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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

David J. Raley

David J. Raley

Nov 18, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - David J. Raley, 73, of 63 Ferry Landing Circle Portsmouth, formerly of Bristol, RI, died Thursday, November 18, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Shirley R. Cooper Raley. Born in Nottingham, England, on May 21, 1931, he was the son of the late John and Marion Clarke Raley.Mr. Raley moved to the United States, from England...

Arthur D. Bancroft

Arthur D. Bancroft

Nov 17, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Arthur D. Bancroft, 75, of 118 Rolling Hill Road Portsmouth, formerly of Dartmouth, MA, died Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Claire Rocheleau Bancroft. Born in Acushnet, MA on June 5, 1929, he was the son of the late Arthur D. and Theresa Murray Bancroft. Mr. Bancroft was the owner of REMINC CONTI...

Lucy Elizabeth Loscocco

Lucy Elizabeth Loscocco

Nov 17, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Lucy Elizabeth Duffy Loscocco, 79, of 24 Bayview Avenue Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at St. Annes Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of S. John Loscocco. Born in Boston, MA on June 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Atty. Joseph M. Duffy and Delphina Marshall Duffy. Mrs. Loscocco attended schools in...

Jean Ward Peckham

Jean Ward Peckham

Nov 17, 2004

Middletown, RI - Jean Simpson Ward Peckham, 84, Formerly of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth and Dudley Avenue South, Middletown, died on Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at Forest Farm Health Care Center.She was the wife of Alford S. Peckham whom she married in July of 1995 and the former wife of the late George F. Ward Jr. Born in Newport, RI on...

Ruth S. Smith

Ruth S. Smith

Nov 14, 2004

Newport, RI - Ruth S. Smith, 87, of 21 Pell St., Newport, formerly of Montclair, NJ died Sunday, November 14, 2004, at the Heatherwood Nursing Home, Newport, RI.She was the wife of George Smith, who died in 1975. Born in Bloomsfield, NJ, on January 30, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Elizabeth Oldham Stinn. Mrs. Smith...

Belle E. Gunzelman

Belle E. Gunzelman

Nov 14, 2004

Middletown, RI - Belle E. Lindblom Gunzelman, 98, of Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Bloomfield, New Jersey, died Sunday, November 14, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Centre.She was the wife of the late John G. Gunzelman. Born in Kearney, NJ on January 14, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Nana Wiman Lindblom. Mrs. Gunzelman was...

John Joseph Sullivan Jr

John Joseph Sullivan Jr

Nov 12, 2004

John ?Jack? J. Sullivan, JR. Portsmouth, - John ?Jack? J. Sullivan, Jr., 69, of 14 Anson Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, November 12, 2004, at home.He was the husband of Patricia Cooper Sullivan. Born in Newport, RI on January 28, 1935, he was the son of the late John Joseph and Elizabeth F. OLoughlin Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan had worked as a...

Manuel A. Alvernas

Manuel A. Alvernas

Nov 12, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Manuel A. Alvernas, 64, of 84 Flint Corn Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, November 12, 2004, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Jean Rounds Alvernas. Born in Middletown, RI, on October 15, 1940, he was the son of the late Francis and Mary Avilla Alvernas. Mr. Alvernas worked as a heavy equipment operator. He...

George Curtis Stafford

George Curtis Stafford

Nov 10, 2004

Newport, RI - George Curtis Stafford, 86, of 160 Franklin Street, Bristol formerly of Newport, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at Newport Hospital in Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Paschoal Stafford. Born at home in Portsmouth, RI on October 7, 1918, he was the son of the late George C. and Lydia Monroe Stafford. Mr....

Francis Robert Magee

Francis Robert Magee

Nov 10, 2004

Sun City Center, FL - Francis Robert Magee, 84, of 1802 Bedford Lane, Sun City Center, FL, and 17 Kempsen Street, Newport, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at South Bay Hospital, Sun City Center, FL.He was the husband of Anne Moriarty Magee. Born in Newport, RI, on August 12, 1920, he was the son of the late James and Sarah...

