All Obituaries

83, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, December 8, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Virginia (Costantino) Grande for 58 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Americo and Anna (Fusco) Grande. Before becoming owner and operator of Rick’s Cleansers for 45 years, Kenneth completed a three-year program in building construction from RISD and served in the US Army during peacetime. Known to many as a devoted...

93, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 7, 2019.  She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Marinosci.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Maria (Fellone) Sarro. Adele loved cooking, baking, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was the loving mother of Dennis Marinosci and his wife Catherine of Chicago, IL, Darlene Caruolo and her husband Alan of Cranston; cherished grandmother of Jenny and...

age 91, passed away peacefully on Friday December 6th in Wakefield, Rhode Island. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Eva Wilbur, sister Mildred Quanstrom and wife Marlene M. Wilbur. Ralph is survived by his son Jay Wilbur and wife Billie, of Narragansett, his daughter Susan McCarthy of Laconia, NH , his many grandchildren—Brittney Gray, Rob Hale, Lizz Hale, Joshua Wilbur, Nicholas Wilbur & Leah Wilbur—his brother Marvin Wilbur, his Sister-in-law Celia Mathews,...

  of Cranston, RI passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the age of 79. She was the loving wife to the late John M. Sepe for 56 years.    Her beautiful life will forever be cherished by her children John S. Sepe (partner Beth Broccoli) of Cranston, James V. Sepe of North Carolina, Joseph A. Sepe (Diana) of Wisconsin, and Kristen M. Erban of Cranston. Josephine was the proud grandmother of 7, Armani, Kylie, Corey, Nicolas, Mark, Nicole, and Gabrielle and great...

  94, of Cranston, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Morgan Health Center. He was the beloved husband of Maria B. “Mary” (Calo) Vescera for the past 73 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Nicola and Domenica (Cappabianca) Vescera. Mr. Vescera ran Croom St. Auto Parts for many years before retiring from the United States Postal Service. He served his country as a proud combat veteran in WW II; 1st wave of The Normandy Invasion with...

85 of Cranston, and the husband of 60 years of Joan (Picerno) Margadonna died December 4 at the Roger Williams Medical Center. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Colicci) Margadonna. Mr. Margadonna is survived by his wife Joan, daughter Lori Dulieu and her husband Kevin of Hope, and their children Ryan, Reid, and Alyssa. He is also survived by his son Robert and wife Hitomi of New Hope, PA and their two sons Eddie and Eric. Mr. Margadonna was the brother of...

86, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Ray) Esposito. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John Esposito, Sr. and Sarah (Catanzaro) Colardo.   John worked in the Providence Public School Department for many years as a teacher, guidance counselor and assistant principal. He was a member of the Rosario Society for over 50 years, as well as the RI Football Officials...

Jerry was born to the late Hyman and Hannah Cohen on December 1, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY. He was the brother of the late Bernard, Morton and Seymour Cohen. He was the devoted husband of the late Annabelle (Denson) Cohen, to whom he was happily married for 55 years. They lived together in Hamden, CT before retiring to Boca Raton, FL. Jerry graduated from New Utrecht High School in 1947 and was picked as first trumpet in the orchestra, an accomplishment which gave him tremendous pride. He worked...

95, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in her home on Friday, November 29, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry Mosesian Sr. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Giovani and Anna (Quinte) Uciferro. Mae and Harry Sr. owned and operated a successful dry cleaning business, Star-Brite cleansers, for many years, and in her later years worked for Mr. Joseph’s Jewelry until her retirement in 1993.   Marie is survived by her loving...

passed away peacefully at home, with her loving family by her side on Friday, November 29, 2019. She was the daughter of Armenian Genocide Survivors Krikor and Baizar (Stepanian) Garabedian. Suzanne was the wife of the late Arshag Simonian and the cherished mother of Melissa Simonian, Jason Simonian (Nora) and Maya Kernaghan (Kelly). She was the sister of Louise Garabedian, Marie Haratunian (Michael), Rosette Garabedian and the late Elyse Garabedian. She was the loving grandmother of...