Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
George Brown
Jan 9, 2017
of Coventry, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2017 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Raymond and Theresa (Ianucci) Brown.
George was heavy equipment operator for many years before retiring.
He was the devoted father of George J. Brown and his wife Gina Lee,...
Elizabeth R. "Betty" (Orticerio) Caligiuri
Jan 7, 2017
92, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Elmhurst Extended Care, Providence, with her beloved husband of 66 years, Joseph A. Caligiuri by her side. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Rose (Ferrante) Orticerio.
Betty worked for 25 years as a sales person for Gladdings, Inc. She...
Dolores (Cipolla) Perillo
Jan 7, 2017
of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 peacefully at home. She was the beloved wife of Alexander Perillo, Jr. Born in Providence, Dolores was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Elvira (Lanni) Cipolla. Mrs. Perillo was a clerk for the City of Providence for many years before retiring.
Besides her husband, she is survived...
Emma Asilis
Jan 7, 2017
formerly of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at The Holiday Retirement Skilled Nursing Home in Manville. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she was a daughter of the late Jose and Rosa (Tabar) Asilis.
Emma worked as a CNA for the State Medical Center for 20 years until her retirement.
She was...
Cheryl Ann (Laforge) Rambone
Jan 6, 2017
72, of Johnston, passed peacefully on Friday, surrounded by her husband and loving family. Mrs. Rambone was born in Fall River and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert and Dorothea (Buffington) Laforge of Warren, RI. She is the sister of Audrey Laforge of North Kingstown, and the late, Hope Simone of Johnston. She was employed...
Doris (Bajakian) Cooney
Jan 6, 2017
88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Scallop Shell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wakefield. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Cooney. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Onneg and Arshalous (Mikalian) Bajakian. Doris was a member of the Cranston Senior Center. She...
Alexander T. Coburn
Jan 5, 2017
of Narragansett, passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Born in Warwick, he was the son of Melanie R. (Coburn) Davis of Narragansett and Michael J. Petrangelo of Warwick and stepson of Jeffrey S. Davis of Narragansett; brother of Christina M. Morrison of Warwick; and nephew of Arleen Haynes of FL, Carolyn Moffat of Warwick, Nancy Langton of MA,...
Bruno "Buddy" Tassoni, Jr.
Jan 5, 2017
of Johnston, entered eternal life on January 5, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 15, 1936, he was the son of the late Bruno and Rose (Sasso) Tassoni.
Buddy was employed at B.A. Ballou for 43 years as Tool Room Mgr., Factory Super & Product Dev. Eng. He proudly served in the Berlin Crisis...
Elfriede A. (Hinterstein) Harris
Jan 4, 2017
76, of Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Edward A. Harris. Born in Furth, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Konrad Grunbaum and Freda Shriker.
Elfriede was a very talented woman. Her needle point was once displayed in the White House. She also has a poster she...
Virginia E. (Forte) DiOrio
Jan 4, 2017
of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph DiOrio. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late George and Frances (O’Brien) Forte.
Virginia was the devoted mother of Trish Heim, David V. DiOrio and his wife Shondrya, and...
Evelyn Mary (Amelio) Childs
Jan 3, 2017
Our mother Evelyn is finally at peace. After several years of declining health, she quietly passed away during the early morning hours of January 3, 2017 with her daughter Joan by her side. The largest part of her 88 years, however, was anything but quiet. She relished nothing more than a house full of family, friends, and music.
...Elena (Capone) Anzeveno
Jan 3, 2017
92, of Johnston, formerly of North Providence, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank J. Anzeveno, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Marianina (Vessella) Capone.
Elena was employed by A.T. Cross Co. for...
Barbara M. (Iannuccilli) McDowell
Jan 3, 2017
79, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Burton C. McDowell. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Marie (Forte) Iannuccilli.
Barbara worked as a secretary for the former Tucker Anthony Brokerage Firm of Providence for many years before retirement.
...
Lory Ann DeConte
Jan 1, 2017
66, of Johnston, passed away at Hope Hospice Palliative Care Center in Providence on January 1, 2017. She was the daughter of the late Domenic and Mary (Petteruto) DeConte. She leaves a sister Susan DeConte of Johnston. She was also survived by her niece Dina Needham and her husband Jeremy of Cranston, Stephen Evangelista and his wife...
Jacqueline S. (Capasso) Caruso
Dec 31, 2016
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Kent County Hospital, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert W. Caruso. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mary (Matarese) Capasso. Jacqueline was a school bus monitor for the City of Cranston. She was also sales person for...
Pauline (Blekjion) Avedisian
Dec 30, 2016
of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2016. She was the wife of the late Charles “Gary” Avedisian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Melkon and Mary (Jizmagian)Blekjion.
Pauline was employed with Filene’s for over twenty years where she was recognized and won numerous service awards. She enjoyed singing and dancing,...
John E. DeCosta, Sr.
Dec 30, 2016
69, of North Providence, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. John was the beloved husband of 16 years to Mary Ann (Richardson) DeCosta and the late AnnMarie (DeFalco) DeCosta. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Marion (Day) DeCosta. John...
Jacqueline M. (DesCoteaux) Lupo
Dec 29, 2016
73, of Providence, passed away on December 29, 2016 at Roger Williams Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Jacqueline was the beloved wife of Anthony "Tony" Lupo to whom she was married to for 48 years. Daughter of the late Arthur and Angelina (LaRocque) DesCoteaux. She had a great passion for being a daycare provider as well as...
James A DiIorio
Dec 29, 2016
of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Gina (Villella) DiIorio. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of Anthony and Valerie (Farrell) DiIorio of Cranston.
James was Vice President of Henry A. Evers Corporation in...
Lucille (Sidoti) Zoglio
Dec 29, 2016
85, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 surrounded by her loving family, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was beloved wife of the late Joseph Zoglio, Jr. Mrs. Zoglio was employed at Blue Cross and Blue Shield as a claims examiner for 27 years, before retiring in 1996.
She is...
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