All Obituaries

76, of Johnston, was called home on Sunday, May 24, 2020 due to complication of COVID-19 . Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Lillian (DiPiro) Rufo. Carol was the sister of the late SR. Mary Assumpta of the Precious Blood (Paula Rufo). She is survived by many devoted cousins and will be missed. Carol had a passion for drawing and baking. She loved her catholic faith and had a true devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe. She prayed for everyone all the time. Even though...

of West Warwick, passed away Friday, May 22, 2020 at RI Hospital in Providence.  He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara (Carrier) Pettinato.  Born in Westerly, RI, he was the son of the late Antonio and Antonetta (Colantonio) Pettinato. Frank was the owner of Sharky’s Wholesale, American Wholesale and Oaklawn Meat; and was a U.S. Navy veteran. He is survived by his three sons, Frank J. Pettinato of Cranston, Gregory J. Pettinato (Breanna) of Johnston, and Derek J....

94, of Providence, passed away on May 22, 2020.  He was the loving husband of the late Betty (Orticerio) Caligiuri.  They were happily married for 66 years.  He was the son of the late Emilio and Rosina (Isabella) Caligiuri.  He was the brother of the late Margaret Santoro, brothers Pat, Phil, Rudy and Al Caligiuri.  He also leaves several nieces and nephews.  Joe enlisted in the U.S. Marines at the age of 18 years old and was stationed at Pearl Harbor during...

66, of Narragansett passed away peacefully on May 22, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of Dennis C. Hazard for thirty-one years. Born in Fall River, MA she was the daughter of the late Henry and Gertrude (Bernier) Roberts. Mrs. Hazard received her degree from Rhode Island College and was a nurse working in psychiatric and elderly affairs throughout Rhode Island. Donna was a sports fanatic and supported all of the New England teams. Besides her husband...

68, of Cranston, RI passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in New Orleans, he was the son of William F. Brunner and Daisy (Renazco). Following 8 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, he worked for 36 years as a Field Service Engineer for Varian Medical Systems, servicing radiation therapy equipment throughout the Northeast. He was the beloved husband of 35 years to Beverly (Blessley), and is survived by daughter Tonya Dodd of New Orleans and her husband Brian,...

75, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  Born in Cali, Colombia, she was a daughter of the late Marco and Isabel (Valencia) Giron.  Ana was a picture frame assembler for many years. She is survived by her dear siblings, Maria Teresa Valencia, Marina Giron, Luz Maria Giron, George Giron, Marco Tulio Giron and Maria Giron. Ana’s funeral services will be private.

91, of Scituate, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Giovanni “Tony” Maddalena for 67 years. Born in Capriati Al Volturno, Caserta, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Domenico and Maria (Bucci) Falco.  Ida’s passion was cooking, and feeding everyone she met, but she adored  her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ida was the loving mother of Domenic Maddalena and his wife Judith of Cranston, Iuna Tasca and...

age 98, died peacefully on Thursday May 21, 2020, at South County Nursing and Rehab Center in North Kingstown from complications of Covid-19. She was the loving wife for 59 years of the late Angelo A. Cataldi, Sr. Born in Providence on August 14, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Nicola Ciullo and Felicina (Capobianco) Ciullo.   Her siblings who predeceased her were Alphonse and Frank Ciullo, Antonetta DeCesare, Evelyn Cimorelli and Fanny Crino. Despite a difficult childhood...

92, of Cranston R.I. passed away peacefully May 21, 2020 at Briarcliff Manor. Michael was the beloved husband of Kooncha Norigian for the past 46 years. Born in Providence R.I. He was born first generation of survivors of the Armenian Genocide.   Michael was the late son of Khachador and Shooshan Norigian. He was the brother to the late Agavne Berberian and Robert Norigian.   Besides his wife Kooncha , he is survived by his loving children. Michael Norigian, Jr. and his wife...

Gilda (Jill) was born in Providence. She was one of three siblings, Olga and Rudolph, both now deceased. She was the graduate of Central High School Class ’38 attending her senior prom with her future husband Bill, recently deceased.   When she married her husband six years after graduation in 1944. He was on leave from the Marines on a three day pass. He returned to duty and this began 24 years of moving to various duty stations across the country. Jill and Bill had two...