Alfred Edward Vaas

Alfred Edward Vaas

Nov 10, 2004

Middletown, RI - Alfred Edward Vaas, 80, of 140 Maple Avenue Middletown, died Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, RI.He was the husband of Jean Goday Vaas. Born in Lawrence, MA on May 25, 1924, he was the son of the late Henry Joseph and Agnes Wohlgemuth Vaas. Mr. Vaas served in the US Army during...

Jospeh James Lance

Jospeh James Lance

Nov 9, 2004

Newport, RI - Joseph James Lance, 90, of 2 Ashurst Place Newport, died Sunday, November 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital after a short illness.He was the husband of the late Albina Silvia Lance. Born in Bridgeton, NJ on March 19, 1914, he was the son of the late Anthony and Maria Nacarella Lance of Casoli, Italy. Mr. Lance served as...

Frank Joseph Giacobbe

Frank Joseph Giacobbe

Nov 9, 2004

Middletown, RI - Frank Joseph Giacobbe, 92, of Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, formerly of 15 North Drive Slate Hill Farm, died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at the center.He was the husband of the late Lillian Mary Barry Giacobbe. Born in Charlestown, MA on December 20, 1911, he was the son of the late John and Antoinette Crisafi Giacobbe....

Mary Regina Rogers

Mary Regina Rogers

Nov 9, 2004

Middletown, RI - Mary Regina McCarthy Rogers, wife of Dr. Gerald Rogers of Middletown, died peacefully on November 9, 2004 at her home, with her family by her side. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 14, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Mary E. McKenna McCarthy. Mrs. Rogers spent her earlier years in Hartford, CT....

Marie Boyke

Marie Boyke

Nov 6, 2004

Newport, - Marie Boyke, 96, of 398 Bellevue Avenue Newport, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Michael Boyke.She is survived by two sons Paul Miller of Danielson, CT and Donald Lowden of Newport, RI and one granddaughter Susan Mello of Altamonte Springs, FL. Funeral Services and...

Peter Alfred Blanchette

Peter Alfred Blanchette

Nov 6, 2004

Portsmouth, - Peter Alfred Blanchette, 64, of 499 Park Avenue Portsmouth, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on May 6, 1940, he was the son of the late Alfred and Eileen M. Burns Blanchette.Mr. Blanchette was a United States Marine Corps Veteran, serving in the Vietnam and Korean Conflicts. He had...

Geraldine Louise Canonizado

Geraldine Louise Canonizado

Nov 6, 2004

Middletown, RI - Geraldine Louise Streeter Canonizado, 67, of 177 Chase Lane Middletown, died Saturday, November 6, 2004 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Albert Canonizado who died on August 11, 1979. Born in Newport, RI on December 24, 1936, she was the daughter of Edith G Higgins Streeter of Newport and the late Lawrence...

Col. Anthony Walker, Usm

Col. Anthony Walker, Usm

Nov 5, 2004

Middletown, RI - Col. Anthony Walker, USM, 87, of 409 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, died Friday, November 5, 2004 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Judith D. Davidson Walker. Born in Baltimore, MD on Feb. 24, 1917, he was the only child of the late John Read Walker and Virginia McBlair Walker.His aunt Cornelia McBlair,...

Paul Harry Mercer Sr

Paul Harry Mercer Sr

Nov 4, 2004

Newport, RI - Paul Harry Mercer, Sr., 74, of 195 Admiral Kalbfus Road, Newport, died Thursday, November 4, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Margaret Pincince Mercer. Born in Piedmont, WV on April 1, 1930, he was the son of the late Ewell Lee and Mary Blanche Shank Mercer. Mr. Mercer served in the United States...

Kathleen Stack

Kathleen Stack

Nov 3, 2004

Kathleen ?Kathy? P. Stack, 56, of Poplar Street, Garden City, NY most recently of Newport, died Wednesday, November 3, 2004 at Women Infants Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 25, 1948, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Margaret Keenan Stack. Kathy graduated from St. John?s University where she received her BA and later...

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