Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Sep 22, 2015

81, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Scallop Shell Nursing Home, South Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald V. Coyne. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Bruna E. (Landi) Rondina. Blanche was a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Class of...

Sep 22, 2015

80, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of fifty-seven years to Virginia (DerToumaian) Rodi. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Anna (Keegan) Rodi. James was a foreman at the former American Ring Company for over twenty...

Sep 22, 2015

85, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. Dorothy was the wife of the late Russell M. Adams. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Evelyn (Roberts) Schofield. Dorothy was a member of Ramblin Squares Square Dancing Club and enjoyed painting in her later years. Her life, ultimately, was centered around her...

Sep 22, 2015

88, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Brookdale Nursing Home, in Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas E. "Tim" Mooney, Sr. Born in Providence; she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Assunta (Civito) Campisani. Margaret worked for the State of RI school lunch program for over 20 years until her...

Sep 21, 2015

94, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015. He was the beloved husband of the late Fannie V. (DiPrete) DeLuca. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Clara (Ventriglia) DeLuca. Domenic was the General Manager for the Union Tool Company of Providence for 50 years before his retirement. He served in the U.S....

Sep 21, 2015

91, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21,2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth " Betty " ( Cardi ) Paolella for 63 years. He was born in Providence a son of the late Pietro and Felice ( Martullo ) Paolella. He lost his brother Valentino "Landy" Paolella USCG during...

Sep 20, 2015

Betty Ashton Meehan, widow of Louis Meehan died on September 20, 2015. She was a resident of the Brentwood Nursing Home, Warwick, RI. Prior to living at the Brentwood Nursing home, she was a long time resident of Cranston, RI Betty was born in Southport, England on July 6, 1922 to Percy and Gladys Ashton. She was educated in England...

Sep 19, 2015

95, of Kingston, R.I. passed away peacefully Saturday, September 19, 2015 at his Kingston residence.

Born and raised in Brooklyn New York, Alfred was the beloved son of Alfred and Julia (Eppig) Dedreux of Brooklyn, New York. He is the beloved husband of Penelope (Marandou) Dedreux. He was married to the only women he ever loved for...

Sep 19, 2015

69, of Soprano Circle, Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family after a six year courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife for the past 44 years of Anthony P. Grossi, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Peter DiDomenico and Claire (Polselli) Vierra and...

Sep 18, 2015

80, of Cantaberry Lane, Coventry, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2015 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late George D. Stone. Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Rose H. (Brown) Daniels. Doris was a secretary at the former Speidel Corp. in Providence for over 30 years before retiring. She...

Sep 18, 2015

90, of Cranston, passed away on Friday September 18, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Alice (Gagnon) Angelotti. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Adamo and Giuseppina (Cerra) Angelotti. Vincent was a heavy duty truck mechanic for the former Colony Ford for twenty years before retiring and...

Sep 15, 2015

52, of Cranston passed away Tuesday September 15, 2015.

A lifelong Cranston resident he was the son of Michael and Barbara (Gaglione) Megrdichian of Cranston.

He was a self-employed building contractor.

Besides his parents he is survived by his sister Emili Vaziri and her husband Bob of Cranston; he was the uncle of...

Sep 15, 2015

60, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. She was the wife of Louis Kaya. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Gaudio) Corsi. She is survived by her loving children, Amy Kaya, Lisa Golden, Jennifer Salguero, Christopher Kaya all of Cranston; cherished grandchildren Natalia Kaya and fiancAC. Matt St. Louis, Daniel...

Sep 14, 2015

87, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Morgan Health Center, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Carmella (Santosuosso) Merolla. Born in Providence, a son of the late Giuseppe and Erminia (Marino) Merolla. Mr. Merolla was an insurance salesman for John Hancock for over 30 years until his retirement. He is survived by...

Sep 14, 2015

94, of Cranston and Bonnet Shores, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Martin J. Stamp. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Wilhelmina (Lorio) Ringe. Edith worked along with her late husband at Ru-Mart Metal Specialties but...

Sep 13, 2015

19, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of David and Julia (Armstrong) Giorgio, and was the mother of Angel Colon. Besides her parents and son, she is survived by her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Butch Armstrong, Loraine Giorgio, and the late David Giorgio. Areanna was the sister of Tina...

Sep 12, 2015

49, of Richmond, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at home. Born in Warwick, she was a beloved daughter of Marjorie H. (Bradley) Arruda of Richmond and the late John A. Arruda. Lori was employed in housekeeping services at the University of Rhode Island and the Alton Jones Conference Center for ten years. Besides...

Sep 12, 2015

91, of Cranston passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Elmhurst Extended Care Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel A. Zinni. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Alphonse and Marie (Lanzi) Maccarone. Yolanda was a senior clerk typist for the Division of Taxation, State of...

Sep 12, 2015

94, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Briarcliffe Manor, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of Rose Ann (DiMuccio) Scorpio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Luigi and Nicolina (Romano) Scorpio. Mr. Scorpio was the owner of Skip's Grocery and Meat Market for many years. He was also employed at Global...

Sep 10, 2015

78, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, September 10, 2015, at Elmhurst Extended Care Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of fifty-seven years to Mary V. (Lara) Gutierrez. Born in Cochabamba, Bolivia, he was the son of Carlos and Marcela (Munoz) Gutierrez. Oscar was employed by the former Jostens Jewelry Company of Providence for...