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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Patrick Michael Engstrume

Patrick Michael Engstrume

Sep 5, 2004

Portsmouth, - Patrick Michael Engstrume, 40, of 17 Maggie Lane, Portsmouth, died Sunday, September 5, 2004, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Jean Marie Perrello Engstrume. Born in Wakefield, RI, on November 1, 1963, he was the son of James Engstrume of Newport, RI, and the late Mildred Monahan Engstrume. Mr. Engstrume worked...

Dorothy Kirkwood Mcdaid

Dorothy Kirkwood Mcdaid

Sep 4, 2004

Dorothy Kirkwood Milley McDaid Portsmouth, RI - Dorothy Kirkwood Milley McDaid, 83, of 65 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 4, 2004, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center after a long illness.She was the wife of the late Jack Milley and the late John McDaid. Born in Fall River, MA on September 7,...

Jeffrey Scott Smith

Jeffrey Scott Smith

Sep 2, 2004

Tiverton, RI - Jeffrey Scott Smith, 49, of 30 Farnsworth Avenue, Tiverton, died Thursday, September 2, 2004 at home, after a nine year struggle with Leukemia.He was the husband of CDR Denise LaRue Songer Smith, formerly of West Springfield, PA. Born in Philipsburg, PA on December 13, 1954, he was the son of Elliott Smith of Las Vegas, NV and...

Ethel Marjorie Jerome

Ethel Marjorie Jerome

Sep 1, 2004

Bristol, RI - Ethel ?Marge? Marjorie Wilding Jerome, 82, of 1014 Hope Street, Bristol, formerly of 49 Pierce Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Gilbert Jerome. Born in Providence, RI on March 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Emeline Pearson...

Amy Margaret Ferris

Amy Margaret Ferris

Aug 31, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Amy Margaret Ferris, 92, of 2856 East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA. Born in Newport, RI on November 22, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antonia Medeiros Ferris.Miss Ferris worked as a seamstress at Lynn Sports Wear in Fall River, MA. She was...

Barbara J. Sullivan

Barbara J. Sullivan

Aug 31, 2004

Middletown, RI - Barbara J. Lopes Sullivan, 67, of 157 Ridgewood Road, Middletown, died Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of George B. Sullivan. They had been married for nearly 39 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on January 9, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George S. and Catherine Holland Lopes.Mrs. Sullivan...

Sandra Lee Gomes

Sandra Lee Gomes

Aug 29, 2004

Newport, RI - Sandra L. Gomes, 59, of 13A Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard, Newport, died Sunday, August 29, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in New Bedford, MA on March 23, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Edward E Woodlyn and Marie Gomes. Sandra worked at EGG Corp. of Middletown for 2 years. Prior to EGG she...

Margaret Alice Stepp

Margaret Alice Stepp

Aug 28, 2004

Newport, RI - Margaret Alice Vierra Stepp, 84, of 5 Annadale Road, Newport, died Saturday, August 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late James F. Stepp. Born in Middletown, RI on October 12, 1919, she was the daughter of the late William and Rose Parvo Vierra. Mrs. Stepp was a communicant of Jesus Saviour...

Dorothy Henrie

Dorothy Henrie

Aug 26, 2004

Middletown, RI - Dorothy Lily Nelson Henrie, 100, of 600 Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Newport, RI, died Thursday, August 26, 2004, after a brief illness at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Edwin Hunterson Henrie and the late Maxwell Falconer MacNally. Born in Hartford, CT on February 6, 1904, she was...

Eleanor Rodda

Eleanor Rodda

Aug 26, 2004

Newport, RI - Eleanor G. Rodda, 75, of Watson Street, Newport, died Thursday, August 26, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late James S. Rodda. Born in Newport, RI on October 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Elizabeth Mockler Gleason.Mrs. Rodda was a member of the former Jayceettes in...

