Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Koula "Kay" (Karathanos) Atamian
Dec 15, 2019
88, of Warwick, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at South County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Atamian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Helen (Carpetis) Karathanos.
Kay worked as a secretary at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church for over 20...
Frances A. (Mignella) Spaziano
Dec 15, 2019
89, of North Providence, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, December 15, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Spaziano. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Anna (Tedesco) Mignella.
Frances loved to cook for her family and loved knitting.
She was the loving...
Krikor Krikorian
Dec 15, 2019
of Providence, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019. Born in Iraq, he was the cherished son of Mary (Kanishian) Krikorian of Providence and the late Haykas Krikorian.
Krikor was a patient transporter at Roger Williams Medical Center.
Besides his mother, he was the dear brother of Christopher Krikorian (Violet) of Cranston, Ohannes Krikorian (Rhonda) of...
Dolly Zachariah
Dec 14, 2019
Dolly Zachariah, 63, of Sunnyvale, CA, formerly of Redwood Valley, CA passed away on December 14, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA. She was the beloved wife of Jacob Zachariah.
Born in Kerala, India, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Jose and Mary James.
Mrs. Zachariah received a law degree from the National Law School...
Anthony F. Truppi Sr.
Dec 14, 2019
87, of Greenville, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 14, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Eva (Hefner) Truppi and the late Angela (Bianchi) Truppi. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Francisco and Catherine (Simonie) Truppi. Mr. Truppi was a public adjuster for Bromley Constructions for...
Ann P. (Calise) Rice
Dec 14, 2019
of Amanda St., Cranston, passed away Saturday, December14, 2019 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur A. Rice, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vito A. and Rose V. (Varone) Calise, Sr.
Ann worked for the Providence School Department for 30 years retiring...
Melvin F. White, Sr.
Dec 14, 2019
of Byron St., Cranston, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at Kent Hospital in Warwick surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth “Betty” (Fanning) White. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late David and Anna (McGowan)White.
Melvin worked at the Cranston Print Works and Ciba-Geigy for many...
Giuseppe Abbondanza
Dec 14, 2019
70, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, December 14, 2019. He was the beloved husband of 45 years to Rosa (Fusco) Abbondanza. He was a son of the late Luigi and Tommasina (D’Amata) Abbondanza. Giuseppe worked for Gorham and Lenox mfg., Catholic Diocese of Providence and Cranston Public School Dept. Born...
Lillian T. (Grieco) Lanzieri
Dec 13, 2019
92, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2019 at the HopeHealth Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence with her children by her side. Born in East Boston, MA she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Theresa (Capizano) Grieco.
Lillian worked for the former Shepard Company Department Store for eight years then...
Elena (Carbone) O'Donnell
Dec 13, 2019
Elena O’Donnell went home to rejoin her family on Friday, December 13, 2019. She is with her husband, Edward C. O’Donnell, her mother, Marianna (DeConciliis) Carbone, her father, Antonio Carbone, and her nine brothers and sisters. She passed away at Tamarisk Assisted Living in Warwick with her daughter and son by her side.
Elena was born in...
Ralph A. Papitto Jr
Dec 12, 2019
77, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2019, at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Edith (Duffy) Papitto for 54 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Ralph Papitto Sr., and Teresa (Palumbo) Papitto. Ralph worked for General Dynamics for 34 years in the welding department as a supervisor and...
Helen M. Jacobson
Dec 12, 2019
90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2019 at Sunnyview Nursing Home, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of Bernard Jacobson. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Iafrate) Lombardo. Helen was a member of the ITAMS, Veterans Auxillary Organizations and was a volunteer at the IMH during the strike.
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Mary Elizabeth (Gramolini) Hopkins
Dec 10, 2019
entered into the embrace of her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, December 10, surrounded by the constant love of her family, after her courageous six month battle with cancer. She was an angel among us, bringing kindness, hope, and faith to everyone she met. She embodied love, and her gentle spirit spread her message of compassion to her family and...
Anthony J. Neary
Dec 10, 2019
88, of Johnston, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was the son of Joseph and Jesse (Cooper) Neary. He was raised by his mom and the man he called dad, Francis Carlos. He leaves his former wife, Joan Neary and his partner, Gilda Wilmot. Tony served in the US...
Kenneth E. Grande Sr.
Dec 8, 2019
83, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, December 8, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Virginia (Costantino) Grande for 58 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Americo and Anna (Fusco) Grande. Before becoming owner and operator of Rick’s Cleansers for 45 years, Kenneth completed...
Robert K. "Bob" Portukalian
Dec 7, 2019
of Warwick, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the late Hazel (Marabian) Portukalian. Born in Chelsea, MA, he was the son of the late Sepon and Zevart (Boyajian) Portukalian.
Bob was the owner of Providence Violin Shop and was a WW-II U.S. Army veteran.
He was the devoted father...
Vilma R. (Senape) Angarella
Dec 7, 2019
83, of Smithfield, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Richard R. Angarella for sixty-three years.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Edith (DeSimone) Senape.
Mrs. Angarella worked as a secretary at the Fatima Hospital School of Nursing for thirty years, retiring in...
Bruce W. Silva
Dec 7, 2019
64, of Providence, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2019.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William F. and Theresa M. (Silvia) Silva.
Bruce worked for Providence Chain before retiring.
He leaves a sister, Marianne Lamothe and her husband, Alfred Lamothe, of Warwick and a sister, Margaret Isenberg of...
Adele N. (Sarro) Marinosci
Dec 7, 2019
93, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 7, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Marinosci. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Maria (Fellone) Sarro.
Adele loved cooking, baking, and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was the loving mother...
Josephine M. (McGinity) Sepe
Dec 6, 2019
of Cranston, RI passed away on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the age of 79. She was the loving wife to the late John M. Sepe for 56 years.
Her beautiful life will forever be cherished by her children John S. Sepe (partner Beth Broccoli) of Cranston, James V. Sepe of North Carolina,...
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