John Brewster Woolbright, 55, of 174 Reservoir Road died Sunday, April 23 at home. He was the husband of Wendy Lamont-Woolbright.

May 18, 2000

Loretta Bernice (Silvia) Ryan
Loretta Bernice (Silvia) Ryan, 86, of 13 King Rd., Middletown, died May 11 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late John Edward Ryan.

June 15, 2000

Dawn Marie (Seale) Bucholz, 34, of 60 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, died June 9 at her home. She was the wife of Brett Bucholz. Born in Portsmouth in 1965, she was the daughter of the late Gene R. Seale.

Lorraine Frances (Eagles) Burke, 53, of Unity Drive in Middletown, died June 10 at Newport Hospital. Born in Lynn, MA, in 1947, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Charles Eagles and the late Dorothy F. (Pelkey) Eagles.

July 6, 2000

Lucy May (Reed) Full, 88, of the Riverside Nursing Home in Riverside, formerly of 39 Pinehurst Road in Riverside and 373 Paradise Avenue in Middletown, died June 24 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was the wife of the late John Harold Full. Born in Fall River, Mass., on May 23, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lillian (Borden) Reed.

Elveree D. "Ellie" (Lowery) Harper, 67, of 67 Power Street in Portsmouth, died July 2 at home. She was the wife of the late John F. Harper. Born in Fall River, Mass., on Sept. 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Hazel (Ray) Lowery.

William Herbert Kelley, 84, of Malbone Road in Newport, died June 30 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary E. (Donovan) Kelley. Born in Newport on November 6, 1915, he was the son of the late John Anthony and Ellen Frances (Murphy) Kelley.

Evangeline "Van" (Pedro) Levada, 87, of 11 Wabasso Terrace in Middletown, died June 30 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alphonse Levada. Born in Fall River, Mass., on Oct. 23, 1912, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Rodriques) Pedro.

Walter E. Peterson, 79, of 33 Viking Drive in Portsmouth, died June 29 at home. He was the husband of the late Hazel Evelyn (Nasso) Peterson. Born in Providence on May 26, 1921, he was a son of the late Phillip and Catherine Peterson.

Miguel A. Roman, 40, of 95 Orchard Ave. in Middletown, died July 2 at home. He was the husband of Judith Marrero Roman. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on May 9, 1960, he was the son of Miguel A. Roman of Atlanta, GA., and Monterate Delgado Roman of Arecibo.

Marie Ange (Briend) Short, 101, of the Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, formerly of North Gate Apartments in Middletown, died June 28 at Forest Farm. She was the wife of the late William F. Short. Born in Brittany, France, on March 6, 1899, she was the daughter of the late Francois and Jeanne (Jegausse) Briend.

John "Jack" Taylor Walsh, 77, of 115 Kane Avenue in Middletown, formerly of Haley Road in Warwick, died June 26 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Noemi "Amy" (Lucia) Walsh. Born in Halifax, England, on December 14, 1922, he was the son of the late Clifford James Walsh and Gladys (Bottomley) Walsh.

July 13, 2000

John Nicholson "Nick" Coffey, 63, of 19 Loyola Terrace in Newport, formerly of Nichol Terrace, died July 9 at his home. He was the husband of Maureen Rose (Sleeper) Coffey. Born in Newport on October 31, 1936, he was the son of the late William H. Coffey and Alice (Nicholson) Coffey.

Mary Helen (Peters) Johnston, 86, of 1516 Wapping Road in Middletown, formerly of 17 Pope Street in Newport, died July 8 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Thomas W. Johnston. Born in Newport on April 26, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Peters and Mary Nunes Peters.

August 17, 2000

Jane Elizabeth (Burton) Hackett, 83, of 240 Springfield Ave, Westfield, NJ, formerly of 60 Robin Rd, Portsmouth, died Aug. 10 at the Sunrise Assisted Living Center in Westfield, NJ. She was the wife of the late James Edward Hackett Jr.

John Naughton, 70, of 517 Tuckerman Ave, Middletown, RI and Chatham, Ma formerly of Barrington, RI, died Aug. 15 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI. He was the husband of Barbara (Jones) Naughton and the late Mary E. (Delahunt) Naughton.

August 24, 2000

Anna T. (Psarros) Karousos, 53, of 24 Old Beach Rd, Newport, died Aug. 17 at home. She was the wife of George Karousos. She and her husband George owned and operated the Seafare Inn in Portsmouth and the Seafare American Cafe in Newport.

Charlotte (Wuensch) Reinheimer, 85, of the Village House Convalescent Home, Newport, formerly of West House, 417 Forest Ave, Middletown, died Aug 16 at Village House Newport. She was the wife of the late William Hawley Reinheimer.

September 7, 2000

William Arthur Santos, 74, of Silver Creek Nursing Home, Bristol, RI, formerly of 43 Hillside Ave, Newport, died Sept. 3 at Silver Creek Nursing Home. Born in Newport on June 6, 1926, he was the son of the late Joseph P. and Mary (Soares) Santos.

Craig P. Baker, 78, of Francis Street, Newport, died Aug. 31, at home. He was the husband of Harriet (Hayward) Baker. Born in Newport, on Jan 31, 1922, he was the son of the late Honorable Hugh Barkly Baker and Carol (Parmenter) Baker.

Alice Louise (Power) Peckham, 91, of 57 Water St, Portsmouth, died Aug. 30 at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center, Bellevue Ave, Newport. She was the daughter of the late John and Ida Mae (Scott) Power.

