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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

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....

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

Sharon Gibbs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...