System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!John M. Medeiros
Owned Treaty Rock Farm in Little Compton
John M. Medeiros, 91, of West Main Road, Little Compton, died on Sunday, May 19, 2002, at the Grand Islander Center, Middletown. He was the husband of the late Mary (Henriques) Medeiros.
Josephine Lama
Lifelong resident, enjoyed traveling, cooking
Josephine M. Lama, 72, of Maple Avenue died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was a lifelong resident of Barrington.
Leo R. Dupont
Retired clerk at Naval War College
Leo R. Dupont, 82, of Main Road, Tiverton, died Saturday, May 17, 2002, at Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Margaret L. (Camara) Dupont.
Born in Tiverton, a son of the late John and Obelina (Paquin) Dupont, he was a lifelong Tiverton resident.
Mr. Dupont was a mailroom clerk at the Naval War College in Newport for more than 30 years, retiring in 1981.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a technician, and was a member of VFW Woodrow Wilson Post.
Mr. Dupont was a parishioner at St. Madeline Sophie Church in Tiverton, and was a member of the church's choir and men's club where he was a past president. He was also a Eucharistic minister and head of several church committees.
A member of the Knights of Columbus, Father Boehr Council 2753, he was a former member of the organization's golf league.
He leaves three sisters, Jeanne Coulombe of Swansea, and Lorraine Rioux and Irene McCann, both of Fall River; a sister-in-law, Amelia Camara, with whom she lived; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was the brother of the late Joseph Dupont.
His funeral was on Wednesday, May 22, from Hebert-Hathaway Funeral Home, Fall River, with a Mass of Christian burial in St. Madeline Sophie Church. He was buried with military honors in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River.
Joseph M. Vieira
Heavy equipment operator, past Lions president
Joseph M. Vieira, 81, of 502 Bristol Ferry Road, Portsmouth, died Tuesday, June 21, 2002, at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol.
Born in Newport on June 9, 1920, he was a son of the late Marion and Aldina (Costa) Vieira.
Mr. Vieira was a heavy equipment operator for Jerry Sullivan Contractors. He was past president of the Portsmouth Lions Club and a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Moose Lodge. He leaves eight sisters, Dorothy Brown, Agnes Luce, Julia Bucci and Mary Roche, all of Portsmouth, Laura Toppa and Yvonne Moffitt, both of Middletown, Emily Hillan of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Marjorie Sanders of Fremont, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. He was the brother of the late Leona Tolleson, Shirley Ann Marshall and Henry Vieira. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony's Church, 2836 East Main Road. Burial will be private.
Charlotte E. Kippax
Lived in Warren for most of her life
Charlotte E. Kippax, 88, of Shore Drive died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Roger Williams Medical Center.
John R. Campbell
Coast Guard veteran moved here recently
John R. Campbell of Summit Drive died on Tuesday, Jan 26, 1999, at Miriam Hospital. He was 42.
Mr. Campbell moved to Warren about a month ago from Colonial Road in Seekonk. He was a clerk and delivery driver for Hope Electronics in Providence, before he suffered a spinal cord injury 20 years ago.
Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of Barbara (Bourne) Campbell, with whom he lived, and Donald B. Campbell of Epping, NH. He lived in Seekonk for 30 years before moving to Warren.
Mr. Campbell was a graduate of Seekonk High School in 1975. He also worked as a delivery man for the former J.C. Campbell Paper Co warehouse.
A Coast Guard veteran, he was honorably discharged in 1976. He was a member of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association in Silver Spring, Md. He supported a variety of charitable organizations.
Besides his parents, Mr. Campbell leaves a sister, Deborah C. Bellows of Pawtucket; a brother, James D. Campbell of Little Compton; a half-sister, Kathryn Wolfe of Epping, NH; two half-brothers, Scott Campbell of Manchester, NH, and Mackenzie Campbell of Epping, NH, and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service was held on Friday in St. Matthew-Trinity Lutheran Church in Pawtucket. Burial was in Hunt Cemetery in Rumford.
William F. Palmieri
Former Barrington dispatcher, fireman
William F. Palmieri of Child Street died on Friday, Jan 29, 1999, at Rhode Island Hospital. He was 92.
Mr. Palmieri was married to Doris (Southwood) Palmieri. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Michael and Assunta (SanAntonio) Palmieri.
Mr. Palmieri was a dispatcher and fireman for the Barrington Fire Department and a guard at the former Kaiser Aluminum plant in Bristol before he retired. He lived in Barrington for 28 years.
Besides his wife, Mr. Palmieri leaves a daughter, Barbara Palmieri of Warren. He was a brother of the late Michellina Circello.
His funeral service and burial were private.
