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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Louis Walker Jr

Louis Walker Jr

Nov 27, 2003

MIDDLETOWN, RI - Louis Walker, Jr., 85, of 3 Nicol Terrace Newport, died Thursday, November 27, 2003 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary F. ?Bai? daCruz Walker. Born in Newport, RI on August 28, 1918, he was the son of the late Louis and Sarah Jackson Walker.Mr. Walker attended Mt....

Dorothy Turano

Dorothy Turano

Nov 25, 2003

Middletown, RI - Dorothy ?Dot? Brown Turano, 82, of 446 Purgatory Road Middletown, RI, died Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at home.She was the wife of Laurence V. Turano of Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on November 3, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Catherine Peckham Brown.Mrs. Turano was a 1939 graduate of Rogers High School....

Martin H. Dacosta

Martin H. Dacosta

Nov 23, 2003

Newport, RI - Martin H. DaCosta, 81, of 9 1/2 Sylvan Street Newport, sculptor and painter, died Sunday, November 23, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI after a brief illness.He was the husband of Elizabeth Pepper DaCosta for 41 years. Born in Philadelphia, PA on December 14, 1921, he was the son of the late Robert and Edna Hoban Dacosta.Mr....

Daniel Long Whitmarsh

Daniel Long Whitmarsh

Nov 22, 2003

Fall River, MA - Daniel Long Whitmarsh, 36, of 167 Hunter Street, Fall River, MA, died Saturday, November 22, 2003 at home. He was the fianc of Lisa Pinsonnault of Fall River, MA. Born in Hartford, CT, on October 26, 1967, he was the son of Rachel Long Whitmarsh of Portsmouth, RI and the late Robert O. Whitmarsh. Mr. Whitmarsh...

James Mcnarney Conway

James Mcnarney Conway

Nov 21, 2003

Newport, - James McNarney Conway, 71, of 50 Ayrault Street Newport, formerly of Chicago, IL., died Friday, November 21, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Anita Walter Conway. Born in Chicago, IL on Feb. 1, 1932, he was the son of the late Thomas James Conway and Marie Sullivan Conway. Mr. Conway was a Graduate...

Shantel Nicole Bailey

Shantel Nicole Bailey

Nov 21, 2003

Middletown, RI - Shantel Nicole Bailey, 16, of 12 Greene Lane Middletown, RI, formerly of Chapel Terrace and Bliss Road, Newport, RI, died Wednesday, November 19, 2003. Born in Newport, RI on August 12, 1987, she was the daughter of Christopher and Lisa Bailey Stedford.Shantel lived in Newport, before moving to Middletown 6 years ago. She was a junior at...

Cassandra M. Parsons

Cassandra M. Parsons

Nov 21, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Cassandra M. ?Casey? Parsons, 30, of 3341 East Main Road Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, November 21, 2003 at home. Born in Newport, RI on April 1, 1973, she was the daughter of Ron Parsons of Portsmouth, RI and Carol Kielty Parsons of Portsmouth, RI. Casey worked at the Newport Naval Hospital until November of 2002. Besides her...

Herman Leroy Jones

Herman Leroy Jones

Nov 20, 2003

Herman ?Buddy? Le Roy Jones, Jr., 85, of 600 Valley Road Middletown, RI, formerly of New York City, NY, Rhode Island Avenue and Goat Island, Newport, RI, died Thursday, November 20, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.Born in New York City, NY on February 13, 1918, he was the son of the late Herman Le Roy and Nellie...

Manuel David Dutra

Manuel David Dutra

Nov 19, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Manuel ?Babe? David Dutra, 80, of 1186 Middle Road Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at Village House Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Virginia Grace Heap Dutra. Born in Newport, RI on April 20, 1923, he was the son of the late Manuel P. and Mary Roche Dutra.Mr. Dutra served in the United States...

Frances Shea

Frances Shea

Nov 16, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Frances Heilig Shea, 89, of 121 Bristol Ferry Road Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, November 16, 2003 at home.She was the wife of the late John Joseph Shea. Born in Chinook, MT on December 1, 1913, she was the daughter of the late George Joseph and Anna Marie Griefe Heilig.Mrs. Shea worked as a secretary for Alexander Berman...

