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Rev. Alfred R. Saeger Jr.
Naval chaplain for 30 years
The Rev. Alfred R. Saeger Jr., 78, of Daytona Beach, Fla. and formerly of Barrington, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at the Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. He was the husband of Joyce A. Saeger; they had been married for 48 years.
Born in Malcolm, Neb., a son of the late Rev. Alfred R. Saeger Sr. and Lydia (Genz) Saeger, he had lived in Barrington before moving to Florida in 1999.
Mr. Saeger was a minister in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. He had served at St. Matthew's Trinity Lutheran Church in Pawtucket, and at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Providence for 12 years. He was pastor emeritus of both parishes.
A Navy chaplain for 30 years, he served as an assistant Atlantic Fleet chaplain, senior chaplain for two tours in Iceland, senior chaplain at Camp LeJeune, N.C., executive director of the Defense Department Armed Forces Chaplains Board, and as a senior chaplain at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., retiring in 1982.
Rev. Saeger was a graduate of Concordia Seminary and Washington University, both in St. Louis, as well as the Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass. He attended the Naval War College in Newport.
Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Becky Saeger of San Francisco and Kristen Saeger of Titusville, Fla.; a son, David Saeger of Barrington; two sisters, Miriam Huebner of Hershey, Neb. and Lois Raymond of Windermere, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 27, in St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Providence.
Joseph T. Ventura
20-year Navy veteran,
chef at the Biltmore Hotel
Joseph T. Ventura, 77, of 24 Washington St. died Sunday, June 23, 2002, at home. He was the husband of Mary Lou (Fernandes) Ventura.
Born in Bristol, a son of the late Manuel and Mary Ventura, he was a lifelong resident.
Mr. Ventura was a chef for the Providence Biltmore Hotel for 10 years, retiring in 1991.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam and retired after serving for 20 years. Mr. Ventura was a member of the American Legion, Destroyer Escort Sailors Association of Rhode Island, the Fleet Reserve Association and AARP. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth’s Church.
He leaves three sons, Dennis Ventura of Bristol, Thomas Ventura of Warren and Scott Ventura of Pawtucket; three daughters, Gloria Ventura of Bristol, Theresa Toste of Warren and Denise Murphy of Frederick, Colo.; two stepchildren, Michael Bennallack of California and Susan Almeida of Bristol; a brother, Manuel Ventura of Warwick; two sisters, Mary Lawrence of Bristol and Rose Nunes of Bristol, and 10 grandchildren. He was a brother of the late John Ventura and Mary Couto.
His funeral will be Thursday, June 27, at 9:30 a.m. from the Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home, 615 Main St., Warren, with a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. at St. Elizabeth’s Church, Wood Street. Burial with military honors will be in Newport Memorial Park, Middletown.
Mary N. Kilmarx
Public servant; advocate for sustainable energy
Mary N. Kilmarx, 74, of 56 Elm Lane, a three-term Democratic legislator from Barrington and a former commissioner with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, died Tuesday, June 11, 2002, following a stroke. She was married for over 50 years to Robert D. Kilmarx, a retired founding partner of the legal firm Davis, Kilmarx, Swan and Bowling.
Born in Glen Ridge, N.J., she was a daughter of the late Marion (Walker) Neidlinger and Lloyd K. (Pudge) Neidlinger, a 1922 football all-American and dean of Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., from 1932 to 52.
Mrs. Kilmarx had a long career focused primarily on energy efficiency and renewable energy, and served three terms in the general assembly from 1974 to 1980.
She chaired the Rhode Island House of Representatives' Environment Committee during the early days of concern regarding America's vulnerability to foreign oil supplies and manipulated prices, and sponsored many pieces of legislation encouraging conservation and the use of renewable energy sources.
In 1980, she left the general assembly at the end of her third term to accept a position as Executive Director of Rhode Island's Energy Coordinating Council. This eventually led to an appointment to the Public Utilities Commission, then as deputy director of the Governor's Energy Office, and finally as state Director of Energy Policy.
She served as PUC commissioner from 1983 to 1985. From 1985 to 1988, she was director of policy for the Governor's Energy Commission, and from 1988 to 2000 was director of Energy Policy and Training at the PUC.
Working with electric utilities and other groups, she helped develop substantial energy conservation programs for all sectors and also worked on the Rhode Island Task Force for development of renewable energy.
She chaired an electric industry restructuring collaborative composed of the utilities and a diverse group of stakeholders.
Mrs. Kilmarx was active in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' and New England Governors' committees. She chaired the Rhode Island Energy Facility Sitting Board for the Ocean State Power licensing proceedings, and was lead staff for analyzing need and cost issues for other projects coming before the board.
