Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Cheryl L. Poccia
Jan 26, 2018
56, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018, at Cra-Mar Meadows in Cranston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth “Lisa” (Antonaccio) Poccia. Cheryl was a librarian assistant for the city of Cranston.
Besides her parents, Cheryl is survived by her two siblings, Kevin Poccia and his partner Brian Mahar of...
Joseph Ciabattoni, Ph. D., M.D.
Jan 25, 2018
77, of Saunderstown, passed away at home on Thursday, January 25, 2018 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was the beloved husband of Susan (Difilippantonio) Ciabattoni. Born in Warren OH, he was a son of the late Luigi and Pasqualina (Gaetani) Ciabattoni.
In addition to his wife, Susan, he is survived by his loving son,...
Elizabeth M. "Betty" Gilkenson
Jan 24, 2018
80, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Berkshire Place, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Gilkenson, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary (McHale) Bushman.
Elizabeth was an office manager for Fleet Bank, TD Brown, and Sun Life Insurance. She was a...
Fernanda P. (Pereira) Cordeiro
Jan 23, 2018
74, of Coventry, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose B. Cordeiro. Born in Sao Miguel, Acores, Fernanda was a daughter of the late Virginio and Conceicao (Raposa) Pereira. Along with her husband, Fernanda was the owner and operator of the...
Cheryl L. (Connor) Mahoney
Jan 21, 2018
of Matunuck and Naples, Florida, formerly of North Scituate, passed away Sunday evening January 21, 2018.
Cheryl was the beloved wife of Bob Mahoney, loving mother of Erin and Michael Weis of New York City, devoted daughter of Alice M. (Cooney) Connor of Warwick and the late Daniel J. Connor, best sister ever to Deborah Connor of...
Josephine (Ivone) Cerce
Jan 19, 2018
Of Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 19, 2018 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Cerce. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Domenic and Consiglia (Cozzolino) Ivone. Josephine was a inspector at the former US Rubber Company in Providence for thirty eight years before her...
Anna (Ianni) Brusco
Jan 19, 2018
86, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 19, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore F. Brusco. Born in Belmonte, Calabria, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Rosa Ianni.
She was the loving mother of Salvatore “Sam” Brusco and his wife Maria Eguia-Brusco of Cranston, Roseann Brusco of...
Domenic S. Iafallo
Jan 16, 2018
83, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Vilma M. (Angarella) Iafallo. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Carmino and Filomena Iafallo. Domenic worked in the jewelry industry for many years before retiring, most recently as a polisher for Esposito Jewelry, Inc. in Providence. He...
Louise M. (Delombaerde) Lanni
Jan 16, 2018
of North Providence, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2017 at West View Nursing Home in West Warwick. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Lanni, Jr. Born in Yale, Michigan, Louise was a daughter of the late Roger and Mabel (Charron) Delombaerde.
She is survived by her daughter Marion Myre of Richmond. Louise was...
Richard C. "Dick" Santaniello
Jan 16, 2018
83, of North Providence (previously of Johnston), went home to the Lord, the love of his life, on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Son of the late Charles and Olinda Santaniello, he is survived by his loving wife Diane (Long), five beautiful daughters, Diane Ferrara, Linda Mottola, Karen Edwards, Julie Brox and Cathy Harrison, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. He...
Patrica Camille (Sullivan) Rychlec
Jan 15, 2018
Sustained by her faith, Patricia Sullivan Rychlec, 58, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 15, 2018 in Westerly, RI.
Patricia was born in Malden, Massachusetts to Patricia Grayson and Lawrence Sullivan. She was raised in Silsbee, TX and attended Mass Maritime Academy, where she earned her degree in Marine Transportation. She worked for...
Frances D. "Auntie Fran" Manera
Jan 15, 2018
74, of North Scituate, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2018 at RI Hospital. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Dora (Pistocco) Manera.
She is surived by her beloved sister Barbara D’Allesandro, with whom she lived for 30 years; her loving daughter Jerilyn Miller of Conklin, NY, and daughter-in-law Theresa Manera;...
Teresa A. ((Zeiller)) Dwyer
Jan 15, 2018
90, of North Kingstown, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 15, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Home, East Greenwich. She was the beloved wife of the late James J. Dwyer. Born in New York, NY she was a daughter of the late Emil and Bridget (Brown) Zeiller. She loved to sing and dance. Teresa was active in Girl Scouts and...
Margaret L. (Enright) Rini
Jan 15, 2018
89, formerly of Warwick, passed away on Monday January 15, 2018 at Heritage Hills Nursing Home in Smithfield.
She was the wife of the late John Rini.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sarah (Newton) Enright.
She was the mother of Beverly Pires, Angela Zagroski and John...
Richard J. Spaziano
Jan 14, 2018
83, of North Providence, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Mirarchi) Spaziano. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Rocco and Maggie Spaziano. Mr. Spaziano was a guidance counselor for the Johnston School Department...
Carmella (Bonelli) Manzotti
Jan 14, 2018
96, of Johnston, formerly of Providence, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Taft Manzotti. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Filomena (DiMuccio) Bonelli. Carmella was a Braide Attender for the former Lincoln Lace & Braide for twenty years...
Regina (Sepe) Teeman
Jan 14, 2018
74, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was the beloved wife of John Teeman. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luke and Rose (Dorio) Sepe.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Luke Teeman and his wife Deborah of North Providence, Maria Santopietro and her husband...
Linda C. (Lombardi) Bianchi
Jan 13, 2018
74, of Cranston passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Luigi Bianchi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Urbani) Lombardi. Linda worked for the City of Cranston as a bus aide for many years before retiring.
Besides her husband Luigi, she is survived by...
Elisabeth (Brehm) Ruggieri
Jan 12, 2018
92, of Cranston passed away on Friday January 12, 2018 at the Scandinavian Nursing Home in Cranston, R.I. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Ruggieri. Born on March 4, 1925 in Erlangen, Germany she was the daughter of the late Jakob and Sofie Brehm.
Elisabeth worked at the Nuremburg Trials for the American Government...
John E. Campagnone
Jan 10, 2018
87, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on January 10, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Ida (Serrecchia) Campagnone. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Angelo and Priscilla (Lauro) Campagnone.
John was the co-owner of Caserta Pizzeria in Providence, previously he was a salesman for various...
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