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Francis Joseph Miller

Francis Joseph Miller

Jan 29, 2003

Windsor, - Lt. Francis Joseph Miller, USN, Ret., 95, of 1969 Poquonock Avenue, Windsor, CT, formerly of Newport and Middletown, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 surrounded by his family members at Kimberly Hall North Winsor, CT.He was the beloved husband of the late Julia McNerney Miller. Lt. Miller was born on October 17, 1902 in Norwalk, CT. He...

Mary Christine Osean

Mary Christine Osean

Jan 29, 2003

Middletown, - Mary Christine McQuaid Osean, 81, of 33 Clayton Street Middletown, formerly of Willow Avenue, Middletown, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at home. She was the wife of the late Richard William Osean Sr.. Born in Boston, MA on Aug. 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Francis James Leo McQuaid and the late Frieda Merceiri McQuaid....

Jospeh Farias Iii

Jospeh Farias Iii

Jan 29, 2003

Portsmouth, - Joseph Farias III, 74, of 3255 East Main Road Portsmouth, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at home.He was the former husband of Shirley Henrique Sylvia. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 2, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Frances Farias.Mr. Farias was in the United States Navy serving on the USS Midway during...

Frank Soares

Frank Soares

Jan 28, 2003

Warren, RI - Frank Soares, 100, of 642 Metacom Avenue Warren, formerly of Quaker Manor, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at Desilets Nursing Home Warren, RI.He was the husband of the late Maria Iva Delphin Soares. Born in Somerset, MA on March 22, 1902, he was the son of the late Manuel and Amelia Estrella Soares.Mr. Soares...

Concetta Madeline Punch

Concetta Madeline Punch

Jan 26, 2003

Middletown, - Concetta ?Jackie? Madeline Punch, 81, of 32 Vanicek Avenue Middletown, formerly of 78 Phelps Road, Middletown, died Sunday, January 26, 2003 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Frank L. Paranzino and George M. Punch. Born in Providence, RI on February 22, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John...

Ann Marie Mcfee

Ann Marie Mcfee

Jan 24, 2003

Portsmouth, - Ann Marie Nunes McFee, 86, of 125 Quaker Hill Lane Portsmouth, formerly of 3 Holten Avenue, Newport, died Friday, January 24, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Ret. Deputy Chief, Newport Fire Department, Robert Caddell McFee. Born in Newport, RI on May 10, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Joseph...

Marvin E. Woodall

Marvin E. Woodall

Jan 24, 2003

Newport, - Marvin ?Woody? E. Woodall, 92, a resident of the Village House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Newport, formerly of 87 Reservoir Road, Middletown, and of Blenheim Newport, died Friday, January 24, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Louise Frances Sherwood Woodall of Newport. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary in November 2002. Born in St....

Mildred E. Bliven

Mildred E. Bliven

Jan 24, 2003

Middletown, - Mildred E. Bliven, 93, of the John Clarke Nursing Center, 600 Valley Road, Middletown, formerly of Brinley Street, Newport, died Friday, January 24, 2003, at the John Clarke Nursing Center, Middletown, RI. Born in Newport, RI, on April 8, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Elizabeth Harrington Bliven. Ms. Bliven had worked as...

Bradford Wilkie

Bradford Wilkie

Jan 23, 2003

Newport, - Bradford Wilkie, 85, of 95 Kay Street Newport, died Thursday, January 23, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the companion of the late Isabel Felizberto.He was born in Tiverton, RI on January 12, 1918. Mr. Wilkie worked at the former Carriage House Nursing Home, Middletown, and operated his own catering business. He enjoyed dancing and socializing...

Alice Louise Campbell

Alice Louise Campbell

Jan 22, 2003

Middletown, - Alice Louise Jones Campbell, 90, of 333 Green End Avenue Middletown, formerly of 131 Third Street, Newport, died Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late James R. Campbell. Born in Freehold, NJ on November 5, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Amanda Shemow...

