Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...