Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Rose (Soave) Olearczyk
Nov 2, 2019
90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 2, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late John W. Olearczyk. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (DiBiase) Soave.
Rose worked for the DeAngelis Company where she handmade drapery and...
James A. 'Jim' Franzese
Nov 2, 2019
78, of Scituate, RI/Marco Island, FL, passed away in Providence, RI on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
Born in Queens, NY 11/26/1940 he was the son of the late Gennaro (James) and Dolores (Thibeault) Franzese.
He was a 1958 graduate of Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port Washington, NY. He served in the U.S. Army (receiving...
Vera (Verrengia) Aquilante
Nov 1, 2019
96, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Vincent J. Aquilante. Born in Providence, Vera was a daughter of the late Angelo and Louise (Pandozzi) Verrengia. Mrs. Aquilante was a jewelry worker for various jewelry companies in the Providence area for 22 years, before retiring.
Vera was the dear...
Nancy (Dadekhian) Hersey
Oct 31, 2019
70, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Suren and Esther (Sarkissian) Dadekhian.
Nancy is survived by her loving children, Nicole Hersey of Cranston, Michael Hersey of Burrillville, Michelle Hersey of Cranston, Alicia Hersey of Cranston, Stefanie Hersey of...
John J. Petricig
Oct 31, 2019
97, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Sue (Ciano) Petricig. Born in Islam, PA he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Petricig. John was a US Army Veteran serving in World War II.
John is...
Maria A. Loffredo
Oct 30, 2019
91, of North Kingstown passed away peacefully on October 30, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Arthur Loffredo.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Rose (Pezzi) Fandetti.
Mrs. Loffredo was a communicant of St. Francis de Sales Church. She...
William P. Heidt
Oct 30, 2019
81, of West Greenwich, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of Aleta Baligian-Heidt for 35 years. Born in New York, NY he was the son of the late Samuel and Donata (Biase) Heidt.
Besides his wife Aleta, he is survived by his...
GIOVANNI CARDILLO
Oct 28, 2019
of Cranston passed away on Monday October 28, 2019 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the husband of the late Columba (Colacone) Cardillo.
Born in Minturno, Italy he was the son of the late Andrew and Lucrezia (Costanzo) Cardillo.
Giovanni was the manager of the former Hillside Motor Lodge of Cranston for many years...
Elvira "Vera" Izzo
Oct 28, 2019
94, a lifelong resident of Cranston, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Izzo Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Constantina (Varone) Pecunioso.
Mrs. Izzo was a Food Service Supervisor for 35 years for the State of...
Rosina (Mastroianni) Barone
Oct 28, 2019
84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, October 28, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Pietro Barone. Born in Catanzaro, Italy she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Maria Stella (Masi) Mastroianni.
Rosina was a loving mother and grandmother. She was an unbelievable cook, especially making...
David M. Gabriel
Oct 27, 2019
David M. Gabriel
66, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at Fatima Hospital. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Fidanzo Gabriele and Anna (Corrente) Webster. David was an E-5 in the US Army for 12 years; serving in the Vietnam era. He is survived by his loving siblings Beverly Potter...
Esther A. Vitullo
Oct 26, 2019
61 of Johnston RI passed away peacefully at home on 10/26/2019. She was the daughter of the late Anna (Shaw) and Michele J. Vitullo and ex-wife of the late David Hastie.
She is survived by her brothers Nicholas (Kathleen) and Michele (Patricia) Vitullo and sister Michele (Paul) Badessa. She was a caring and loving aunt to Taylor,...
Raymond A. DiRaimo
Oct 25, 2019
78, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019. He was the beloved husband of the now late Angela M. (Montanaro) DiRaimo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Thomas and Angelina (Natalia) DiRaimo.
Raymond worked for D'Ambra Construction for many years before retiring. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving during the Vietnam War era.
He is survived by...
Carmen Quezada
Oct 25, 2019
of Carlisle St., Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 25, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Julio Diaz; and loving mother of Marcus Diaz and Andy Diaz. Born in Dominican Republic, she was the devoted daughter of Julio and Anna (Ramos) Quezada of Providence; and survived by eight siblings.
...Margaret Rose (Pinelli) DiMuccio
Oct 24, 2019
105, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at West Shore Health Center in Warwick. Margaret was the beloved wife of the late John B. DiMuccio. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Filomena (DiBondi) Pinelli. Margaret volunteered as a Senior Care Companion for 20 years, was a member of St. Mary’s...
Carol A. (Colafrancesco) Tufts
Oct 23, 2019
of Madison Ave., Cranston, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at RI Hospital in Providence. Carol was the beloved wife for 39 years of Stephen L. Tufts; loving mother of Stephen J. Tufts of North Providence and Michael S. Tufts of Cranston; cherished grandmother of twins Tira and Kiari; daughter of Josephine A. (Valente) Colafrancesco of Cranston and the...
Viola (Degidio) LaBelle
Oct 23, 2019
100, of North Providence, passed on peacefully on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Maurice LaBelle, Sr. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Domenic and Julia (Marwell) Degidio.
Viola worked as a jewelry press operator, until having her two children. Viola, in her...
Michael D. Bonsante
Oct 22, 2019
91, of Rockwall, Texas, formerly of Narragansett, RI and West Palm Beach, FL, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Royse City Medical Lodge, Texas. He was the beloved husband of Mary V. (Cardogna) Bonsante. Born in Providence, RI, he was a son of the late Francisco and Lucrezia (Ciavarella) Bonsante. Michael was employed as a machinist...
Giuseppe 'Pino' Calcagni
Oct 22, 2019
63, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Roma, Italy he was the son of the late Bernardo and Bruna (Nocentini) Calcagni.
Pino worked as a stone setter for many years, including his own company Roma Stone Setting. He also attended Liceo Artistico...
Edmund N. Dalo
Oct 22, 2019
86, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Virginia M. (Navaretta) Dalo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Natale and Elizabeth (Martone) Dalo.
Mr. Dalo was a carpenter, locksmith and had worked for the State of Rhode...
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