Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Albert Lapati
May 30, 2016
92, of Sycamore St., Providence, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 66 years of Anna (Santopietro) Lapati. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Martino and Flavia (Coletti) Lapati.
Albert was the personnel manager at Catamore Jewelry Co. in East...
Frank Sionni, Jr.
May 30, 2016
85, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Laurenzo) Sionni. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Frank Sionni, Sr. and Philomena (Bruno) Sionni. Mr. Sionni was an Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Frank worked as a supervisor...
Phyllis (D'Arezzo) Pagler
May 29, 2016
101, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at Courtland Place. She was the wife of the late Dante Pagler. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Clement and Vincenza ( DeAngelis) D’Arezzo. She was the sister of the late Archie D’Arezzo from California, Joseph D’Arezzo from Providence and Fred D’Arezzo from Cranston.
Her...
Peter A. Bertani, Jr.
May 29, 2016
85, of East Providence passed away on Sunday May 29, 2016 at Miriam Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Nancy T. (Golderese) Bertani. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Peter A. and Assunta “Susie” (Bertone) Bertani.
Peter was an educator in the RI Public School system for many years. He also was...
George A. Ficorilli, Ph.D.
May 28, 2016
Professor Emeritus, 81, of Plainfield Pike, Johnston, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous six year battle with cancer. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Loreto and Carmela (Tirimacco) Ficorilli.
George graduated Mt. Pleasant High School with honors in 1952. After spending a...
Charles S. "Chuck" Mathis, 3rd
May 27, 2016
58 of Cranston, died Friday, May 27, 2016 after a nine month courageous battle with brain cancer. He was the beloved husband of Christine E. (Monti) Mathis and loving father of Olivia W. and Connor J. Mathis. Born in North Kingstown, Chuck was the devoted son of the late Marion (Whitney) and Charles S. Mathis, Jr.
Chuck...
Donald C. Izzo, Sr.
May 25, 2016
68, of Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Catherine Brown-Izzo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Mario D. and Antonetta “Etta” (Cambio) Izzo.
Donald was a security guard at Foxwood Resort Casino for the Mashentucket Pequot Tribe...
Guido Rapone
May 24, 2016
96, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the husband of the late Angelina D. (Rossi) Rapone. Guido was born in Providence, a son of the late Bartolomeo and Angelina (Martone) Rapone-Cianchetti. Mr. Rapone was a barber and owner and operator of Guido’s Barber Shop in Providence for 25 years,...
Anna (Petrone) White
May 24, 2016
92, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center RI surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Richard White for 70 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Leone and Antonetta Petrone.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children,...
Claude E. Kitchegan
May 24, 2016
of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Nancy (Bastardi) Kitchegan. Born in Warwick, Claude was a son of the late William E. and V. Katherine (Schultz) Kitchegan. Mr. Kitchegan worked at Quality Engraving and Universal Engravers as a finish polisher and engraver. He...
Oresto Joseph Sinapi
May 23, 2016
93, of Cranston, passed away on May 23, 2016 at Cra-Mar Meadows in Cranston. He was the beloved husband of the late Adelina “Dora” (Tortorella) Sinapi. Born in Providence, Oresto was the son of the late Antonio and Mary (Casale) Sinapi. Mr. Sinapi was a lithographer at JC Hall Printing for many years before retiring. He was also an...
Josephine E. (Petrucci) Paliotta
May 23, 2016
of Cranston passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Damiano C. Paliotta. Josephine was born in Monticelli, Italy and emigrated to America with her family in 1936. After a courtship that began in their native Italy, Josephine and Danny enjoyed 45 years of marriage....
Rose E. (Grande) Culla
May 23, 2016
94, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at the Scandinavian Home, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Culla. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria (Geremia) Grande.
Rose is survived by her loving daughter Joanne Pappas and her husband Gus of Warwick;...
Mary T. (Muscatelli) Iarocci
May 23, 2016
91, of North Providence, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016, at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Iarocci, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Eugenio and Nicholena (Neri) Muscatelli. Mrs. Iarocci was a machinist for General Electric for twenty-one years before her retirement.
Mary is survived...
Lori-Ann (Barry) Ruggieri
May 22, 2016
50, of Cranston, passed away Sunday May 22, 2016. She was the loving wife of David Ruggieri and devoted mother of Amanda and Alyssa Ruggieri along with her precious dog Milo.
Born in Providence she was the daughter of David and Loraine (Messier) Barry Jr. of Cranston.
Lori is also survived by her brother David...
Deborah L. Aitchison
May 22, 2016
65, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Louise (Jackvony) Aitchison.
She is survived by her loving siblings, Karen Pettinato and her husband Frank “Frankie” her loving brother-in-law of West Greenwich, Tammy Maria of...
Frank R. Antocicco
May 21, 2016
75, of Johnston, formerly of Cranston passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Morgan Health Care Center, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Carol ( ) Bucci Antocicco. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Guido and Josephine (Cianci) Antocicco. Frank was a self-employed musician and music teacher. He...
Hanne (Azzi) Hachem
May 19, 2016
72, of East Providence, a devoted wife, loving mother, and proud grandmother passed away on Thursday, May 19 surrounded by her loving family.
Hanne was the daughter of Lucy and Bechara Azzi. She was predeceased by her siblings Mary, Josephine, and Joseph. She leaves behind three sisters; Zeda, Suad, and Saada.
She was born and...
James E. Howarth
May 18, 2016
66, of Quincy, MA, formerly of Cranston passed away suddenly on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA. He was the beloved husband of Catherine M. (Burgess) Howarth. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James E. and Barbara (Tucker) Howarth. Jim was the Director of Field Operations for twenty-six years with Commonwealth...
Denise M. (Balado) Testa
May 18, 2016
51, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Kent Hospital, Warwick. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Viola (Keefe) Balado. She enjoyed watching her favorite teams The Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots with her grandson Alex. She was a participant and supporter of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. She enjoyed spending time...
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