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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Anna M. Werhan

Anna M. Werhan

May 14, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Anna M. Moitoza Werhan, 80, of 341 Union Street, Portsmouth, died Friday, May 14, 2004 at the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on May 15, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Frank G. and Rose Garcia Moitoza. Mrs. Werhan was a 1944 graduate of the Newport School of...

Richard "Rex" Anderson

Richard "Rex" Anderson

May 13, 2004

Portsmouth, - Richard ?Rex? Anderson, 55, of 1 Cathy Circle, Portsmouth, formerly of Blackwell Place, Newport, died Thursday, May 13, 2004 at home. Born in Yokahoma, Japan on Jan. 13, 1949, he was a son of Dorothy Greatorex Anderson of Middletown and the late Richard P. Anderson. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, Mr. Anderson worked at the Newport...

Gertrude T. Kelly

Gertrude T. Kelly

May 12, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Gertrude T. Murphy Kelly, 87, of 41 Sakonnet Drive, Portsmouth, formerly of Paradise Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Walter James Kelly. Born in Cranston, RI on February 15, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Timothy and Gertrude Notini Murphy. As a young woman Mrs....

Deolinda M. Moniz

Deolinda M. Moniz

May 10, 2004

Newport, RI - Deolinda M. Mello Moniz, 78, of Halsey Street, Newport, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Moniz. Born in Fall River, MA on January 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Pacheco Mello. Mrs. Moniz was a housemother for the Newport...

Arthur Paul Mattos

Arthur Paul Mattos

May 10, 2004

Newport, RI - Arthur Paul Mattos, 86, of 6 Barney Street Newport, died Monday, May 10, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Dorothy Chace Mattos. Born in Taunton, MA on May 27, 1917, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Bernard Mattos. Mr. Mattos as a young man worked as a meat cutter for the former...

Louise K. Jackson

Louise K. Jackson

May 9, 2004

Newport, RI - Louise K. Katter Jackson, 70, of 32 Hall Avenue Newport, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of Norman Jackson, Sr. Born in Hartsville, SC on August 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Priscilla Macillatte Katter. Mrs. Jackson was a Certified Nursing Assistant...

Elsie Louise Sullivan

Elsie Louise Sullivan

May 6, 2004

Middletown, RI - Elsie L. Avila Sullivan, 89, of Blenheim-Newport, Middletown, formerly of 6 Simmons Terrace, Middletown, died May 6, 2004, at St. Luke?s Hospital in New Bedford, MA.She was the widow of the late Michael J. Sullivan, Jr. Born in Newport, RI on April 17, 1915, she was the daughter of Antone and Frances Fagundes Avila.Mrs. Sullivan had lived...

Florence Bernadette Calarese

Florence Bernadette Calarese

May 5, 2004

Middletown, RI - Florence B. Page Calarese, 95, of 303 Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Cumberland, RI, and wintered in Sun City Center, FL, until moving to the Newport area in 1980, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Joseph T. Calarese. Born in Woonsocket, RI on November 27, 1908, she was the...

Rose Suzanne Silvia

Rose Suzanne Silvia

May 5, 2004

Middletown, RI - Rose S. Lema Silvia, 89, of 29 King Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Manuel L. Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on August 11, 1914, she was the daughter of Marion and Mary Rosario Lema.She is survived by her son Henry L. Silvia of Middletown, RI, two daughters...

William F. Burns

William F. Burns

May 4, 2004

Cdr. William F. Burns, Jr., USNR-Ret., 65, of 171 Tuckerman Avenue Middletown, died of Mesothelioma on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Anne Hickey Burns. Born in Boston, MA on December 3, 1938, he was the son of the late William F. and Mary Galvin Burns and the stepson of the late Mary Ward Burns. A...

William Anthony Coleman

William Anthony Coleman

Apr 30, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - William A. Coleman, 78, of 223 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Bertha Mae Picard Coleman of 54 years. Born in Fall River, MA on November 6, 1925, he was the son of the late William and Eva Maria LaBonte Coleman. Mr. Coleman...

Manuel Monteiro

Manuel Monteiro

Apr 30, 2004

Newport, - Manuel Monteiro, 80, of 32 Chapel Terrace Newport, died Friday, April 30, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Isabella Gonsalves Monteiro. Born in New Bedford, MA on July 11, 1923, he was the son of the late Maximo and Geralda Neves Monteiro. Mr. Monteiro had worked as a construction worker at Gilbane, Cardi Corporation, and ATR Construction...

Betty Anne Reid

Betty Anne Reid

Apr 29, 2004

Newport, RI - Betty Anne Carn Lawton Reid, 82, formerly of 5 BB Rolling Green, and Warner Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 226 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late James Lawton and the late Donald C. Reid. Born in St. Augustine, FL on May 7, 1921, she was the daughter of the...

Billy Toulan

Billy Toulan

Apr 29, 2004

John William ?Billy? Toulan, IV, 20, of 69 Nanaquaket Road Tiverton, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 29, 2004 at home. Born in Fall River, MA on November 1, 1983, he was the son of John William Toulan III and Deborah Chace Toulan. Billy Toulan graduated from All Saints Academy. He attended Bishop Stang High School and Tiverton High School. Growing up,...

Anne B. King

Anne B. King

Apr 28, 2004

Newport, RI - Anne Bean King, 84, of 137 Bliss Road Newport, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Frederick F. W. King. Born in Baltimore, MD on February 9, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Ethel Scheubrooks Bean.Mrs. King was a former member of the Mosaic Club of...

William Clayton Finch

William Clayton Finch

Apr 28, 2004

Newport, RI - Rev. William Clayton Finch, 68, of 25 Newport Avenue, Newport, died Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in St. Joseph, MO on February 15, 1936, he was the son of the late Clayton Albert and Cora June Carter Finch.Reverend Finch graduated from the Universtiy of California, Riverside, and earned advanced degrees at Saint...

Gladys N. Cushman

Gladys N. Cushman

Apr 27, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Gladys N. Farnsworth Cushman, 101, of Forest Farm Health Care Center, formerly of 27 Cornell Drive, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at Forest Farm Middletown, RI.She was the former wife of the late Frank H. Cushman, who died in 1969. Born in Cavandish, VT on March 31, 1903, she was the daughter of Fred B. and...

Charles Pinkos Medeiros

Charles Pinkos Medeiros

Apr 25, 2004

Newport, RI - Charles Pinkos Medeiros, 72, of 16 Chapel Street #324 Newport, formerly of Portsmouth And Tiverton, died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Little Compton, RI on February 4, 1932, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Victoria Pinkos Medeiros. Mr. Medeiros grew up in Tiverton and later...

Mable Jane Gordon

Mable Jane Gordon

Apr 25, 2004

Newport, RI - Mable Jane Gordon, 81, of 87 Girard Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, April 25, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Harry Carter Gordon Sr. Born in Meridian, MS on September 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Inell Atkinson.Mrs. Gordon worked in area Newport Mansions as a housekeeper for many...

Edna Louise Anthony

Edna Louise Anthony

Apr 23, 2004

Middletown, RI - Edna L. Linley Anthony, 80, of 106 Wyatt Road Middletown, died Friday, April 23, 2004 at home.She was the wife of William C.Anthony. Born in Attleboro, MA on June 2, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Maude Duxbury Linley. Mrs. Anthony was a 1941 graduate of Rogers High School. She volunteered for 20...

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