Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Karen R. (Jonsdottir) D'Arezzo
May 13, 2018
of Cranston passed away on Sunday May 13, 2018 at Scalabrini Villa North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph D’Arezzo.
Born in Bolungarvik, Iceland, she was the daughter of the late Jon Jonsson and Karolina Karvelsdottir.
She was the devoted mother of Thorunn Johansdottir, Joseph D’Arezzo, Jr., Michael D’Arezzo,...
Sylvia (Avedisian) Long
May 12, 2018
85, of North Kingstown, passed away at home lovingly surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 12, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Lloyd A. Long. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Garabed and Haiganoush (Ohanesian) Avedisian and predeceased by her brother Vaughn Avedisian.
Mrs. Long, with her...
Elizabeth E. (Russo) Fleury
May 12, 2018
79, of Johnston, passed away Saturday May 12, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Joseph Fleury.
A lifelong Johnston resident, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Alvina (Cantone) Russo.
Elizabeth was a devoted volunteer for the Legion of Mary and enjoyed many years bowling at the Johnston Town Hall...
John C. Navilliat
May 11, 2018
81, died on May 11, 2018 at the Hope Hospice Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Rita (Pimenta) Navilliat. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, John was the son of the late John P. and Helen (Eidenmiller) Navilliat.
John was a graduate of the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, PA and earned his Bachelor...
Ann Marie P. Furio
May 11, 2018
Ann Marie P. Furio
59, of Smithfield, formerly of Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 11, 2018 at Hebert Health Center, Smithfield. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Anna (Carcieri) Furio. Ann Marie was employed by the Roma Gourmet Café for several years.
She was the sister of...
Michael S. DeLuca
May 11, 2018
57, died peacefully with his family by his side, after a courageous battle with cancer, never complaining about his illness and always kept his sense of humor.
Michael worked for the City of Providence in the Department of Public Works for many years.
He was the beloved son of Rose A. DeLuca and the late...
Francesco "Frank" LoBuono
May 11, 2018
83, of Providence passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018. He was the husband of the late Rose Marie Frances (Vitale) LoBuono.
Born in Palermo -Sicily, Italy, he was the son of the late Vincenzo and Antonina (Sbacchis) LoBuono.
Mr. LoBuono was employed by the Local 271 International Laborers Union until retiring. He...
Rocco Calo
May 10, 2018
96, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Morgan Health Center, Johnston. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Louise (Battista) Calo.
Rocco was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during World War II and the Battle of the Bulge.
Rocco was the loving brother of Mary...
Emilienne (Michaud) Del Bonis
May 9, 2018
95 of Johnston passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 9, 2018. She was the cherished wife of the late Oliver A. Del Bonis and loving mother to Donna E. DeFusco of Haddam CT, Joseph Del Bonis of Santa Barbara CA and the late David O. Del Bonis of Providence. Born in Providence she was the daughter...
Theresa (Toti) Silva
May 8, 2018
95, of Cheshire, CT formerly of Cranston, RI died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on May 8, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Reposo Silva (Providence) and devoted mother to Ronald E. Silva, Cheshire, CT, Ann M. Casey, Wallingford, CT and the late Ernest R Silva of San Diego, CA. Born in Cranston,...
Luigi Caputo
May 8, 2018
84, of Johnston, passed away at his home on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He was the loving husband of Maria (Coletta) Caputo. They were to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Born in Pulsano, Taranto in Italy, he was a son of the late Pietro and Maria Graziella (D’Amato) Caputo. Mr. Caputo was employed by American Hoechst for twenty-five years,...
John T. Hickey, III
May 7, 2018
72, of Saunderstown, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, May 7, 2018 at home. He was the beloved husband of thirty-eight years to Amy L. (Thomas) Hickey. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was a son of the late John T. Hickey, Jr. and Gabrielle (Glynn) Hickey. He was employed by Met-Life Insurance Company in Tele-communications for...
Elizabeth Anne (Connolly) Poulin
May 7, 2018
88, of North Kingstown, wife of the late Frederick W. Poulin Sr., went to heaven in her sleep Monday, May 7, 2018 leaving her favorite things; family, friends, books, dogs, hummingbirds, nature, feathers and “lucky rocks”.
Known to most as “Betty”, “Gram”, “Great Gram” and even “Grammie pants”, she leaves her daughter Gwenn M. Carbone and her...
Alexander S. Marsella
May 5, 2018
pianist and student at Hodges University passed away on Saturday May 5, 2018 at home. Born in Nikolayev, Ukraine he was the devoted son of Steven R. and Joyce (Amaral) Marsella of Cranston.
Besides his parents he was the dear brother of Andrew S. Marsella of Cranston; loving grandson of Dr. Augustus F. Marsella of Cranston and...
Ronald A. Acciardo
May 5, 2018
of Glocester, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Joanne (Parrillo) Acciardo. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Louis and Bessie (Aceto) Acciardo.
Ronald worked in the construction industry for many years before retiring.
He was the devoted father of Joanne DiNitto and...
James M. "Michael" Sweeney
May 4, 2018
of Cranston, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the cherished husband of Patricia (Spizzirri) Sweeney. Born in Providence, Michael was the son of the late James E. and Marion Sweeney. He was also the beloved child of Mary McKenna. Mr. Sweeney was employed for Verizon for over 25 years as an...
Lucy (Traficante) Jusczyk
May 3, 2018
99, of West Warwick, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Riverview Nursing Home in Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Adolph Jusczyk. Born in Alabama, Lucy was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Sarah (Oddo) Traficante.
Lucy was the loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. She was the dear sister...
Carmelo F. Scuncio
May 2, 2018
61, of Cranston passed away on Wednesday May 2, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Susan (Pellegrino) Scuncio. Born in Prata Sannita, Italy he was the son of the late Benito and Lucia (Riccio) Scuncio. Mr. Scuncio was the co-owner of B&S Automotive Service and a founding member/bartender of...
James "Jim" P. McPhillips
May 2, 2018
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Pamela (Hakanson) McPhillips. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John L. and Agnes (Gorman) McPhillips.
Jim was the President of HRS Employee Assistance Program...
Norman L. Oliver
May 2, 2018
87, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Judith (Rowe) Oliver. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late William J. and Angele M. (Frissyn) Oliver.
Norman worked as an accountant for many years before his...
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