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Capt. James Francis Gavin
Sep 10, 2002
- Ret. Capt. James Francis Gavin, USN, 86, of 5 Barbara Street Newport, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at Village House Newport, RI. He was the husband of Gertrude Newman Gavin of Newport. Born in Boston, MA on September 4, 1916, he was the son of the late James F. and Adeline McGinley Gavin.Capt. Gavin was raised in Albany, New...
Maureen Elizabeth Pinheiro
Sep 5, 2002
Maureen E. Penny Prendergast Pinheiro, 62, of 32 B Ludlow Avenue Middletown, died Thursday, September 5, 2002 at Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA. She was the wife of Roger Dale Pinheiro. Born in Newport, RI on April 10, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Michael C. and Clara Kozaczka Prendergast. Mrs. Pinheiro worked in private service for...
Lester Edward Kendall
Sep 3, 2002
Lt. Cdr. Lester Edward Kendall, USN, Ret. and honorary one star Brigadier General of the Rhode Island Militia 100 years, of Lakeview Avenue Newport, received his final promotion into God?s Kingdom on Tuesday, September 3, 2002. He passed away quietly in his home surrounded by his family.He was the husband of the late Eva Mae Hartwell Kendall and the late...
Louis Albert Cebul
Sep 3, 2002
Louis Albert ?Skee? Cebul, 83, of RI Veterans Home Bristol, formerly of Boynton Beach, Florida, died Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at RI Veterans Home Bristol, RI. Born in Cleveland, OH on April 19, 1919, he was the son of the late Louis and Rose Thomas Cebul.Mr. Cebul was a Chief with United States Navy. He worked as a foreman at...
Mary Veronica Flowers
Sep 2, 2002
Mary V. Botelho Flowers, 84, formerly of 582 Turner Road, died Monday, September 2, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown, RI.She was the wife of the late John J. Flowers. Born in Providence, RI on October 18, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Tavares Botelho.Mrs. Flowers was a communicant of Jesus Saviour Church,...
Irving Curley Dufault
Sep 1, 2002
Irving Leo ?Curley? Dufault, 80, of Ward Avenue, Middletown, formerly of Bayview Park, Middletown, died Sunday, September 1, 2002 at Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, RI. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen Lyons Dufault. Born in Boston, MA on March 5, 1922, he was the son of Ralph Henry Dufault and Helena Mary Nixon Dufault. Mr....
Stephen Simmons
Aug 31, 2002
- Stephen Simmons, 87, of 5 Meikle Avenue Newport, died Saturday,August 31, 2002 at Newport Hospital.He was the husband of Edith W. Covell Simmons of Newport. Born in Tiverton, RI on August 29, 1915, he was the son of the late John W. andEvelyn Gray Simmons.Mr. Simmons had worked for many years as a supply clerk at the Newport Naval...
Charles Leroy Bruen Jr
Aug 29, 2002
Charles Leroy Bruen Jr., 41, of 745 Union Street Portsmouth, died Thursday, August 29, 2002 at Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Hudson, MA on June 2, 1961, he was the son of Charles L. Bruen Sr. of Brookfield, MA, and Kathryn Gove Bruen of Newport, RI.Mr. Bruen worked as a landscaper for John Elshant Landscaping Company. Mr. Bruen...
Sonny Thomas Long
Aug 29, 2002
Sonny Thomas Long, of 71 Louise Drive Tiverton, died Thursday, August 29, 2002 at Women Infants Hospital Providence, RI. Born in Providence, RI on August 23, 2002, he was the infant son of Thomas Joseph Long III and Sidney Marie DeMello Long of Tiverton. Besides his parents he is survived by his paternal grandfather Thomas Joseph Long Jr. of Boston,...
Anna Ruth Wood
Aug 28, 2002
Anna Ruth Vellenga Wood, 81, of 398 Bellevue Avenue Newport, formerly of 147 Kay Street and Calvert Street, Newport, died Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at Heatherwood Nursing And Subacute Center Newport, RI. She was the wife of the late William H. Wood Jr. Born in Bellefontaine, OH on July 13, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frank S....
