Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Aug 4, 2015

84, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Giuseppe D. Mattiello. Born in Caserta, Italy she was a daughter of the late Ferdinando and Antonia (Gravante) Parente. Iolanda worked for Norton Safety Products for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her loving children, Nicola "Nick" Mattiello and...

Aug 3, 2015

79, of Cranston, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 3, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of thirteen years to Dru M. (Lopes) Santilli. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Guido W. Santilli, Sr. and Carmella (Costabile) Santilli. Guido was a pipe fitter at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at...

Aug 2, 2015

82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 2, 2015. Michael was the beloved husband of Evelyn A. (Tedeschi) Guarino for fifty-nine wonderful years. Born in Providence, Michael was the eldest son of the late Mariano and Inez (Iannotti) Guarino. Among his many accomplishments, Michael was an US Navy veteran, serving during the Korean War as a Machinist on...

Aug 2, 2015

81, of West Warwick, originally from Maine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Paparelli) Eraklis and the late Aspasia (Merianos) Eraklis. Born in Augusta, ME, he was a son of the late George and Georgia (Anagnastou) Eraklis. Louie was a self-employed business man, who owned restaurants...

Aug 2, 2015

83, of Cranston , passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Avalon Nursing Home, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Marie (Carpentier) Cerra. Born in Johnston, a son of the late John P. Cerra Sr. and Mary (Ruotolo) Cerra. Joseph was a construction worker at Tilcon-Gammino Construction for 12 years until his retirement; and was also a...

Aug 1, 2015

38, of East Providence, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Broward County, Florida, he was the son of Donna M. (Gill) Cooke of Johnston and the late Steven A. Cooke. Brad was the fiancAC. of Meghan K. Donnelly of East Providence. He was a residential care counselor for...

Jul 31, 2015

73, of Providence, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 31, 2015, at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of 42 years to Patricia L. (Goff) Branca. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph P. and Catherine A. (Cece) Branca. Mr. Branca was a public safety officer for Community...

Jul 30, 2015

80, of Bristol, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Simon and Mary (Dempsey) Dolan.

Paul was a graduate of Paris Island, a proud Marine and gentleman. Semper Fidelis.

He is survived by his loving niece and nephew. He was also the brother of the...

Jul 28, 2015

78, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of twenty-nine years to Sheila A.(Dinucci) Pelosi Jones. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Henry G. and Elizabeth (Miller) Jones. Bob was an environmental consultant for hazardous waste removal for fifteen...

Jul 27, 2015

90, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Greenville and Bristol, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, July 27, 2015. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late Joseph and Eva (Ferri) Spirito and the beloved husband of the late Rose A. (D'Arrico) Spirito. Joseph was the brother of the late Filomena...

Jul 27, 2015

65, of Johnston, passed away on July 27, 2015. Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late Anthony DiStefano and Virginia Stevens. She is survived by her loving sisters, Carol Birmingham of Johnston, Jean Ardente of Cranston, Lori Guglielmetti of Cranston, and many loving nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian...

Jul 26, 2015

62, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Roger Williams Hospital. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Andre and Marie B. I. (Thibodeau) Houle. Denise was employed as a Registered Nurse for various nursing homes in Pennsylvania for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her dear siblings, Rita C. Houle...

Jul 26, 2015

100, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Edith (Thompson) Salvatore. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Angelo and Rose (Aceto) Salvatore. James worked for the Brunswick Corporation for many years until his retirement. He was also...

Jul 26, 2015

86, of Mathewson St., Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston with his nephew Joe LaPorte by his bedside. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Madeline (Cucca) Pennine. His funeral and burial will be private.

Jul 26, 2015

died on July 26, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Parascandolo was born in Schenectady, New York, a daughter of the late John A. and Amelia (Furman) Smith. She was the beloved wife of the late James Parascandolo for 55 years. Mrs. Parascandolo is survived by her beloved children: Donna L. Palumbo (Richard) of Greenville, Joan Andreozzi...

Jul 23, 2015

95, of North Providence, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2015, her 95th birthday. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Campopiano, Sr. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Vito and Carmela (Faccenda) Romano. Sophie was employed for a short time by Hedison Manufacturing in Lincoln. Her true passion was taking long walks around...

Jul 22, 2015

88, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Cherry Hill Nursing Home, Johnston. Angelina was the wife of Anthony Broccoli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Michelina (Soccio) Iarocci.

Besides her husband, Angelina is survived by her children; Geraldine D. DelSesto and her husband David, Joseph M. Broccoli,...

Jul 22, 2015

85, of East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Irene G. (Tremblay) Mancini for 64 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred and Giovanina (Ragosta) Mastrangelo-Mancini. Ray was an insurance adjuster for Continental Insurance Company, Nationwide Insurance...

Jul 21, 2015

79, of Delray Beach, FL, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 in Cancun, Mexico. He was the beloved husband of Miriam (Schart) Di Iorio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Peter and Minnie (Iacobucci) Di Iorio. Robert was a U.S Marine Veteran. He and his wife were also communicants of Emmanuel Catholic Church in Delray...

Jul 20, 2015

of North Providence, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Cortland Place in Greenville. Marion was the loving wife of Harry Ajemian. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Agnes (Bezigian) Nalbandian. Marion was an executive secretary of Human Resources at GE. After retirement, she enjoyed winters at her condo in Boca Raton,...