Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Anthony P. Galasso, Sr.
Jan 3, 2019
88, of Cranston, passed away on January 3, 2019. He was the husband of Sylvia R. (Palumbo) Galasso of Florida. Born in Providence, Anthony was a son of the late Domenico and Pasqualina (Pezzullo) Galasso. He was a driver for Narragansett Improvement for many years, before retiring.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his two children,...
Karnig "Tick" Bedrosian
Jan 2, 2019
of Eldridge St., Cranston, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Edna I. (Burns) Bedrosian. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of the late Yegeshe “Eugene” and Persape (M’Ohanian) Bedrosian.
Tick was the owner of Harrison Motors in Providence for many years before...
Irene G. (DeAngelus) Munroe
Jan 2, 2019
92, of Providence, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2018 at the Kent Regency Center in Warwick. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Eva (Geremia) DeAngelus.
Irene worked as a nurse at the Jane Brown Hospital for many years before her retirement. She was a sweet and caring woman, and she...
Anne R. (Moretti) Iaciofano
2019
96, of Cranston passed away peacefully on November 1, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Pasco A. “Pat” Iaciofano for sixty-three years.
Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late James and Filomena (Grossi) Moretti.
After graduating Cranston High School, Anne completed two years of...
Elisabeth Sheldon Aschman
2019
95, of Saunderstown, an educator, chemist and entrepreneur passed away on August 8, 2019. She was the wife of the late David C. Aschman.
Born in Waterbury, CT she was a daughter of the late James Rhodes Sheldon and Marjorie (Chase) Feeter.
Betty received her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College and a...
Ilse (Leib) Delfino
2019
84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Sandy R. Delfino, Jr. Born in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Wilhelm and Margaret (Schmidt) Leib. Ilse was a kind and loving wife and mother. She along with her...
Evelyn M. (Germano) Pagliaro
Jan 1, 2019
of Branch Ave., Providence, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. She was the beloved wife of John Pagliaro and loving mother of John Pagliaro, Jr. of Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John V. and Evelyn (Palumbo) Germano.
Evelyn was a CNA and Medical Technician for over 30 years and later...
Thomas H. Kohler
Jan 1, 2019
of Circlewood Dr., Coventry, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Eileen L. (McNally) Kohler. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (Cullen) Kohler.
Thomas worked in the construction industry for many years and for the Cranston School...
David C. Green
Jan 1, 2019
74, of Cranston, passed away on January 1, 2019 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Arlene E. (Davidson) Green. Born in Norwich, CT, David was a son of the late Chester E. and Ruth C. (Campbell) Green. He was a car salesman for 40 years at Hurd Auto Mall in Johnston before retiring, and...
Alfred "Fred" D'Aguanno
Jan 1, 2019
90, of Cranston, passed away on New Years Day. He was the husband of Josephine T. (Luchetti) D'Aguanno. They were married for 69 years. Born in Providence to Lorenzo and Carmella ( Vicca) D'Aguanno. He was an Army Veteran. A graduate of RISD Jewelry School of Design. A jeweler by trade, he was co-owner of D'Abros Jewelry...
Anthony "Uncle Tony" Finelli
Jan 1, 2019
84, of West Warwick passed away Tuesday January 1, 2019.
Born in Providence he was the son of the late Attilio and Anna (Chemello) Finelli.
He was employed by AAA for 15 years and was previously employed by Electric Boat for 32 years. Anthony was a graduate from Lasalle Academy and received his bachelor’s degree...
Marie (Bova) Spicuzza
Dec 31, 2018
85, of West Warwick, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Augustine “Gus” Spicuzza. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Maria (Saurino) Bova.
Marie was the loving mother of David B. Spicuzza and his...
Teresa M Taraian
Dec 31, 2018
formerly of Amelia Court, North Providence, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 31, 2018 at Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Barsam and Haiganoush “Agnes” (Bedigian) Taraian; beloved sister of Peter Taraian and his wife Roberta of Barrington and the late Mary Taraian. She was the dear aunt...
Lucy M. (Lombardi) Rinaldo
Dec 31, 2018
of Cranston St., Cranston, passed away Monday, December 31, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Rinaldo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Olympia (Marcello) Lombardi; devoted mother of Francine Rinaldo and Philip Rinaldo both of Cranston; loving grandmother of Erin Sarandrea...
Raymond Lavandier
Dec 30, 2018
of Warwick, passed away on Sunday December 30, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center.
He was the beloved husband of Dalida (Guzman) Lavandier.
Born in the Dominican Republic he was the son of the late Moises and Maria (Reynoso) Lavandier. Raymond was a textile worker for various companies for many years before retiring.
...Anthony Spremulli
Dec 28, 2018
95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Anthony was the beloved husband of Mary (DelBonis) Spremulli, his wife of 72 years. He was born in Newport, RI, a son of the late Vincent and Antonetta (Sardella) Spremulli. Anthony is also survived by his loving...
Joanna (Basilico) Palumbo
Dec 27, 2018
79, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at the Briarcliffe Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Giacomo Palumbo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Rose (DeFilippo) Basilico.
She was the loving mother of Giacomo Palumbo, Jr. of Bucharest, Romania, and Loriann Mello of...
Bruce M. Coski
Dec 27, 2018
51 of Cranston passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at his home in Cranston. He was born at Hamilton Air Force Base in San Rafael California , son of John and Marlene (Johnson) Coski of North Kingstown. Bruce worked for the Veterans Administration for many years until his retirement. Besides his parents, he leaves behind his beloved dog...
James R. Fisher
Dec 27, 2018
of Toronto Ave., Providence, Rhode Island, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Linda S. Quattro-Fisher. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was the son of the late Lloyd H. and Catherine (O’Neill) Fisher.
Jim was a self-employed general contractor for many years and was...
Steven E. Messa
Dec 27, 2018
58, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Brenda ( Bertoldi ) Messa. He was born in Providence a son of the late William and Bernadette (Desroches) Messa. He was the loving father of Melissa O’Keefe and her husband Patrick of Cranston, Steven J. Messa and his wife...
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