Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 2, 2016

74, of LaVaughn St., Providence, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 53 years of Antonio Schiappa. Born in Itri, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Saccoccio) Mancini. Rita was a seamstress, worked in the jewelry industry, and later served the children...

Mar 1, 2016

103, of North Providence, passed away on Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Brookdale in North Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Fred Olivelli. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Esther (DePetrillo) Lillo. Mildred was the devoted mother of Angelo J. Olivelli and his wife Sheila of North Providence, and the late...

Feb 29, 2016

99, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the wife of the late Louis A. Zoglio. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Albenia (Grant) Conningford.

She is survived by her children Cecile Souza and her late husband Dennis...

Feb 29, 2016

88, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016, at Briarcliffe Manor Nursing Home, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert Duclos. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Mahoney) Gilbert. Rita is survived by her loving children, Paul Duclos of Cranston, Barbara Blanchard of Scituate, Diane Whitehead and her...

Feb 29, 2016

90, of Smithfield, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Courtland Place in Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry Kachadourian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Kevork and Ohig (Bagian) Chachenian. Takouhi was the devoted and loving mother of Carolyn Albright and her husband Bruce of Middletown, MD, Michael Kachadourian and...

Feb 29, 2016

82, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Domenica (Petrarca) Cotoia. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Francesco and Angelina (Manzo) Cotoia. Mr. Cotoia was employed at General Electric Providence Base Works for over 20 years until his retirement;...

Feb 27, 2016

59, of Providence, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at RI Hospital. He was the husband of Paula (Cole) McCaffrey. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas P. and Grace V. (Rathbun) McCaffrey. Peter was a machinist at Mahr Federal Products since 1992. Besides his wife, he is survived by his son Jon-Paul McCaffrey of...

Feb 27, 2016

81, of West Warwick peacefully entered into eternal rest on February 27, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered always as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He was the beloved husband for 57 years to Dolores (Rega) Barbato. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Della (Ammiano)...

Feb 25, 2016

87, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Linda (Massari) Lazzareschi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Louis Sr. and Grace (DiPaolo) Lazzareschi. Louis was a glass cutter at PPG Industries in Providence for over 30 years; and was also...

Feb 24, 2016

71, of Chepachet, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Verduchi. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles K. and Louise (Petraca) Forsberg. Mary enjoyed cooking, crossword puzzles, and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived...

Feb 23, 2016

29, of North Providence, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence on July 2, 1986, he was a son of Michael P. DiDomenico and Lori (Tillinghast) DiDomenico. He was employed by the United States Postal Service for 3 years.

Dillon spent most of his life in Smithfield where he...

Feb 22, 2016

94, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Roger Williams Hospital. She was the wife of Rito L. Cardillo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Marietta (D'Agostino) Lisi. Sadie was a devoted parishioner of Holy Cross Church and the Johnston Senior Center. She loved cooking for her entire family and also...

Feb 22, 2016

97, of Coventry, died on Monday, February 22, 2016 at the Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. She was the wife of the late Guido Gallo for 68 years. Born in Providence, RI she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Carmina (DeToro) Caruso. Lucy was a hairstylist and salon owner of Lu Gallo's Beauty Salon of Warwick, RI alongside of...

Feb 22, 2016

66, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016. Rocco was the beloved husband of Marie (Boezi) Del Padre. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Jeanette (Taylor) Del Padre. Rocco worked as a self-employed carpenter and contractor for 30 years. He served his country in the United States Army from 1967-1971. He flew...

Feb 21, 2016

60, of Cranston, passed away Sunday February 21, 2016 at RI Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence he was the son of the late William and Louise (Jackvony) Aitchison. Donald was a Master Plumber for many years and is survived by his siblings; Deborah Aitchison of Cranston, Karen Pettinato of West Greenwich, Tammy Maria of East Greenwich, William Aitchison of...

Feb 21, 2016

97, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Heritage Hills Nursing Home, Smithfield surrounded by her loving family. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Cosmo and Alfonsina (Piemonte) D'Acchioli. Anna was employed in the administrative office of the Almac's warehouse for nearly 20 years before her retirement. She was a lifelong parishioner of...

Feb 21, 2016

74, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Paula (Saravo) Galvin. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John A., Sr. and Anna D. (Ramika) Galvin. John was a Firefighter for the Cranston Fire Department for many years until his retirement. He graduated from LaSalle High School...

Feb 20, 2016

57, of Warwick, passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the devoted daughter of the late Bart and Shirley (Colasante) Panarello. Jayne was International Marketing Manager for the RI Economic Development Corp. for 25 years and was a well recognized and frequently honored ambassador for RI International Tourism. Prior to...

Feb 20, 2016

86 years old, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on February 20, 2016. He was the beloved husband for over 64 years of Irene J. (Simoes) Hurley, son of the late Mary (Green) Hurley Pavia and Walter E. Hurley, and brother of the late Jean Bowlin and Patrice Stratton. At just 21 years old, Vincent proudly enlisted in...

Feb 19, 2016

86, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre, Cranston surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of John Pezzillo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Ernest L. and Almerinda (Caputo) Tucker. She was the creator and owner of Millie's Soup Mixes, a RI business...