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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Merrill F. Hathaway

Merrill F. Hathaway

Feb 14, 2003

Portsmouth, - Merrill Francis Hathaway, 86, of 417 Middle Road Portsmouth, died Friday, February 14, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Florence Bachard Hathaway. He died on their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary. Born in Tiverton, RI on March 12, 1916, he was the son of the late Howard W. and Nellie Calder Hathaway. He lived in Portsmouth...

Miriam C. Dixon

Miriam C. Dixon

Feb 13, 2003

Middletown, - Miriam C. Hitchins Dixon, 83, formerly of Natick, Mass., passed away Thursday, February 13, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI just before sunrise. She was born in Melrose, MA on October 26, 1919, to the late Mary Stearns and Chester Hitchins. She graduated from Melrose High School in 1937. Miriam lived in Middletown for 43 years and was...

Florence S. Carmen

Florence S. Carmen

Feb 12, 2003

Newport, - Florence S. Shellman Carmen, 78, of Newport, died Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Carmen. Born in Newport, RI on February 9, 1925, she was the daughter of late Ernest and Minnie Ellis Shellman.Mrs. Carmen was a Medical Secretary with Naval Hospital for 25 years, retiring in...

Peggy Marie Davis

Peggy Marie Davis

Feb 12, 2003

Newport, - Peggy Marie Earnest Davis, 53, of 147 Third Street Newport, formerly of 13 Tyler Street, Newport, died Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Thomas Glen Davis. Born in Missouri Valley, IA on August 1, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Leone Earnest.Mrs. Davis moved to...

Alice Elizabeth Sargent

Alice Elizabeth Sargent

Feb 11, 2003

Middletown, - Alice Elizabeth Angel Sargent, 93, of 333 Green End Avenue Middletown, formerly of 15 Everett Street, Newport Rhode Island, died Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Gardner Bruce Sargent. Born in Newport, RI on November 22, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Charles B....

Arthur Frederick Smith

Arthur Frederick Smith

Feb 11, 2003

Middletown, - Dr. Arthur Frederick Smith, 69, of Chases Lane Middletown, a mathematics professor at Rhode Island College, died Tuesday, February 11, 2003 at home of complications from pancreatic cancer.He was the husband of Marjorie Coblentz Smith. Born in Newport, RI on May 5, 1933, he was the son of Frederick and Mary Carol White Smith he was a long...

Elizabeth A. Ribeiro

Elizabeth A. Ribeiro

Feb 10, 2003

Newport, - Elizabeth A. Ribeiro, 77, of 16 Burnside Avenue Newport, died Monday, February 10, 2003 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on January 4, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Fortunato and Mary Rosa Ribeiro.Ms. Ribeiro worked for over 30 years at Del Neros Laundry in Newport. She is survived by...

Robert Francis Casey

Robert Francis Casey

Feb 10, 2003

Pensacola, - Robert Francis Casey, 49, of 316 Mizzen Lane Pensacola, FL, formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Monday, February 10, 2003 at home. Born in Cambridge, MA on November 2, 1953, he was the son of John F. and Dorothy Callahan Casey of Portsmouth.Mr. Casey was a graduate of Portsmouth High School. He was employed as a Terminal Superintendent...

Mary Maxine Mcdaniel

Mary Maxine Mcdaniel

Feb 10, 2003

Newport, - Mary ?Maxine? Reeve McDaniel, 61, of 15 A Callender Avenue Newport, died Monday, February 10, 2003 at home. Born in Aurora, IL on October 15, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Norman and Alice Richardson Reeve. Maxine believed in living life to the fullest. She was a beloved sister, aunt, friend and mother. She had...

William W. Bennett Jr

William W. Bennett Jr

Feb 9, 2003

Middletown, - William W. Bennett, Jr., 78, of John Clarke Nursing Home Middletown, formerly of 48 Elm Street, Newport, died Sunday, February 9, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Dorothy C. Stevens Bennett. Born in Newport, RI on July 22, 1924, he was the son of the late William W. and Marion...

