Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Peter A. Palumbo
Jun 13, 2021
67, of Cranston, peacefully passed away June 13, 2021.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Dr. Joseph A. Palumbo and Joan (Barfod) Palumbo, RN. Peter wore many hats in his professional career but mostly worked in real estate development. Outside of work, he was well known for being a classic car enthusiast and...
Elizabeth F. "Grandma Betty" (Neil) Albanese
Jun 13, 2021
of North Providence, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 13, 2021 at Cherry Hill Manor. She was the beloved wife of the late John Albanese. Born in North Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret (O’Donnell) Neil.
Elizabeth served as Past President of the Women’s Youth League of RI and was a member...
John M. Marinatto
Jun 12, 2021
63, of Lincoln, passed away suddenly on Saturday June 12, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Providence, He was predeceased by his parents John and Edith (Calise) Marinatto. He leaves behind his beloved brother Peter Marinatto of West Warwick and several cousins.
He graduated from Providence College in 1979. As an undergraduate, he worked for the...
Rita A (Saccoccia) Anderson
Jun 11, 2021
92, passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late James Anderson. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary (Anticicco) Saccoccia. A graduate of Cranston High School, Rita attended Bryant College in 1948, where she stayed on as a secretary, following graduation. Rita...
Sandra Golderese
Jun 11, 2021
83, of Johnston, formerly of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the HopeHealth Hospice Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Alphonse Golderese, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Evelyn (Maloney) Grenier.
Sandra is survived by her loving children, Donna Gauthier...
Clara F (DelBonis) Cardi
Jun 11, 2021
Cardi, Clara F. (DelBonis). 95. Passed away peacefully at The Cedars in Cranston, Rl on Friday (6-11-21). Beloved wife of Erminio Cardi, M.D. for 65 years until his passing on 12-15-16. Born in the Knightsville section of Cranston, she was the loving daughter of the late Francesco and Concetta (Cerrito) DelBonis. She was predeceased by her son, Raymond P....
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...
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