Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

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...

Mar 14, 2017

35, of Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017.  Born in Warwick, she was the beloved daughter of Jim and Donna Lynn (Waterman) Richard of Narragansett.  She was the loving mother of Mikayla, Michael, Aiden and Abigail all of Narragansett and dear sister of James Richard of Narragansett.  Kerri graduated from Narragansett High School and became a licensed...

Mar 14, 2017

64, of West Greenwich, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. He was the husband of Donna (Cumberland) Casale.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Hazel (Dickerson) Casale. Michael was the Co-Owner with his brother of RM &C Cleaning Inc.

Besides his wife he is survived by his loving...

Mar 14, 2017

of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday March 14, 2017 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred J. (Wood) Mullaney. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Martin and Doris (Kapinos) Mullaney. Michael was a US Coast Guard veteran serving in the Vietnam era retiring after 22 years as a Senior Chief....

Mar 12, 2017

97, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2017 with her family by her side.  She was the beloved wife of the late Francesco Riccio, they were married 60 years. Born on November 8, 1919 to the late Benedetto and Anna Maria Capitani.  Upon arriving to America in June 1969, Maria was employed by Rich Paper...

Mar 12, 2017

88, of North Providence, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Giovanni B. Letteri. Born in Sulmona, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Carlo and Angela (Scudieri) Molinaro. Santina was a sample maker for Monet Jewelry for over 30...

Mar 11, 2017

83, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Cortland Place Nursing Home in Greenville.  She was the wife of the late Agostino "Gus" Santangelo. She was Born in Providence and grew-up on Federal Hill. She was the daughter of the late Ralph, Sr. and Theresa (Andreozzi) Ianniello.

She was the loving mother of Robert...

Mar 11, 2017

75, of Sterling, CT, formerly of Cranston, passed away at home on Saturday, March 11, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Annette (Silva) Gentile. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Luigi Eldorado and Mary (Lato) Gentile. Louis was employed as a foreman for the Cranston School Department for over 20 years before his retirement....

Mar 10, 2017

78 of Marina di Gioiosa Ionica, Italy passed away peacefully at home on March 10, 2017. She was the wife of the late Piero Mesiti, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Teresa (Tricomi) Galea.

She leaves a son, Anthony J. Mesiti and his wife, Nicola Bianco of Cranston; two daughters, Milena Mesiti Carbone (Carmelo),...