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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Arthur Costa Dias

Arthur Costa Dias

May 3, 2002

Arthur Costa Dias, 93, of 59 Dexter Street, Middletown, died Friday, May 3, 2002, at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Mary DeCosta Dias. Born in St. Miguel, Azores, on October 11, 1908, he was the son of the late Antone C. and Maria Plaicdo Dias. Mr. Dias had worked...

William F. Blake

William F. Blake

May 1, 2002

Connors Funeral Home55 West Main RoadPortsmouth, RI401 683-2511William F. Blake Portsmouth, - William F. Blake, 77, of 42 President Avenue Portsmouth, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002.He was the husband of Arlene Lynch Blake, of Portsmouth, for 48 years. Born in Fall River, MA on August 5, 1924, he was the son of the late Jeremiah Blake and Margaret Kelly Blake.Mr....

Harold Lloyd Powers

Harold Lloyd Powers

Apr 27, 2002

Harold Lloyd Powers, 75, of 794 Bristol Ferry Portsmouth, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA.He was the husband of Joan FayPowers. Born in Seattle, WA on August 14, 1926, he was the son of the late Harry and Wilda Franks Powers.After serving in the Navy during WWII Mr. Powers worked for the Fish and...

Anthony Souza

Anthony Souza

Apr 27, 2002

- Anthony Souza, 78, of 486 Broadway Newport, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Evelyn Corey Souza. Born in Middletown, RI on February 24, 1924, he was the son of the late Jesse and Philomena Souza. Mr. Souza was a Driver-Packer with J.L. Maher Van Lines of...

Beatrice C. Shanteler

Beatrice C. Shanteler

Apr 27, 2002

Beatrice O?Brien Shanteler, 73, of 87 Girard Avenue Newport, died Saturday, April 27, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Waterbury, Vermont on November 2, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Roy Peter and Mildred Fleury Choiniere. Mrs. Shanteler was a Volunteer with the Senior Companions in Newport for four years. She also was the former owner...

Gredo Vincent Volpicelli

Gredo Vincent Volpicelli

Apr 27, 2002

76, of 32 Lawton Brook Lane, Portsmouth, died at home Saturday April 27, 2002. He was the husband of Stella Daglis Volpicelli.Born in Providence, RI on February 7, 1926, he was the son of the late Louis and Immaculata Maria Alvigi Volpicelli.Mr. Volpicelli was a 1944 graduate of Rogers High School and a Veteran of WWII serving in the Navy....

Grace Leona Tuttle

Grace Leona Tuttle

Apr 26, 2002

Grace Leona Flanders Tuttle, 80, of 46 Harvey Road Middletown, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late William Earl Tuttle. Born in Hillsboro, NH on September 27, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Carleton W. and Mary Whitney Flanders. Mrs. Tuttle was a homemaker. Mrs. Tuttle was a member...

Robert Torkomian

Robert Torkomian

Apr 26, 2002

- Robert Torkomian, 71, of 4220A Mango Tree Road Boynton Beach, formerly of 14 Wood Road, Middletown, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at the home of his daughter in Lake Worth, Fl.He was the husband of Susan Baligian Torkomian. Born in Providence, RI on January 16, 1931, he was the son of the late Mehran and Rose Sousa Torkomian. Son...

Dunbar Ellis Hall

Dunbar Ellis Hall

Apr 26, 2002

Dunbar Ellis Hall, 70, of 27 Lehigh Terrace Portsmouth, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at home. He was the husband of Beverly Towle Hall. Born in Fall River, MA on December 8, 1931, he was the son of the late Norman and Agnes Tripp Hall. Mr. Hall was a graduate of Rogers High School and went on to graduate from...

Gillmena E. White

Gillmena E. White

Apr 26, 2002

78, of 14 Continental Drive, Middleteown, died Friday, April 26, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late James C. White.Born in East Providence, RI on April 15, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Botelho Phillips.Mrs. White worked as a chief clerk in the Middletown School Department for...

