Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Jul 20, 2015

82, of North Providence, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of sixty-one years to Carlo DiPietro, Jr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Catherine (Ryan) Halley. Margaret was a self-employed seamstress for sixty-five years before her retirement....

Jul 20, 2015

88, of Johnston formerly of Providence, passed away on Monday July 20, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Theresa Zambuco. Pasqualina worked for the former RI Hospital Trust National Bank for many years, before retiring. She was the sister of the late Gloria Zambuco. Funeral...

Jul 19, 2015

81, of Warwick, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at home. He was the beloved husband of forty-eight years to Frances (DeFilippo) Cimaglio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Michael and Carmina (Verdelotti) Cimaglio. Louis was employed by the Cranston School Department for twenty-five years before retiring in 2008....

Jul 19, 2015

77, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 19, 2015 in the arms of Hugo her beloved husband. Lee Lee and Hugo R. Mainelli, Jr. were married for 58 years. She remained optimistic, resilient and selfless throughout her illness. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Leo Herbert and Alice Herbert Gorman, Lee Lee grew up in Warwick,...

Jul 19, 2015

18, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of John and Jeannette (DelPadre) Theroux of Cranston. Taylor graduated as an honor roll student from Cranston High School East and was enrolled at CCRI for the fall. Taylor was the loving sister of Robert and Jason Theroux both of Cranston, also loved...

Jul 18, 2015

90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Gamba) Mariano. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Michele and Maria (Rega) Mariano. Mike was a machinist for General Electric Corporation for many years before his...

Jul 17, 2015

87, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015. Cesarina was the wife of the late Edward M. "Eddy" Russo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Gaetano and Cesarina (Celio) Zompa. Mrs. Russo was employed at the former Outlet Company for many years, retiring from Armands Hardware after fifteen years.

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Jul 17, 2015

71, of Narragansett, RI, passed away peacefully at his home, on Friday, July 17, 2015. He was the devoted husband of Susan (Caruolo) Corsini. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Nicolina (Cimini) Corsini. John was President and CEO of Uncas Manufacturing. He was also a devoted family man, and a great host: his cookouts...

Jul 17, 2015

Richard W. Blake, 84, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2015, at Robert's Nursing Home, North Kingstown. He was the beloved husband of Doris (Moretti) and had been married to the late Florence (Johnson) Blake for more than fifty years. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Thomas and Ida (Wallberg) Blake. Besides his...

Jul 17, 2015

62, of Hope, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 17, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Miscolino) Chaffee. Born in Providence, he was the son of Alice (Wall) Chaffee of Cranston and the late George Chaffee. Bill was a self-employed contractor for thirty-five years. He was a member...

Jul 15, 2015

80, of Palm Desert, California, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Leah Durante. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary (Bisesi) Durante. Frank worked at the Getty Museum in Malibu, CA. Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving children, Anthony Durante and Rosemary Gill both...

Jul 15, 2015

83, of Cranston and Boca Raton, FL, passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at his home in Cranston. He was the beloved husband of the late Diane (Mancini) Sinapi. He was born in Cranston, a son of the late Angelo and Nicolina (Ialongo) Sinapi. Mr. Sinapi was a carpenter with the Local 94 for many years until his retirement....

Jul 14, 2015

62, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of Concetta "Connie" (Perfetto) Hannan of Johnston and the late Ernest Hannan. David was an insurance adjuster and the former co-owner of the former Clearwater Collusion in Clearwater, FL for twenty years before his retirement. Besides his mother, he is...

Jul 14, 2015

74, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday July 14, 2015 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Filomena (Rossi) Giusti. Elena worked for the State of RI for 24 years before retiring. She was the devoted mother of Debra Heller and her husband Jim of Appleton, WI, Lynn Morales and...

Jul 14, 2015

100, of Charlestown, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Crescenzo and Maria (Romano) Calise and was the beloved wife of the late Louis Iacobucci. Cecilia was the devoted mother of, Mary Lucille Murray and her husband Paul of Charlestown with whom she resided...

Jul 13, 2015

Faltus, Kathleen A., RN ( Miley), 60, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of John F. Faltus. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Vincent W. Miley and Winifred ( McGarry ) Miley. A proud nurse of 40 years, she graduated from CCRI School...

Jul 12, 2015

65, of Providence St., West Warwick, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Mary M. (Corbin) Williams. Born in Providence, Frank lived in Johnston before moving to Florida in 1988 and returning to RI in 2005. Frank was a self-employed contractor and later worked as a sales associate for Cumberland Farms. Besides his...

Jul 9, 2015

MAJ TIMOTHY J. RACHIELE, (Ret), 48, of Uxbridge, MA, formerly of Chepachet, RI, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015. He was the beloved husband for 21 years of Amy (Antuono) Rachiele and loving and devoted father of Christian J. Rachiele. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Salvatore "Mike" and Jane D. (Chapman) Rachiele. Tim was...

Jul 9, 2015

71, of East Greenwich, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Ronald Kingma. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Catherine (Martinelli) Ruggieri. Pamela was a Registered Nurse at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital for many years, until her retirement. She is survived by her children, Anthony...

Jul 8, 2015

90, of Cranston , passed away on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Merola. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Eliseo and Rose (Regine) DeNuccio. Mrs. Merola was a sales representative at Sears for over 25 years until her retirement. She...