September 14, 2000

Leona "Lee" Alvina (Plourde) Breault, 80, of Cliff Avenue, Newport, died Sept. 6 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Cdr. Roland William Breault Sr., USN, Ret. Born in Chicopee Falls, MA on Dec. 13, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Laura (LaCroix) Plourde.

Silvestre John Ribeiro, 72 of 15 Findley place, Newport, died Sept. 7 at home. Born in Newport on April 20, 1928, he was the son of the late Fortunato and Mary (Rosa) Ribeiro.

Isabel (Brown) Nelson, 81, of 624 Maple Avenue, Barrington, died Sept. 5 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of Thorsten "Whitey" Eric Nelson. Born in Middletown on July 28, 1919, she was the daughter of the late David Almy and Martha (Sherman) Brown.

Ruth L. (Gilleo) Sylvia, 64, of 109 Miantonomi Avenue, Middletown, formerly of North Drive, Portsmouth, died Sept. 9 at Forest Farm Health Care Center in Middletown, RI. She was the wife of the late Michael James Sylvia. Born in Newport on Feb. 24, 1936, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy Gilleo and the late Etta (Sullivan) Gilleo.

Mary (Kelley) Connerton, 94, of 24 Beacon Terrace North, Middletown, died Sept. 9 at Village House Convalescent Home, Harrison Ave, Newport. She was the wife of the late William H. Connerton, Retired Chief of the Newport Fire Department. Born in Boston, MA on Jan. 26, 1906, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Gaffey) Kelley.

Evelyn Norma (Clark) Carden, 77, of 51 Middle Road, "Anthony House," Portsmouth, formerly of Park Avenue, Portsmouth, RI, died Sept. 2 at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, MA. She was the wife of the late Oscar L. Carden. Born in Tiverton, RI on Sept. 11, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Lottie (Barry) Clark.

September 21, 2000

Manuel Cincotta, Jr, 53 of 1420 Main Street, Tiverton, died Sept. 6 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the husband of Maureen H. (Lyons) Cincotta. Born in Springfield, MA on Feb. 1, 1947, he was the son of Manuel and Annunziata (Valetta) Cincotta both of Agawam, MA.

Mabel (Fontinallis) Johnson, 89 of the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Green End Avenue, Middletown, formerly of 76 Broadway, Newport, died Sept. 12 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown RI. She was the wife of the late William Johnson and the late Angleo Krallis.

Wilma Ebbitt, 82, of Blenheim Middletown, formerly of Red Cross Ave, newport, died Sept.17 at Blenheim Middletown, RI. She was the wife of David Ebbitt.

September 28, 2000

Francis Roderick McAskill, 79, of 126 Briarwood Ave, Tiverton, formerly of Shreveport, Louisianna, died Sept. 19 at St. Anne s Hospital in Fall River, MA. He was the husband of the late Joan Park McAskill. Born in Newport on Feb.1, 1921, he was the son of John A. McAskill and Christine (Campbell) McAskill.

Jeanne Henriette (Lefebvre) Ouellete, 67, of 9 Admiral Court, Middletown, died Sept 25 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of Thomas G. Ouellette. Born in Woonsocket, RI on May 26, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Sauvita (Parent) Lefebvre.

Jeanette Laura (Nobert) Molleur, 87, of 15 Molleur Road, Portsmouth died Monday, Sept. 25 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late Ernest Molleur. Born in Lowell, MA, on Feb. 4, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Lucie (LeBoeuf) Nobert.

Diane Alynn (Gibbs) Stearns, 44, of 11 Fly Jib Court, Jamestown, died Sept. 25 at her home. She was married to Ronald J. Stearns on June 17, 1978 at the United Methodist Church in Henry, IL. Born in Peoria, IL, Dec.9, 1955, she was the daughter of Donald Gibbs of Phoenix, AZ and the late Helen (Okerberg) Gibbs and stepdaughter of Barbara (Tuttle) Gibbs of Phoenix, AZ.

October 5, 2000

John Robert Torres, 63, of 111 Easton Ave, Portsmouth, died Sept. 27 at home. Born in Fall River, MA, on Nov. 13, 1936, he was the son of the late Adelino R. and Lucy (Dias) Torres.

Cecilia Florence (McMichael) McCann, 91 formerly of 12 Spring St, Newport and of the John Clarke Retirement Center died Oct. 1 at Grand Islander Health Care Center Middletown. She was the wife of the late Phillip Anthony McCann. Born in Blackstone, MA on Aug.10, 1090, she was the daughter of the late Archibald McMichael and the late Sara O Brien McMichael.

George Grace Rose, 83, of 191 Center Avenue, Middletown, died Sept. 20 at the home of his fiancee, June M. Hyssong, 11 Cathy Circle, Portsmouth. He was the husband of the late Gertrude Diane (Phelan) Rose. Born in Newport, on Aug. 25, 1917, he was the son of the late Manuel and Louise (Migaeul) Rose.

Mary (Pacheco) Mello, 95 of 18A Coddington St, Newport, died Oct. 2 at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center on Bellevue Avenue. She was the wife of the late Joseph Mello. Born in fall River, MA, on May 27, 1905, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Maria Correia (Julia) Pacheco.

Eleanor May Beebe, 91, of 40 Allston Ave, Middletown, formerly of 21 West Narragansett Ave, Newport died Oct.2 at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center on Bellevue Avenue. She was the wife of the late Chester W. Beebe Sr. Born in Newport, on May 4, 1909, she was the daughter of John Rodda and Elizabeth (Palmer) Rodda.