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Local obituaries for the Newport and Portsmouth, RI Area

Teresa Jane Kennelly

Teresa Jane Kennelly

Dec 21, 2002

Portsmouth, RI - Teresa J. Uihlien Kennelly, 96, of Glen Meade Acres, Portsmouth, formerly of Martens Road, Portsmouth, died Saturday, December 21, 2002 at her daughter?s home, with whom she lived.She was the wife of the late James M. Kennelly. Born in Astoria, NY on October 22, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and the late...

Joseph Antone

Joseph Antone

Dec 15, 2002

Newport, - Joseph Antone, 85, of 5 Bradford Avenue Newport, died Sunday, December 15, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Mary Lou Gonsalves Antone of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on January 23, 1917, he was the son of the late Martin and Josephine Monteiro Antone.Mr. Antone was in the United States Army during World War...

Michael Lord Kennedy

Michael Lord Kennedy

Dec 14, 2002

Los Angeles, - Michael Lord Kennedy, 55, of 1566 Sanborn Avenue Los Angeles, formerly of 24 Greene Lane, Newport, died Saturday, December 14, 2002 at Country Villa Skilled Care Facility in Los Angeles. Born in Newport, RI on April 9, 1947, he was the son of James E. and Elizabeth Betty Lord Kennedy.Mr. Kennedy graduated from De La Salle Academy...

Shirley Marie Henderson

Shirley Marie Henderson

Dec 13, 2002

Newport, - Shirley Marie Halliburton Henderson, 67, of 22 Winslow Street Newport, died Friday, December 13, 2002 at Miriam Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Boston, MA on December 24, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ruby Leake Halliburton.Mrs. Henderson worked at the Florence Gray Center as a receptionist until 1993. Mrs. Henderson was on the Board...

Delia L. Ventura

Delia L. Ventura

Dec 11, 2002

Portsmouth, - Delia L. Ventura, 78, of 124 Gormley Avenue, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Manuel D. Ventura. Born in Newport, RI on November 21, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Fanny Escobar Raposa. Mrs. Ventura was married to her husband Manuel for 55 years. She worked...

Eleanor F. Oakley

Eleanor F. Oakley

Dec 11, 2002

Casselberry, - Eleanor F. Peirson Oakley, 80, of 1079 Laura Street Casselberry, formerly of 123 Carroll Avenue, Newport Rhode Island, died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 in Casselberry, FL.She was the wife of Ret. Newport Fire Department Deputy Chief John B.Oakley. Born in Newport, RI on January 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Andrew F. and Marion Graff...

Marcel Lawrence Geoffrey

Marcel Lawrence Geoffrey

Dec 10, 2002

Warren, - Marcel Lawrence Geoffrey, 87, of 511 Child Street Warren, died Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at RI Veterans Home Bristol, RI.He was the husband of Claire Rainey Geoffrey. Born in Warren, RI on August 10, 1915, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Marilda Geoffrey.Mr. Geoffrey served in the United States Army during World War II. Mr....

Jose E. Colon

Jose E. Colon

Dec 9, 2002

NEWPORT, - Jose E. Colon, 59, of 7J Bayside Village Newport, died Monday, December 9, 2002 at Veterans Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1943, he was the son of the late Jose N. and Maria P. Colon Colon.Mr. Colon was in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Colon worked as a commercial...

Herve Evariste Mailloux

Herve Evariste Mailloux

Dec 9, 2002

Port St. Lucie, - Herve E. ?Harvey? Mailloux, 70, of 1 Santa Maria Court Port St. Lucie, formerly of 98 Montgomery Street, Tiverton, died Monday, December 9, 2002 at Port St. Lucie Medical Center Port St. Lucie , FL.He was the husband of Doris B. Vautrin Mailloux. Born in Fall River, MA on November 27, 1932, he was the son...

William J. Babcock

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...