Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Jan 31, 2016

100, of Warwick, passed away on Sunday January 31, 2016 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond L. Shappy. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Antoinette (Monaco) Vallarine. Lucy was employed as a nurse at RI Hospital for many years until her retirement. She was also...

Jan 30, 2016

90, of Cranston, passed away at his home on Saturday, January 30, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary E. (Porter) Ciano. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Giuseppe and Maria Ciano. Mr. Ciano was a plumber for the Cranston School Department for many years until his retirement. He was a veteran of...

Jan 30, 2016

87, of Cranston, died Saturday, January 30, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Julius C. Migliori, MD, and mother of Richard J. Migliori, MD, Michael E. Migliori, MD, Jill Marie Migliori, Stephen J. Migliori, MD, Mark R. Migliori, MD, and Donald A. Migliori. She is survived by daughters-in-law Joan, Marianne, Sidney,...

Jan 30, 2016

64, of Exeter, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the home of his sister in Jamestown. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Dr. John J. and Elia J. (Nardolillo) Vallone. William was an attorney operating his own practice for many years before his retirement. He was a member of the RI Bar Association. William...

Jan 30, 2016

83 of North Providence passed away on January 30, 2016 at Golden Crest Nursing Centre. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Pazienza) Rocchio. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Bernardino and Eva (LaFazia) Rocchio. Upon graduation from Central High School Providence, Pat joined the Marines and served honorably with the Third Marine Division of...

Jan 30, 2016

76, of Providence, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late James Fulton. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Stanislaus and Elizabeth (Valletta) Schverha. Shirley is also survived by her former husband Joseph Sheppard. Shirley is...

Jan 30, 2016

84, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the kind and loving husband of Elizabeth (Sollaccio) Baker. Born in Providence, Walter was the son of the late Howard and Mary (McDonough) Baker. Mr. Baker worked as a product designer at G.E. & Leviton Manufacturing for many years until his retirement. Besides his...

Jan 29, 2016

71, of Barrington and Singer Island, Florida passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on January 29, 2016. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Janice (Wankiewicz) and Louis Ciaccia of North Providence. Joanne graduated from Rhode Island College with a BA in Fine Art. Joanne, a devout catholic, worshipped at St. Luke's Parish in Barrington for 40 years...

Jan 28, 2016

VINCENT A. CIANCI, JR. LONGEST SERVING MAYOR OF PROVIDENCE JANUARY 7, 1975-APRIL 25, 1984 JANUARY 7, 1991-SEPTEMBER 6, 2002

Vincent A. Cianci, Jr. was born on April 30, 1941, the son of Dr. Vincent A. Cianci, a medical doctor, and Esther (Capobianco) Cianci. He was reunited with his parents and his beautiful and beloved daughter, Nicole, on...

Jan 27, 2016

89, passed away at his home in Cranston, RI on January 27, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Born in New Haven, CT on August 23, 1926 he was the only child of Peter and Catherine Ardito (nee Caputo). George attended Hill House High School in New Haven, CT then graduated from Holy Cross College in 1950. He served as...

Jan 27, 2016

67, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Jo-Ann (Corsinetti ) DiLorenzo. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Paul and Filomena ( D'Alessio) DiLorenzo. Mr. DiLorenzo worked at Suburban Concrete Cutting and was a Laborer with the Local #271 for over 35 years....

Jan 27, 2016

84, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Zeoli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late George and Rosa (Pullano) Santa Maria. Mrs. Zeoli was a floor lady for Nomo Products for many years. Anna is survived by her loving children, Diana...

Jan 25, 2016

89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday January 25, 2016 at the Scandinavian Home in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late John DeGenova. Born in Milwaukee, WI she was a daughter of the late Charles and Della (Kelpin) Kieker. Shirley was employed at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for many years until her retirement in 1989....

Jan 24, 2016

77, of Cranston, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday, January 24, 2016. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Eva (Lombardo) Fratantuono. Richard was employed with the Cranston School Department from July 1980 until December 2003, running the IT department until his retirement. He also worked for many years at The Outlet...

Jan 23, 2016

82, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday January 23, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Maria (Ricci) Renzulli. William was a US Korean war veteran. He was a graduate of Brown University and Boston University Law School and a member of the RI Bar association. William was a...

Jan 23, 2016

97, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Epoch Assisted Living in Providence. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late John and Vincenza (Barone) Rambone. Thomas was a self-employed farmer at his home on Plainfield Pike in Cranston. He is survived by his sisters, Anna Salisbury, Emma and Louise Rambone all of Cranston. He...

Jan 22, 2016

86, of Johnston, passed away on Friday January 22, 2016 at Briarcliff Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late CSM Anthony Martini, Ret. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late John and Gertrude Turton. Dolores was a waitress for various restaurants for many years before retiring. She was the devoted mother of Carol...

Jan 22, 2016

88, of Pocasset Lane, Johnston and Lakeland, FL, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Marshall E. Cantone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Lucio and Maria (Zompa) D'Arezzo. Mrs. Cantone was the devoted mother of Anna Corwin and her...

Jan 21, 2016

62, of Beverly Hills, CA. and formerly of Cranston, R.I., passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016, at Southern California Hospital, with her brother David by her side. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Alice (Larvin) Reo and the late Domenic Reo. Dorothy was an associate producer for PM magazine in the late 70's. She also studied at...

Jan 21, 2016

78, of Johnston passed away Thursday January 21, 2016. She was the wife of the late Lorenzo Croce Sr. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alice (Padien) Deady. Jean was employed by Quill Pen and previously Mag Jewelry for many years until retiring. She was the mother of Donna Ricci and her husband Ernest...