Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Gaetano "Don" Izzo, Sr.
Dec 11, 2017
83, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away December 11, 2017 surrounded by his cherished wife and children. Don was born June 3, 1934 in Providence, RI to the late Peter and Norma Helen Izzo (McGee). He resided in Warwick before coming to Port St. Lucie 13 years ago. Don enjoyed many things throughout his life but most of...
Anna O. (Raso) Smith
Dec 11, 2017
90, of Warwick passed away peacefully at home on Monday December 11, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Stanton D. Smith.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Elsie (Petrone) Raso. Anna worked for the former Kenney Mfg. Company of Warwick for many years before retiring.
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James R. Monti
Dec 10, 2017
75, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of forty years to Ann Marie E. Folcarelli. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Aniello and Emilie (Irza) Monti. Jim was a speech pathologist for Family Services of RI at...
Richard M. "Dick" Aric
Dec 10, 2017
87, of Sun Rise, FL, formerly of Queen St., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017. He was the beloved husband of the late Josephine T. (Morrocco) Aric. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Marion P. and Mary E. (Hess) Aric.
Dick was the owner of the former Aric Tile Company...
Frank M. Adamo
Dec 10, 2017
of Cleveland Ave., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of the late Frank “Hardy” and Anna (Carlone) Adamo.
Frank was a supervisor and employed with RIPTA for 30 years before retiring in July, 2015.
He was the father...
Jason D. Tammelleo
Dec 9, 2017
42, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday December 9, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Jennifer (Belisle) Tammelleo of Johnston and devoted father of Jason Tammelleo. Born in Warwick, he was the cherished son of Linda Ricci-McNiel and the late Daniel Tammelleo. He is also survived by his much loved younger brother Chadd Tammelleo and his grandfather John Tammelleo....
Sylvester A. Coletta, Jr.
Dec 8, 2017
of Providence, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Paula M. (Barletta) Coletta. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Sylvester A. and Amelia (Seneca) Coletta.
Sully was the owner and President of Coletta & Kaplan Furniture, Inc. and was the...
Erza (Gambini) Saccoccio
Dec 8, 2017
of Cranston, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Rinaldo “Ray” Saccoccio. Born in Altoona, PA, she was a daughter of the late Augustino and Josephine (DiCandito) Gambini.
Erza is survived by her children Robert Saccoccio and his wife Patricia, and...
Ilda E. (Ficocelli) Aube
Dec 8, 2017
Died December 8, 2017 at Kent Hospital, residence Warwick, RI. Born May 7, 1927 in Providence, RI to Giovanni and Lucia (Calise) Ficocelli.
Survived by her sons, Robert Aube (Susan), and Richard Aube (Kathleen). Ilda also leaves behind her granddaughter, Elizabeth Aube-VanPatten (Bryn) and great granddaughter, Olivia Ann VanPatten, as well as several nieces and a nephew....
Barbara M. (Stone) Messier
Dec 8, 2017
74, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of John A. Messier. Born in Hudson, MA, Barbara was a daughter of the late William and Marian (Hill) Stone. Barbara was a factory worker for many years until her retirement. She loved to crochet especially...
Richard J. Santurri
Dec 7, 2017
passed away on December 7, 2017. He was the loving husband of Marlene (French) Santurri of Warwick for the last 55 years. He was the son of the late Mariano and Giselda (Boezi) Santurri of Cranston.
Richard loved traveling, reading, gardening and especially cherished the many family gatherings enjoying good food while joking with his grandchildren and...
Robert J. "RJ" Garrin, II
Dec 6, 2017
32 years old, of Cranston, passed away on December 6, 2017 unexpectedly at home.
RJ was born on September 12, 1985 in Providence to Pamela Fontaine and Robert Garrin. He worked as a HVAC/R technician for several years. RJ was attending school to obtain his Journeyman Refrigeration License and was very passionate about his trade and enjoyed...
Mariella (Sinapi) Major
Dec 6, 2017
44, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2017. She was the beloved wife and soulmate of Keith Major. Born in Cranston, she was the cherished daughter of Marcello and Anna (Troccoli) Sinapi of Cranston. Mariella was the loving mother of Marcello Major of Cranston, and dear sister of Letizia Signore and her husband Paul of Cranston,...
Anthony F. Loporchio
Dec 6, 2017
79, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of the late Marie Ann (Principe) Loporchio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Francesco “Frank” and Filomena (Malardo) Loporchio. Anthony was a journeyman painter and maintenance man for the Providence School...
Emilio Pescarino, Jr.
Dec 6, 2017
of North Providence, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Cherry Hill Nursing Home in Johnston surrounded by his loving family.
He was the beloved husband for 52 years of the late Mary (Ruggieri) Pescarino. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Emilio and Ida (Taccone) Pescarino. He is survived by his...
Eileen Mary (Coughlan) Farrell
Dec 5, 2017
of Narragansett, Rhode Island, died on December 4, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was born August 7, 1937 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to James and Geneva (Murray) Coughlan. Eileen grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, graduated from Mount St. Vincent College in Literature and earned a graduate degree from Dalhousie University in Education. In 1958 she...
Donald R. Martone, Sr.
Dec 4, 2017
of Franklin Ave., Cranston, passed away comfortably surrounded by his loving family at RI Hospital on Monday, December 4, 2017. “We truly believe God called him home.” He was the beloved husband for 47 years of Donna S. (Reynolds) Martone. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Louis and Josephine (Mallozzi) Martone.
Donald was...
David P. Couto
Dec 3, 2017
65, of Warwick, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at home. He was the beloved husband of twenty-eight years to Jean E. Trafford. Born in San Miguel, Portugal, he was a son of the late Ernest and Hilda (Pacheo) Couto. David was a self-employed glazer and was also employed by various glass companies...
Vincenza M. (Palumbo) Stravato
Dec 3, 2017
of Cranston, passed away Sunday December 3, 2017 at home. She was the wife of the late Ralph Stravato.
Born in Johnston she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Linza (Testa) Palumbo.
She was the mother of Ralph Stravato and his wife Lois of CT, Richard Stravato and his wife Shelley of Cranston...
Paul Meloche
Dec 2, 2017
Paul Meloche
59, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of twenty years to Patricia A. Tommasiello. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Paul and Nancy (Filippi) Meloche. Paul was a...
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