Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Roy F. Clements, Sr.
Jun 10, 2021
84, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Janet (Deschene) Clements. Roy was a son of the late Albert and Lillian (Brown) Clements. Roy was Police Officer for the Providence Police Department for 20 years, before retiring. After his retirement from the...
Anthony Vieira
Jun 9, 2021
95, of Cranston, passed away in his home with his loving niece Charlotte by his side on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late June C. (DeCesare) Vieira. Born in East Providence, he was a son of the late Manuel and Maria (Rebello) Vieira. Mr. Vieira was a tool maker for Rau Fastner Company...
Costantino DeSantis
Jun 8, 2021
97, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Josephine (DeSantis) DeSantis. Born in Sulmona L’Aguila, Italy, he was a son of the late Carmine and Francesca (Ricci) DeSantis. Mr. DeSantis was a motor equipment operator for the State of RI for 24 years....
Lawrence A. “FLUB” Matano
Jun 7, 2021
Lawrence A. “FLUB” Matano 79, of Johnston, passed away on June 7, 2021 at his home. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Pasquale and Stefania (Guatiello) Matano. Mr. Matano was a Mason for many years with Laborers Union Local #271 until his retirement. He is survived by his loving children: Lawrence Matano , Jr. of...
Robert C. Branca
Jun 7, 2021
69, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021. Robert was the son of the late Caesar and Noela (Laroche) Branca. He is survived by his sister Janice Grelle and her husband Angelo, sister Rita Branca, and brother Dennis Branca. He was the uncle to Dennis Branca and his wife Rebecca, Elisha Melillo and her husband...
Eileen A. (Olsen) Valcourt
Jun 7, 2021
62, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Rene R. Valcourt, Sr. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Sidney and Ruth (Hawkins) Olsen.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Dawn Trimble and her husband Alex; grandchildren Devin and Gage McNeil and great...

Raymond R. Harvey
Jun 4, 2021
68, of West Warwick, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021 at Tufts Medical Center, Boston. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Propatier) Harvey for 48 years. Born in Southbridge, MA, he was a son of the late Armand and Shirley (Anderson) Harvey. Mr. Harvey was an Automotive and collision teacher for East Providence Career and Technical Center...
Ellen L. (Larson) Bedard
Jun 4, 2021
79, of Narragansett, passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021.
Born in New Haven, CT, a daughter of the late Arthur V. and Elizabeth A. (Murphy) Larson, she grew up in Stony Creek Branford.
Ellen was an administrative assistant at Yale University prior to retiring.
She loved writing poetry, spending time on Block...
Liduina Cabral Couto
Jun 3, 2021
LIDUINA CABRAL COUTO, 86, of Topeka St., Cranston, RI, passed away June 3, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joao Silva. Born in Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Albertina (Cabral) Couto.
Mrs. Couto was a radio station maintenance supervisor for 30 years in...
Edward F. Singleton
Jun 3, 2021
78, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Paula (Montaquila) Singleton for 38 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William T. and Ganya (Gardoscki) Singleton. Edward was the owner of RI Transmission until his retirement. He was a US Army veteran serving...
Henrietta J. (Capasso) Antonelli
Jun 2, 2021
95, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2021. She was the wife of the late Anthony Antonelli.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mary (Matarese) Capasso.
Mrs. Antonelli was an executive secretary for the RI Department of Education before retiring.
She leaves her daughter-in-law, Diane...
Pauline E. (Della Ventura) Fabrizio
Jun 2, 2021
86, passed away peacefully June 2 in Lakeland, FL where she has resided for the last 20 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Anna (Iavarone) DellaVentura. Pauline grew up in the Federal Hill neighborhood and later moved to Cranston when she married the love of her life Theodore “Ted” Fabrizio. Pauline was...
Celia (Dowiot) Gladding
Jun 1, 2021
92, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Allan F. Gladding, Sr. Born in Providence, Celia was a daughter of the late Joseph and Agnes (Cybulska) Dowiot. She was a solderer for the former Cellini Manufacturing Company for over forty...
Mary L. (Zubiaga) Macera
Jun 1, 2021
93, of Cranston, RI passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 1,2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Macera Sr. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Domingo and Filomena Zubiaga.
Mrs. Macera was an honors graduate of Central High School in 1946. She retired from Hospital...
George N. Moorachian
Jun 1, 2021
of North Providence, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at the age of 89. He was born in Providence, RI to Armenian Genocide survivors, Nishan and Zartar (Derderian) Moorachian. He is predeceased by his parents and sister, Sarah Moroukian of Latham, NY.
He is lovingly survived by his wife of 53 years, Margaret (Topalian),...
Raymond A. Galasso
May 29, 2021
87, of North Scituate, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Domenic Galasso, Proprietor of Laurel Hill Cab, Co., and Pasqualina “Bessie” (Pezzullo) Galasso. Mr. Galasso worked for the family business as a taxi and limousine driver for 30 years. He was a...
Marianne J. (Rando) Brunelle
May 28, 2021
84, of North Kingstown, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2021. She was the devoted wife of the late Claude Brunelle; loving mother of four children Paul Brunelle (Ret. Jamestown US Postal Service) and his wife Lori of Exeter, Dr. Vincent Brunelle and his wife April of North Kingstown, David Brunelle of North Kingstown and Ivy Jeannine Brunelle of...
Marie A (Giusti) Conti
May 28, 2021
84, of Johnston , passed away on Friday , May 28, 2021 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo Conti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Dominic and Sarah (Catalano) Giusti. Marie is survived by her loving children: Debra A. Ardente and her husband Joseph of Johnston and Louis...
Kathleen A. (Sullivan) Giglio
May 27, 2021
71, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 27, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Edward Giglio for 51 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edward W. and Lillian P. (Buckley) Sullivan.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Jennifer Giglio and David...
Raymond E. Young
May 27, 2021
of Briggs St., Cranston, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Raymond E. and Margaret E. (Murphy) Young; loving companion for 35 years of Marie L. Madden; and cherished stepfather to Katie E. Madden both of Cranston.
Ray graduated from the University of...
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