Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
John W. Olearczyk
Aug 21, 2018
90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Rose (Soave) Olearczyk. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary Olearczyk.
John was the co-owner of the former Joseph Suali & Sons Roofing company and later became...
Alessandra V. (Alviti) Delgado
Aug 21, 2018
88, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home, Cranston. Alessandra was the loving wife of the late Joseph Basile and Manuel Delgado. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Orlando and Alessandra (Marchioni) Alviti. Alessandra was a secretary for many years until retiring. She served as the president and...
Evelyn A. "Auntie" Grenier
Aug 20, 2018
Evelyn A. Grenier "Auntie" 97, of Putnam, CT passed away on August 20, 2018 at the Matulitis Skilled Care , Putnam , CT. Born November 13th 1920 in Providence,RI. She worked in Hood's Company in Providence as a bookkeeper for 24 years. She also worked for a Homemaker Service in Cranston, RI until she was 79 years old ....
JOSEPH POMPEI
Aug 19, 2018
of Johnston, passed away on Sunday August 19, 2018 at RI Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Catanzaro) Pompei. Born in Pico, Italy he was the son of the late Domenico and Concetta (Forte) Pompei. Joseph was the founder and operator of Village Barber Salon of Cranston for the past 50 years....
N. Lee "Nana" (Ferri) Cece
Aug 19, 2018
94, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2018, with her loving family, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Anthony Cece. Born in Johnston, Lee was a daughter of the late Louis and Louise (Ferrante) Ferri. She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy, was employed at Blue Cross in her early years and was...
Sandra M. (Szwec) Dandeneau
Aug 18, 2018
75, of Scituate , passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Joseph Dandeneau. They were married for the past 42 years.
Sandra loved and enjoyed her family: her Sister Rosalie Harris and her children John, Kevin and Pam Turner; Scott and Becky Crespi, brothers Anthony Szwec and Jan, their children Stephanie...
Janet A. Aucone
Aug 17, 2018
Janet A. Aucone, of Manuel Ave., Johnston, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 17, 2018. She leaves her mother Anna Aucone & her companion Ralph Lettieri, her sister Mary Ann (Mike) Fontaine, of N. Scituate, and her brother David (Joanne) Aucone of Johnston. She was also the sister of the late Frank Aucone. Her funeral will be held on...
Jean (Cinieri) Absi
Aug 17, 2018
82, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pietro and Antonetta (Nocente) Cinieri.
As a resident of the Greenville Center Jean had many friends and staff who loved her and cared for her. Jean began working in bookkeeping at Brown University, then moved on to becoming a...
Chelsea Tayla Buck
Aug 16, 2018
28, of Boston and formerly of Cranston, passed away suddenly on Thursday August 16, 2018. Born in Providence, Chelsea was the daughter of George and Melanie (Rudnick) Buck of West Greenwich. She was the sister of Jason E. Buck, Auntie of two nephews and one niece. Granddaughter of Rose Rudnick. Sean Darden was her beloved boyfriend. Chelsea was a...
Norma L. (Greco) Conti
Aug 16, 2018
84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis J. Conti. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Lillian (Polselli) Greco.
Norma was an avid golfer and a...
Phyllis P. (Vieweg) Higgins
Aug 16, 2018
formally of Cranston passed away Thursday August 16, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Briarcliffe Gardens, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late John Higgins.
Born in Cranston she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Gray) Vieweg.
Phyllis was a devoted wife and mother to her family. She enjoyed...
Romeo "Cuz" Della Ventura
Aug 15, 2018
95, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at home in the house he built and was so proud of. He was a home builder most of his life starting his own contracting business Vann Del Realty. He was a US Army veteran serving during WW II at the invasion of Normandy on Omaha...
Amelia R. (Trabucco) Tufano
Aug 14, 2018
95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at RI Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Carlo Tufano. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Raffaela (RoseAmelia) Trabucco. Amelia was the loving mother of Paula Bozzi and cherished grandmother of Amanda Bozzi. Amelia’s greatest joy was spending time...
Stephen McKenzie
Aug 12, 2018
76, passed away on August 12, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Antonetta “Toni” J. (Maratta) McKenzie for 47 years.
Born in Gloucester, MA, he was the son of the late William R. and Sarah J. (Castle) McKenzie. Stephen was a devoted father to Lisa-Rose McKenzie and Brian A. McKenzie and...
Michael Veltri
Aug 11, 2018
of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Teresa (Pellegrino) Veltri. Born in Amantea, Cosenza, Italy, he was the son of the late Nicola and Rosa (Arlia) Veltri.
Michael immigrated to America in 1961. He worked for various construction companies...
Grace M. Pariseault
Aug 10, 2018
53, formerly of Cranston, R.I. passed away surrounded by her loving family at Golden Crest Nursing Home in North Providence, Rhode Island, on August 10, 2018. She was a daughter of the late Richard A. Pariseault and Grace (Leonard) Pariseault. Grace loved animals and music and was an avid sports fan, but she mostly enjoyed spending time with her...
Barbara J. (McKendall) Santilli
Aug 8, 2018
76, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late William F. Santilli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Nancy (Mirabella) McKendall. Barbara was a talented seamstress, making wedding gowns, doll clothing and angels for cancer...
Adele "Della" (Dino) Votta
Aug 8, 2018
of Cranston passed away on Wednesday August 8, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Valeria (Ciavardini) Dino.
She was the devoted mother of Edward Votta of Roswell, Georgia, Stephen Votta of Gainsville, Georgia and Valerie Ek of Bolton, MA.; loving grandmother...
Donald Watson
Aug 7, 2018
48, of Coventry, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at home. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Donald and Valerie (Seal) Watson. Donald was a custodian at the administrative offices of Access Point RI for twenty years.
He is survived by his dear friend and caretaker Barbara “Bobby” McCrudden, Robert Fish...
William H. Cooney, Jr.
Aug 5, 2018
of Seven Mile Rd., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 44 years of Mary A. (Mohn) Cooney. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late William H. and Flora P. (Salisbury) Cooney.
William was Assistant Administrator for the State of RI Training...
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