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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
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
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...
Arnold S. Anderson
Nov 30, 2002
Old Greenwich, CT - Arnold S. Anderson, 82, of 1525 East Putnam Avenue Old Greenwich, formerly of Newport, RI, died Saturday, November 30, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Sally Stilwell Anderson. Born in Sweden, on March 23, 1920, he was the son of the late Carl A. S. and Ellen Anderson Anderson. Mr....
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....
Edward Bridgman Welch
Nov 30, 2002
Newport, - Edward Bridgman Welch, 92, of 70 Harrison Ave Newport, died Saturday, November 30, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. He was the husband of Elizabeth Clark Welch. Born in Williamstown, MA on October 11, 1910, he was the son of Thomas F. Welch and Delila LaPlante Welch. Mr. Welch taught at Williamstown High School until 1938 and then...
Warren Augustus Davis
Nov 29, 2002
Portsmouth, - Warren Augustus Davis, 81, of 4 Scotty Drive Portsmouth, died Friday, November 29, 2002 at Waterview Villa East Providence, RI.He was the husband of the late Jennie Simmons Davis. Born in Newport, RI on May 4, 1921, he was the son of the late Ernest and Alice Pinheiro Davis. Mr. Davis was a Staff Sgt. for 4 years...
Maryann Griffo
Nov 28, 2002
Tiverton, RI ? Maryann Cahir Griffo, 67, of 34 Lawton Avenue, Tiverton, died Thursday, November 28, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Leonard Paul Griffo. Born in Providence, RI on August 20, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Henry T. Cahir and Anne Brooks Cahir. She was a communicant of St. Christopher?s Church, Tiverton. She...
Marta Gailitis
Nov 28, 2002
Newport, - Marta Svekris Gailitis, 88, of 65 Catherine Street Newport, died at her home on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28, 2002.She was the wife of Dr. Janis Gailitis. Born in Valka, Latvia, on August 16, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Karlis and Marija Labzale Svekris. Her father was a fine furniture maker and her mother owned and...
Donna Louise Romanelli
Nov 27, 2002
Portsmouth, - Donna Louise Colt Romanelli, 74, of 33 Lowell Drive Portsmouth, died Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of John N. Romanelli Sr., Lcdr. USN, Ret. Born in Avalon, PA on October 9, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Walter Scott and Louise Haun Colt.Mrs. Romanelli graduated on May 28, 1989...
Carol Z. Vouras
Nov 26, 2002
Newport, - Carol Z. Vouras, 54, of 84 Division Street Newport, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.Born in Newport, RI on January 19, 1948, she was the daughter of Eleni Vaka Vouras and the late Zacharias Vouras. Ms. Vouras was a 1966 graduate of Rogers High School and a 1970 Graduate of the University of Rhode...
Robert Volpe
Nov 25, 2002
Portsmouth, - Robert ?Bob? Volpe, 65, of Portsmouth, formerly of Middle Road, Portsmouth, died Monday, November 25, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He was the husband of Catherine Long Volpe of Portsmouth. Born in Providence, RI on April 17, 1937, he was the son of the late Vincent and Anna Simoli Volpe.Mr. Volpe worked as a warehouse manager at...
Evelyn Catherine Riley
Nov 24, 2002
Portsmouth, - Evelyn C. Ferreira Riley, 66, of 62 Sylvania Road Portsmouth, formerly of 98 Admiral Kalfus Road, died Sunday, November 24, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI.She was the former wife of James Chase Riley. Born in Middletown, RI on September 12, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Maria Souza Ferreira.Mrs. Riley worked as...
Bernadette F. Bahr
Nov 23, 2002
Newport, - Bernadette F. Bahr, of 30 Kay Street Newport, died Saturday, November 23, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Lawrence, MA on October 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Timothy and Lillian McCarthy Buckley. Mrs. Bahr was a graduate of Mass State College at Amherst with a BA Degree in Sociology. She was a...
Raymond L. Malone Jr
Nov 22, 2002
Newport, - Raymond L. Malone, Jr., 48, of 19 Chapel Street #507 Newport, died Friday, November 22, 2002 at home.Born in Newport, RI on June 18, 1954, he was the son of Raymond L. Malone of Little Compton and Mary Dugan Allan of Middletown. Mr. Malone had worked for the former John Kesson Dairy Farm, West Main Road in Middletown...
John Robert Cozzens
Nov 19, 2002
Portsmouth, - John R. ?Bob? Cozzens, 72, of 18 Storm King Drive Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at home.He was the husband of Irene ?Renee? Finn Cozzens. Born in Newport, RI on January 11, 1930, he was the son of the late Maclyn D. and Edith Jones Cozzens.Mr. Cozzens was a 1950 graduate of Rogers High School. He was...
Sydney Maynard
Nov 19, 2002
Newport, - Sydney Maynard, 89, of 70 Harrison Avenue Newport, formerly of 125 Quaker Hill Lane, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. He was the husband of Hilda M. Stone Maynard. Born in Brighton, England, on November 25, 1912, he was the son of the late Sydney and Elizabeth Batchelor Maynard.Mr. Maynard came to the...
Ray Huntington Durfee
Nov 18, 2002
Middletown, - Ray Huntington Durfee, 84, of 46 Bliss Mine Road Middletown, died Monday, November 18, 2002 at John Clarke Nursing Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of Iva Guthrie Durfee. Born in Newport, RI on September 29, 1918, he was the son of the late Julian H. and Carolyn Woolford Durfee.Mr. Durfee was a Partner with Sheffield Harvey. Mr....
Jean A. Wilson
Nov 17, 2002
Portsmouth, - Jean A. HallidayWilson, 62, of 51 Longmeadow Road Portsmouth, died Sunday, November 17, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI.She was the wife of Leroy E. Wilson Sr. Born in Newport, RI on July. 5, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Gladys Stewart Halliday.Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Order of Rainbow for Girls,...
Nancy Ann Roberts
Nov 16, 2002
Middletown, - Nancy A. Bettencourt Roberts, 58, of 1 Wood Road, Middletown, formerly of New Bedford, MA, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. She was the wife of James K. Roberts. Born in New Bedford, MA, on May 23, 1944, she was the daughter of Ann Bosworth Bettencourt of New Bedford, MA and the late John...
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