Obituaries

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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Dawn C. Mumme

Dawn C. Mumme

Sep 19, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Dawn C. Mumme, 69, of 55 Almeida Terrace Apt 23, Portsmouth, formerly of 527 Bristol Ferry Road, died Sunday, September 19, 2004 at home.He was the husband of Ann Barry Mumme. Born in Mobile, AL on September 11, 1935, he was the son of the late John Henry and Theresa Ladinier Mumme. Mr. Mumme served aboard many...

George J. Castiglia

George J. Castiglia

Sep 18, 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....

Isabella L. Monteiro

Isabella L. Monteiro

Sep 17, 2004

Newport, RI - Isabella L. Gonsalves Monteiro, 66, of 32 Chapel Terrace Newport, died Friday, September 17, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Manuel Monteiro who died on April 30, 2004. Born in Taunton, MA on December 10, 1937, she was the daughter of the late James and Antonia Monteiro Gonsalves. Mrs. Monteiro...

Virginia Gramolini

Virginia Gramolini

Sep 16, 2004

Newport, RI - Virginia Pierini Gramolini, 95, of Harrison Avenue, Newport, formerly of Mumford Manor, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Village House Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Albert T. Gramolini. Born in Fano, Italy, on April 2, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Abramo and Ricketta Ferri Pierini. Mrs. Gramolini was born in Italy....

Billie A. Tedder

Billie A. Tedder

Sep 16, 2004

Newport, RI - Billie A. Chandler Tedder, 74, of 113 Kay Street, Newport, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Retired Navy Captain James E. Tedder. Born in Albany, GA on May 28, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Myra Nell Jordan Chandler.Mrs. Tedder was a longtime employee...

Anna H. Ledoux

Anna H. Ledoux

Sep 16, 2004

Middletown, RI - Anna Hicks Ledoux, 81, of 3 Wood Road, Middletown, died Thursday, September 16, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Philip G Ledoux. Born in Newport, RI on November 26, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Ralph M. and Gladys Lawton Hicks. Mrs. Ledoux worked at the Newport Oil Company...

Ruth E. Murawski

Ruth E. Murawski

Sep 13, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Ruth E. Matheus Murawski, 90, of 50 Clearview Avenue, Portsmouth, died Monday, September 13, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Murawski. Born in Kingston, NY on August 16, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Helen Kerr Matheus. Mrs. Murawski was the oldest...

Marjorie A. Ward

Marjorie A. Ward

Sep 13, 2004

Middletown, - Marjorie A. Ward, 81, of the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, died Monday, September 13, 2004, at Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. Born in New York City, NY on July 9, 1923, she was the daughter of the late J. Steadman and Ruth Spooner Ward. Miss Ward was a designer for Vera Designs in New...

Michael E. Mccarthy

Michael E. Mccarthy

Sep 10, 2004

Michael E. McCarthy, 27, of 68 Kay Street Newport, died Friday, September 10, 2004 in Walpole, Ma. Born in Newport, RI on November 19, 1976, he was the son of Edward P. McCarthy and Janet Kelly McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy was a 1995 graduate of Middletown High School and was active in football, baseball, and basketball and had been a captain...

Mary Beatrice Cornell

Mary Beatrice Cornell

Sep 9, 2004

Middletown, RI - Mary B. Hurley Cornell, 84, of 212 Valley Road, Middletown, died Thursday, September 9, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. Cornell. Born in Newport, RI on November 25, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Josephine B. Reagan Hurley. She is survived by her son Winston ?Winky? C....

Michael L. Sullivan

Michael L. Sullivan

Sep 8, 2004

Newport, RI - Michael L. Sullivan, 61, of County Street, Newport, died Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on November 18, 1942, he was the son of the late Charles and Dorothy Douglas Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan served in the US Air Force for four years. He then worked as a foreman with S...

John Randolph Donnell

John Randolph Donnell

Sep 8, 2004

Palm Beach, - John Randolph Donnell, oilman, banker and philanthropist, died at his home in Newport, RI, September 8, 2004. He was 92 years old. In recent years he has divided his time, between homes in Newport and Palm Beach, FL.Mr. Donnell was born June 22, 1912 in Findlay, OH, second of three sons born to Otto Dewey and Glenn...

Robert J Mealey

Robert J Mealey

Sep 7, 2004

Robert ?Rob? J. Mealey, 32, of 9 Gould Street, Newport, died Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at home. Born in Norwood, MA on November 11, 1971, he was the son of John J. Mealey of Qunicy, MA and Cynthia Cobb Seastrom of Largo, FL. Rob worked as a cook in area Newport restaurants. He was a big sports fan and loved...

Patrick Michael Engstrume

Patrick Michael Engstrume

Sep 5, 2004

Portsmouth, - Patrick Michael Engstrume, 40, of 17 Maggie Lane, Portsmouth, died Sunday, September 5, 2004, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Jean Marie Perrello Engstrume. Born in Wakefield, RI, on November 1, 1963, he was the son of James Engstrume of Newport, RI, and the late Mildred Monahan Engstrume. Mr. Engstrume worked...

Dorothy Kirkwood Mcdaid

Dorothy Kirkwood Mcdaid

Sep 4, 2004

Dorothy Kirkwood Milley McDaid Portsmouth, RI - Dorothy Kirkwood Milley McDaid, 83, of 65 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, RI, died Saturday, September 4, 2004, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center after a long illness.She was the wife of the late Jack Milley and the late John McDaid. Born in Fall River, MA on September 7,...

Jeffrey Scott Smith

Jeffrey Scott Smith

Sep 2, 2004

Tiverton, RI - Jeffrey Scott Smith, 49, of 30 Farnsworth Avenue, Tiverton, died Thursday, September 2, 2004 at home, after a nine year struggle with Leukemia.He was the husband of CDR Denise LaRue Songer Smith, formerly of West Springfield, PA. Born in Philipsburg, PA on December 13, 1954, he was the son of Elliott Smith of Las Vegas, NV and...

Ethel Marjorie Jerome

Ethel Marjorie Jerome

Sep 1, 2004

Bristol, RI - Ethel ?Marge? Marjorie Wilding Jerome, 82, of 1014 Hope Street, Bristol, formerly of 49 Pierce Avenue, Tiverton, RI, died Wednesday, September 1, 2004 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center Providence, RI.She was the wife of the late Gilbert Jerome. Born in Providence, RI on March 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Emeline Pearson...

Barbara J. Sullivan

Barbara J. Sullivan

Aug 31, 2004

Middletown, RI - Barbara J. Lopes Sullivan, 67, of 157 Ridgewood Road, Middletown, died Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of George B. Sullivan. They had been married for nearly 39 years. Born in Portsmouth, RI, on January 9, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George S. and Catherine Holland Lopes.Mrs. Sullivan...

Amy Margaret Ferris

Amy Margaret Ferris

Aug 31, 2004

Portsmouth, RI - Amy Margaret Ferris, 92, of 2856 East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA. Born in Newport, RI on November 22, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Antonia Medeiros Ferris.Miss Ferris worked as a seamstress at Lynn Sports Wear in Fall River, MA. She was...

Sandra Lee Gomes

Sandra Lee Gomes

Aug 29, 2004

Newport, RI - Sandra L. Gomes, 59, of 13A Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard, Newport, died Sunday, August 29, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in New Bedford, MA on March 23, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Edward E Woodlyn and Marie Gomes. Sandra worked at EGG Corp. of Middletown for 2 years. Prior to EGG she...