All Obituaries

77, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, January 21, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Dolores A. (Langella) Cappalli. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas E. Cappalli, Sr. and Mary Burke Cappalli. Thomas worked at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center for 20 years, retiring as operations manager. He was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman spending much of his time in Jamestown. His greatest passion of all was spending time with his...

92, of Providence, passed away on Sunday, January 20, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Lisi Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Benedetto and Anna Maria (Sebastianelli) Torti. Stella loved to cook, bake, and enjoyed creating floral arrangements, especially making wreaths for many of her family and friends.  She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Parish in...

  83, of Cranston passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019.  She was the wife of the late Edward J. “Ted” DeGuilio. Born in Pawtucket she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Jane (Vernon) Atkinson. Meredith was employed by the Cranston School Department for many years until her retirement.  She was a former parishioner of St. Brigid’s Church, Johnston. She is survived by her loving children; Mary Jane Volino of Cranston, Mark A. DeGuilio and his wife...

Young at heart, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence, after a courageous battle against cancer.  Aggie was the loving wife of James Boffa.  Born in Rocca Romana, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Maria Carbone.  Aggie came from Italy to America and made a successful life for herself. Besides her husband, she is survived by her son James Boffa, II of Johnston and was the mother of the late...

92, passed away peacefully Friday, January 18th. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Auger) Papitto for 36 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of Italian immigrant parents, the late Giovanni and Maria Papitto. Educated in the Providence Public Schools, Mr. Papitto graduated magna cum laude from Bryant College in 1947. Mr. Papitto was also recipient of Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Bryant University, Roger Williams University, New England Institute of Technology and Suffolk Law...

of Langlais Dr., Hope, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019.  She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Muselian. Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Botello) Fratus. Nancy graduated from St. Xavier Academy and RI College, and was a 4th grade school teacher in West Warwick before retiring in 1991. Besides her husband, she was the dear sister of Norma Sanocki of West Warwick, Dolores Fratus of Warwick and Joan Fratus of Cranston; and loving aunt of...

71, of Warwick, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, January 17, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Linda (Pratt) Ruscio for 52 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Andrew F. and Edith T. (Magnone) Ruscio. Domenic was self-employed and the owner of Brando Tool Company for many years.  He loved boating and was a past commodore of the R.I. Yacht Club, where he also volunteered much of his time. ...

Salvatore (Sal) Castaldi passed away at his home in Johnston, Rhode Island on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Born in Providence, Sal was the son of the late Raffaele and Adelina (Appolonio) Castaldi. He was the beloved husband of Theresa (Colaluca) Castaldi. They were married at Holy Cross Church on February 3, 1951.   Sal and Terry owned and operated the Square Fruit Market in Providence for over 40 years. The business was a popular market for people to visit and to purchase their...

87, of Cranston passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Philip Hulitar Hospice and Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Lorraine (Marcoux) Lamantia. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Giovanni and Edith (Kelly) Lamantia. Mr. Lamantia worked for the City of Cranston in the highway department then he was a building inspector before his retirement. John was a US Marine veteran serving during the Korean war. Mr. Lamantia was a former state...

87, of Cranston passed away on Wednesday January 16, 2019, at Golden Crest Nursing Center, North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter DiLorenzo Jr. Born in Ailano, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Carmela (Corbi) Izzo. Antonetta was the loving mother of the late Rosanna Cambra. She was the cherished grandmother of Alyssa Bostrom-Collins, Kyle Bostrom and Michael Cambra II; sister of 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Relatives and friends are invited to...