Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Donald E. Bailey, Jr.
Jan 4, 2020
75, of Naples, FL, formerly of Smithfield, RI passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020 surrounded by family. Don is survived by his wife, Marie Ann (Wilkicki) Bailey, of 56 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Donald Sr. and Yvonne (Gervais) Bailey. Don graduated from Cranston High School and received a degree in...
Maria (Lozano) Tentoco
Jan 4, 2020
89, of West Warwick, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of Rosauro Tentoco. Born in Angono, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Jose and Dominga (Mendiola) Lozano.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Rolando and Edwina...
Ralph L. Cipolla
Jan 4, 2020
of Cedar Bay Dr., Warwick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 66 years of the late Josephine “Jo” (Santoro) Cipolla. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Edward and Vincenzina (Granieri) Cipolla.
Mr. Cipolla was the CEO of National...
Mary E. (Theodore) Guglielmino
Jan 3, 2020
97, of Johnston, formerly of Narragansett and Stuart, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul Guglielmino. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Celia (Bertone) Theodore.
Mary is survived by...
Michael "Mike" Muksian
Jan 3, 2020
of Parkway Ave, Cranston, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2020. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Armenag and Victoria (Azoian) Muksian.
Mike enjoyed spending time at the card table with friends, and competitors, at St. Mary’s Feast Society. He was an avid fan of the Red Sox, Patriots and boxing, and also...
Jean (Bifulco) Cardarelli
Jan 2, 2020
of North Providence passed away on Thursday January 2, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of Anthony J. Cardarelli.
Born in Providence, she was the loving daughter of Eugene and Justine (Pagliaro) Bifulco of Cranston.
Jean was a teacher in the North Providence School Department for...

Jeanne A. (Berge) Gazerro
2020
77, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2020. She was the wife of the late John Gazerro.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Helen (Manteau) Berge.
Jeanne was a customer service representative for New England Telephone Company for many years. After her retirement, she...
Valentino T. Colasanto
2020
80, of Lincoln, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on Saturday September 12 with family after a courageous four year battle with cardiac amlyoid disease. Valentino was the son of the late Valentino and Doris (Lonardo) Colasanto and the brother of the late Emiro and Robert Colasanto. Valentino is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Judith, his loving...
Robert D. Parenti, CNA/IAP
2020
37, of North Scituate, passed away suddenly on May 19, 2020. He leaves behind his cherished daughter, Roselynn McLintock. Born in Providence, Robert was a son of Elaine M. (Izzi) Parenti of North Scituate and the late Ronald R. Parenti. He was a CNA at the Eleanor Slater Hospital, Cranston.
Robert is also survived by his two...
Donald Theodore Joyal, Jr.
2020
formerly of Pawtucket, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. He was the longtime partner of the late Deborah Robillard Zincone.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Donald T. Sr. and Beatrice (Ostiguy) Joyal.
He was a US National Guard Veteran serving during the Vietnam War.
Donald was a...

Joseph A. Borgia
2020
72, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was the beloved husband of Bernadette (Soares) Borgia for fifty-two years. He was born in Providence, the son of the late Jerry and his wife Rose (DiBari) Borgia.
He received a bachelor’s degree in...
Viviana (Medeiros) McEneaney, RN
2020
81, of Cranston passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was the beloved wife of James McEneaney. Born in Mansfield, MA she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Ambrozina (Arayas) Medeiros Coelho.
Mrs. McEneaney was a School Nurse-Teacher for the Cranston School Department for twenty-nine years before retiring. During her tenure,...
Edward Tahan
Jan 1, 2020
96, of Merritt Island, FL, formerly of Cranston, RI, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020. He was the beloved husband of the late Genevieve (Khanjian) Tahan. Born in Aleppo, Syria, he was the son of the late Shamoun and Naomi Tahan.
Edward worked as a carpenter at the former L Vaughn Company in Warwick...
Marsha A. (Lombardo) Paniccia
Jan 1, 2020
72, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, Marsha was the daughter of the late Marcellino and Pasqualina (Catalano) Lombardo. She was an office manager at RI College for many years.
She is survived by her children William R. Paniccia, III, his wife...
Joan M. (DiCandia) Buono
Dec 31, 2019
86, of Riverside, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. Buono. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Louise (Vittorelli) DiCandia. Mrs. Buono was a Registered Nurse for many years until her retirement. Joan...
Dino G. Quaglietta
Dec 30, 2019
88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2019 at the HopeHealth Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Rita I. (Barone) Quaglietta. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Angelo and Erminia (DiBiasio) Quaglietta. He was a firefighter for the City of Providence for...
Emma L. (Apici) Urbani
Dec 30, 2019
97, of Providence, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late John Urbani. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Angelo and Rosina (Rosetti) Apici. Emma was the cherished sister of the late Frank Apici, Alfred “Pat” Apici, Mildred “Millie” Perrotti, Edward Apice, Guido...
Lameakse Soeung
Dec 28, 2019
of Cranston, RI, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 surrounded by his loving family at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Keuv (Nhean) Soeung.
Mr. Soeung was born in Cambodia and was a former high school teacher.
He was the devoted father of Victor Lim, Natalie...
Kathleen M. (Rezendes) Lataille
Dec 27, 2019
58, of Riverside, passed away at her home on Friday, December 27, 2019. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late James and Joann (Taccone) Rezendes. Kathleen was the loving mother of her son David Yates and his wife Mallory Monteiro of Swansea, MA. She was the sister of Lynda Christian of Woonsocket and the late James...
Robert L. Ricci, Sr.
Dec 27, 2019
85 of Johnston passed away peacefully after a sudden diagnosis of cancer surrounded by his family on Friday December 27, 2019. Robert was born in Providence, a son of the late Vittorio Ricci and Clara (Croce) Ricci. He was the devoted husband of 61 years to the late Joan (Brouillette) Ricci. Robert is survived by his loving children, Pamela...
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