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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Edward Timothy Lopes

Edward Timothy Lopes

Dec 30, 2002

Portsmouth, - Edward Timothy Lopes, 69, of 31 DeArruda Terrace Portsmouth, died Monday, December 30, 2002 at Beth Israel Deacones Medical Center, Boston, MA.He was the husband of Eva Betty Mello Lopes. Born and raised in Portsmouth, RI on February 23, 1933, he was the son of the late George S. and Catherine Holland Lopes. He was a lifelong resident...

Alfred Raymond Silvia, Sr

Alfred Raymond Silvia, Sr

Dec 30, 2002

Portsmouth, - Alfred Raymond Silvia, Sr., 68, of 47 McCorrie Lane Portsmouth, died Monday, December 30, 2002 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI.He was the husband of Norma Almeida Silvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 11, 1934, he was the son of the late Christopher and Mary C. Fragoza Silvia.Mr. Silvia was a dairy farmer for 30 years, after that...

Epifania G. Ventenilla

Epifania G. Ventenilla

Dec 28, 2002

Middletown, - Epifania G. Gonzales Ventenilla, 95, of 19 Longmeadow Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, December 28, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Federico Ventenilla. Born in the Philipines, on January 6, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Florentino and Valrenia Balolong Gonzales.Mrs. Ventenilla moved to the United States in...

Donald Robert Jex

Donald Robert Jex

Dec 23, 2002

Middletown, - Donald Robert Jex, Capt. USN ret., 78, of 191 Meadow Lane Middletown, died in his home Monday, December 23, 2002 at home.He was the husband of Bess Yeanopoulos Jex. Born in Port Huron, MI on June 9, 1924, he was the son of the late Greta Lucille Roberts Jex.Captain Jex graduated from Pt. Huron High School in Michigan...

Madeline Leone Riley

Madeline Leone Riley

Dec 22, 2002

Newport, - Madeline Leone Riley, 81, of 37 Prescott Hall Road Newport, died peacefully Sunday, December 22, 2002 at her home.She was the wife of the late Harold E. Riley Sr. Born in New Haven, CT, on January 23, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Garrison H. and Leone L. West Johnson. Mrs. Riley worked as a Secretary...

Teresa Jane Kennelly

Teresa Jane Kennelly

Dec 21, 2002

Portsmouth, RI - Teresa J. Uihlien Kennelly, 96, of Glen Meade Acres, Portsmouth, formerly of Martens Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at her daughter?s home, with whom she lived.She was the wife of the late James M. Kennelly. Born in Astoria, NY on October 22, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and the late...

Regina Ellen Scott

Regina Ellen Scott

Dec 21, 2002

Newport, - Regina Ellen McCloud Scott, 92, of 398 Bellevue Avenue Newport, formerly of Middletown, RI and Middleton, MA, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Walter Courtney Scott. Born in Malden, MA on November 9, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Mary F. Howlett McLoud.Mrs....

Mary Rozida Escobar

Mary Rozida Escobar

Dec 21, 2002

Portsmouth, - Mary R. Gomes Escobar, 96, of 141 Middle Road Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Antone R. Escobar. Born in Middletown, RI on Aug. 2, 1906, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Mott Gomes.Mrs. Escobar was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church and a member of...

Joseph Antone

Joseph Antone

Dec 15, 2002

Newport, - Joseph Antone, 85, of 5 Bradford Avenue Newport, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Mary Lou Gonsalves Antone of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on January 23, 1917, he was the son of the late Martin and Josephine Monteiro Antone.Mr. Antone was in the United States Army during World War...

Michael Lord Kennedy

Michael Lord Kennedy

Dec 14, 2002

Los Angeles, - Michael Lord Kennedy, 55, of 1566 Sanborn Avenue Los Angeles, formerly of 24 Greene Lane, Newport, died Saturday, December 14, 2002 at Country Villa Skilled Care Facility in Los Angeles. Born in Newport, RI on April 9, 1947, he was the son of James E. and Elizabeth Betty Lord Kennedy.Mr. Kennedy graduated from De La Salle Academy...