Agnes Robertson Johnsen
Aug 28, 2002
Agnes R. Hume Johnsen, 95, of 216 Honeyman Avenue Middletown, formerly of 39 Holland Street Newport, died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of the late Einar L. Johnsen. Born in North Castle, NY on July 12, 1907, she was the daughter of the late James and Anne Martland Hume.Mrs. Johnsen worked for the...
Ronald Leo Fredette
Aug 28, 2002
Ronald Fredette, 67, of 14 Debra Drive Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Jean Doty Fredette. Born in Proctor, VT on March 20, 1935, he was the son of Ramona Pockette Guimnonds of Rutland, VT and the late Henry Fredette.Mr. Fredette joined the United States Air Force when he was 17...
Kenneth Joel Williams
Aug 26, 2002
- Kenneth J. Williams, 68, of 53 Founders Avenue Portsmouth, formerly of Providence, Rhode Island, died Monday, August 26, 2002 at St. Annes Hospital Fall River, MA. He was the husband of Carol Walsh Williams. Born in Providence, RI on November 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Wilson S. and Dora A. Jennings Williams.Mr. Williams served in...
Anne Marie Garland
Aug 25, 2002
- Anne Marie ?Annie? Reames Garland, 38, of 231 Maple Avenue Newport, formerly of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, died Sunday, August 25, 2002 at home. She was the wife of Howard Eugene Garland. Born in Newport, RI on May 29, 1964, she was the cherished daughter of Arthur and June Love Rego of Portsmouth.Mrs. Garland attended Portsmouth Schools, Roger Williams College...
Mary Ella Decotis
Aug 24, 2002
- Mary Ella Wolf DeCotis, 74, of 33 Sherman Avenue Portsmouth, died Saturday, August 24, 2002 at home.She was the wife of the late Michele J. ?Babe? DeCotis. Born in York, PA on December 19, 1927, she was the daughter of Maurice Wolf and Mary Boyer Wolf. Mrs. DeCotis was a Head Cashier with Almacs Of Newport. Mrs. DeCotis was...
Anne Catherine Christensen
Aug 21, 2002
Anne C. McDonald Christensen, 74, of 39 Quail Road, Portsmouth, formerly of 85 Linda Terrace, Portsmouth, died Wednesday, August 21, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.She was the wife of Forrest William Christensen of Portsmouth. Born in Dorcester, MA on April 29, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Agnes Conlon McDonald. Mrs. Christensen was a...
Harry Benjamin Jones
Aug 20, 2002
Harry Benjamin Jones, 79, of 21 Sherman Street Newport, formerly of Springfield, Massachusetts, died Tuesday, August 20, 2002 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown, RI. Born in New York, NY on October 19, 1922, he was the son of the late Harry Jones and Elizabeth Story Canavan.Mr. Jones retired as a postal worker in Springfield, MA and also worked...
Alfred Henry
Aug 19, 2002
Alfred Henry, 81, of Silver Creek Manor Bristol, formerly of Barefoot Bay Florida, died Monday, August 19, 2002 at Silver Creek Manor Bristol, RI. He was the former husband of Dorothy Voges Van Gieson of Somerset, MA and Joan Henry of Indiana. Born in Queens, NY on August 18, 1921, he was the son of the late Alfred and Ruth...
Frederick Carrozza Jr
Aug 19, 2002
Frederick Carrozza Jr., 51, of 38 Nicholson Cresent Middletown, died Monday, August 19, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Angela DeStefano Carrozza. Born in Providence, RI on November 21, 1950, he was the son of Frederick Carrozza Sr. of Coventry, RI and Rose DiBattista Carrozza of Narragansett, RI Mr. Carrozza Jr. was a self-employed real estate...
Edward C. Martins
Aug 18, 2002
- Edward C Martins, 87, of 113 Connection Street Newport, died Sunday, August 18, 2002 at Newport Hospital Newport, RI.He was the husband of Catherine M. Sullivan Martins of Newport. Born in Newport, RI on September 19, 1914, he was the son of the late Damiao and Patrocinia Esteves Martins.Mr. Martins for many years was co-owner with his brother Manuel...
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