Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

May 16, 2018

of Narragansett passed away on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at home. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Sylvia L. (Capuano) DiPaolo of Pompano, Beach Florida and the late Richard A. DiPaolo.

Steven worked at the PT Judith Country Club.

Besides his mother he was the dear brother of Susan M. DiPaolo and...

May 16, 2018

of Warwick, passed away at the age of 59 on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Peter J. Demers. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Edmund and Yolanda (Corsetti) Mazzeo. Doreen was employed as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Brookdale West...

May 15, 2018

72, of Coventry, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 15th.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Esta (Grande) Marchetti and the late Edward Marchetti.   Geraldine is survived by her children -- John Lemme and his wife Michelle of Cranston and Kerri Moretti and her husband Michael of West Greenwich, as well as five grandchildren, Meg, John, Michael,...

May 15, 2018

97, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Katherine (Randall) Fraioli. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas and Tommasina Fraioli. Joseph was the loving brother of the late Mary Santoro and John Fraioli. Mr. Fraioli was a jet engine mechanic...

May 15, 2018

73, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at home  surrounded by his loving family . He was the beloved husband of Sharon ( Dutra) DeMatteis . They were married for the past 28 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Assunta (Turcone)  DeMatteis. Vinny was an insurance adjuster...

May 15, 2018

66, of Providence, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Worcester, MA, he was a son of the late Floyd F. and Myrtle (Hudson) Brockway. Ray was employed by Comstock Industries since 1995, He was also employed at NETC Newport as a custodian. He was an avid bowler, participated...

May 14, 2018

64, passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on May 14, 2018.

A life-long resident of Cranston, Albert was born in Providence, the son and only child of the late Theresa (Lombardi) Romano and Albert C. Romano Sr. He is survived by his cousins, Julie Goulet and Celia Mosca.

Albert worked in the jewelry industry and...

May 14, 2018

of North Providence, passed away on Monday May 14, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence.

He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Turchetta) Martino for 57 years.

Born in Providence he was the son of the late Salvatore and Assunta (Lombardi) Martino. Joseph operated the Joseph Martino Real Estate...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...