At the time of her death, she was a director of Clean Air/Cool Planet, a regional group working to assist individuals, corporations, universities and others to undertake cost-effective action to address climate change.
Outside the energy field, she was a member of numerous boards, both public and private, on issues including land management, voting rights, libraries, education, mental health, Narragansett Bay, statewide planning, water resources and the environment. She was also a current member of the International Committee of the Board of Advisors of The Nature Conservancy.
A longtime advocate of organ donation, her death had a silver lining, her husband said. Her liver was successfully transplanted into a 55-year-old man, both kidneys were successfully donated to a 64-year-old woman, viable eye tissue was taken for later use, and a heart pacemaker recently installed was recovered and will be given to a third person some time this summer.
"We still have Mary," said Mr. Kilmarx. "Her vital organs are preserved in the saved lives of others. Her beautiful spirit is still within all of the rest of us she touched."
Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, John N. Kilmarx, PhD of Endicott, N.Y. and Peter H. Kilmarx, MD. of Bangkok, Thailand; a daughter, Elizabeth W. Kilmarx of Lyme Center, N.H.; a sister, former New Hampshire State Senator Susan B. McLane of Concord, N.H.; five nephews, three nieces, five grandsons and numerous grand-nephews and nieces. She was a sister of the late Sally Hudson of Squaw Valley, Calif,, a member of the 1952 Winter Olympics Women's ski team.
A memorial event is being planned for a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to any of the following: Clean Air-Cool Planet, 100 Market St., Suite 204, Portsmouth, N.H. 03801; The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island, 159 Waterman Ave., Providence, R.I. 02903; The Barrington Land Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 324, Barrington, R.I. 02806; Save The Bay 434 Smith St., Providence, R.I. 02908; Common Cause of Rhode Island, 428 Smith St., Providence, R.I. 02908; or Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, 111 Point St., Providence, R.I. 02903.
W. Nelson Francis
Noted linguistics professor
W. Nelson Francis, 91, of Providence and formerly of Barrington, died Friday, June 14, 2002, at home. He was the husband of Nearlene J. (Burkley) Francis.
Born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Joseph S. and Katherine (Nelson) Francis, he had lived on Appian Way in Barrington from 1967 on, moving to Providence in 1999.
Mr. Francis was a professor emeritus of linguistics at Brown University, and authored several books on the English language. He taught at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., until 1962, when he became part of the faculty in the Brown department of linguistics.
He was department chairman from 1968 until his retirement in 1976. He returned to Brown in 1987 as chairman of the revamped department of cognitive and linguistic sciences. He had also been a visiting professor in various cities including London, England, Edinburgh, Scotland, Cairo, Egypt, Tokyo, Japan and Stockholm, Sweden.
He was co-creator, with Prof. Henry Kucera, of the "Brown Corpus," a million-word computerized cross-section of written American English compiled during the early 1960s and disseminated throughout the world. The work has served as a model for similar projects in other languages and as the basis for numerous scholarly studies of English usage.
He also authored The Structure of American English; The English Language: An Introduction; Dialectology: An Introduction; and (with Kucera) Frequency Analysis of English Usage.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
An enthusiastic sailor, he was a 30-year member of the Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club in Riverside, and had served as commodore. He also worked as a volunteer at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol.
Mr. Francis was a member of the Providence Shakespearean Society, and served as president from 1986 to 1990. He was a member of Save the Bay, the Providence branch of the NAACP, and the Urban League of Rhode Island. He was a graduate of Harvard University and received a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
He was a direct descendant of John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachussetts.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, John W.N. Francis of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Samuel H. Francis of Chatham, N.J.; a daughter, Nearlene J.B. Francis of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
John R. Cabral
Leaves son in Warren
John R. Cabral, 77, of 10 Washington St., Bristol, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at Desilets Nursing Home in Warren. He was the husband of Mariana (Medeiros) Cabral.
Born in Capelas, Azores, he was the son of the late Antonio DosRego and Maria Das Merces (Camara) Cabral. After moving from the Azores, he lived in Bristol for 50 years.
Mr. Cabral was a laborer at the former Converse Rubber Co., PF Industries, formerly in Bristol. He was a communicant of St. Elizabeth’s Church in Bristol and was a member of the Bristol Sports Club.
Besides his wife, he leaves three sons, John C. Cabral and Anthony R. Cabral, both of Bristol, and Lawrence Cabral of Warren; a daughter, Marianne C. Annarummo of Bristol; a brother, Antonio Cabral of Fall River; a sister, Silvana Casmiro of Providence; and seven grandchildren.
