Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 31, 2015

79, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday March 17, 2015 at home. He was the companion of Ernestine Pascetta. Born in Providence, on December 5, 1935, he was the son of the late Leo H. and Freda (Boyer) Loignon. Edwin was a mechanic for West Fountain Auto Body for 20 years, before retiring and was a US Airforce Korean War...

Mar 31, 2015

80, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Aaron Findley. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Florence (Shaiola) Adessi. Mrs. Findley was a machine operator for North Safety Products for 30 years until her retirement. She...

Mar 30, 2015

69, of Smithfield, passed away on Monday March 30, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of Paul Mantia. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Lucy (Zitano) Tresca. Mary was the captain of waitresses at the former 1025 Club of Providence for 10 years. Besides her...

Mar 30, 2015

77, of Exeter, passed away on Monday, March 30, 2015 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. He was the husband of the late Esther (DiScuillo) DiSano and loving companion of Laurel Greene for over 30 years. He was born in Providence a son of the late Ralph and Theresa DiSano. Mr. DiSano was an electrician at General Dynamics for over 25 years...

Mar 30, 2015

84, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2015, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late James W. Iannuccilli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Jeanette (Rossi) Placella. Delores is survived by her loving daughters, Eileen A. Schindler and her husband James of...

Mar 29, 2015

51, of North Kingstown, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at home. She was the beloved wife of seven years to John R.Vere. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Oneta (Adams) Spivey. Toni was a taxi driver for Airport Taxi Company for twenty-five years. She was an avid fisherwoman and touched the...

Mar 29, 2015

76, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at the Greenwood Center, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Janice (Piciullo) Finelli. They were married for the past 53 years.

He was born in Providence, a son of the late Attilio and Anna (Chemello) Finelli. Mr. Finelli was a graduate of LaSalle Academy and a...

Mar 28, 2015

77, of Isabella Ave., Providence, RI, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Mari (Burnsuzian) Hovsepian. Born in Aleppo Syria, he was the son of the late George and Arshalouys (Holyian) Hovsepian. He emigrated from Aleppo, Syria to Yerevan, Armenia in 1946 at the age of...

Mar 28, 2015

92, formerly of Ann Mary Brown Dr., Warwick, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. Born in East Providence, RI, she was the beloved daughter of the late John and Zaroohi (DerAgopian) Arzooyan. Dorothy was a secretary for the U.S. Government with the Department of the U.S. Air Force for 25 years before...

Mar 27, 2015

79, of Cranston, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, March 27, 2015. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Ricci) Cantone. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Daniel and Filomena (Centofanti) Cantone. Mr. Cantone was an inspector for Electric Boat Corporation for 20 years before his retirement....

Mar 27, 2015

67, passed away at her home in Providence, surrounded by her family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Emma) Cady and the beloved wife of the late Carmine Caparco. Karen worked as a clerk for The Amica Insurance Company, enjoyed traveling, and spending time with her family.

Known to most as "Memom",...

Mar 27, 2015

85, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Morgan Health Center, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Aurora Cenci Court. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James and Mary (Callahan) Court. Mr. Court worked for Super Stop and Shop as a Cashier for many years. Daniel is survived by his...

Mar 26, 2015

age 9, of Common St., Providence, passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Hasbro Children's Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the cherished daughter of Osheen Emdjian and Marie McMillan; and loving granddaughter of Garo and Satenik Emdjian, Daniel McMillan and Judith Stucchi. Ani was the loving niece of John and Denise Emdjian and their sons Armen and Alex,...

Mar 26, 2015

96, of East Greenwich died peacefully on March 26, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, Lena was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Giuseppina (Amore) Cerini, beloved wife of the late Antonio Alfano and the sister of the late Olga Napolitano. A graduate of Bryant College, she was the office manager for the former Blacher Bros. She...

Mar 25, 2015

51, of Taunton and formerly of Cranston, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. He was the former husband of Michelle Goulet-Gudlevich. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward S. and Althea R. (LaRoche) Gudlevich. John graduated from Cranston High School East and was a lead mechanic for Peter Pan Bus Lines for twenty...

Mar 23, 2015

79, of Johnston passed away Monday March 23, 2015. He was the husband of Barbara (Leoncavallo) Nardolillo. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Mario and Nicolina (Scungio) Nardolillo. Domenic was employed for various construction companies for many years retiring from D'Ambra Construction Co. Besides his wife he is survived by his children; Joseph D. Nardolillo of...

Mar 23, 2015

49, of Mount Pocono, PA, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA. Born in Providence, he was a loving son of Angelo and Elida (Valdez) Violante. Mr. Violante was a 5 star executive chef for restaurants throughout the Mount Pocono area, including Marco Polo Restaurant. Besides his parents, Michael is survived by his...

Mar 22, 2015

84, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late John P. Quinn. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Mischler) Kutniewski. She is survived by her children, Joseph Quinn of Cranston,...

Mar 22, 2015

92, of Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at North Bay Manor, Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Louis Araujo. Born in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Suzie (Kashmanian) Karagozian. Sarah and her husband were the owners of the former Lousar Restaurant of Providence for...

Mar 22, 2015

84, of Woodview Dr., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Rianna) Iannotti. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Thomas and Assunta (Santaniello) Iannotti. Mr. Iannotti was the manager at Massud & Sons Floor Covering Company in Central Falls for over...