John Francis Evans Jr

John Francis Evans Jr

Nov 13, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - John Francis Evans, Jr., 56, of 43 Dighton Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Thursday, November 13, 2003 at home. Born in Fall River, MA on August 22, 1947, he was the son of the late John F. Evans Sr. and Margaret C. Lenaghan Evans.Mr. Evans was a self employed contractor and furniture refinisher for more than 20 years....

Robert A. Maynard

Robert A. Maynard

Nov 12, 2003

PORTSMOUTH, RI - Robert A. Maynard, 75, formerly of Oakland Farms, Portsmouth, RI, died Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Eleanor Slater Hospital Cranston, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on October 9, 1928, he was the son of the late Frank and Thelma Olsen Maynard.Mr. Maynard was in the United States Army serving in Korea. He began his career at...

Robert W. Ardito

Robert W. Ardito

Nov 12, 2003

Middletown, RI - Robert W. Ardito, 61, of 6 Pocahontas Drive, Middletown, RI, died Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Joyce Dunnder Ardito. Born in Newport, RI on May 19, 1942, he was the son of the late Robert and Theda Goodman Ardito.Mr. Ardito served in the United States Air Force for 5...

Rev. Roy Mackaye Atwood

Rev. Roy Mackaye Atwood

Nov 11, 2003

MIDDLETOWN, RI ? The Rev. Roy MacKaye Atwood, 82, formerly of Blenheim Newport, Middletown, RI and Enfield, CT, died November 11, 2003 at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown. He was the husband of the late A. Phyllis Gregg Atwood. They had been married for 43 years.Born in Newport, RI, on September 21, 1921, he was a son of the...

Joseph Butler

Joseph Butler

Nov 8, 2003

Middletown, - Joseph Butler, 79, of 12 William Drive, Middletown, died Saturday, November 8, 2003 at home. Born in Warren, RI on December 3, 1923, he was the son of the late Joseph Butler Sr. and the late Mary Perry Butler. Joe leaves many friends in the community. Joseph was supported through Looking Upwards Inc. for 21 years. He was...

Thomas Person Connelly

Thomas Person Connelly

Nov 7, 2003

Portsmouth, RI - Thomas Person Connelly, 55, of 22 North Drive Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Fall River, MA and Lewiston, ME, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at the Veterans Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Lewiston, ME on January 9, 1948, he was the son of Wilhelmina M. Person Connelly of Newport, RI and the late Herbert Merrill Connelly. Mr. Connelly...

Cornelius Michael Harrington

Cornelius Michael Harrington

Nov 6, 2003

Newport, - Cornelius M. Harrington, 78, of 33B DeBlois Street, Newport, formerly of 49 Lee Avenue, Newport, died Thursday, November 6, 2003, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on April 8, 1925, he was the son of the late Cornelius and Bertha Mae Lang Harrington. Mr. Harrington worked for his father, who owned Harringtons Bakery...

Edna Mary Santos

Edna Mary Santos

Nov 6, 2003

Middletown, RI - Edna Mary Santos, 77, of Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI, formerly of Freeborn Street, Newport, RI, died Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Frank P. and Emily Oliver Santos. Ms. Santos had worked as...

Richard Earnest Budlong Sr

Richard Earnest Budlong Sr

Nov 6, 2003

Newport, RI - Richard Earnest Budlong, Sr., 65, of 116A Girard Avenue Newport, RI, formerly of 13B Woolsey Road, Middletown, RI, died on Thursday, November 6, 2003, at the Newport Hospital, Newport, RI.He was the husband of Ann Marie Gonsalves Budlong. Born in Tiverton, RI on January 10, 1938, he was the son of the late James and Beatrice Munroe...

Thomas J. Camara

Thomas J. Camara

Nov 5, 2003

Boca Raton, FL - Thomas J. Camara, 54, of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Portsmouth, RI, died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at home.He was the husband of Nora Pena Camara. Born in Newport, RI on June 14, 1949, he was the son of Rose Lima Camara of Portsmouth, RI and the late William P. Camara. Before moving to Florida,...

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