Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
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...
Arleen C. (Drury) Dmytryshyn
Dec 2, 2017
Arleen Celine Dmytryshyn, 76, of Ellison Street Cranston, died peacefully at home on December 2nd surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Michael Dmytryshyn.
Born in Providence, daughter of the late Leo R. and Catherine (Ward) Drury, she lived in Cranston for 49 years. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters,...
Anna L. (Silva) Coia
Dec 2, 2017
of Simmons Village in Johnston and recently of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Kent Regency in Warwick. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Anna (Ciccio) Silva. Mrs. Coia worked as a CNA at Cranston General Hospital for many years, until her retirement.
She is survived by her...
Norma M. (Strong) Mattera
Dec 2, 2017
Norma M. (Strong) Mattera
90, of Cranston, formerly of Providence, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul F. Mattera. Born in Warren, RI, she was the daughter of the late George and Frances (Zombic) Strong....
Tullia 'Julia' Santilli
Dec 2, 2017
58, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, December 2, 2017. Born in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Lucia (Lombardi) Santilli. She worked for the Cranston School Department for many years.
She leaves behind her two brothers, Mario Santilli and his wife Carol, Robert Santilli, and her sister Ivana Santilli-Novsam and her husband...
Ann L. (Aiello) DeLauro
Dec 1, 2017
of Johnston, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Elderwood Nursing Home in Riverside. She was the beloved wife of the late John DeLauro. They had been married for 31 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale Aiello. She is survived by her loving children, Michael A. Carline of Rumford, Dinina Herchen of...
John Abbondanza Sr.
Dec 1, 2017
73 of Cranston passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1st at home surrounded by his loved ones. John was born in Pontecorvo, Italy a province of Frosione on August 17, 1944. He worked on his family farm before immigrating to America at the age of 18. John was most proud of being an American Citizen, and took pride in...
Phyllis E. (Clomiro) Volpe
Dec 1, 2017
81, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, December 1, 2017. Born in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Anna (Fekete) Clomiro.
Phyllis worked as a secretary for the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge in Cranston.
She is survived by her loving children, Nancy A....
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