OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI


Vincent S Piccoli, Jr.

Vincent S Piccoli, Jr.

Jun 23, 2024

Vincent S.  Piccoli, Jr. 

59, of West Warwick, passed away on June 23, 2024 at his home in West Warwick.  He was born in Providence, a beloved son of Ann G. ( Giarrusso) Piccoli of North Kingstown and the late Vincent S.  Piccoli, Sr.  

Vincent worked in construction for many years until his retirement.  

Besides his mother he is survived by...

Dorothy Adele "Dot" (Shortall) McMahon

Dorothy Adele "Dot" (Shortall) McMahon

Jun 23, 2024

age 63, passed away peacefully on 

Sunday, June 23, 2024, after a courageous battle with ALS. She was the beloved wife of John F. McMahon, Jr., Born in Pawtucket, RI, and the daughter of the late Thomas P. and Phyllis L. (Jacques) Shortall.

Dot spent her formative years in Rhode Island; she graduated from Shea High School, Class of 1979, where she...

Doreen A. (Goodness) Payne

Doreen A. (Goodness) Payne

Jun 22, 2024

61, of Cranston, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving daughters. She was the beloved wife of the late Steven N. Payne for 24 years. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of Roland L. Goodness and the late Janice A. (LeBer) Goodness; and sister of Rhonda L. Hartman (her late husband Craig Hartman). She was...

June M. (Retzloff) Dean

June M. (Retzloff) Dean

Jun 21, 2024

86, of South Kingstown passed away peacefully on June 21, 2024 after a short illness. She was the proud and loving mother of Michelle Wingate (husband Bruce) and Kelly Hart (husband Patrick); devoted grandmother of Bridget (Campanale) Fitzsimmons (husband Patrick), Domenic Campanale (wife Kaitlin), Devon Campanale (wife Kathryn) and Alexander Wingate; and three great-grandchildren, Landon, Callie and Adeline.

June was a...

Joseph Lanni

Joseph Lanni

Jun 20, 2024

64, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 20, 2024. He was the beloved husband for 39 years of Patti A. (Picard) Lanni. Born in Prata Sannita, Italy, he was the son of Mario Lanni of Italy and the late Giovanina (Testa) Lanni.

Joe was known for his strong work ethic and big...

Angela (Nocera) Izzo

Angela (Nocera) Izzo

Jun 20, 2024

82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, June 20, 2024. She was the beloved wife of David Izzo. Born in Baia e Latina, (CE) Italy, she was the daughter of the late Samuele and Immacolata (DeSimone) Nocera.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving sons, David Izzo and his wife Manuela Annibali,...

Jacqueline A. (DiPrete) Zannini

Jacqueline A. (DiPrete) Zannini

Jun 19, 2024

65, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late James DiPrete, Jr. and Janice (Cambio) DiPrete.

Jacqueline was a graduate of Cranston High School West class of 1976. She then graduated from RISD and worked as an architect and interior designer for her entire career.  Jackie's caring devotion to...

Jo-Ann A. (Valvo) Calvino

Jo-Ann A. (Valvo) Calvino

Jun 19, 2024

81, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of John (Jack) N. Calvino. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Langella) Valvo.

Besides her husband, she was the loving mother of John N. Calvino, II and his wife Stacy of Cranston, Christopher M....

Richard N D’Ambra, Sr.

Richard N D’Ambra, Sr.

Jun 19, 2024

56, of North Scituate, passed away on June 19, 2024, surrounded by his loving family in his home. 

He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and was the son of the late Richard P. D'Ambra and Lorraine (Mastrofine) Porcaro as well as his step father Arthur Porcaro of North Providence. Richard was a devoted and loving father to Richard N. D'Ambra...

Rudolph "Rudy" C. Sanda

Rudolph "Rudy" C. Sanda

Jun 18, 2024

Rudolph “Rudy” Sanda, 86, of Cranston, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Marie E. (Rotondo) Sanda. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Rudolph Sanda and Helen (Tiefenbach) Zeman.

