All Obituaries

80, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center RI, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Mark E. McGwin, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Louise (Carney) O’Connell. Eileen first worked for Optometrist Dr. Everett Federici in Cranston, and then went on to work for the State of RI Health and Human Services before retiring. She was a lifelong...

Rose A. (Croce) Walsh 86, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at home. She was the beloved wife of fifty-three years to Thomas H. Walsh. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Catherine (Ricci) Croce. Rose was an assembler for the former Bulova Watch Company of Providence for twenty-five years until its closing. Besides her husband she is survived by her brother William “Billy”...

  80, of Johnston, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Thomas W. Rotondo, Sr. Born in Providence; she was the daughter of the late Raffaele and Louise (Pacitto) Capaldi. Mrs. Rotondo was employed for over 30 years for the Grieco Automotive Group. Besides her husband she is survived by her loving children Thomas W. Rotondo, Jr. and his wife Karen, Raffaele F. Rotondo and his wife Penny, and the late...

51, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. Henry was the loving husband of Suzanne (Ribero) Balassone. Besides his wife, he is survived by his 10 year old son Domenic, countless friends and family; including his father-in-law,  brother in-law, sisters in-law and his beloved aunts, uncles and cousins. Henry was a transportation coordinator for The PACE Organization of Rhode Island. He was an avid Dallas Cowboys and New York...

of Providence, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at RI Hospital in Providence.  He was the beloved husband of the late Dolores L. (Marfeo) Giovannucci.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Carmella (Verdelotti) Giovannucci.  Edmund was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and was the owner of the former Annex Auto Body in Johnston.  He later graduated from RI College and was an auto body instructor at Tri-County Vocational High...

93, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Menna) DeMelo for 71 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Arcangela (Cardente) DeMelo. Anthony was the beloved father of the late Carol DeMelo and John DeMelo. He was the brother of the late Theresa Paliotta, Paul DeMelo and Louis DeMelo. Anthony was a truck...

 of Cranston, passed away on Sunday September 17, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Gaetano Tantimonaco Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Capirchio) Ruggieri. She was the devoted mother of Guy Tantimonaco III, Mark Tantimonaco and his companion Mika, Gary Tantimonaco and his companion Veronica; loving grandchildren, Giatella, Bella, Mia, Destiny...

of North Providence and formerly of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence, surrounded by his loving family.  Harold was the former husband of Linda F. Elliott of Cranston.  Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Harold and Valerie (Bessette) Elliott.  Harold was a Navy Veteran, serving in the Korean War, and he was a retired Teamster for Local 251 at Capco Steel, retiring in 2004.  He...

90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late James E. Grimshaw, Sr..  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph T. and Ella (Gilfillan) Martin. She was the sister of the late, Sister Mary Josina Martin, RSM, James F. Martin, Joseph T. Martin, and Thomas P. Martin. Helen is survived by her loving children, Kathleen A. Bouchard of...

passed away on September 16, 2017 at Greenville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Sulmona, Italy, she was the beloved daughter of Fiorinda (Colalella) Boi of West Warwick and the late Luigi Boi. Francesca was a legal secretary in Italy and later in Switzerland before coming to the U.S. in 1967. Besides her mother, she was the dear sister of Bruna Laprad of Johnston, Annalisa Pesare of Warwick, Antonella Santopadre of Cranston and Rita Boi and Luciano...