2000-2009, RI, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
Newport
2007, Middletown, Newport
Co., RI, Obituary
Julia A. (Konitsky) Blankenship, 79, of Rosa Road, Middletown, RI, died
Friday, March 16, 2007 at the Grand Islander Health Care Center in where she
resided for the past 5 years and was known for her blue eyes and beautiful
smile. She was the wife of the late Wiley T. Blankenship, Jr. to whom she was married for 57 years. Born in Hazelton, PA on May
9, 1927, she was the daughter of the late John and Natalia (Swartz) Konitsky. Mrs.
Blankenship was a cook with
the RI Hot Lunch Program for 25 years before retiring in 1990 and had
previously been employed at the former Woolworth’s Department Store in
Middletown from 1962-1964. She enjoyed taking long walks, music and dancing,
loved animals, especially dogs and was a member of the D.A.V. Auxiliary. She
was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She is survived by her children, Joyce
Withers of Dix Hills, NY, John
T. Blankenship of Middletown,
RI, Dennis M. Blankenship of North Providence, RI, Patricia Visser of Middletown, RI, and Paul W. Blankenship of Alexandria, VA, a sister, Gladys Mulderrig of Manhassett, NY, nine
grandchildren, Sean Withers of St. Peters, PA, Daniel and Bryan Withers of Dix
Hills, NY, Alexandra and Craig
Blankenship of Alexandria, VA,
Denise and Stefanie Blankenship
of North Providence, RI, and Tory and Tia Meneses of
Middletown, RI, and two great-grandchildren, Alex and Samantha Withers of St.
Peters, PA.
Her funeral will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 8 a.m.,
from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, followed by a Mass of
Christian burial at 9 a.m., in St. Lucy's Church, 909 West Main Road,
Middletown. Burial will be in Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in
Exeter.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Washington
Exeter, Washington Co., RI, Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cem.,
301 Sout County Trail,Zip 02822-9716, TX (401)
884-7482
Blankenship, Wiley Thomas Jr. HMC
USN, b.09/12/1923, DOD04/10/2002, Sec. E-1 R-42
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From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
2008, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI, Obituary
Pearl F. (Tessitore) Blankenship
87, of Oak Hill Road, North Kingstown, formerly of Warwick, died Sunday,
September 7, 2008 at South County Nursing Home, North Kingstown. She was the
wife of the late Raymond
Blankenship. Born in
Providence, she was a daughter of the late Constantino
and Antonette (Pizzolla) Tessitore. Mrs. Blankenship was employed in the jewelry
industry for twenty years and was also a hairdresser for twenty years before
retiring in 1985.
She is survived by her son Randall Blankenship
and his wife Sandra of North Kingstown. Mrs. Blankenship was the grandmother of Jason and Mandy Blankenship, Michael and Stephanie Booth and the great-grandmother
of four. She was the sister of the late Clara Marcella-Aquilante,
Constantino Tessitore, Tecla Malouin, Rose Domenicone and Louis Tessitore.
Funeral from the Nardolillo Funeral Home,
1278 Park Avenue, Cranston on Wednesday
at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St.
Francis of Assisi Church, 596 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick. Burial will be in St.
Ann’s Cemetery, Cranston.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com