Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Oct 23, 2015

76, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, October 23, 2015 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore J. Marsella. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincent Letizia and Laura (Rossi) Letizia of Johnston. Christine enjoyed the beach, theater, bingo and was a true lover of life....

Oct 22, 2015

89, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2015, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Al was the beloved husband of Nellie (Brugnoli) Zannini. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Carmela (Petteruti) Zannini. Mr. Zannini was a master electrician for Standard Electric, for many years, before his retirement. Al was...

Oct 22, 2015

46, of East Greenwich, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Michael was the beloved husband of twenty-two years to Janine A. (Muro) Passaretti. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Vincent and Catherine (Difilippo) Passaretti. Michael was a manager at Stop & Shop Supermarkets in Warwick for twenty-seven years. His passion...

Oct 22, 2015

79, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Greenville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Greenville. She was the beloved wife of the late Leonard Croce. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Olerio) Albiniano. Marie is survived by her loving children, Alexander Ruggieri III and his longtime companion Mary Ann Bougas...

Oct 21, 2015

90, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Kent County Hospital in the loving arms of her daughter Janice. Catherine was the wife of the late Edward A. Tavares. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Rose (Placido) Santamaria. Mrs. Tavares worked as a waitress for many years before her retirement....

Oct 21, 2015

97, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday October 21, 2015 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred Martinelli. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Angelina (Scuncio) Ricci. Etta worked at Brown University for many years before retiring. She was the devoted mother of Beverly Picerno and...

Oct 20, 2015

October 20th, 2015 was the first day that Jim Limperis ever stopped living. He passed away at his home in Seekonk, MA, in bed with his family, after a one-year battle with stage IV brain cancer called glioblastoma. Jim was 59 years old but anyone who ever stepped in his bright light will tell you that he had the spirit...

Oct 19, 2015

91, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Roseanne (DeVito) Scienzo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Concetta (Amato) Scienzo. Mr. Scienzo was the owner of the former Scienzo Plumbing Company. He was a WW-II U.S. Army combat veteran and recipient of the Purple Heart Medal....

Oct 19, 2015

73, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Susan (Thomas) Abood. Ann worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield in the Claims Department for 20 years before her retirement. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Sodality...

Oct 18, 2015

78, of Cranston passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Anna M. (Notarianni) Hodges. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred L. Hodges, Sr. and Concetta (Corsi) Hodges. Alfred was a machinist at Mine Safety for 15 years until his retirement. Besides his wife he is...

Oct 18, 2015

69, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday October 18, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Giuseppe Russo. Born in Nocelleto, Italy she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Emilia (Migliozzi) Donatiello. Claudia worked in the electronic industry for many years before retiring. She was the devoted mother of Margherita Paolucci...

Oct 17, 2015

of Cranston, passed away on Saturday October 17, 2015 at the Evergreen House Health Center, East Providence. She was the beloved wife of Anthony L. George. Born in Newport, she was the daughter of the late Michelangelo and Carmella (Vannelli) Silvestri. Antonette was employed as a secretary for New England Telephone for 15 years before her retirement. She was a...

Oct 16, 2015

91, died on Friday October 16, 2015. He was the husband of Sara "Sally" (Nalbandian) Mouradjian and the son of the late Sahag and Marinos (Vartanian) Mouradjian. He was born in Providence, and was raised in the Armenian section of Douglas Avenue. After his marriage he lived in Cranston, RI. Following graduation from Mt. Pleasant High School he was called...

Oct 16, 2015

97, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday October 16, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Filomena Susi and the wife of the late Raymond C. Sagnella. She is survived by her sister Marie "Stella" Blackledge and her children, Richard Sagnella and his wife Peggy, Linda Taraborelli, Lori Clark and her husband Arthur; grandchildren, Christina Torell,...

Oct 16, 2015

90, of Bristol, passed away on Friday October 16, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Born and raised in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Anna (Tamaro) Anania. Mary was the sister of the late Anthony "Phil" Anania. She is survived by her loving niece and nephews, Dr. Karen Anania-Rubino, Michael Anania, Edward...

Oct 15, 2015

95, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 peacefully at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Donat I. Antaya. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Palma (Nardella) Lautieri. She is survived by her loving children, Donna J. Crookes and her husband Donald of Attleboro, MA, Denise Jackson of Warwick...

Oct 14, 2015

67, of Lincoln passed away Wednesday October 14, 2015. Joseph was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, nephew, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Monday at 11:30am in St. Augustine's Church 639 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence. Visiting Hours are respectfully omitted. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers...

Oct 14, 2015

90, of Cranston, passed away on the 14th day of October 2015 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. He was the husband of the late Mafalda (Ricci) Quaranta. He was employed by the Atlantic Tubing and Rubber Company for 29 years before his retirement. Born in Providence, a son of the late Anthony and Mary (Boragine)Quaranta. He lived in Providence...

Oct 14, 2015

77, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday October 14, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Norma M. (Magnone) D'Antuono. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (O'Hara) D'Antuono. Ronald worked for Teamsters Union Local 251 for 35 years before retiring. Besides his wife he was the...

Oct 12, 2015

Known as "Bob" or "Dad," passed away on Monday October 12, 2015 at home in North Kingstown, Rhode Island at the age of 75.

A hero to so many, Mr. Leuci devoted his career as an elite NYPD narcotics detective to fighting crime and corruption during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s in New York City. He was...