Obituaries

Memorial Funeral Homes Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Elizabeth E. Rogers

Elizabeth E. Rogers

Nov 16, 2002

Tiverton, - Elizabeth E. Mello Rogers, 61, of 61 Highland Court, Tiverton, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at home.She was the wife of Allen H. Rogers. Born in Newport, RI on August 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Botelho Mello. Betty was a member of St. Christophers Church of Tiverton. She had worked as...

Rev. Thomas J. Carnevale

Rev. Thomas J. Carnevale

Nov 16, 2002

Newport, - Rev. Thomas J. Carnevale, 89, of Broadway Newport, died Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Providence, RI on October 22, 1913, he was the son of the late Felice and Maria Antonia Lepore Carnevale.Rev. Carnevale joined the United States Navy at the age of 17 in 1930 and served for 23 years, retiring...

Charles Edward Gaetano

Charles Edward Gaetano

Nov 15, 2002

Middletown, - Charles Edward Gaetano, 64, of 845 Forest Avenue Middletown, died Friday, November 15, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in City of Rome, NY on January 11, 1938, he was the son of the late Blanche Jaycox Gaetano and William Gaetano of Whiteboro, NY.Mr. Gaetano had been around the world twice while he was in the United...

Theresa Marie Dresser

Theresa Marie Dresser

Nov 15, 2002

Middletown, - Theresa Marie Vieira Dresser, 64, of 70 Bayview Park Middletown, formerly of 2 Apthorp Avenue, Newport, died Friday, November 15, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Charles Wayne Dresser. Born in Newport, RI on June 15, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Garcia Vieira.Mrs. Dresser had worked as an accounting...

Frances A. Jagschitz

Frances A. Jagschitz

Nov 15, 2002

New Bedford, - Frances ?Fran? Ruggeri Jagschitz, 79, of 129 Ruggles Avenue New Bedford, formerly of Mann Avenue, Newport, died Friday, November 15, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Louis L. Jagschitz, ?Louie the Lobsterman.? Born in Newport, RI on November 19, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Raphael and Jennie Sardella...

Ruth Kesson Gualteri

Ruth Kesson Gualteri

Nov 14, 2002

Middletown, - Ruth Kesson Gualteri, 98, of 333 Green End Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 23 Greene Lane, Newport, died Thursday, November 14, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of Nicholas P.Gualteri. Born in Newport, RI on February 22, 1904, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Etta White Kesson. Mrs. Gualteri...

Deolinda Pontes Rego

Deolinda Pontes Rego

Nov 13, 2002

Middletown, - Deolinda Pontes Rego, 87, of 1000 Wapping Road Middletown, died Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Manuel J. Rego. Born in Fall River, MA on January 11, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Seraphim and Amelia Silvia Pontes.Mrs. Rego worked as a seamstress with the Garment Mills...

James Michael Schenck

James Michael Schenck

Nov 12, 2002

Newport, - James Michael Schenck, 58, of 17 Channing Street Newport, died Friday, November 1, 2002 at home.He was the husband of Jeanne Hasman-Schenck. Born in Newport, RI on January 10, 1944, he was the son of the late Casper George and Betty Jarvis Schenck.Mr. Schenck owned and operated Aquidneck Kennel and Grain Inc. located on Aquidneck Avenue, Middletown since...

Theodora Gannon

Theodora Gannon

Nov 11, 2002

Middletown, - Theodora Ouellette Gannon, 102, of Rogers Lane Middletown, formerly of Park Holm, Newport, died Monday, November 11, 2002 at Crestwood Nursing Convalescent Home Warren, RI. She was the wife of the late Thomas Joseph Gannon. Born in Providence, RI on October 16, 1900, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mary Perloid Ouellette. Mrs. Gannon had...

Mary Margaret Carrellas

Mary Margaret Carrellas

Nov 8, 2002

Middletown, - Mary Margaret Carrellas, 76, formerly of 1 Bliss Mine Road, Middletown, died Friday, November 8, 2002 after a courageous 13 year battle with Parkinson?s Disease at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, where she was treated like family everyday of her life there. Born in Newport, RI on December 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the...