William Ogden Ross

William Ogden Ross

Jan 19, 2003

NEWPORT, RI, January 19, 2003 -- W. Ogden Ross, a World War II Naval veteran and a civic and community leader for many years in New Haven, Connecticut and Newport, Rhode Island, died yesterday in Newport following a long illness. He was 81.Born in 1921 in New York City, Mr. Ross was the son of Dr. William Neely Ross, a...

John Weaver Stare

John Weaver Stare

Jan 18, 2003

Portsmouth, - John Weaver Stare, 85, of 175 Mass Boulevard Portsmouth, died Saturday, January 18, 2003 at 175 Mass Boulevard Portsmouth, RI.He was the husband of June Ellen Brown Davis Stare and husband of the late Dorothy Poff Stare. Born in York, PA on October 29, 1917, he was the son of the late Claude and Katherine Weaver Stare. Mr....

Annabel Stillman

Annabel Stillman

Jan 17, 2003

Middletown, - Annabel Anne Routh Stillman, 81, of 600 Valley Road Middletown, died Friday, January 17, 2003 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.She was the widow of Dr. James Sydney Stillman and earlier, Cdr. Sherwoode Ayerst Taffinder, Jr., USN. Born in Buffalo, MO on October 25, 1921, she was the daughter of Walter Henry Routh and Lena Thurman Routh....

John Taylor Hennessey

John Taylor Hennessey

Jan 17, 2003

Portsmouth, - John Taylor Hennessey, 63, of 104 Pleasant Street Portsmouth, died Friday, January 17, 2003 at home.He was the husband of Kathleen Dutra Hennessey of Portsmouth. Born in Boston, MA on April 28, 1939, he was the son of the late John J. and Helen Taylor Hennessey. Mr. Hennessey earned his bachelor?s degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University...

Mildred Joyce Glover

Mildred Joyce Glover

Jan 17, 2003

Newport, - Mildred Joyce Lombard Glover, 48, of 3 B Kingston Avenue Newport, died Friday, January 17, 2003 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on Jul. 29, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Elizabeth Pictou Lombard. Ms. Glover attended the Newport Schools. She worked at Heatherwood Health Care Center as a CNA. She...

Richard Henry White

Richard Henry White

Jan 15, 2003

Newport, - Richard Henry White CDR, USN, Ret, 84, of 131 Ruggles Avenue Newport, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at home.He was the husband of Pauline Haskell Byrnes White. Born in Revere, MA on April 6, 1918, he was the son of Charles and Vera Sweezey White.Mr. White was a Commander with the United States Navy for 26 years, retiring...

Jo-Ann Elizabeth Avery

Jo-Ann Elizabeth Avery

Jan 15, 2003

Prudence Island, - Jo-Ann ?Josie? Elizabeth Avery, 49, of 16 Browns Lane, Prudence Island, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Belchertown, MA on December 17, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John Winthrop and Mary Rose McKillop Avery.Josie worked in progressively responsible positions in the field of services to people with developmental...

Delfin D. Roque

Delfin D. Roque

Jan 13, 2003

Middletown, - Delfin D. Roque, 81, of 8 Burton Place, Middletown, died Monday, January 13, 2003 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of Emeteria Agustin Roque. Born in Nueva Ecija, Philippines, on October 12, 1921, he was the son of the late Estanislao and Emilia Dayao Roque.While living in the Philippines he worked as a salesman for the...

Kim Marie Grimo

Kim Marie Grimo

Jan 13, 2003

Middletown, - Kim Marie Perry Grimo, 36, of 99 Rogers Lane Middletown, died Saturday, January 11, 2003 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. She was the wife of John Peter Grimo. Born in Newport, RI on Aug. 4, 1966, she was the daughter of Manuel Perry of North Providence and Carol Coelho Perry of Portsmouth. Mrs. Grimo was a communicant...

Mary A. Corriera

Mary A. Corriera

Jan 12, 2003

Newport, - Mary A. Corriera, 85, of Heatherwood Health Care Center Newport, formerly of 127 Wolcott Avenue, Middletown, died Sunday, January 12, 2003 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.. She was the wife of the late John P. Corriera Sr. Born in Newport, RI on October 17, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Deulinda...

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