His funeral was on Saturday, June 15, from Sansone Funeral Home, Bristol, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at St. Elizabeth’s Church. He was buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bristol.
Jose O. Freitas
Factory worker, lived in Warren 32 years
Jose O. Freitas, 77, of 20 Union St. died Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at home. He was the husband of Bernadette (Nunes) Freitas. They had been married 50 years.
Born in Faial, Azores, he was the son of the late Serafin and Maria (Oliveira) Freitas. He lived in Warren for 32 years.
Mr. Freitas worked on the assembly line at the former Converse Rubber Co. plant in Bristol. He was a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons, Renato Freitas of Seekonk, and Edwino Freitas of Freemont, Calif; four daughters, Celina Rodrigues of Newark, Calif., Noelia Durand of Warren, and Margarida Sokabi and Gilberta Da Silva, both of Providence; 11 grandchildren and seveb great-grandchildren. He was the father of the late Maria Freitas.
His funeral was on Saturday, June 15, from the Wilbur-Romano Funeral Home in Warren, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Thomas the Apostle Church. He was buried in St. Mary of the Bay Cemetery in Warren.
Rita Plamondon
Lifelong Warren resident
Rita Plamondon, 81, of 33 Liberty St. died Friday, June 14, 2002, at Jane Brown Hospital. She was the wife of the late Henry Plamondon.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Hormidas and Eva (Riopel) Trombly. She was a lifelong Warren resident.
Mrs. Plamondon was a communicant of St. Jean Baptiste Church.
She is survived by three sons, Ronald Plamondon of Seekonk, A. Burton Plamondon of East Providence and Paul D. Plamondon of Barrington; one daughter, Vivien Piven of Barrington; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, June 22, at 11 a.m. in St. Jean Baptiste Church on Main Street.
Manuel Farias
Church sexton, raised in Tiverton
Manuel Farias, 89, of 9 Pope St., New Bedford, formerly of 100 Smith St., Fall River, died Monday at Bedford Village Nursing Home, New Bedford. He was the husband of the late Caroline (Mello) Farias.
Born and raised in Tiverton, a son of the late Francisco and Carlotta (Silvia) Farias, he had lived most of his life in Fall River.
Mr. Farias was a sexton at Our Lady of Health Church, Fall River, for 30 years until retiring many years ago. He also worked in area textile mills including the former Berkshire-Hathaway.
He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Health Church and a member of its Holy Name Society. He was also a member of St. John’s Athletic Club, Rodman Street.
He leaves two sons, Stephen M. Farias of Fall River and Joseph Farias of Tiverton; two brothers, James Farias of Tiverton and Anthony Farias of Little Compton; three sisters, Linda Aguiar and Delia Audette, both of Tiverton, and Florence Orr of Glenna Vista, Ga.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was the father of the late Richard Farias, and brother of the late Frank, Joseph and Louis Farias.
His funeral will be on Friday, June 28, at 8 a.m. from the Silva-Faria Funeral Home, 730 Bedford St., Fall River, with a funeral Mass at 9 in Our Lady of Health Church, Cambridge Street, Fall River. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery.
Cecilia Raposa
Hairdresser, volunteer in schools and her church
Cecilia (Munroe) Raposa, 46, of 622 Fish Road, Tiverton, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was the wife of Franklin D. Raposa Jr.
Born in Fall River on Feb. 13, 1956, a daughter of Agnes (Mello) Munroe of Tiverton and the late Kendall Austin Munroe, she lived in Tiverton most of her life.
A homemaker and a retired licensed hairdresser, Mrs. Raposa was a 1974 graduate of Tiveron High School and a graduate of the former Fall River Beauty Academy.
She was a volunteer teacher’s aide and a former library assistant at Pocasset School, and a member of the school’s PTO and TYPO. She was a volunteer with the Tiverton Boosters Club and the Sakonnet Schooners and was a leader of Girl Scout Troop 1115.
Mrs. Raposa was a communicant of Holy Ghost Parish, serving as a eucharistic minister, CYO advisor, and member of the Marriage Preparation Team and numerous committees. She was a former communicant of St. Theresa Church where she served as a eucharistic minister, religious education teacher and CYO advisor.
Besides her husband and mother, she leaves three sons, Franklin D. Raposa III, Kendall A. Raposa and Benjamin T. Raposa, all of Tiverton; a daughter, Kathryn G. Raposa of Tiverton; two sisters, Monica Giannotti of Fall River and Virginia Barek of Somerset, Mass., and several nieces and nephews.
Her funeral was held on Saturday, June 15, from the Oliveira Funeral Home, Fall River, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Ghost Church. Burial was in Pocasset Hill Cemetery, Tiverton.
