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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

John Hamilton Howard

John Hamilton Howard

Sep 27, 2002

Newport, - John Hamilton Howard Jack, of 51 Second Street, died Wednesday, September 25th at home following a hard-fought battle with cancer.He was the husband of Mary Rowan Belknap Howard and son of the late Arthur W. and Elizabeth Bradford Howard. Born in Seattle June 9, 1915, Mr. Howard grew up in Virginia, Florida and Kentucky. In 1936 he graduated...

John Friendly Amidon

John Friendly Amidon

Sep 27, 2002

Providence, - John Friendly Amidon, 73, of Park View Nursing Home Providence, formerly of Middletown, Rhode Island, died Friday, September 27, 2002 at V A Medical Center Providence, RI. Born in Buffalo, NY on December 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Friendly Warren and Clara Bush Amidon.Mr. Amidon was in the United States Navy, during WWII and...

Donald Joseph Leblanc

Donald Joseph Leblanc

Sep 23, 2002

Newport, - Donald Joseph LeBlanc, 59, of 81 Ocean Avenue Newport, died Monday, September 23, 2002 at home. Born in Providence, RI on August 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry and Alice McGuire LeBlanc.Mr. LeBlanc received a Masters in Holistic Counseling in 1992 from Salve Regina University and a Master?s in Theology from St. Bernards...

Elizabeth Louise Mcmillian

Elizabeth Louise Mcmillian

Sep 20, 2002

Newport, - Elizabeth ?Louise? McMillan, 103, of 296 Tuckerman Avenue, Middletown, RI died at the Village House Nursing Home on September 20, 2002.She was the wife of the late William Andrew McMillan. Born in Newport, RI on September 20, 1899, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Harriman Seibold.Mrs. McMillan was a life long resident of Aquidneck...

Wayne Edward Mckinney

Wayne Edward Mckinney

Sep 20, 2002

Newport, - Wayne Edward McKinney, 67, of 26 Clinton Ave Newport, formerly of 15 Intrepid Court, died Friday, September 20, 2002 at Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary Powers McKinney. Born in Bridgewater, PA on September 7, 1935, he was the son of the late William E. and Ethyl McEwen McKinney. Mr. McKinney served...

Jesse Raposa Jr

Jesse Raposa Jr

Sep 20, 2002

Portsmouth, - Jesse Raposa, 92, of 42 Glen Road Portsmouth, died Friday, September 20, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Mary Nunes Silvia Raposa. Born in Portsmouth, RI on April 9, 1910, he was the son of the late Jesse and Maria Estrella Raposa.Mr. Raposa was a driver with the Town...

Tommy Price

Tommy Price

Sep 20, 2002

Newport, - Tommy Price, 95, of 398 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, formerly of Alexander City, Alabama, died Friday, September 20, 2002, at Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center in Newport, RI. Born in Tallapoosa County, AL on April 17, 1907, he was the son of the late William and Jeannette Smith Price. Mr. Price worked as a barber for many years in...

Jose Amaral

Jose Amaral

Sep 20, 2002

Newport, - Jose ?Joe Green? Amaral, 88, of 10 Dodge Court Newport, died Friday, September 20, 2002 at home.He was the beloved husband of Ermelinda Andrade Amaral. Born in Villa Franco do Campo, San Miguel, Azores, on December 29, 1913, he was the son of the late Francisco and Flora Araujo Amaral.Mr. Amaral came to the United States in 1944...

Edmond Anthony Arruda

Edmond Anthony Arruda

Sep 19, 2002

Newport, - Edmond Anthony Arruda, 80, of 14 Clark Street Newport, formerly of Valhalla Drive, Portsmouth from 1984 to 1997, died Thursday, September 19, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on November 25, 1921, he was the son of the late Joaquim and Mary Graca Arruda.Mr. Arruda was in the United States Army serving in World...

Terrence C. Brady

Terrence C. Brady

Sep 18, 2002

Newport, - Terrence C. Brady, 45, of 63 Park Holm Newport, formerly of East Main Road, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on September 16, 1957, he was the son of the late Patrick and Patricia A. Barrett Brady.Mr. Brady served in the US Marine Corps from 1975-1978. He later worked...

