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Sue Levinsky, 59

Sun, May 1

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Sue Levinsky, one-time columnist for the Block Island Times , died on April 10, 2011, in Connecticut For the last several years she had been the companion and caregiver of part-time island resident Gil Plumb, who passed away in Essex, Conn., 20 days before her death. Sue, who had battled...
Peter Samuel Shepherd, 87

Sat, Apr 30

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Peter Samuel Shepherd, a summer visitor since 1976, died on April 19, 2011. Born in Park Slope, Brooklyn, N.Y., on December 20, 1923, Peter grew up during the great depression and then went on to fight in World War II. Peter first met his wife Veronica when they were teenagers living on 11th Street...
Barbara Ann (Pennington) Sprague — March 5, 1933 - April 27, 2011

Fri, Apr 29

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In the quiet of a foggy morning, Barbara Sprague passed away in the comfort of her home on Old Town Road. A life long resident of Block Island, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Lulu (Sellers) Pennington and the wife of the late Adrian (Tiny) Sprague Jr. Barbara was a graduate of the...
Pamela Jean Hughson, 60

Fri, Apr 22

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Former Block Island resident Pamela J. Hughson died peacefully Monday, March 7, 2011, at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Me. Pam was born May 15, 1950, in Somerville, Mass., daughter of Eugene and Marie (O’Connor) Hughson. Pamela’s love of travel and adventure began in her teens...
Elizabeth Ann Evans passes unexpectedly at 67

Sat, Apr 2

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Elizabeth Ann Evans, of Winthrop, Mass., died unexpectedly on March 19, 2011. She lived on Block Island during her early childhood and moved with her family to Narragansett. She was a graduate of Emerson College and was employed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the Division of Professional...
Gilbert Allen Plumb dies at 85

Fri, Apr 1

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Gilbert Allen Plumb died peacefully at home on March 21, 2011, in Essex, Conn. Gilbert was born October 6, 1925, in Terryville, Conn. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. In World War II he served as engineman first-class aboard LST-736 and saw action in the Pacific at...
Elise Smith Lapham passes at 99

Mon, Mar 28

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Elise Lapham, who bequeathed the wonderful Clay Head trail system locally known as “the maze” to Block Island, died of natural causes in her apartment in Bloomfield, Conn., this week. She was an ardent conservationist, philanthropist, active community member and loving mother and grandmother. Elise...
Weld Coxe dies at 81

Mon, Mar 28

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A cold, relentless rain fell out of a dark sky last Wednesday morning when news reached the island that Weld Coxe’s long battle with Parkinson’s disease was over. The end had come peacefully in the company of a son and daughter the night before at Cathedral Village, a nursing home in Philadelphia...

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Obituaries

Sue Levinsky, 59

Peter Samuel Shepherd, 87

Barbara Ann (Pennington) Sprague — March 5, 1933 - April 27, 2011

Pamela Jean Hughson, 60

Elizabeth Ann Evans passes unexpectedly at 67

Gilbert Allen Plumb dies at 85

Elise Smith Lapham passes at 99

Weld Coxe dies at 81

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