Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Richard E. Crossman
Jun 12, 2017
91, of Warwick, formerly of Florida, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2017 at South County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown. He was the beloved husband of the late Marjorie (Martin) Crossman. Born in Syracuse, NY he was a son of the late Joseph P. and Alice P. (Thompson) Crossman.
Richard was a US Marine Corps...
John "Jack" S. Duffy
Jun 11, 2017
89, of Wakefield, formerly of Scituate, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at his home. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary “Ursula” (Mahoney) Duffy for 67 years. He was born in Bussey, Iowa, a son of the late Martin, Jr. and Margaret (Moon) Duffy.
Jack was a member of the Administration at Brown...
Paul M. Rivelli
Jun 11, 2017
31, of Pascoag, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was the beloved fiancé of Margaret Bubis and her daughter Gabriella. Born in Providence, he was a son of Peter and Elaine (Guglielmo) Rivelli. Paul was employed as a director/administrator for Darlington Memory Lane in North Providence.
Besides his fiancé, he is survived by his loving...
Frank Cotoia, Sr.
Jun 11, 2017
52, of Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Lange) Cotoia. Born in Providence, he was the son of Antonio and Jennie (Martini) Cotoia of North Providence. He is also survived by his loving children Nicole, Frank Jr. and Emily Cotoia of Smithfield, and his dear siblings Mary Ann Fraser of...
Daniel J. Petrocchi
Jun 10, 2017
48, of Lantana, FL, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospital, West Palm Beach, FL. Born in Providence, he was the son of Beverly A. (DePasquale) Petrocchi, of Cranston and the late Robert A. Petrocchi. Daniel was President of Petrocchi Construction Company, of Lantana, FL. He was a graduate of Wentworth...
James Roccio
Jun 10, 2017
of Milford New Hampshire, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Saturday June 10, 2017 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, MA. He was the husband of Marie B. (Zawistowski) Roccio and father of the late James J. Roccio.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Geremia and Anna Mae (Decesaro) Roccio. Jim...
William Elliano
Jun 10, 2017
of West Warwick, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of seventy-two years to Josephine A. (Iaciofano) Elliano. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Jennie (Ferrenti) Elliano. Bill was a truck driver for the RI Department of Transportation for...
Carol A. (McCormick) Cianci
Jun 8, 2017
of Brenda Dr., Johnston, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond M. Cianci. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Jerome and Alice (Flaherty) McCormick and was raised by the late Jack and Yola Brady.
Carol was co-founder with her...
Elena L. (DelSesto) Melillo
Jun 8, 2017
92, of Hopkinton, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Riverview Nursing Home, Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank C. Melillo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Angelo and Elizabeth (Ciaramello) DelSesto. Mrs. Melillo was a former employee for Bulova Watch, Calart Flowers and Ferro Novelty.
Elena is...
Angelo J. DeMarco
Jun 8, 2017
93, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday June 8, 2017 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Gloria J. (Carnevale) DeMarco for 64 years. Born in New London, CT, he was a son of the late Santi and Virginia (Perrone) DeMarco. Angelo worked as an administrative aide for General Dynamics and Electric Boat for many...
Darryl D. Stickney
Jun 7, 2017
74, died on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Roger Williams Hospital.
Darryl was the eldest of 5 children, born on December 5, 1942 in Skowhegan, Maine to David and Madeline (Porter) Stickney. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandparents, Nelson and Annie (Stinson) Porter, on their farm in Skowhegan.
As a young child, the...
James S. Hogan
Jun 6, 2017
James S. Hogan
90, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. He was the beloved husband of the late Carmella (DeRobbio) Hogan. Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late John and Inez (Egan) Hogan. James was a US Army Air Force Veteran serving during WW II. He was a graduate...
Henry Kojian
Jun 6, 2017
of Providence, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Violet S. (Orsi) Kojian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Arsen and Vartanoush (Hagopian) Kojian.
Henry was a stoker for the Providence School Dept. for many years before retiring, and...
Barbara R (Papa) Woodruff
Jun 6, 2017
83, of Providence, RI, formerly of Chepachet, RI, passed away on Tuesday June 6, 2017surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Melvin Woodruff for 62 years, who predeceased her in June, 2016. She was the daughter of late John and Rena (Heon) Papa. Barbara is survived by one brother, Steven Papa of North Providence....
Helen M. (Malin) Scholl
Jun 6, 2017
88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter J. Scholl Sr. for 60 years and mother of the late Walter J. Scholl Jr. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Leo F. and Helen...
Rose (Tritendi) Sendling
Jun 6, 2017
96, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 at Cedar Crest Nursing Center in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert S. Sendling. Born in Providence, Rose was a daughter of the late Mattio and Autelia Tritendi. She was an Assistant Manager for Mr. Donut’s, Past V.P. of D’Evan Manor Tenants Association, a volunteer...
Rosemary E. (Kelly) Rowan
Jun 3, 2017
65, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at her home. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (McFadden) Kelly. Rosemary was employed at Benny's for many years and was also a CNA.
She is survived by her loving son Robert Rowan, her dear siblings Thomas Kelly of VT,...
Donald J. McCarthy
Jun 3, 2017
77, of Pawtucket, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Hope Hospice Center in Providence. Born in Providence, March 21, 1940 and is the adopted son of the late James V. and Genevieve McCarthy.
He graduated LaSalle Academy and worked at Union Industries/Union Paper Co. for 35 years and retired from Walmart.
He...
Anna Maria (Tromba) Grieco
Jun 2, 2017
of Cranston, passed away on Friday June 2, 2017 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Pasquale Grieco. Born in East Boston, MA, Anna was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Maria (Pistilla) Tromba.
She is survived by many loving nieces and nephews and was the sister of the late...
Rita (Decotis) D'Andrea
Jun 2, 2017
93, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Hebert Nursing Home, Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony D’Andrea. Born in New Bedford, MA she was a daughter of the late Horazio and Josephine (DeLoia) Decotis.
She is survived by her loving sons, Robert A. D’Andrea and his...
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