Joseph Saunders, Sr

Joseph Saunders, Sr

Nov 7, 2002

Bristol, - Joseph Saunders, Sr, BTCM, USN, Ret. 65, of the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol, formerly of 31 Carter Drive, Portsmouth, died Thursday, November 7, 2002 at Fatima Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Chicago, IL on January 9, 1937, he was the son of the late Estelle Kendricks. Mr. Saunders served in the United States Navy for 27 years...

Stella Fotelis

Stella Fotelis

Nov 7, 2002

Newport, - Stella Tsolas Lewis Fotelis, 92, of 10 Russell Avenue Newport, died Thursday, November 7, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Constantine Lewis and the late Angelo Fotelis. Born in Lesbos, Greece on May 10, 1910, she was the daughter of the late James and Maria Tsolas.Mrs. Fotelis worked as...

Jack Eugene Buss

Jack Eugene Buss

Nov 6, 2002

Connors Funeral Home55 West Main RoadPortsmouth, RI401 683-2511Jack Eugene Buss Portsmouth, - Jack Eugene Buss, BMC, USN, Ret., 64, of 233 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Misako Ishimoto Buss. Born in Oneida, NY on April 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Edna Johnson Buss. Mr....

Jack Eugene Buss

Jack Eugene Buss

Nov 5, 2002

Portsmouth, - Jack Eugene Buss, BMC, USN, Ret., 64, of 233 Mail Coach Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Misako Ishimoto Buss. Born in Oneida, NY on April 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Clarence and Edna Johnson Buss. Mr. Buss was in the United States Navy for...

Francis Norman Hurley

Francis Norman Hurley

Nov 5, 2002

Newport, - Francis Norman Hurley, 79, of 4 Pond Avenue Newport, formerly of Clarke Street, Newport, RI, died Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI.He was the husband of Irene Seaman Hurley. Born in Newport, RI on December 24, 1922, he was the son of the late Armstead Hurley and Jane Addison Hurley. Mr. Hurley...

Sarah Ann Smith

Sarah Ann Smith

Nov 4, 2002

Middletown, - Sarah Ann Greene Smith, 96, of 333 Green End Avenue Middletown, formerly of 44 High Street, Jamestown, RI, died Monday, November 4, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in Philadelphia, PA on May 29, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Edward Wanton and Dorothea Atwater Smith.Ms. Smith graduated from the Germantown Friends...

Jessica Helen Ajce

Jessica Helen Ajce

Nov 3, 2002

Memorial Funeral Home375 BroadwayNewport, RI401 846-0698Jessica H. Silvia McFadden Ajce Lake Worth, - Jessica H. Silvia McFadden Ajce, 38, of 5064 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, Florida, formerly of Middletown, RI, died Sunday, November 3, 2002 from results suffered in an auto accident. Born in Newport, RI on July 23, 1964, she was the daughter of Jesse D. Silvia of Middletown...

John Leonard Weissinger

John Leonard Weissinger

Nov 3, 2002

Portsmouth, - John L. Weissinger, 65, of 24 Dove Street Portsmouth, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 3, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. He leaves his wife of 37 years Claudette ArsenaultWeissinger. Born in Glen Allen, Mississippi on December 13, 1936, he was the son of the late Harry and Ethel Powers Weissinger. Mr. Weissinger graduated Cary High School in Mississippi...

Clara Theresa Marsh

Clara Theresa Marsh

Nov 1, 2002

Middletown, - Claire Theresa Sharples Marsh, 92, of 333 Green End Ave. Middletown, formerly of 51 Middle Road, Portsmouth, RI, died Friday, November 1, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late Charles L. Marsh. Born in Fall River, MA on December 22, 1909, she was the daughter of the late Joshua and...

Jaye Reynolds

Jaye Reynolds

Oct 30, 2002

Middletown, - Jaye Reynolds, 60, of 84 Purgatory Road Middletown, died Wednesday, October 30, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Fall River, MA on May 5, 1942, she was the daughter of Edna Crompton McPherson and the late Harold W. McPherson.Mrs. Reynolds was employed by Newport Grand Jai-Alai as an Office Supervisor for the past fifteen years. Besides...

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