Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Sharon C. (Harvey) Kowalski
Feb 25, 2018
68, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2018. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Corrinne (Carter) Harvey.
Sharon worked as a retail clerk and was also a foster parent for many years. She loved to read, garden and do crafts. She was a very independent, private and strong...
Janice M. ((Foster)) DeCubellis
Feb 25, 2018
of Derry, New Hampshire passed away on Sunday February 25, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of 60 years to Anthony “Duke Belaire” DeCubellis.
Born in Brockton, Ma. she was the daughter of the late Harold and Marilyn (Rice) Foster.
Besides her husband she was the...
Raymond W. DiPrete
Feb 25, 2018
80, of Cranston passed away peacefully on February 25, 2018, surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by Ethel (Caparrelli) DiPrete, his wife of 60 years. Born in Cranston, RI, he was the son of the late Antonio DiPrete and Theresa (Tedeschi) DiPrete. He was a graduate of Cranston East High School. Ray was a master landscape architect who...
Clarence F. Long, Jr.
Feb 25, 2018
94, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 25, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn (Arnaldo) Long. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Helen (Cahill) Long.
Clarence was a proud U.S. Army Veteran serving during World War II....
Michael P. D'Ambra, Jr.
Feb 24, 2018
70, of Johnston RI passed away February 24th, 2018 at Beth Israel Hospital surrounded by his loving family and saintly nurses. Big Mike battled to his last days, as he did throughout his life. Never giving up!
He was born on January 19th, 1948 to Michael P. and Eleanor (Vivier) D’Ambra, Sr. and lived much of his...
Gloria (DiCecco) DiBenedetto
Feb 23, 2018
87, of Warwick, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018 at Golden Crest Nursing Center in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Luigi DiBenedetto. Born in Providence, Gloria was a daughter of the late Pietro and Filomena (Confreda) DiCecco.
She is survived by her loving children, Robert DiBenedetto, Sr., and his wife Louisa...
Vincent S. Pisanelli
Feb 23, 2018
85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2018, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Saverio and Bridgida (Cipriano) Pisanelli. Vincent was the head bellman at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas for fifteen years before retiring in 2003, and was a member of the Culinary Union in Las...
Louise S. "Lee" (Saccoccia) Houlihan
Feb 23, 2018
85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her devoted family on Friday, February 23, 2018, at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles F. Houlihan. Born in Cranston she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Rosina (Ciccarelli) Saccoccia. Lee was a graduate of Cranston High School and attended business school. Upon graduation she...
Walter L. McGarry, Jr.
Feb 22, 2018
82, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018. He was the beloved husband of 58 years of Elizabeth “Betty” (O’Brien) McGarry. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Cranston Police Lt. Walter L. McGarry, Sr. and Kathryn (O’Neil) McGarry. Mr. McGarry was a grateful alumnus of LaSalle Academy 1953 and Brown University...
Eva (Roukous) Anthony
Feb 22, 2018
of Smithfield, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles P. Anthony. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late George and Lily (Michael) Roukous.
Eva worked in the textile industry for many years before retiring and was a member of St....
Sandy R. "Dick" Delfino, Jr.
Feb 22, 2018
85, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at home. He was the loving husband of Ilse (Leib) Delfino for sixty-two years. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Sandino Delfino Sr., and the late Clara (Cerrito) Delfino. He was the president and co-founder of Delfino Corporation. Mr. Delfino was a US army veteran,...
John R. Pesce
Feb 21, 2018
57, of Lincoln, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Marissa Caprio Pesce and loving father to their children John R. “John-John” Pesce III, Cristina and Francesca Pesce.
John’s young children were the love of his life and his number one...
Rita A. (Celio) Gizzarelli
Feb 20, 2018
94, of Coventry, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 . She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony M. Gizzarelli. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Elvera (Izzi) Celio. Mrs. Gizzarelli was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She married Anthony on December 27th 1941...
Rose B. (Renzi) Argente
Feb 19, 2018
90, of Johnston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Monday, February 19, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Felix Argente. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Candita (Sarra) Renzi. Rose was a family store clerk for over twenty-five years before her retirement. She was an active...
Evelyn M. (Costa) Lupo
Feb 18, 2018
95, of Greenville, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Courtland Place, Greenville. Evelyn was the beloved wife of the late John D. Lupo, Sr. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late John V. Costa, Sr., and the late Mary (Neri) Costa. She is survived by one sister and predeceased by four brothers and...
Frederick V. Bassi
Feb 17, 2018
73, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Providence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Estelle (Ramieri) Bassi for 44 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank and Anna (Raviele) Bassi.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving...
Louise E. (Longo) Greco
Feb 17, 2018
100, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 17, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Benjamin F. Greco. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Tommaselli) Longo.
She was the loving mother of Benjamin T. Greco and his wife Terry of Cranston, Susan Turner and her...
Elyse A. Garabedian
Feb 16, 2018
of Cranston, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at home where she was cared for and deeply loved.
She was the daughter of Armenian Genocide survivors Krikor and Baizar (Stepanian) Garabedian, Born and educated in Marseille, France, Elyse moved to Rhode Island in 1947, where she was the owner of Elyse Couture in Cranston until she...
Alfred Donald Perrotta
Feb 15, 2018
age 89, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Home surrounded by his loving family. Alfred, known fondly by his family and friends as Donald, was born on July 8, 1928 to Vincent and Filomena (Zaccaria) Perrotta in Providence, RI.
Donald served as a Private in the United States Marine Corps...
Norma V. (Martellini) Conte
Feb 15, 2018
88, of Cranston passed away Thursday February 15, 2018. She was the wife of the late Stephen Conte. Born in Montreal, Canada she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Madeline (Romanelli) Martellini.
She was employed as a bookkeeper for various RI businesses for many years until her retirement. Norma loved being at home, taking long...
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