Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Armand T. Paradis
Aug 28, 2015
86, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2015 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Catherine (Russo) Paradis. Born in Lakeport, NH a son of the late Eugene and Alfreda (Raymond) Paradis. Armand was a US Navy veteran. He is survived by his loving daughter Linda A. Paradis of Johnston, dear siblings,...
Anna (Jacavone) Macari
Aug 27, 2015
92, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2015, surrounded by her loving family at Cra-Mar Meadows, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. Macari. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Acciardo) Jacavone. Anna was a floral arranger for the former Calart Flowers for thirty years before...
Theresa C. (Carlomastro) Buffardi
Aug 25, 2015
91, of Coventry, formerly of Providence, passed away on Tuesday August 25, 2015 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Buffardi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Bartolmeo and Rose (Ferdinande ) Carlomastro. Theresa along with her late husband Peter, were the founders of the former Buffardi Bakery in...

Ralph DiRobbio, Jr
Aug 25, 2015
87, of Cranston, passed away on August 25, 2015. He was the loving husband of Rita D. (Misto) DiRobbio for 63 years. Born in Providence on July 29, 1928, he was the son of the late Ralph DiRobbio Sr. and the late Marie Louise (Quaranta) DiRobbio. A veteran with the U.S. Airforce, an accomplished musician, and purchasing agent for many...
Earl T. Senecal
Aug 25, 2015
88, of Florida and formerly of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Tranquility Haven Assisted Living Facility. Earl was the husband of the late Teresa A. (Cassella) Senecal. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Irene Senecal and step-son of Philip Watson. Earl was employed for the state of RI in the department...

Theresa (Lombardo) Merolla
Aug 25, 2015
87 of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife to the late Francesco Merolla. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Angelina Lombardo. Theresa is survived by her loving children, Joann Merolla of Johnston, Antonietta Perrotti and her husband Alfred of North...
Anthony S. Cece
Aug 24, 2015
94, of 34 East Hill Drive, Cranston, passed peacefully on August 24, 2015. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church (and a former altar boy as a child). Anthony served his country with distinction in World War II as a Captain. He was a bombardier with the 459th Bomb Group...
Joseph H. Iafrate
Aug 24, 2015
63, of Johnston, passed away on Monday August 24, 2015 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Donna M. (Trombetti) Iafrate. Born in Providence, he was the loving son of Rose Marie (Martinelli) Iafrate of Cranston and the late Joseph L. Iafrate. Joseph was a foreman for Twin River...
Esther A. (Sciolto) Ruggiero
Aug 23, 2015
94, of Barstow St., Providence, a retired jewelry worker, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at the Scandinavian Home in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late William Ruggiero. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Francesca (DeMaio) Sciolto. Esther was the devoted mother of Richard V. Sciolto and his former wife...
Grace J. (Josselyn) Bourgeois
Aug 22, 2015
79, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday August 22, 2015 at home. She was the beloved wife of Louis J. Bourgeois, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Calvin and Evelyn (Fiori) Josselyn. Grace worked for Essilor Labs-Crown Optical of Greenville for many years before retiring. She was the beloved mother of Debra A. Battista and...
William P. Magness
Aug 22, 2015
68, of Port Richey, FL, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL. He was the husband of the late Carol A (Proia) Magness. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Vernon and Doris (LaPierre) Magness. William was a Registered Nurse at Bayonett Hospital, Port...

Marie S. (Satchaklian) Dermooshegian
Aug 20, 2015
77, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 49 years of the late Sarkis Dermooshegian who passed away on February 28th. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis and Elmast (Basmajian) Satchaklian. Marie was the devoted mother of James S. Dermooshegian of...
Sandra A. Marchetti
Aug 20, 2015
89, of Wakefield, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at home. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Giovanna "Jennie" (Fantini) Marchetti. Sandra was a secretary for the former Budlong Manufacturing Company for over forty years before her retirement. She loved living by the ocean and enjoyed clamming, lobstering, and...
Palma E. (Ricci) Zampini
Aug 18, 2015
of Cranston passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the age of 90. Born on Palm Sunday, April 5, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Vittorio J. and Clara (Croce) Ricci and granddaughter of the late Gennaro and Jacqueline (Testa) Ricci and the late Raffaela (Pascone) Croce. Palma was born and raised in the Thornton Section of...
Deborah L. (Wolfinger) Serafin
Aug 18, 2015
37, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Albert Serafin. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Lyle Wolfinger of Moodus, CT and Deborah (Piggott) Wolfinger of Providence. Deborah lived life to the fullest. She did not let cancer define her in any...
Anthony V. DeSimone, Sr
Aug 16, 2015
81, of West Warwick, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 59 years to Janice (Van Ness) DeSimone. Anthony was born in Providence, a son of the late Pellegrino and Angelina (Armenti) DeSimone. Mr. DeSimone worked in the Auto Body Industry many...
G. Paul 'Jake' Jacome
Aug 15, 2015
Of Cranston, formerly of Lincoln, passed away peacefully at home on August 15, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Paul fought his courageous battle with cancer for the last 3 years with dignity, strength and acceptance. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Florese A. (Cianfarani) Jacome. He was born in Bristol, on October 23, 1933 to the...
Maryjane Elizabeth Lovett
Aug 15, 2015
78, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Scalabrini Villa, North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of William Lovett. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Wilhelmina (Holbrook) Holland. Mrs. Lovett was a teacher assistant for the West Warwick School Department for over twenty years until her retirement. Besides...
Jeffrey Simone Girard, II
Aug 15, 2015
35, of Cranston, called to eternal life on Saturday, August 15, 2015, in RI Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Jeffrey and Sharon (Simone) Girard. Jeffrey was a food server for the Newport Naval Base for many years. He was also a part of the RI Special Olympics Cranston Raiders and Lincoln North Stars; he...
Filomena E. 'Phyllis' D'Iorio
Aug 14, 2015
90, of Wakefield, formerly of Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 14, 2015 at home. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Marco and Sabina (Starnino) D'Iorio. Phyllis was a medical laboratory technician at both Roger Williams Medical Center and Rhode Island Hospital for over twenty-five years before her retirement. She is survived by her loving...
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