Jordan Michael Neves

Jordan Michael Neves

Apr 24, 2002

of 144 Linden Lane West Greenwich, formerly of 969 West Main Road, Middletown, died Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at Hasbro Children?s Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 18, 1995, he was the son of Edmundo Jose and Iris Erausquin Neves.Jordan was in the 1st grade at Wawaloam Elementry Shcool in Exeter, RI. He played soccer on teams...

Milford Ashworth

Milford Ashworth

Apr 13, 2002

Milford V. Ashworth, 88, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 46 Foxboro Avenue, Portsmouth,, died Saturday, April 13, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. He was the husband of the late Marion E.Straw Ashworth. Born in Milford, MA on Oct. 8, 1913, he was the son of the late John T. Ashworth and Edith Ashworth....

Pauline M. Vars

Pauline M. Vars

Apr 13, 2002

Pauline Manchester Vars died in Newport Hospital, April 13, 2002. She was the wife of the late Neal F. Vars. Mrs. Vars lived at 50 Gould Street Newport, RI. Born in Tiverton, RI on Sept 15, 1922 she was the daughter of the late John and Irene Borden Manchester.Mrs. Vars worked at Raytheon for 15 years.She leaves 2 sons John...

Irene A. Watts

Irene A. Watts

Apr 12, 2002

- Irene ?Nanee? AmaralWatts, 78, of 100 Third Street Newport, died Friday, April 12, 2002 at the home of her daughter in Portsmouth. She was the wife of the late retired Newport Police Detective, Sgt. George W. Watts Jr. Born in Fall River, MA on Oct. 31, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Joao Amaral and the late...

Margaret Patricia Pawlowski

Margaret Patricia Pawlowski

Apr 12, 2002

Margaret ?Pat? Houghton Pawlowski, 73, of 24 Channing Street Newport, died Friday, April 12, 2002 at home. Born in Lynnhurst, NJ on Aug. 5, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John R Houghton and the late Margaret E Wolf Houghton. Mrs. Pawlowski was a Licensed Practical Nurse who had worked at the former Naval Hospital in Newport. She...

Catherine Gloria Hogan

Catherine Gloria Hogan

Apr 9, 2002

Catherine Gloria Hogan, 66, of 8 Beacon Terrace Middletown, died Friday, April 5, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Jerry S. Bowen. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 9, 1936, she was a licensed practical nurse in the health care profession. She is survived by her son Jerry W. Bowen of Middletown, RI.There will be a...

Justin Lawrence Gill

Justin Lawrence Gill

Apr 8, 2002

Justin Gill, 76, of 1 Dawn Hill Bristol, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at Roger Williams Medical Center Providence, RI.He was the husband of the late Inez Gibbons Gill. Born in Stoughton, MA on April 11, 1925, he was the son of the late Alexander and Mary Maciejko Gill.Mr. Gill was a 1941 graduate of Stoughton High School, in Stoughton,...

Agnes C. Simonds

Agnes C. Simonds

Apr 8, 2002

- Agnes C. ?Mickey? Moran Simonds, 77, of 3 Red Fox Lane, Flagler Beach, FL, formerly of Lindenhurst, NY, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at the home of her daughter.She was the wife of the late Joseph R Simonds. Born in Troy, NY on September 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Sinnott Moran.Mrs. Simonds...

Robert Marc Simard

Robert Marc Simard

Apr 7, 2002

Robert Marc Simard, 34, of 135 Golden Rod Drive Middletown, died Saturday, April 7, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital in Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Denise Raposa Simard. Born in Fall River, MA on November 24, 1967, he was the son of Robert Simard of Tiverton and the late Jacqueline Poulin Simard. Mr. Simard was a Superintendent...

George Mcnemer Schwartze

George Mcnemer Schwartze

Apr 6, 2002

George Schwartze, 84, of 97 Belmont Drive Portsmouth, died Saturday, April 6, 2002 at Steere House Nursing Home Providence, RI. He was the husband of the late Aloise Jane Bartlett Schwartze. Born in Washington, DC on September 26, 1917, he was the son of the late Dr. Erich Schwartze, MD and the late Annie Andrews Schwartze. Mr. Schwartze graduated from...

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