Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 23, 2017

85, formerly of Simmonsville, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family after a long illness with Parkinson’s.

Rita is the beloved wife of 67 years of Pasco Gatta, Jr. She is the daughter of the late Henry and Anna (Kelley) D’Ambra. Rita survived her siblings, sister Gilda Conti...

Mar 23, 2017

of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at home in the arms of her husband and best friend of 50 years, Donald P. Gormley, loving daughter Robyn Gormley-Jackson, and Fredrik Peterhoff whom she loved like a son. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Sylvia (Costa) Bell.

Judi was a...

Mar 23, 2017

75, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  He was the beloved husband of Maria (Orlando) Nasisi.  Born in Oliveri, Sicily, Italy he was the son of the late Filippo and Domenica (Cortese) Nasisi.

Mariano was the owner of Nasisi Men’s Hairstyling in Providence for many...

Mar 22, 2017

formerly of Comstock Parkway, Cranston, Rhode Island, passed away on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was the wife of the late Edward J. “Ted” O’Donnell and had been married for 52 years at the time of his death in 2007. She was the daughter of the late Louis C. and Gladys F. (Vanner) Brown.

Born in Providence...

Mar 21, 2017

Of Narragansett, RI and Boca Raton, FL, died on March 21, 2017.  He was the husband of June M. (Altieri) Santopietro.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Antonetta (Marcella) Santopietro.

Dr. Santopietro was a graduate  of Classical High School in Providence, the University of Maryland and Georgetown University, where he received...

Mar 21, 2017

69, a resident of Johnston, RI for most of her life, passed away at home on Tuesday, March 21st, 2017.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph (Giuseppe) and Celesta M.(Martinelli) Ferraro. Celeste leaves behind her one son, Dr. Robert V. Riccitelli, of whom she was most proud and his wife, Deanna M., of Uxbridge,...

Mar 21, 2017

87, of Coventry and originally from Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. She was the beloved wife of Thomas DeBiasio for 66 years. Born in Wakefield, she was a daughter of the late Mario and Nicolina (Scungio) Nardolillo. Mrs. DeBiasio loved to dance, play bingo, and cherished her family.

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Mar 20, 2017

84, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC. Mary was the beloved wife of the late William J. Malone. Born in Ireland, she was a daughter of the late Dennis and Josephine (Lee) Burke. Mary was a custodian for the City of Providence for many years before her retirement. Her...

Mar 20, 2017

of Warwick, passed away on March 20th, 2017 .  He was the son of the late Depan and Zahig (Bejian) Babigian.  John was pre-deceased by his brothers Babig R. Babigian, Babik Babikian and Rocco Pjojian.

John was a retiree from the Warwick School Department; and was a U.S. Army veteran serving his country during the Korean War....

Mar 20, 2017

85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center RI, Providence after a short illness. She was the beloved wife of Angelo J. DeMarco for 64 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Filomena (Christofaro) Carnevale. Gloria worked in retail all her life...

Mar 19, 2017

of Warwick, passed away at Scalabrini Villa on Sunday, March 19, 2017.   He was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1921 to the Reverend Aharon and Aroosiag Shirajian who ran an orphanage for child survivors of the Armenian Genocide.  Ara excelled in math, chemistry and physics and was fluent in English, Armenian, French and Arabic.  He attended the American University...

Mar 19, 2017

78, of  Tiverton, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River , MA. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Landry) Levesque. Born in North Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Levesque and Lillian (Berube) Levesque. Joe was a well-known,...

Mar 19, 2017

92, of North Providence, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the RI Veterans Home in Bristol.  She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph White for 35 years.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Rosina (Lubrano) Costagliola.

Luisa was a graduate of Central High School class of 1942. ...

Mar 17, 2017

of Cranston, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family.  Husband to his late wife Antonette Maria Petrucci of 45 years.  Arthur was a son of the late Leon Thompson and Euda Wells Brown. He was predeceased by his brother Leon Brown.

He is survived by his children, Tammy Pita,...

Mar 16, 2017

74, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at home. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Donat and Olive Mae (Lusignan) Ratte.  Barbara loved all animals, especially her cat Sophie, and was an active member of the ASPCA organization. She was known for her sense of humor, her bluntness and green thumb....

Mar 16, 2017

of Providence since 1970, formerly of Santiago, Villa Vasquez, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Greenwood Rehabilitation Center in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Tomás A. Morel.  Born in the Dominican Republic, she was the daughter of the late Manolo and Elena (Polanco)...

Mar 15, 2017

57, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, with his daughters by his side. The only son of the late Joseph M. Grossi, Sr and Edna M. (Nye) Grossi of Cranston, Joseph is survived by his mother Edna, his eldest daughter Melissa A. Barbato and her husband Donato C. Barbato of Ashaway, his youngest daughter Shannon...

Mar 14, 2017

95, of Warwick, passed away on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at Greenwood Center in Warwick. She was the wife of the late Walter A. Lanni. Born in Lynchberg, VA she was the daughter of the late Alden and Ethel (Self) Goding.

Lillian was a supervisor for housekeeping at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence for many years...

Mar 14, 2017

of West Warwick, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Luchka.  Born in Providence, Barbara was a daughter of the late George M. and Dorothy (Cormier) Wall.  Mrs. Luchka was a waitress for a majority of her life, before retiring.

Mar 14, 2017

of Steere Farm Rd., Harrisville, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at RI Hospital in Providence.  Born in North Providence, she was the beloved daughter of Patricia A. Richards of Harrisville and Gerald McGloin of Providence and step daughter of Timothy Mitsmenn.

Samantha graduated from N.E. Tech and was a Neuro ICU Nurse in South Carolina...