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Cynthia M. Palmer
Oct 5, 2004
Newport, RI - Cynthia M Palmer, 77, of 30 Hazard Road, Newport, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of Richard Palmer. Born in Bristol, RI on May 24, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Mary ?Netta? E. Saillant McCaw and Arthur M McCaw. Mrs. Palmer atteded St. Marys Jr. College,...
Hazel F. Morris
Oct 5, 2004
Middletown, RI - Hazel F. Sullivan Morris, 87, of 303 Valley Road, Blenheim Assisted Living, Middletown, formerly of Newport and Barrington, RI, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Robert Lewis Morris. Born in Somerville, MA on September 11, 1917, she was the first child of the late Charles Murdock Sullivan...
Elisabeth Curren
Oct 4, 2004
PORTSMOUTH, RI - Elisabeth Neser Curren wife of George F. Curren, of 20 Indian Avenue, #18 Georgetown Apartments, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, October 4, 2004 at home. Born in Burlington, VT on January 17, 1921, she was the daughter of George Neser and Maria Rennemiere Neser. She attended school at Mt. St. Mary Academy and University of Vermont, where she...
Sgt. Christopher Scott Potts
Oct 3, 2004
Tiverton, RI - Sgt. Christopher Scott Potts, 38, of Tiverton, RI, died on his birthday, serving his country in Iraq.He was the husband of Terri Ann Conley Potts. Born in Rockville, CT on October 3, 1966, he was the son of Arthur J. Potts of Portsmouth, RI and Elizabeth Miner Hackett of Middletown, RI.Christopher was a member of the Alpha...
Karen Jeanne Berluti
Oct 3, 2004
Karen Jeanne Berluti Newport, - Karen Jeanne Berluti, 46, of 15B Dudley Avenue, Newport, formerly of 39 West Narragansett Avenue, Newport, died Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI, after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Born in Newport, RI on March 31, 1958, she was the daughter of Charles C. and Catherine Caine Berluti of Newport, RI....
Archibald Hugh Douglas Jr
Oct 3, 2004
Newport, RI - Archibald Hugh Douglas, Jr., 81, of 58 Kay Street Newport, died Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI.He was the husband of Jean Van Curen Douglas. Born in San Diego, CA on November 23, 1922, he was the son of the late Archibald H. and Winifred Davis Douglas. Mr. Douglas graduated in 1940 from St....
Willis Cofield
Oct 2, 2004
Bristol, RI - Willis Cofield, 87, of the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of 86 Warner Street, Newport, died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Helen Leona Woodson Cofield. Born in Garner, NC on December 6, 1916, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Charity Haywood...
William E. Thomas
Oct 2, 2004
Newport, RI - William E. ?Bubba? Thomas, 86, of 4 Bosworth Ct Newport, formerly of Mumford Manor, died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI after a brief illness. Born in Newport, RI on September 30, 1918, he was the son of the late Edward Thomas and the late Margaret Collins Thomas. Mr. Thomas was...
James Hd Nelson
Oct 1, 2004
James ?HD? Nelson, 26, of 435 Cherry Street, Fall River, MA, formerly of Portsmouth, RI and Morton, PA, died Friday, October 1, 2004 in Berkeley, MA. Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 10, 1977, he was the son of CWO Alycee Nelson-Ruley USMC Ret. of Morton, PA and the fiancee of Danielle Laferriere of Fall River, MA and Little Compton,...
Ruth Barker Dame
Sep 29, 2004
Newport, - Ruth Stone Dame, 71, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Harry Norman Dame. Born in Newport, RI on February 14, 1933, she was the daughter of Gladys Winslow Barker Stone of Middletown, RI and the late Ashton B. Stone. Mrs. Dame had...
Edna Goffe
Sep 29, 2004
Middletown, RI - Edna Ferguson Goffe, 89, of 9 Phelps Road, Middletown, died peacefully Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late George Henry Goffe. Born in Amsterdam, NY on January 17, 1915, she was the daughter of the late George and Nellie Kernahan Ferguson.Mrs. Goffe was a graduate of Amsterdam High School, Amsterdam, NY and...
Rita Ann Falk
Sep 29, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Rita Ann Haynes Falk, 84, of 438 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, formerly of 9 King Street, Newport, RI and Corning, New York, died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Falk. Born in Corning, NY on February 29, 1920, she was the daughter of...
Katherine A. Galvin
Sep 28, 2004
Newport, RI - Katherine ?Kit? Galvin, 79, of Beacon Street, Newport, died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Abbie Dwyer Galvin. Ms. Galvin graduated from St. Catherine?s Academy in 1942 as class Salutatorian. Ms. Galvin worked for 30 years as...
Dennis James Coleman
Sep 28, 2004
Hawthorne, CA- Dennis James Coleman, 57, of Hawthorne Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA, formerly of 12 High Street, Middletown, died Tuesday, September 28, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Toshiko Izawa Coleman. Born in Merrick, NY on July 20, 1947, he was the son of the late James Vincent and Eleanor Francis Helfrich Coleman. Mr. Coleman had served as a merchant...
Charles Joseph Fay Jr
Sep 26, 2004
Spring Valley, CA - Charles Joseph Fay, Jr., 79, of 10770 Jamacha Road, Spring Valley, CA, formerly of Newport, RI, died Sunday, September 26, 2004 at Brighton Place Spring Valley, CA.He was the husband of the late Hester Dennett Fay. Born in Newport, RI on May 9, 1925, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Agnes M....
Rose Marie Peters
Sep 26, 2004
Bridgewater, MA, - Rose Marie Faria Peters, 85, of 15 Vinny Circle, Bridgewater, MA, formerly of 1 Rosedale Court, Middletown, died Sunday, September 26, 2004 at the Life Care Center Of West Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, MA.She was the wife of the late Jesse Peters Jr. Born in Newpot, RI, on June 7, 1919, she was the daughter of the late...
Michael David Knowles
Sep 25, 2004
Middletown, RI - Michael David Knowles, 26, of 16A Ludlow Road, Middletown, died Saturday, September 25, 2004 in Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on August 30, 1978, he was the son of David M. Knowles of Middletown, RI and Gale Kennedy Knowles of Newport, RI. Mr. Knowles was a 1996 graduate of Rogers High School. Besides his parents he...
Alfred E. Viera
Sep 24, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Alfred F. Viera, 89, of 593 Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Friday, September 24, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Perry Viera. Born in Portsmouth, RI on September 23, 1915, he was the son of the late Antone F. and Mary Cabral Viera. Mr. Viera had worked in the maintanance department at...
Elinor May Brannack
Sep 21, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Elinor M. Brannack, 76, of East Main Road, Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at home. Born in Middletown, CT on February 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Kennis and Pauline Otte Brannack. Ms. Brannack was Retired LCDR in the United States Navy, serving in the Nurses Corp for 20 years. She...
William Albert Silvia
Sep 20, 2004
Portsmouth, RI -William Albert Silvia, 81, of 15 Debra Drive Portsmouth, formerly of 189 Water Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, September 20, 2004 at Silver Creek Manor in Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Constance E. Gonsalves Silvia. Born in New Bedford, MA on June 19, 1923, he was the son of the late Jesse and Enily Nunes Silvia. Mr....
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