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John Francis Raposa Jr
Jun 18, 2004
Middletown, - John Francis Rapoza Jr., 72, of 4A Ludlow Road Middletown, died Friday, June 18, 2004 at home. Born in Portsmouth, RI on July 3, 1931, he was the son of the late John Francis Raposa Sr. and Emily Alvarnas Raposa. He had served in the United States Army for over twenty-six years. Mr. Rapoza had worked @ Fort...
Norma Louise Dickinson
Jun 17, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Norma Louise Reynolds Dickinson, 69, of 155 Cottage Avenue Portsmouth, died Thursday, June 17, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late James T Dickinson Jr. Born in Fall River, MA on October 15, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Marelda Cartier Reynolds. Mrs. Dickinson was a member of The Aquidneck...
Eugenia Roy
Jun 16, 2004
Newport, RI - Eugenia Grauer Roy, 84, of 41 Garfield Street, Newport, formerly of Orlando, FL, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Gilbert Roy. Born in Newport, RI on February 16, 1920, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Rose P. McCann Grauer. Mrs. Roy worked in...
Emery Francis Cordeiro
Jun 16, 2004
Middletown, RI - Emery Francis Cordeiro, 75, of 43 Ward Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Indian Avenue, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the former husband of the late Helen Kennedy Cordeiro. Born in Newport, RI on February 17, 1929, he was the son of the late John and Maria Gomes Cordeiro. Mr. Cordeiro...
Anthony Eugene Prisco
Jun 14, 2004
Newport, RI - Anthony Eugene ?Gene? Prisco, 77, of Pond Avenue, Newport, died Monday, June 14, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Ellen Gertrude Edwards Prisco. Born in Boston, MA on May 16, 1927, he was the son of the late Anthony and Gladys Fortini Prisco.Mr. Prisco served in the United...
Margaret Mary Byassee
Jun 13, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Margaret M. Foley Byassee, 82, of 2 Donna Drive, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 17, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and May W. Cruickshank Foley. Mrs. Byassee graduated from Rogers High School in 1941, and served in the military for...
Charles Whalen Birdy Sr
Jun 11, 2004
Middletown, - Charles Whalen Birdy Sr., 91, of 10 Casey Drive, Middletown, died Friday, June 11, 2004, at the Forest Farm Health Care Center, Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Emma Deal Birdy. Born in Parkesburg, PA, on December 11, 1912.Mr. Birdy had served in the US Navy, for over 33 years, retiring in 1976. He was a Veteran...
John A. Cruz
Jun 10, 2004
John Antone Cruz, 73, of 7 Weaver Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, June 10, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Calleen ?Cookie? Baker Cruz. Born at home in Newport, RI, on Burnside Avenue, on September 27, 1930, he was the son of the late Antonio and Edith Cruz. Mr. Cruz served in the United States Army, during...
Marjorie Cecelia Cicerone
Jun 9, 2004
Middletown, RI - Marjorie Cecelia Bywater Cicerone, 89, of John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, formerly of Rogers Lane, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Fiorindo ?Fred? Cicerone. Born in Birmingham, England, on September 26, 1914, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Shaw...
William Charles Warren
Jun 8, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - William Charles Warren, 82, of 50 Holliston Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of 135 Rhode Island Boulevard, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of the late Barbara Secord Warren. Born in Lowell, MA on August 31, 1921, he was the son of the late Francis and Gladys Elger Warren,...
Joseph Francis Sylvia
Jun 7, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Joseph Francis Sylvia, 89, of 26 Debra Drive, Portsmouth, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at home.He was the husband of the late Alexandria Pasquale Sylvia. Born in Newport, RI on January 9, 1915, he was the son of the late Joseph F. and Mary Rosa Sylvia. Mr. Sylvia served in the United States Navy during World War...
Victor Francis Regine
Jun 7, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Victor Francis Regine, 78, of 445 East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Rosemarie Capuano Regine. Born in Warwick, RI on August 14, 1925, he was the son of the late Louis Joseph and Celia Zarrella Regine. Mr. Regine was a former summer resident of Middletown...
Ann Katherine Thompson
Jun 7, 2004
Middletown, - Ann ?Billie? Katherine Binz Thompson, 85, of 5 James Street, Middletown, formerly of New York City, NY, died Monday, June 7, 2004 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.She was the wife of Robert C. Thompson. Born in New York, NY on June 16, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Anna Singer Binz. Mrs. Thompson was...
Edward Francis Reynolds Sr
Jun 6, 2004
Middletown, - Edward Francis Reynolds, 76, of 15 Philips Avenue Middletown, died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Claire Simmons Reynolds. Born in Newport, RI on January 5, 1928, he was the son of the late Manuel Reynolds and Mary Frances Morgan Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds worked for General Dynamics-Electric Boat for 15...
Josephine Anne Sousa
Jun 6, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Josephine Anne Grasse Sousa, 77, of 468 Turnpike Avenue, Portsmouth, died Sunday, June 6, 2004 at the Fall River Jewish Home Inc., in Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Antone Sousa Jr. Born in Portsmouth, RI on October 6, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita Alves Grasse. Mrs. Sousa...
Lucy Theresa Wallace
Jun 5, 2004
Bristol, RI - Lucy Theresa Bean Wallace, 83, of 1 Brum Street, Bristol, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Edward Wallace Jr. Born in Portland, ME on October 9, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jennie Jacques Bean. Mrs. Wallace grew up in Yantic, CT. She graduated from Norwich...
Margaret Justine Marks
Jun 5, 2004
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA - Margaret Justine Burns Marks, 84, of 2035 Avenida Feliciano, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, died Saturday, June 5, 2004 at Aquidneck Place in Portsmouth, RI.She was the wife of the late Aloysius S. ?Bill? Marks. Born in Pittsburgh, PA on March 26, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Oliver and Christine Ulichney Burns....
Michael George Massed
Jun 4, 2004
Newport, - Michael George Massed, 84, of 23 Hoppin Road Newport, died Friday, June 4, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of the late Alice DeCosta Massed. Born in Warren, RI on November 24, 1919, he was the son of the late John and Nellie Massed. Mr. Massed was a topographic engineer with the former Department...
Nathalie Bailey Brigham
Jun 1, 2004
Portsmouth, RI - Nathalie Bailey King Brigham, 96, of 5 Seacrest Avenue, Portsmouth, formerly of 131 Vernon Avenue, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at home.She was the wife of the late Willard O. Brigham. Born in Newport, RI on November 7, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Geoffrey and Sarah Bailey King. Mrs. Brigham was a...
John P. Miranda
Jun 1, 2004
Newport, RI - John P. Miranda, 81, formerly of 36 Depot Lane, Portsmouth, RI, died Tuesday, June 1, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the former husband of Lorraine Gomes Santos. Born in Fall River, MA on June 3, 1922, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Costa Miranda. Mr. Miranda worked as a mason...
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