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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....
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Sharon Gibbs
Nov 2, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Sharon Delahanty Gibbs, 55, of 286 West Main Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Guy Gibbs of Portsmouth. Born in Newport, RI on March 5, 1949, she was the daughter of late Marilyn Graham Delahanty and William R. Delahanty of Ft. Myers, FL. Mrs. Gibbs had worked...
Irene F. Soares
Oct 29, 2004
Irene F. McGreavy Soares Portsmouth, - Irene F. McGreavy Soares, 74, of 107 Easton Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of Fall River, MA, died Friday, October 29, 2004, at home.She was the wife of James Soares. They just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Born in Fall River, MA, on July 25, 1930, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine...
John Joseph Caraway
Oct 27, 2004
Middletown, - John Joseph Caraway, 58, of 421 Corey Lane Middletown, RI died Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on April 25, 1946, he was the son of John F. Caraway and Mary Elizabeth Silvia Caraway of Middletown, RI. Mr. Caraway worked in the Maintenance Department at The Green Valley Country Club in...
Mary Ellen Miller
Oct 26, 2004
Providence, RI - Mary Ellen Perry Miller, 65, of 80 Curtis Street Providence, formerly of 467 Olpihant Lane, Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at home. Born in Louisville, KY on March 25, 1939, she was the daughter of Agnes Alethea Brady Perry of Middletown, RI and the late Manuel F. Perry Jr. Ms. Miller was in the Rhode...
Judith M. Correia
Oct 26, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Judith M. ?Judie? Silvia Correia, 57, of 50 Dexter Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, October 26, 2004 unexpectedly at St. Anne?s Hospital, Fall River, MA.She was the wife of James Correia. Born in Fall River, MA, on November 25, 1946, she was the daughter of Mary Ferreira Silvia of Pascoag, RI and formerly of Fall River, MA...
Brian Oliveira
Oct 25, 2004
Cpl. Brian Oliveira RAYNHAM, MA- Cpl. Brian Oliveira, 22, of Raynham, MA, formerly of Marion, MA, and station in Camp Pendelton, CA, died Monday, October 25, 2004 serving his country in Iraq.He was the husband of Phoebe Oliveira of Glendale, CA. Born in Fall River, MA on December 24, 1981, he was the son of David W. Horseman of Marion,...
Peter John Kekligian Jr
Oct 24, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Peter John Kekligian, Jr., 75, of 60 Lee Avenue, Portsmouth, died Sunday, October 24, 2004, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Sylvia Downing Kekligian. Born in Revere, MA on May 24, 1929, he was the son of the late Peter John and Jennie Chilingerian Kekligian. He was a Graduate of the New England...
Glenn Michael Alexander
Oct 23, 2004
Middletown, RI - Glenn Michael Alexander, 43, of 77 Everett Street Middletown, died Saturday, October 23, 2004.Born in Fall River, MA on October 2, 1961, he was the son of the late Ray D. and Virginia A. Austin Alexander. Mr. Alexander attended Middletown High School. He was an auto technician at Newport Auto Center and had worked for that company...
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