Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Aug 24, 2016

81, of Cranston, has made the journey to her next life. She will be guided through her transition by her beloved husband the late Joseph A. Gemma, Sr. and her cherished daughter the late Maria-Elena Gemma. Elena passed peacefully, surrounded by her family on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Cortland Place, Greenville. Born on Federal Hill in...

Aug 24, 2016

93, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown.  She was the wife of the late Edward E. Ervanian.  Born in Providence, Carole was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Gabrielle (Capaldi) Loporchio.  Mrs. Ervanian worked at the RI College Library for twenty years, before retiring.

She is survived...

Aug 24, 2016

59, of Dunedin, FL passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at the home of her sister and brother-in-law on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas R. and Antonetta V. (Papitto) Zarlenga. Susan was a graduate of Johnston High School, class of 1975 and Bryant College with a...

Aug 21, 2016

92, of Providence, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Hallworth House in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent S. Bianchi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Remiggio and Vincenza (Marcolivio) Vellucci.

Floria was the beloved mother of Stephen V. Bianchi and his wife Elizabeth, Vincent P....

Aug 20, 2016

84, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence.  He was the beloved husband of Maria Civita (Arzano) Sinapi.  Born in Itri, Italy he was a son of the late Francesco and Adele (Saccoccio) Sinapi.

Benny worked for many years as a mason.  He was a member...

Aug 20, 2016

85, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016.  She was the beloved wife of the late Ara Arsenian and mother of two.

Mary was born in Athens, Greece and moved to Yerevan, Armenia in 1948. In 1957 she and her husband moved to Moscow, Russia and immigrated with her family to the United States in...

Aug 17, 2016

68, of West Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Vincenza (Carmone) Verdecchia. Deborah was a hairdresser for many years. She is survived by her two loving sisters, JoAnn Verdecchia of West Warwick and Donna Georgio of Johnston. Cherished aunt...

Aug 16, 2016

69, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at home.  Born in Boston, MA, he was a son of Gertrude S. (Rogers) Cappuccino of Cumberland and the late Anthony A. Cappuccino.  He was the beloved companion of Kathleen M. Thibault of Cranston.  Dr. Cappuccino was an Endodontist, practicing on Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick for many years.  He...

Aug 16, 2016

75, of Susan Circle, Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at RI Hospital in Providence.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Luigi “Louis” and Pasqualina “Pat” (Medici) Iafrate.

Tom was a bookkeeper for many years and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

He was the father of Thomas J....

Aug 14, 2016

60, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Nina was the beloved wife of thirty years to Jeffrey A. Berard. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Donald and Barbara (Boczkowski) Ramsey.

Besides her husband she is survived by her...

Aug 14, 2016

88, of Pawtucket, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Miriam Hospital in Providence.  He was the devoted husband of the late Maria A. (Marino) Pappas.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Paul and Anna (Stavrakos) Pappas.  Mr. Pappas was the owner of Arbi Restaurant and Arbi Inn, both in Cranston, as well as...

Aug 14, 2016

104, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Cra-Mar Meadows in Cranston.  She was the beloved wife of the late Edward T. Luther.  Born in Fall River, MA, Anna was the daughter of the late James and Annie (Thomas) Bennett.  Mrs. Luther was a jewelry assembler for 27 years at the former Ideal Jewelry Co., before retiring in...

Aug 13, 2016

55, of Foster, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Susan (Bates) Fiori. They were married for 2 years.  Born in Westerly, son of the late James N. Fiori, Jr. and Jean (Clarke) Fiori. Mr. Fiori was a service advisor for Tasca Motor Group.Besides his wife, he is survived by his children, Rebecca...

Aug 13, 2016

64, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016, in Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, he was a son of Francesco Pantaleo of Sulmona, Italy and the late Eva (DiCenso) Pantaleo.

He is survived by his loving sons, Daniel Pantaleo, Jr. of MA and Frank Pantaleo of Warwick. Cherished grandfather of Ava Pantaleo.

Aug 13, 2016

89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Guido M. D’Arezzo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Clotilde (DeLuca) Romano. Olga was the ROTC office manager at Providence College for ten years...

Aug 13, 2016

Of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of fifty-one years to Louise M. (Gulotta) Pezzullo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Giuseppe and Theresa (Marianetti) Pezzullo.

Besides his wife he is survived by...

Aug 12, 2016

83, of Plainfield Street, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home in Cranston, surrounded by her loving family.  Thelma was the wife of the late Henry Guglielmo, for 45 years.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Guido and Emily (Ricci) Iacobbo.

Mrs. Guglielmo was a lifelong Providence resident,...

Aug 10, 2016

95, of Cranston, passed peacefully at Brookdale of New England with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Josephine (Esposito) Ruggieri. A lifelong resident of Cranston, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Arcangela (Capirchio) Ruggieri.

During WWII, Frank enlisted 6/1942 in the United States Navy serving until 1945 on...

Aug 9, 2016

78, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael C. Tridento. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Palumbo) Bruno. She was a bus driver for the Cranston...

Aug 8, 2016

65, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2016. He was born in Providence, a son of Gloria (Colannino) Mancini and the late Francis Mancini. Mr. Mancini was an Attorney for many years.

Besides his mother he is survived by his son Alex Mancini of Cranston, grandson Roman Mancini of Cranston and his brothers...