Mary J. Lawrence

Mary J. Lawrence

Aug 26, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Mary Jean Silvia Lawrence, 81, of 1651 East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Thursday, August 26, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Oliver E. Lawrence. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 31, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Antonia Freitas Silvia. Mrs. Lawrence was the longest surviving Kidney...

Geraldine A. Lamphere

Geraldine A. Lamphere

Aug 25, 2004

Newport, RI - Geraldine ?Gerry? Lamphere, 79, of 72 Bedlow Ave Newport, died Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late William Lloyd Lamphere. Born in Jersey City, NJ on August 11, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Travis and Mary A. Travis Smith. Mrs. Lamphere worked at the Metro Glass Company and...

Sister Mary Cavanagh, Fcj

Sister Mary Cavanagh, Fcj

Aug 25, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Sister Mary Cavanagh, FCJ, 69, of Saint Philomena Convent Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at home following an illness. Born in Providence, RI on July 3, 1935, she was the daughter of the late John and Alice Tierney Cavanagh. Sr. Mary was born in Blessed Sacrament Parish in Providence. Sr. Mary entered the Sisters Faithful Companions...

Arthur Norman Leduc Jr

Arthur Norman Leduc Jr

Aug 22, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Arthur Norman Leduc, Jr., 65, of 102 Mint Water Brook Lane, Portsmouth, died Sunday, August 22, 2004 at home. He was the husband of Judith Seale Leduc. Born in Newport, RI on July 17, 1939, he was the son of Marjorie Silvia Leduc Campbell of Portsmouth, RI and the late Arthur N. Leduc. Mr. Leduc was a...

Philip Francis Lydon

Philip Francis Lydon

Aug 22, 2004

Newport, RI - Philip Francis Lydon, 73, of 34 Stockholm Street Newport, formerly of Jamestown, RI, died Sunday, August 22, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.Born in Watertown, MA on March 20, 1931, he was the son of the late Philip P. and Louise Herlihy Lydon. Mr. Lydon was the human relations director for Bic Corp retiring in 1993...

Mary Dieffenbach

Mary Dieffenbach

Aug 21, 2004

Mary A. Wholey Dieffenbach, 74, of 240 Newport, - Mary A. Wholey Dieffenbach, 74, of 240 Maple Avenue, Newport, formerly of Kansas City, MO, died Saturday, August 21, 2004 at home, surrounded by loved ones, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.She was the wife of John H. Dieffenbach. Born in Kansas City, MO, on March 13, 1930, she was...

Elizabeth Dorey

Elizabeth Dorey

Aug 18, 2004

Middletown, RI - Elizabeth Easton Dorey, 84, of Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, formerly of 14A Rolling Green and Newport Green, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at the center.She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Dorey. Born in Newport, RI on June 19, 1920, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Elizabeth...

Cynthia Anne Allan

Cynthia Anne Allan

Aug 15, 2004

North Bridgton, ME - Cynthia Anne Allan, 27, of 311 del Chadbourne Road, North Bridgton, ME, formerly of 81 Aquidneck Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, August 15, 2004 at Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME. Born in Newport, RI on November 14, 1976, she was the daughter of Edward L. and Sharon M. Hussey Allan of Portsmouth, RI.Cynthia was a 1994 graduate...

Jesuina Faria

Jesuina Faria

Aug 13, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Jesuina Silveira Faria, 94, of 25 Elshant Terrace / 25 Luther Lane Portsmouth, formerly of 19 Lee Avenue Newport, RI, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at the home of her daughter.She was the wife of the late Manuel G. Faria. Born in Horta, Fayal, Azores, on February 11, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Carlos...

Edward Van Rensseler Thomas

Edward Van Rensseler Thomas

Aug 13, 2004

Newport, - Edward Van Rensseler Thomas, 93, of Heatherwood Health Care Center Newport, died Friday, August 13, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Mabel E. White Thomas. Born in Newport, RI on May 31, 1911, he was the son of the late Edward and Margaret Collins Thomas. Mr. Thomas had...

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