Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
William 'Bill' A. Feole
Apr 23, 2020
63, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Louis G. and Marie (Martin) Feole. He is survived by his loving siblings, Sharon Rainone and her husband John of Narragansett, Louis E. Feole of Warwick, and his dear nieces Lissa Gamelin...
Ronald G. Gagnon
Apr 22, 2020
76 of Great Island, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2020
He was the beloved husband of Lynn M. (Desrochers) Gagnon for fifty-one years.
Born in Central Falls, he was raised in Pawtucket, the son of the late Emile and Doris (Mayer) Gagnon.
A US Marine Corps Veteran, he served in Cuba during...
Raymond M. Cappelli
Apr 22, 2020
Ret. Captain West Greenwich Police Department
61, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of 10 years to Lori A. (Carnevale) Cappelli. Born in Providence, he was the son of Joseph J. Cappelli of Johnston and the late Evelyn A. (Mullen) Cappelli. Raymond was...
Clara (Melfi) Compagnone
Apr 21, 2020
104, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred Compagnone. Born in Rumford, RI she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Marie (Ponticelli) Melfi.
Clara worked for the Outlet Dept. Store Accounting Office for several years before her retirement.
Clara is survived by...
Elizabeth “Bette Boots” (Barone) Canario
Apr 21, 2020
92, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Isabella (Zambarano) Barone.
Elizabeth worked as a waitress for the former Sonny Russo’s Restaurant in Cranston for 16 years. She then worked at Venda Ravioli on Atwells Ave before...
Irene P. (Folcarelli) Antonelli
Apr 21, 2020
of Warman Ave., Cranston, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of Anthony P. Antonelli, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Carmella (Nicolletti) Folcarelli.
Besides her husband Anthony, Irene was the devoted mother of Lori A. Castonguay of Cranston and Toni...
Saykor Nagbe Doman
Apr 19, 2020
45, of Cranston, passed away on April 19, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Lucinda S. Doman. Born in Monrovia Liberia, Saykor was a son of the late Saykor K. Doman and Angeline Nagbe Kollie. He was employed at RI Hospital as a Maintenance Engineer.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving daughters, Othilia...
Alessandria "Tina" (DiFonzo) Lucca
Apr 19, 2020
Alessandria Lucca, know as Tina to everyone, passed away of natural causes, peacefully, at her home at 58 Lincoln Park Avenue, Cranston on Sunday, April 19, 2020 after having attained the great age of 102 years old. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Conti) DiFonzo, Tina moved to Cranston in 1972. She was the...
Anna Andreozzi
Apr 18, 2020
99, of Ohio, formerly of Cranston passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 18, 2020. She was the wife of the late John Andreozzi.
Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Celestino and Giuseppina (Caporaso) Farina.
Mrs. Andreozzi worked with her husband at their family business Andreozzi’s Self-Service Market in Providence. Her passion...

Catherine S. (Rua) Ricci
Apr 18, 2020
91, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Orchard View Manor in East Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenico Ricci. Born in Fall River, MA, Catherine was a daughter of the late John S. and Maria (Pacheco) Rua. Mrs. Ricci was a bookkeeper at United Stock Paper and also worked at Craft-Braid...
Samuel "Sam" Forte
Apr 18, 2020
102 of East Greenwich, died on Saturday, April 18th at Tockwotton on the Waterfront, East Providence. Sam was born on March 13, 1918, the eldest child and only son of the late Vincenzo and Domenica (Sabatino) Forte, immigrants from Naples, Italy. Sam was the beloved husband for 72 years of the late Lena “Lee” (DeToro) Forte.
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Diane M. Valliere
Apr 17, 2020
59, of North Kingstown, RI, passed peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI, after fighting a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. Diane will be forever remembered by all those who loved her, especially by her biggest fan, advocate, supporter and most importantly son, Daniel Valliere of Pawtucket, RI. In addition, she...
Steven L. Spina
Apr 16, 2020
50, of Cranston, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Born in Providence on September 20, 1969, he was the beloved son of Louis and Elvira (Picucci) Spina and was the dear brother of Cheryl Bowry and her husband James of Cranston.
Steven was a graduate of LaSalle Academy and R.I. College. He worked for the Veterans...
Richard A. "Rick" Petrella, Sr.
Apr 16, 2020
of Cranston passed away Thursday April 16, 2020 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of M. Patricia (Ferrara) Petrella for almost 55 years whom he loved with all his heart.
A son of the late John and Theresa Petrella, he grew up in Johnston. Rick graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School,...
David A. Moretti
Apr 15, 2020
62, of Vinton Avenue, a third-generation landscape designer and owner of D&R Landscaping, passed away peacefully on the evening of Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, a son of Anthony and Vilma (Petteruti) Moretti of Cranston.
Besides his parents, he leaves behind his sister Toni-Ann (Moretti) Eacueo and her husband Steven; his...
Roger A. Sears
Apr 15, 2020
77, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Susan (Tillinghast) Sears. Born in Newport , he was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Nunes) Sears. Roger was a Sgt 1st class with the Army National Guard for 38 until his retirement. besides his wife he is survived by his...
KELLY J. (Neary) Riley RN
Apr 14, 2020
of Cranston passed away on Tuesday April 14, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Kenneth McLaughlin. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Joan (Neary) Neary of Cranston and the late Anthony Neary. Kelly was a registered nurse for Morning Star Home Care of Warwick.
Kelly, loved spending time...
Lawrence J. Edwards
Apr 13, 2020
59, of Cromwell, CT passed away on April 13, 2020 at his home.
Born in Providence, he was the son of Margaret A. (Restaino) Edwards of Cranston and the late Lawrence M. Edwards, Jr.
Larry was a self-employed tile installer for many years. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors.
Besides...

Armand J. Dufresne
Apr 13, 2020
77, of Cranston passed away Monday April 13, 2020. Born in Woonsocket he was the son of the late Joseph Armand and Marguerite (Bourgeois) Dufresne.
Armand was an assembler at Access Point RI since 1973.
He is survived by his sisters Paulette Thomas of Las Vegas, NV and Lorraine Hickock of FL.
His...
Mario Merolli
Apr 12, 2020
97, of Providence, formerly of Johnston, passed away Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Viola (Pesare) Merolli. Born in Ceprano, PR Frosinone, Italy. He was the son of the late Antonio and Teresa (Franchi) Merolli.
Mario was a humble, caring man, strong in...
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