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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
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
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
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shirley M. Kesson
Apr 22, 2004
Newport, RI - Shirley M. Kesson, 70, of 125 Van Zandt Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of William Kesson. Born in Grasmere, NH on May 4, 1933, she was raised, after the death of her parents, by Earl H. of Portsmouth, RI and the late Mary S. Jameson.Mrs. Kesson spent...
Marie Christine Preston
Apr 22, 2004
Middletown, RI - Marie Christine Flores Preston, 73, of 10B Buck Road, Middletown, died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Mrs. Preston was born in Marina, Algeria, on February 6, 1931. Mrs. Preston was a receptionist at New Visions Self Help Programs for 4 years. She volunteered at the Salvation Army for many years.She is survived by...
George A. Bennett
Apr 20, 2004
Newport, RI - George A. Bennett, 77, of Girard Avenue, Newport, formerly of 48 Elm Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the former husband of the late Barbara Wood Bennett Dennis. Born in Newport, RI on July 8, 1926, he was the son of the late William and Marion Wood Bennett. Mr....
Samuel Alonzo Boyd
Apr 20, 2004
Newport, RI - Samuel ?Lump? Alonzo Boyd, 48, of 66 Girard Avenue Newport, formerly of 9 Filmore Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Beverlee Young Boyd. Born in St. Augustine, FL on October 15, 1955, he was the son of Samuel Boyd Jr. of Middletown, RI, and Hazel Clark...
Annette Breitenstein
Apr 19, 2004
Newport, RI - Annette Lacroix Breitenstein, 77, formerly of 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, April 19, 2004 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.Born in Providence, RI on September 7, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Eva Hamel Lacroix. She is survived by three sons Richard Breitenstein of Tiverton, RI, Arthur Charles Breitenstein...
Mary Della North
Apr 19, 2004
Newport, RI - Mary Della Calnen North, 95, of 38 Whitwell Avenue Newport, died Monday, April 19, 2004 at St. Clare Home Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Howard T. North. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on November 11, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Albert P. and Mary Burke Calnen. Mrs. North was a 1932...
Robert L. Gardner
Apr 19, 2004
Middletown, RI - Robert Louis Gardner, 49, of 1 Continental Drive, Middletown, died Monday, April 19, 2004 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Cynthia Miller Gardner. Born in Naples, Italy, on September 13, 1954, he was the son of the late Donald Kenneth and Fortuna ?Flo? Romito Gardner. Mr. Gardner was an Education Director for CCR Computer...
Michael Austin Bunker
Apr 18, 2004
Middletown, RI - Michael A. Bunker, 84, of 11 Winthrop Drive, Middletown, RI, died Sunday, April 18, 2004 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of Lila Margaret Goffe Bunker. Born in Portsmouth, NH on August 16, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles Francis and Mary A. Ahearn Bunker. Mr. Bunker served...
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