Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 19, 2021

Paul Ravo , Jr.

76, Of Cranston, passed away on March 19, 2021. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Paul Sr. and Theresa (Giampietro) Ravo.

He was the beloved brother of Myrna DiMunzio and brother in law of Sam DiMunzio; and was the brother of the late Sue Wiggins, William Giampietro...

Mar 19, 2021

67, of West Warwick, passed away on March 19, 2021 at RI Hospital in Providence.  She was the beloved wife of Michael L. Marrocco.  Born in Providence, Diana was a daughter of the late Bernard G. and Louise F. (Ciunci) Nascenzi.  She was a Teacher’s Aide for the Cranston Public School Department for many years, before retiring....

Mar 18, 2021

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Jacqueline I. Cardillo

75, of Foster , passed away on March 18, 2021 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of 55 years to Peter Cardillo. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Irene (Goulet) Cotnoir. Jacqueline was the director at Noah’s Ark Daycare for many years...

Mar 18, 2021

94, of Cranston passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center.  He was the husband of the late Caroline (Neri) Colozzi and the son of the late Giovanni and Maria (Carnevale) Colozzi.

Edward was a veteran of the United States Navy and Army, serving during both the World War II and Korean...

Mar 17, 2021

85, of Wakefield , previously of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Petrina (Sepe) D’Ambra.

She was the devoted mother to Donna Burke and her husband Ken of South Kingstown, Doreen Carey and her husband Chuck...

Mar 17, 2021

Wife of Robert T. Arnold Born in Providence, the youngest of twelve children to the late George and Hope (Quirk) Lillibridge. Mother of Alison Rao-Valdes (Mauricio) of Scottsdale Natalie (Ray Ward) of Johnston and Adam (Rachel) Arnold of Lincoln. Grandmother to Brenna Arnold and Andres and Lauren Valdes, Rachelle, Jewelle and Isabelle Arruda and great grandmother to Romari and...

Mar 17, 2021

87, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.  He was the beloved husband of Grace (Lentini) Cortellessa for 65 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John and Assunta (D’Arezzo) Cortellessa.

He was a graduate of Central High School in the early 1950’s where he was the first All-State...

Mar 17, 2021

67, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Donna E. (Bedrosian) Adam.  Born in Kenosha, WI, Kenneth was the son of the late Gustav and Ruth (Ermert) Adam.  He was an Optician for many years, before retiring.

Besides his wife, Kenneth is...

Mar 17, 2021

of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.  He was the beloved husband for 59 years of Elvira J. (Scolardi) Fleming.  Born in Hyde Park, MA, he was the son of the late Earl and Bertha (Finingham) Fleming and resided in the Knightsville section of Cranston since 1967.

Vincent had a very accomplished career in the...

Mar 16, 2021

88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lena (Palumbo) Delfino, and former spouse of the late Frank Rossi Jr.

Lydia worked at Atlantic Mills as a salesclerk, a cafeteria worker for Saint Mary’s school lunch...

Mar 16, 2021

100, formerly of Cranston and Narragansett, RI, and Boynton Beach, FL passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at Roberts Health Centre in North Kingstown, RI. She was the loving wife of the late Anthony Grello; they were married for 68 years.

In addition to her beloved husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter Frances Girardi...

Mar 16, 2021

44, of North Providence passed away on Tuesday March 16, 2021 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center. She was the beloved wife of David Doti. Born in Providence she was the loving daughter of Noreen (DeRosa) Kabbas of North Providence and the late Stephen J. Kabbas, Jr.

Besides her husband and mother she was the devoted mother...

Mar 15, 2021

83, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Alfred and Mary (Rosciti) Marrocco, Sr. Alfred worked as a painter for many years before retiring.

Alfred is survived by his dear siblings, Joyce Draine of Johnston, Kenneth Marrocco of Smithfield, Joanne Racine Morin of...

Mar 14, 2021

77, passed away peacefully on March 14. Jim was a Marine Corp veteran who owned his own tree business and was a Cranston FireFighter for 25 years before retiring to Florida. He leaves behind his wife Ellie, who he was married to for 48 years. He is also survived by his daughter Heidi and her partner Mike.

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Mar 14, 2021

93, of Ft. Lauderdale, formerly of Cranston, passed away, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his residence. Born in Providence, Anthony was the son of the late Giovanni and Raffaela (Viscianni) Marzilli.

He was the father of Anthony John Marzilli (Christa) and the cherished grandfather of Caryssa Deutsch (Scott) and...

Mar 13, 2021

87, of Providence passed away on Saturday March 13, 2021 at Steere House in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late John H. Reavey.

Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Tomaso and Irmenia (Pacasassi) Mariorenzi. Esther was a kitchen assistant for the Providence School Department for many years before retiring.

Mar 13, 2021

87, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital.

Elena began her career as a bookkeeper at the Shepard Co. and the Peerless Dept. Store in downtown Providence.  After moving to Cranston, she continued her career as a receptionist for the North Safety Equipment Co. in Cranston from which she retired.

Mar 12, 2021

of Cobblestone Terrace, Cranston, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021 at Kent Hospital in Warwick.  He was the beloved husband for 16 years of Lori A. (Potenza) Johnson.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Eugene and Carolyn (Jamieson) Johnson.

Michael was a general contractor in the construction industry for many years and later...

Mar 12, 2021

99.9 years old, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at his home in Narragansett, RI.

John was born March 20, 1921 in Reddish, Stockport, England, the son of John O’Hara and Clara “Worthington” O’Hara. The family immigrated to America when John was 2 years old, moving to Riverside, RI before settling in North Providence, Rhode Island....

Mar 11, 2021

of Cranston, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Doris A. (Tremblay) Orsi.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Eugene and Jennie (Giannini) Orsi.

Mr. Orsi worked in building maintenance for Blue Cross/Blue Shield for many years...