Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Jan 17, 2016

84 of Cranston, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, January 17, 2016, at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Perri) Albanese. Born in Capriati a Volturno, Italy, he was a son of the late Francesco and Maria (Sabatina Viti) Albanese. Domenic moved to Venezuela where he worked for 12 years, first in construction...

Jan 15, 2016

91, of Estero, FL, formerly of Clearwater, FL and Narragansett, RI passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, at Joanne's House at Hope Hospice, Bonita Springs, FL. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert DeCristofano. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Susan (Annotti) Pulverenti. Mrs. DeCristofano was a nurse at Miriam Hospital...

Jan 15, 2016

89, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016. He was the husband of the late Beatrice L. (Ricci) Guglielmo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Andrea and Rose (Maggiacomo) Guglielmo. As a proud jewelry tool maker for the former Curtis Jewelry Mfg. Co. for 46 years, Sal enjoyed working with his hands and...

Jan 14, 2016

91, of North Kingstown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur A. Patnaud. Born in Fall River, MA she was a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Pheobe (Cropper) Riley. Sally was a fantastic wife, she was kind,loving and caring, and the best mother going. She...

Jan 13, 2016

30, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at his home. Born in Warwick, he was the beloved son of David Piacitelli of Coventry and Theresa (Vecchiarelli) Kiley of West Warwick. Step-son of Jim Kiley and Pam (Whitman) Piacitelli. He was the loving companion of Brianna Aldrich of Cranston. David was a graduate of Johnson and Wales University...

Jan 12, 2016

88, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home in Cranston. He was the husband of the late Dorothy E. (Rini) Laurenzo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Teresa (Terenzi) Laurenzo. John was a toolmaker from the age of sixteen, until his retirement.

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Jan 12, 2016

84, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Inger (Fink-Jensen) Levesque. He was born in Canada, a son of the late Wilfred and Angelina (Blanchette) Levesque. He was a chemical operator at Bradford Soap in West Warwick until retiring in 1998. He was also an Army...

Jan 12, 2016

87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at RI Hospital. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Goulding. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Crecenzo and Adele ( Morrocco ) Calise. Mrs. Goulding was employed by Blue Cross & Blue Shield for 10 years, retiring in 1992....

Jan 11, 2016

69, of Providence, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2016, in East Lyme, CT. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth Graves, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Joseph and Louise (D'Alessio) Anzevino. Mrs. Graves was a hairdresser for Elmhurst Beauty Salon for many years. Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Richard Fitzpatrick...

Jan 11, 2016

76, of Cranston, left this world peacefully on January 11, 2016, in the company of his family. Joe was the son of the late Pasco DiOrio and Annetta McGowan, stepson of the late Agata DiOrio, and the brother of Carol Pepper, Janice Hay-Chartier, Pasquale and Anthony DiOrio. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Virginia (Forte), his daughter...

Jan 10, 2016

91, of North Providence, passed away at home on Sunday, January 10, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Spirito. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Ohan and Aghavne (Nergararian) Mourachian and stepdaughter of the late Yeprem Mourachian. Bea was a secretary for the Providence School Department and worked at Hope High School...

Jan 10, 2016

48, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in South County Hospital after a valiant fight with ovarian cancer. She leaves her beloved husband Wesley C. "Wess" Lessard and her faithful pet cat " Gracie ". She was born in Providence a daughter of Harold and Katherine ( Downs ) Johnson of South Kingstown. Beth was the Treasurer employed at...

Jan 10, 2016

97, of Narragansett, RI, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at South County Hospital in Wakefield. He was the beloved husband of the late Rose M. (Romano) Cordisco. Born in West Haverstraw, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Johanna (Laiso) Cordisco. Mr. Cordisco was former director of athletics and head football coach for North Rockland...

Jan 9, 2016

35, of North Providence, passed away on Saturday January 9, 2016 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, he was a son of Guido Laorenza and Kathleen (Higgins) Laorenza. Michael is survived by his dear siblings, Philip Laorenza, Elizabeth Laorenza and the late Peter and Matthew Laorenza. He is also survived by his loving grandmother Concetta Laorenza. Relatives...

Jan 9, 2016

62, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, PA he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Paytas) Herstine. Michael worked as security officer for the Omni Hotel in Providence. He is survived by his loving son, Daniel Herstine of Cranston, sister Theresa DiDonna and her husband Dominic of Sicklerville, NJ, brother Thomas...

Jan 9, 2016

93, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday January 9, 2016 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of James Hogan. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Sabatino and Santella (Rapa) DeRobbio. Besides her husband she was the devoted mother of Claire White and her husband David of Johnston and Eileen Hobson and her...

Jan 8, 2016

at 90 years old died Friday, January 8th 2016 peacefully at her home in Smithfield, RI. Predeceased by her husband Paul Kanarian in 1984, Lucy was the daughter of the late Serop and Nectar (Berejiklian) Arakelian. Born in Whitinsville, MA and a RI resident since 1950, she leaves her two sons, Stephen Kanarian and his wife Christine of Medfield, MA...

Jan 8, 2016

86, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Jordan J. Galetti, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Antonetta (D'Andrea) Lucchetti. Maria was supervisor and head chef for the State of RI School Lunch Program for 30 years before...

Jan 7, 2016

66, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday January 7, 2016 at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Francis Dimitri. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Irene G. (Boone) Skorupski. Besides her husband she was the dear sister of John J. Skorupski and his wife Maureen of Lincoln...

Jan 7, 2016

90, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Cedar Crest Nursing Home, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of Amalia "Mollie" (Santoro) Richards. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Mary (D'Amore) Richards. Mr. Richards was quality control for Ciba-Geigy Corporation for many years until his retirement; he also was employed by...