Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

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...

Dec 27, 2018

69, of Wakefield, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018.  She was the beloved wife of Paul Boccanfuso.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late George E., Sr. and Angelina L. (Delsanto) Sousa.

Marguerite worked for the City of Providence for many years before her retirement.  She was the first female CDL Driver for...

Dec 26, 2018

65, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 26, 2018.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Angelina G. (Butera) aRusso of Johnston and the late Mayor Ralph R. aRusso.

Denise was the beloved mother of Sarah Pereira and her husband Richard of Johnston, and Michael Valletta of Johnston; cherished grandmother of Angelina Marie and...

Dec 25, 2018

a lifelong resident of Cranston, R.I., passed away peacefully on 12/25/2018, surrounded by his loving children.  Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Louise (Cardillo) Branca.

Bob was a highly accomplished carpenter and craftsman, and he had a way of making monumental tasks look easy. He always lent a helping hand to...

Dec 25, 2018

73, of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25th, 2018.  Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late John and Jeanette (Letellier) Babbitt.

JB, as he liked to be called, was the loving father of Michael Babbitt of Johnston, and cherished companion of Christine King of Pawtucket.  He was the dear brother of Janice...

Dec 24, 2018

83, of Narragansett and formerly of Cranston, passed away on Christmas Eve.  He was the beloved husband of Shirley A. (Gravell) Quirk, married for 58 years.  Born in Providence, Jack was a son of the late James E. and Violet M. (LaPorte) Quirk.  He was employed at Narragansett Electric as a 3rd Class splice man for 42 years, before...

Dec 24, 2018

of Cranston, passed away on Monday December 24, 2018 at Miriam Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Testa) Barnes. Born in Cranston he was the son of the late Walter T. and Mary (Peter) Barnes.

Walter worked for the State of RI at RI College as the campus mailman.

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Dec 24, 2018

72, of Cranston, passed away on December 24, 2018 at Kent County Hospital in Warwick.  He was the beloved husband of the late of Dianne L. (Lombardo) D’Errico.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward J. and Jennie (Calitri) D’Errico.  Leonard is a Retired Cranston Police Officer and also worked for the Cranston Public Schools...

Dec 23, 2018

80, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  She was the beloved wife of Michael Colaluca.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Angelina (Ronci) Lanzi of Johnston and the late Angelo Tripodi.

Marie worked as a payroll supervisor for many years before her retirement. ...

Dec 22, 2018

of Mink Rd., Providence, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018.  Born in Providence, she was the cherished daughter of Barbara E. (Harrington) Fargnoli of Providence and the late Joseph A. Fargnoli; loving sister of Kathleen M. Iozzi and her husband Steven of North Providence, Claudia M. Porrazzo of West Warwick, Joseph J. Fargnoli of Cranston and the late Barbara...

Dec 21, 2018

97, of Narragansett passed away Friday December 21, 2018.  She was married to the late Andrew Dangelo for 58 years.

Born in New Haven, CT she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Madelena (Barnardo) Iaquinto she resided in New Haven, CT most of her life and lived in Guilford, CT before moving to RI in...

Dec 21, 2018

90, of Cumberland, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018 at West View Nursing Home, West Warwick. He was the loving husband of Regina (Pedro) Pedro for 67 years. Born in Casal Santa Ana, Cumeada, Sertã, Portugal, he was a son of the late António and Maria Amélia (Farinha) Pedro. Mr. Pedro was a machine operator for Marshall and...

Dec 21, 2018

of Johnston, passed away Friday December 21, 2018 at RI Hospital in Providence.  She was the wife of the late George Venditelli.  A lifelong Johnston resident, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Amelia (Domenicone) DeFazio.

Anna was employed by Curtis Mfg. of Johnston for many years until retiring.  She was a life member of...

Dec 21, 2018

of Princess Ave., Cranston, passed away Friday, December 21, 2018 at West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in West Warwick.  He was the beloved husband of the late Maria A. “Etta” (Archetto) Archetto.

Mr. Archetto was a microbiologist for the State of Rhode Island Dept. of Health and owner of the former Central Medical Laboratory. He graduated...

Dec 18, 2018

On December 18 2018, Narragansett lost its favorite beach bum. A loving father, a jovial friend and a loyal boyfriend to who knows how many. He was the son of the late Joe and Edith Carbone. Mr. Carbone who dedicated his life to the study of martial arts under the tutelage of renowned karate master Hee Il Cho. He...

Dec 18, 2018

of Hillsborough, NJ and Cranston, RI, died peacefully with his loving family surrounding him on December 18, 2018. Born in Peekskill, NY, Tom was the son of the late John and Lillian (Takooshian) Topalian.  He grew up in Mahopac, NY and later Delray Beach, FL.

Tom met his devoted wife Siranoush (Vorperian) Topalian in Yerevan, Armenia and...

Dec 18, 2018

of Narragansett, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018.  He was the beloved husband of Mary (Hayden) Boghosian.  Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Bogos and Sirvart (Choukoorian) Bogosian.

Jack was the former Chief of Health Engineering for the RI Department of Health for 31 years before retiring. He was a graduate of Pawtucket...

Dec 17, 2018

of Palm Springs, California passed away at the age of 78. Larry was born on June 1, 1940, in Lyndon, Vermont and graduated high school from St. Johnsbury Academy. Later in life, Larry moved to Rhode Island and worked at Dee Jewelry Manufacturing from 1965 to 1985. In 2006, he moved to Palm Springs. Larry is preceded in death...

Dec 15, 2018

55, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Jeanna (Hammond) Aquilante.  Born in Providence, he was a son of George M. Aquilante and the late Joan (Grover) Imondi.  Ronald worked as an independent contractor. He had a love and passion for visiting flea...

Dec 13, 2018

92, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at Home and Hospice Care of RI, 1085 North Main Street, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late M. Vivian (McNulty) Ricci. Born in Providence, he was a son on the late Pasco and Maria (Xavier) Ricci. Joseph was a floor installer for Ruggieri Brothers Floor...