middletown, died Friday, November 26, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late George Grupp. Born in Plochingen, Germany on February 21, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Fritz and Rose Weyde Hild. Mrs. Grupp became a Newport resident...

Catherine W. Carey

Catherine W. Carey

Nov 25, 2004

Middletown, - Catherine W. Cary, 96, of Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, formerly of Hampton Bays, Long Island New York, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Francis Cary. Born in Hastings- On- Hudson, NY on January 18, 1908, she was the daughter of the late...

Wilbur Nelson

Wilbur Nelson

Nov 25, 2004

Middletown, RI. November 25, 2004. Wilbur Nelson died today at his home in the John Clarke Retirement Center. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Teaze Nelson. Son of the Reverend Wilbur Nelson and Nurella Phipps Nelson, he was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on Christmas Day in 1915, the youngest of five children. His family moved to Newport in...

Richard L. Crane

Richard L. Crane

Nov 25, 2004

Newport, RI - Richard L. ?Dick? Crane, 80, of St. Clare Home Newport, formerly of Cannon Street, Newport and Seaman?s Institute of Newport, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was born in North Kingstown, RI on August 1, 1924.Mr. Crane ran the newsstand in the lobby of the Newport Post Office on Thames Street, Newport for...

Wilbur Nelson

Wilbur Nelson

Nov 25, 2004

Middletown, RI. November 25, 2004. Wilbur Nelson died today at his home in the John Clarke Retirement Center. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Teaze Nelson. Son of the Reverend Wilbur Nelson and Nurella Phipps Nelson, he was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania on Christmas Day in 1915, the youngest of five children. His family moved to Newport in...

Vincent Francis Nathlar

Vincent Francis Nathlar

Nov 25, 2004

Lewes, DE - Vincent Francis Nathlar, 68, of 33885 North Heron Drive, Lewes, DE, died Thursday, November 25, 2004 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI surrounded by his wife and family.He was the husband of Lorraine Fulton Nathlar. Born and raised in Wilmington, DE on September 5, 1936, he was the son of the late James and Fannie Scott Nathlar.Vince was...

Bernard T. Mckenna

Bernard T. Mckenna

Nov 24, 2004

Middletown, RI - Bernard T. McKenna, 83, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 5 Cross Street, Newport, and Lanfana, FL, died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary Margaret OConnor McKenna and the late Ruth Martin. Born in Providence, RI on February 25, 1921, he was...

Simela Kyriakides

Simela Kyriakides

Nov 24, 2004

Simela Kyriakides, 43, of 410 Vanderbilt Lane Portsmouth, formerly of Walcott Ave Middletown, died Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at home surrounded by her family.She was the wife of Petros ?Peter? Kyriakides. Born in Kozani, Greece on February 10, 1961, she was the daughter of George and Kiriaki Hantsarides of Tarrytown, NY.Mrs. Kyriakides was a member of the St. Spyridons Greek...

Frank Souza Jr

Frank Souza Jr

Nov 23, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Frank ?Buddy? Souza, Sr., 67, of Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Shirley Mendonca Souza. Born in Portsmouth, RI on June 26, 1937, he was the son of the late Frank B. and Rose Alvernes Souza. For 26 years Buddy was owner of Souzas Chevrolet Sales...

Janet Constance Daggett

Janet Constance Daggett

Nov 22, 2004

Middletown, RI - Janet Constance Muznik Daggett, 92, of 13 Draper Avenue, Middletown, died Monday, November 22, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late James Lincoln Daggett. Born in Lithuania, she was the daughter of the late John and Constance Kapchul Muznik. Mrs. Daggett worked for the John Hancock Insurance Company on Thames Street...

William Albert Martland

William Albert Martland

Nov 19, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - William Albert Martland, 87, of 844 Union Street Portsmouth, died Friday, November 19, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Gloria Phillips Martland. Born in Newport, RI on May 16, 1917, he was the son of the late Wallace C. and Rose Schneider Martland. Mr. Martland had worked for various Contractors on...

Thomas Henry Huhn

Thomas Henry Huhn

Nov 19, 2004

Newport, RI - Thomas Henry Huhn, 86, of 9 Lees Wharf Newport, died Friday, November 19, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary Huhn, to whom he was married for 52 years until her passing in 1991. Born in Lakewood, OH on May 7, 1918, he was the son of the late William and...

Phoebe M. Lyons

Phoebe M. Lyons

Nov 18, 2004

Tiverton, RI - Phoebe M. Boardman Lyons, 88, of 60 Summit Avenue Tiverton, died Thursday, November 18, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late John A. Lyons Sr. Born in Fall River, MA on October 3, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Dougherty Boardman. Mrs. Lyons was a graduate of BMC Durfee High...

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