Madge R. Marshall

Madge R. Marshall

Feb 8, 2003

Newport, - Madge R Marshall, 91, of Manning Terrace, a retired financial analyst for the City of Newport, died Saturday at home after a short illness.She was the widow of Francis J. Marshall, to whom she was married 66 years. Born in Moselle, MS on June 19, 1911, she was the daughter of the late J. Herbert and Mary Elizabeth...

Vance Steven Young

Vance Steven Young

Feb 7, 2003

Middletown, - Vance Steven Young, 50, of 223 Purgatory Road, Middletown, formerly of 248 Broadway, Newport, died Friday, February 7, 2003 at Newport Hospital, Newport, RI. Born in New York City, NY, on January 16, 1953, he was the son of Betty Piper Youngn of Seattle, WA the late William J. Young.Mr. Young had worked as a landscaper and worked...

Francis Anthony Paiva

Francis Anthony Paiva

Feb 6, 2003

Newport, - Francis Anthony Paiva, 90, of 8 E Bayside Village Newport, formerly of Yonkers, New York, died Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Aldina Mello Paiva. Born in Rehoboth, MA on February 12, 1912, he was the son of the late Joseph B. and Isabelle Vieira Paiva.Mr. Paiva was a World War...

William Joseph Blake

William Joseph Blake

Feb 5, 2003

Newport, - William Joseph Blake, 61, of Broadway Newport, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Elaine Marie Gracie Blake. Born in Newport, RI on February 1, 1942, he was the son of Florence Hedly Blake Potts of Middletown, and the late William J. Blake, Jr. Mr. Blake enjoyed motorcycle riding over the...

Carol B. Waitley

Carol B. Waitley

Feb 5, 2003

Newport, - Carol Barlow Allan Waitley, 94, of John Clarke Nursing Center, formerly of 76 Broadway Newport, died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John H. Allan and the late Edwin Waitley. Born in Newport, RI on October 3, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and...

Helen Bertha Nunes

Helen Bertha Nunes

Feb 4, 2003

Newport, - Helen B. Newman Nunes, 90, of St. Clare Home Newport, formerly of 9 Madison Court, Newport, died Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA.She was the wife of the late Joseph George Nunes. Born in Johnston, RI on April 14, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Christine Petersen Newman.Mrs. Nunes...

Jeanie Peckham

Jeanie Peckham

Feb 2, 2003

Southern Pines, - Jeanie Grey Rider Peckham, 67, of Southern Pines, NC, formerly of Newport, RI, died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at St. Peters Nursing Home, Southern Pines, NC.She was the wife of Donald S. Peckham of Southern Pines, NC. Born in Akron, OH on June 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Theodore H.aand Edna Mague...

Mary E. Sullivan

Mary E. Sullivan

Feb 2, 2003

Newport, - Mary Elizabeth ?Sis? Quinn Sullivan, 66, of 20 Pennacook Street, Newport, died Sunday, February 2, 2003 at home.She was the wife of Frederick A. Sullivan Sr. Born in Newport, RI on May 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alice Vaughan Quinn.Mrs. Sullivan has spent her life dedicated to raising her children and spending...

Louise Josephine Santos

Louise Josephine Santos

Feb 1, 2003

Middletown, - Louise Josephine Furtado Santos, 94, of 549 Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown, died Saturday, February 1, 2003 at home. She was the wife of the late Manuel C. Santos. Born in Newport, RI on Oct. 14, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Silveria Furtado and the late Luiza Perry Furtado. Mrs. Santos was an accomplished homemaker, gardener,...

William Ferreira

William Ferreira

Feb 1, 2003

Portsmouth, - William Ferreira, 76, of 29 Pleasant View Avenue Portsmouth, died Saturday, February 1, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Kelly Ferreira of Portsmouth. Born in Fall River, MA on October 24, 1926, he was the son of the late John and Anna Rego Ferreira. Mr. Ferreira retired from Gulf Chevron, Chelsea Terminal...

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