 

In addition to his wife Marie, to whom he was married for 52 years, he was the devoted and...

Marie Rozzero

Marie Rozzero

Jun 18, 2024

96, of East Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at Saint Elizabeth Home. She was the beloved wife of Richard J. Rozzero (“Dick”) and the loving mother of Linda Marie (Rozzero) Ousterhout and Richard J. Rozzero II, both of Narragansett. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Domenico and Palma (DelSesto) Petrucci. 

Until Dick passed...

Paula J. Singleton

Paula J. Singleton

Jun 18, 2024

82, of Warwick, passed away surrounded by family and loved ones, on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. She was the loving wife of the late Edward Singleton. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Scorpio) Montaquila, Sr.

She was the step-mother of Mary Troy, Andrew Singleton and the late Edward Singleton Jr. She leaves behind 5...

Inez D. Mangiacapra

Inez D. Mangiacapra

Jun 16, 2024

Inez D. Mangiacapra, 94 of Las Vegas, Nevada formerly of Johnston passed away on June 16, 2024. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Vincenza (Petteruti) Gugliemetti. She was the wife of the late Luciano Mangiacapra.

She was a longtime employee of Star Market, working as an office clerk. She was an avid reader and was...

Joseph P. Stravinsky

Joseph P. Stravinsky

Jun 14, 2024

73, of Johnston, Rhode Island died peacefully after a long battle with cancer on Friday, June 14th surrounded by his family. 

He was born in Scranton, PA to the late Stanley F. Stravinsky and Veronica Burda Stravinsky. 

He loved the outdoors and spent most of his time freshwater fishing and hunting. He loved taking family trips to the Poconos to visit his...

Michael Colacone

Michael Colacone

Jun 13, 2024

94, of Johnston passed away Thursday June 13, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Catherina (D’Ercole) Colacone.

Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Anna (Gesualdi) Colacone. Michael is survived by his daughter Brenda Gentile of Johnston and fiancé Michael Almonte, and his son Michael Colacone, Ret, CPD...

Vito Paglia

Vito Paglia

Jun 13, 2024

88, of North Providence, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2024 at Miriam Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 66 years of Dolores (Coppola) Paglia. Born in Panni, Italy, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Maria (Lapolla) Paglia.

A hair stylist for 65 years, he was the owner of Vito’s Hair...

Orial Anne (Banks) Redd

Orial Anne (Banks) Redd

Jun 11, 2024

100, of Narragansett, RI, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2024. She was previously married to the late M. Paul Redd.

 Born in Port Chester, NY and raised in Rye, NY, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Ethel Marie (Griffin) Banks.

 Mrs. Redd and her husband Paul won a landmark housing discrimination case in 1962 and appeared in...

Suzanne M. Townsend

Suzanne M. Townsend

Jun 11, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Suzanne M. Townsend, 71, of South Kingstown, who peacefully departed on June 11, 2024 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Providence, the first daughter of nine children to the late Everett and Marie (Archambault) Townsend. Suzanne graduated from St. Xavier High School. She spent many years...

Nathan J Ryan

Nathan J Ryan

Jun 10, 2024

46, of East Providence passed away on June 10, 2024.  Born in Providence , he was the beloved son of James G. Ryan (Cecile Terenzi Ryan) and Evelyn ( Willard) Ryan.   Nathan was a graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School, then attended Seton Hall University where he received his Bachelors degree.   After graduating college he worked in medical sales...

Ruth Preziosi

Ruth Preziosi

Jun 10, 2024

Rutina "Ruth" Preziosi was the youngest of twelve children born to Italian immigrants Giovanni and Agrippina Preziosi. Though born in Rhode Island, Ruth became a California girl while still a child when her family moved to Fresno, California. She had a love for learning and discovered that she was quite good at school. After attending college in Fresno, Ruth wanted...

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