Louis Thomas Dagrosa

Louis Thomas Dagrosa

Sep 17, 2002

Portsmouth, - Louis Thomas Dagrosa, 85, of Quaker Hill Lane Portsmouth, formerly of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, died Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of the late Dorothy Black Dagrosa. Born in Atlantic City, NJ on September 12, 1917, he was the son of the late Anthony and Antoinette Dandrea Dagrosa.Mr. Dagrosa was a...

Esther E. Chace

Esther E. Chace

Sep 16, 2002

Portsmouth, - Esther E. Potter Chace, 84, of 1 Carrol Terrace Portsmouth, died Monday, September 16, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Perry F. Chace. Born in Newport, RI on April 5, 1918, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Elizabeth Clarke Potter.Mrs. Chace was a member of the St. Pauls...

Francis E. Marshall

Francis E. Marshall

Sep 16, 2002

- Francis E. Marshall, 63, of 158 Briarwood Avenue Middletown, died Monday, September 16, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. Born in Newport, RI on April 29, 1939, he was the son of the late George and Evelyn Silveriera Marshall.Mr. Marshall formerly worked for Rhode Island Nurseries. He is survived by his daughter Rhonda Pulice of Newport, RI, his brother...

Ethel D. Hanos

Ethel D. Hanos

Sep 15, 2002

Royal Palm Beach, - Ethel D. Millham Hanos, 84, of 14 Mohawk Drive, Royal Palm Beach, FL, formerly of Newport, died Sunday, September 15, 2002, at the Palms West Hospital, Royal Palm Beach, FL.She was the wife of the late Angelo Hanos. Born in Newport, RI, on June 7, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie...

Joyce Elaine Houser

Joyce Elaine Houser

Sep 15, 2002

Manteo, NC - Joyce Elaine Barcomb Houser, 69, of Shady Rest Trailer Court, died Sunday, September 15, 2002, at her residence.She was the wife of the late Charles Joseph Houser Sr. Born in Barre, VT, she was the daughter of the late James C. Barcomb and Bessy Royea Barcomb.Mrs. Houser was a retired nurse and homemaker. She volunteered extensively in...

George W. Leary

George W. Leary

Sep 14, 2002

George W. Leary, 75, of 36 Bull St. Newport, died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Veterans Hospital Providence, RI.He was the husband of Janice SullivanLeary. Born in New York, NY, on August 24, 1927, he was the son of the late George and Anna Feredette Leary. Mr. Leary was a Deputy Sheriff with Newport County Sheriffs Department from 1971 until...

Margaret Frances Flynn

Margaret Frances Flynn

Sep 14, 2002

- Margaret ?Honeybunch? Flynn, 95, of 52 D Glenn Meade Drive Portsmouth died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Flynn. Born in Menominee, Michigan on October 2, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mame Frances Pangborn Nugent. Mrs. Flynn graduated as a registerd nurse...

John A. Martin

John A. Martin

Sep 12, 2002

- John A. Martin, 90, of 201 Forest Ave Middletown, formerly of Bayside Ave, Portsmouth and Aquidneck Place, Portsmouth, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at Forest Farm Health Care Center Middletown, RI.He was the husband of the late Rebecca Anthony Martin. Born in Stonington, CT on May 25, 1912, he was the son of the late Alfred J. and Emma...

William F. Santos

William F. Santos

Sep 12, 2002

- William F. Santos, 69, of 214 Morrison Avenue Middletown, died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Mary Theresa Pimental Santos, member of the Middletown Town Council, to whom he would have been married to for 46years on Sunday. Born in Newport, RI on September 15, 1932, he was the son of Louise...

Jennie Ruth Kitch

Jennie Ruth Kitch

Sep 10, 2002

- Jennie R. Cochrane Kitch, 86, of 51 Middle Road Portsmouth, formerly of Festival Field Apartments, Newport, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. Born in Portsmouth, RI on February 12, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Ainsworth and Margaret Tarr Cochrane.Mrs. Kitch worked at Nadeaus in Island Park and on East Main Road from...

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