Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Oct 30, 2016

88, of Providence, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016 peacefully at home.  She was the beloved wife of the late Umberto “Al” Zannini.  Born in Thornhill, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Adalindo and Agnese Brugnoli.

She is survived by her loving son Steven Zannini and his wife Torie of Cranston.  Nellie was...

Oct 30, 2016

75, of Cranston, RI formerly of Norwalk, CT, passed away peacefully surrounded by friends and family on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at her Rhode Island home.  Born in Queens, NY she was the daughter of the late Josephine (Ponichtera) Altwein.

She leaves behind her beloved husband Gennaro “Jerry” Santucci of 59 years; her loving children David and...

Oct 30, 2016

88, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Romulus “Ray” DeLuca for 50 years. Born in Detroit, MI, she was a daughter of the late Edward J. and Irene M. (Rayno) Sowa. Dorothy was a school bus driver for the...

Oct 29, 2016

of New Port Richey, FL and formerly of Coventry, RI, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016.  He was the beloved husband of Cheryl A. (Cole) Keenan.  Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of Evelyn (Whitney) Capwell of Coventry and the late Robert Keenan.

Andy was a construction worker with Laborers’ Local Union 271 before...

Oct 29, 2016

of Boynton Beach, Florida, formerly of Cranston, RI, died unexpectedly on Saturday, October 29, 2016.  Carol was born December 16, 1942 in Providence, RI, the youngest child of the late Bedros Peter Norigian and Satenig (Proodian) Norigian.

Carol is survived by her siblings, Marion Der Vartanian, Gerald G. Norigian (Lillian) and Zaven Richard Norigian (Rose), and was...

Oct 29, 2016

81, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday October 29, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of John Pitocco, of Johnston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Lena (Simone) Dello Iacono.

Josephine enjoyed shopping, trips to the casino for...

Oct 29, 2016

passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry Sunderland. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Assunta (Marzilli) Renzi. Mrs. Sunderland was employed at the Cranston Municipal Credit Union for 28 years. She also was employed at the Cranston Herald as a reporter and as a...

Oct 28, 2016

60, of Barbara Ct., Johnston passed away on Friday October 28, 2016.  He was the loving husband of Cheryl (Mariano) Goneconte.  They had been married for 37 wonderful years.

A resident of  Johnston, he was the son of Margaret (DeFusco) Goneconte of Johnston and the late Peter Goneconte.  He was a mentor and devoted father to Carmine...

Oct 28, 2016

77, of Narragansett, formerly of Greenville, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.  He fought a long and courageous battle with frontal-temporal lobe degeneration.  He was the beloved and cherished husband of Ann Marie (Lombardi) DeQuattro for 53 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Louis and Angela (Testa) DeQuattro.

Oct 27, 2016

87, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at West Shore Health Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Gilbert J. Mongeau, PhD. Born in Providence; she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia (Duhaime) Parent.

Dolores is survived by...

Oct 27, 2016

72, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 peacefully at home.  She was the beloved wife of Louis Mosca.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas “Timmy” and Elvira Vera (DiCaprio) Izzo.  She was also daughter-in-law of the late Frank and Madeline “Lena” Mosca.

Rebecca worked as Assistant Director of Financial...

Oct 26, 2016

Edythe Maria Carnevale Laudati was born in Providence, R. I. on November 21, 1918. She married Hector Laudati, a prominent R.I. lawyer and Providence City Councilman and they had 3 children. She was an exceptional partner to her husband and a loving and devoted mother to her children. Edythe was very involved with charitable causes, notably the “White Sisters”...

Oct 26, 2016

75, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.  He was the beloved husband of Inez (O’Neil) Dunne.  Born in Hartford, CT, he was a son of the late John Michael and M. Lucy (Donovan) Dunne.

He loved life which he enjoyed with family and friends in his neighborhood, at Quidnessett Country Club and at the...

Oct 26, 2016

69, of Coventry, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at RI Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Karen (Rochefort) Morrow. He was a son of the late Charles E. and Muriel (Webster) Morrow, Sr.

Charles served as a combat engineer in the US...

Oct 26, 2016

87, of Cranston, and later Johnston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Home, East Greenwich surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of Anthony Ronci for 66 years.  She was the daughter of the late Michele “Mike” and Pasqualina “Lena” (Tanzi) Lanzi.

Anna attended Cranston High School...

Oct 26, 2016

passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence.  She was the beloved wife for 40 years of the late Andrew Izzo.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Angelina (Nardolillo) Rossi.

She was an avid horse woman.  She was past president of RIHA and past director...

Oct 26, 2016

of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband for 61 years of Assunta C. (DiFazio) Piccolino.  Born in Ausonia, Italy, he was the son of the late Arcangelo and Carmina (Cardillo) Piccolino.

Benny was a self-employed carpenter in...

Oct 24, 2016

80, of Warwick, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016, at West View Nursing Home, West Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Lorello. Born in Tewksbury, MA, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Josephine (Natale) Tamelleo. Mrs. Lorello was a bookkeeper for the State of RI for 23 years until her...

Oct 22, 2016

of Saunderstown, passed on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. He was the beloved soulmate for 25 years to Paula Buonanni. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late James and Elizabeth (Donnelly) Creighton. Richard was a reporter for WDAF in Kansas City, Missouri; and for the past 30 years worked in...

Oct 22, 2016

84, of Norfolk, MA and formerly of East Greenwich, passed away on October 22, 2016 at Beth Israel Hospital in MA, surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren.  He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Termini) Bellafiore.  Born in Brooklyn, NY, Anthony was the son of the late Peter and Mary (Biondo) Bellafiore.

Besides his wife, he...