Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Filomena A. (Colagiovanni) Buonanni
Apr 9, 2019
Age 85, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Buonanni. Born in Providence, Filomena was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Angela (DiChiro) Colagiovanni. She was a 1954 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, and member of the Alpha...

John S. Struzenski
Apr 9, 2019
63, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Greenwood Center in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Cheryl A. (Langley) Struzenski. Born in Salem, MA, John was the son of the late Stanley and Sophie (Lingezewski) Struzenski. John graduated with an MBA from Babson College in 1982 and he was an accountant.
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Marie R. (Ferraro) Liberati, RN
Apr 8, 2019
of Cranston, was born July 5,1924 in Providence. She was the daughter of Mary and Jack Ferraro. She was the sister of Elaine Thompson of Attleboro, MA and the late Frances Shinnick whom she loved with all her heart.
Marie graduated from RI Hospital School of Nursing and she was selected to participate in the Cadet Nurse...
Florence (Cascione) Traverse
Apr 7, 2019
97, of Edgewood, Rhode Island and Boca Raton, Florida passed away on April 7, 2019 at her home in Florida.
Florence was the wife of Thomas Traverse for 54 years. She was the daughter of Louise (Lanni) and Francesco Cascione; sister of the late Ella DeValerio, and the late Armand and Francis Cascione.
Florence and...
Lawrence F. Cunningham Sr.
Apr 7, 2019
66, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday April 7, 2019 at RI Hospital.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Francis T. and Angela (Bonasisi) Cunningham. Lawrence was a concert promotor for many years and was a United States Airforce veteran.
He was the devoted father of Lawrence F. Cunningham, Jr. and...
Kathleen T. (Sanzotta) Manzi
Apr 7, 2019
83, passed away peacefully at home on April 7, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Frank J. Manzi for 56 years. Kathleen loved her family more than anything in this world. She was the beloved mother of Joseph F. Manzi, Sr, and his wife Barbara, Camille A. Egan and her husband Michael, and Maria K. Manzi. She also...
Lorraine A. (Boutin) Doucette
Apr 6, 2019
72, of North Providence, passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth W. Doucette. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Normand and Irene (Ethier) Boutin.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Jeffrey Doucette and his wife Tanya of North Providence, Jason Doucette and...
Vincent E. Malaga
Apr 6, 2019
of Glocester, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Ann T. (Carpenito) Malaga and the late Elena B. (Crenca) Malaga. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Catherine (Martullo) Malaga.
Vincent was a sales representative for United Restaurant Equipment...
CARMELLA M. "CLAIRE' RUSSO
Apr 5, 2019
of Boca Raton Fl, formerly of Johnston passed away on Friday April 5, 2019 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas RussoJr.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Cesarina (Celia) Zompa. Carmella was a display specialist for the former Gorham Manufacturing Company for 25...
Theresa (Grande) Bellucci-Giunta
Apr 5, 2019
formerly of Greenville Ave., Johnston, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 5, 2019 at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Salvatore Giunta and the late Francesco “Frank” Bellucci. Born in Lawrence, MA, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Carmina (Mambro) Grande.
Theresa was a...
Rose M. (Canario) Mackenzie
Apr 4, 2019
95, of Johnston passed away on Thursday, April 4th , 2019. She was the wife of the late Alexander Mackenzie, Sr. Born in Warwick she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Giovannina (Santilli) Canario. She is survived by her son Alex Jr. of Cranston, 3 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren and was the mother of the...
Elisabetta L. (Girardi) Testa
Apr 4, 2019
87, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Riverview Health Center in Coventry with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Americo Domenico-Lucio Testa. Born in Prata Sannita, Caserta, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Vincenza Maria (Cardillo) Girardi.
Elisabetta was a member...
Frank J. Cicchetti
Apr 4, 2019
Frank Joseph Cicchetti
83, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at his home . He was born in Providence, a son of the late Joseph and Frances (Longo) Cicchetti. Frank worked at McGrath Hammond for 40 years as a plating room supervisor. His passion was for his family...
John A. Marshall
Apr 2, 2019
71, of Narragansett, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at RI Hospital, Providence, surrounded by his loving family.
John was the beloved husband of the late Andrea (Jordan) Marshall for 38 years. Mr. Marshall worked in Finance for many years for companies including Texas Instruments and Delta Dental of RI until his recent retirement. John was...
Frank A. Lisi
Apr 2, 2019
76 of Cranston and Fort Myers, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Dolores (Girardi) Lisi. He is also survived by his loving children, Cheryl Chadwick and her husband Barry, Rhonda Jacobson and her husband Scott, and Maria Penta and her husband James; cherished...
Dorothy B. Pompei
Apr 2, 2019
85, of Johnston passed away on Tuesday April 2, 2019 at Cortland Place in Greenville. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Donato and Antonetta (Iannitelli) Pompei. Dorothy was in sales in the broadcasting business for many years before retiring.
She was the dear sister of Anna Castellone of Johnston and the late Norma...
Paul E. 'Oak' Okolowitcz, Jr.
Apr 1, 2019
61, of Cranston passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, April 1, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Pauline (Colantonio) Okolowitcz for 38 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of Paul E., Sr. and Maureen (Sullivan) Okolowitcz of Cranston.
Paul worked as a laborer and was a proud member...
Dolores C. (Cucca) Morelli
Mar 31, 2019
of Breakneck Hill Rd., Lincoln, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 in Stuart, FL. She was the beloved wife for 54 years of Vincent Morelli, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Phillip P. and Florence (Campagnone) Cucca.
Dolores was a hairdresser at Little Sisters of the Poor in Pawtucket for many...
Mary Jane (Saccoccio) Trombi
Mar 30, 2019
Of Coventry, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center with her loving daughters and family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late John W. Trombi Ed. D whom she missed terribly.
Jane’s early career included working as a bookkeeper at Aro Sac, Inc....
Norma R. (Turchetta) Marcantonio
Mar 30, 2019
85, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 30, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Marcantonio. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Antonetta (Santangelo) Turchetta.
Norma was the owner/operator of Johnny’s Oil and Heating / Major Oil for over 40 years, continuing the family...
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