Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Joao F. Afonso
Jan 7, 2022
64, of North Providence, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022. Born in Montalegre, Portugal, he was the son of the late Joao B. Afonso and Marcelina Afonso.
Joao worked as a granite cutter for New England Stone for many years.
He was the loving brother of Ana Mota and her husband Jorge, Maria Almeida,...
Stephen Francis Marginson
Jan 7, 2022
73, of Cranston, passed away on January 7, 2022. Stephen was the husband of Carol (Andreozzi) Marginson.
Born in Providence, Stephen was the son of the late William N. and Helen R. (Goulet) Marginson. He graduated from Bryant College and received his Master’s Degree from Rhode Island College. Steve worked at the Community College of...
Alfred W. Butler
Jan 7, 2022
83, of Narragansett passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long courageous battle with CLL. He was the beloved husband of Joanne E. (Agnew) Butler for sixty years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William C. and Margaret (Kane) Butler. Mr. Butler was a dedicated employee of...
Christy Matteo Giardina
Jan 6, 2022
71, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Fiorentini) Giardina. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Augustino and Angelina (Lucca) Giardina.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving children, Sheri L. Giardina Scatto, William A. Giardina and his wife Carolyn,...
Percy L. Smith Jr.
Jan 6, 2022
73, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Alexis (Sinapi) Smith for 43 years. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Percy L. Smith Sr., and Eloise (Roach) Smith. Mr. Smith was a lab technician for 20 years. Percy was a US Army...
Michael Correra
Jan 5, 2022
Michael Correra, 91 of Warwick passed away, January 5, 2022 at home with his loving niece Brenda by his side. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Domenic and Giuseppina (DiVincenzo) Correra. He was the husband of 19 years to June Kononchuk (Correra), they raised two beautiful daughters Lynn and Lisa.
He graduated from...
Peter L. Kaloostian
Jan 5, 2022
Peter L. Kaloostian passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Talanian) Kaloostian for 57 years. Peter was the son of the late Leon and Margaret (Tahakjian) Kaloostian and was a lifelong Cranston resident.
He was the cherished father of Candace Kaloostian, Shelley Kaloostian-Conti (Joseph), and Ellen Kaloostian...
Margaret N. (Tomasino) DiPrete
Jan 4, 2022
74, of Johnston, RI passed away on January 4, 2022 at Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, RI She was the beloved wife of 41 years to Louis Kevin DiPrete. Born in Boston, MA a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Boeri) Tomasino. Margaret grew up in the North End of Boston and enjoyed being surrounded by her family and...
Alice R. (Stebenne) Nadeau
Jan 4, 2022
of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the age of 98. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard N. Nadeau. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Aurore (Dumont) Stebenne.
Alice graduated from Notre Dame School and then went off...
Paul G. DiLorenzo
Jan 4, 2022
of Johnston passed away on Tuesday January 4, 2022 at RI Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Mariane L. (Coletta) DiLorenzo. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Paul and Filomena (D’Alessio) DiLorenzo. Paul was the owner & operator of Paul D’s Auto Top for decades before retiring. He was...
Frances M. Bager
Jan 3, 2022
91, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 3, 2022 at HopeHealth Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (Toth) Bager. Frances was with the Sisters of Mercy for 29 years, and was a missionary for five of those years in British Honduras (present...
Beverly J. (DeAngelis) Votta
Jan 3, 2022
77, of Greenville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 3, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Domenic A. Votta for 52 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lydia (Capobianco) DeAngelis.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving daughter...
Joseph R. Marciano , III
Jan 2, 2022
60, of West Warwick, passed away on January 2, 2022 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of five years to Anna (Rampone) Marciano. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph Marciano , Jr. and Angela (Iannuccillo) Marciano. Joseph was a Tax assessor for the Town of North Smithfield.
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Richard R. Norato
Jan 2, 2022
90 of Coventry passed away on Sunday January 2, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Caroline (Vannelli) Norato. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Michael and Enrichetti “Rachel” (Lorenzo) Norato.
Richard was a US Postal Worker for 35 years before retiring and was United States Airforce Korean war veteran. He was a...
Linda Seavey Jennings
2022
71, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Michael J. Jennings for forty-nine years.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Gordon B. and Angelina M. (Cappuccio) Seavey, she was raised in North Kingstown.
Linda graduated from North Kingstown High School, received her nursing degree from...

Diane M. Neri
2022
Diane M. Neri, 50, of Narragansett, passed away October 7, 2022, at home with her family by her side. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Mary (Fallon) Neri.
Diane was a 1989 graduate of Classical High School; she then went on to graduate from URI, in 1994, where she received her...
Charles H. DeBlois, Jr.
2022
Charles H. DeBlois, Jr., 62, of Rehoboth, MA passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022, at home. Born in Providence, RI he was the loving son of Claire DeBlois-Murtaugh and the late Charles H. DeBlois. He was the beloved husband for 37 years of Araxie (Boghosian) DeBlois.
Chuck was a graduate of Moses Brown School; after graduation he...
Wayne John Roberts
2022
72, of Cranston passed away Sunday September 11, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Suzanne (Broccoli) Roberts of Cranston.
Born in Key West, Florida he was the son of the late Tom H. and Louise (Bicho) Roberts. Wayne was a commercial printer for United Printing for many years and...
Matthew D. Dill,Sr.
2022
Matthew David Dill, Sr., 75, of Cranston, RI, passed away August 2, 2022 at home with his family.
He was born in July 1947, to his parents, the late, Joyce Ilene Dill (née Steele) and the late Andrew Jackson Dill. Matt graduated from Milford High School in Milford, DE. He married his wife of 54...
Gerald F. Deignan
2022
80, of Narragansett passed away peacefully Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Born in New York, NY he was a son of the late Thomas F. and Lillian (Robishaw) Deignan.
He graduated from South Kingstown High School and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Rhode Island.
Gerald was the owner...
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