Shirley Marie Henderson

Shirley Marie Henderson

Dec 13, 2002

Newport, - Shirley Marie Halliburton Henderson, 67, of 22 Winslow Street Newport, died Friday, December 13, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Boston, MA on December 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ruby Leake Halliburton.Mrs. Henderson worked at the Florence Gray Center as a receptionist until 1993. Mrs. Henderson was on the Board...

Eleanor F. Oakley

Eleanor F. Oakley

Dec 11, 2002

Casselberry, - Eleanor F. Peirson Oakley, 80, of 1079 Laura Street Casselberry, formerly of 123 Carroll Avenue, Newport Rhode Island, died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 in Casselberry, FL.She was the wife of Ret. Newport Fire Department Deputy Chief John B.Oakley. Born in Newport, RI on January 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Andrew F. and Marion Graff...

Delia L. Ventura

Delia L. Ventura

Dec 11, 2002

Portsmouth, - Delia L. Ventura, 78, of 124 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Manuel D. Ventura. Born in Newport, RI on November 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Fanny Escobar Raposa. Mrs. Ventura was married to her husband Manuel for 55 years. She worked...

Marcel Lawrence Geoffrey

Marcel Lawrence Geoffrey

Dec 10, 2002

Warren, - Marcel Lawrence Geoffrey, 87, of 511 Child Street Warren, died Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at RI Veterans Home Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Claire Rainey Geoffrey. Born in Warren, RI on August 10, 1915, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Marilda Geoffrey.Mr. Geoffrey served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr....

Herve Evariste Mailloux

Herve Evariste Mailloux

Dec 9, 2002

Port St. Lucie, - Herve E. ?Harvey? Mailloux, 70, of 1 Santa Maria Court Port St. Lucie, formerly of 98 Montgomery Street, Tiverton, died Monday, December 9, 2002 at Port St. Lucie Medical Center Port St. Lucie , FL.He was the husband of Doris B. Vautrin Mailloux. Born in Fall River, MA on November 27, 1932, he was the son...

Jose E. Colon

Jose E. Colon

Dec 9, 2002

NEWPORT, - Jose E. Colon, 59, of 7J Bayside Village Newport, died Monday, December 9, 2002 at Veterans Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Jose N. and Maria P. Colon Colon.Mr. Colon was in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Colon worked as a commercial...

William J. Babcock

William J. Babcock

Dec 8, 2002

PORTSMOUTH, - William J. Babcock, 81, of 29 Indian Avenue Portsmouth, formerly of 819 Indian Avenue, Middletown, died Sunday, December 8, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI.He was the husband of Jean L. Vanicek Babcock. Born in Providence, RI on November 17, 1921, he was the son of the late Daniel S. and Mary Murray Babcock.Mr. Babcock was a World...

Hilma Ovedia Christensen

Hilma Ovedia Christensen

Dec 7, 2002

Middletown, - Hilma Ovedia Helmerson Christensen, 92, of 40 Rogers Lane Middletown, formerly of Grand Rapids, MN, died Saturday, December 7, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Scanlon, MN on January 10, 1910, she was the daughter of the late Hans L. and Anna Margaret Broten Helmerson.Mrs. Christensen worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Lukes Hospital in...

Barbara Ann Massey

Barbara Ann Massey

Dec 6, 2002

Newport, - Barbara Ann Carter Massey, 69, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, died Friday, December 6, 2002 at Newport Hospital. Born in Newport, RI on February 21, 1933, she was the daughter of the late George and Beatrice Jenkins Carter. Mrs. Massey worked at the Newport Hospital as a nurses assistant from 1959 until 1989. She was a member of...

Kendall Ann Ring

Kendall Ann Ring

Nov 30, 2002

West Warwick, - Kendall Ann Ring, 27, of 694 Providence Street West Warwick, formerly of Middletown, Rhode Island, died Friday, November 29, 2002 at home. Born in West Warwick, RI on March 3, 1975, she was the daughter of Dorene Izzi Deyo of Port St. Lucie, FL and stepdaughter of David Deyo of Middletown, RI. Kendall attended Middletown High School....

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