Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Thomas 'Gaetano' F. Rotella

Feb 17, 2015

93, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving children. He was the beloved husband for 68 years of the late Marjorie E. (Brothers) Rotella. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph B. and Angelina (Iannuccillo) Rotella. Thomas was a graduate of Central High School in Providence. He...

Cecilia C. (Iannotti) Vinci

Feb 17, 2015

91, of Providence, passed away on Tuesday February 17, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore "Sal" Vinci. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late John and Maria (Toto) Iannotti. Cecilia was a secretary for Providence Community Action Program for thirty...

Ernest Parrillo

Feb 17, 2015

95, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Louise (Barone) Parrillo. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Alfred and Philomena (D'Antonio) Parrillo. Ernest was a sales representative for John Morrell for many years and was...

Anne S. (Baldino) Manni

Feb 17, 2015

76, lifelong resident of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Arthur Manni for 53 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Lombardo) Baldino. Anne worked at the former R.I. Hospital Trust Bank for many years before her retirement. She was...

Albert J. DiCicco

Feb 15, 2015

72, of Johnston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Miriam Hospital, Providence. He was the former husband of Nancy DiCicco-Gallagher. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Albert H. and Evelyn (Panaccione) DiCicco. Mr. DiCicco was a self-employed business man for many years until his retirement; he also served...

Sgt. Maj. Richard W. Conard, U.S.M.C. (Ret)

Feb 14, 2015

90, of Evergreen St., Cranston, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Barbara M. (Snarski) Conard. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Richard and Helen G. (Pierson) Conard. Mr. Conard was a veteran of WW-II, Korea and served three...

Eugene K. Murphy

Feb 14, 2015

52, passed away on Saturday February 14, 2015 at Kent Hospital. He was the husband of Miriam (Marcelin) Murphy. Born in Anchorage, AK he was the son of Sondra (Knight) Murphy and the late Melvin Murphy, Jr. Eugene was employed in the engineering department of Amtrak for over 30 years. He also received a degree from New England Tech in...

Mary B. (McHugh) LaPalme

Feb 13, 2015

87, of Warwick and formerly of Pawtucket, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the wife of the late Rene E. LaPalme, Sr. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late John F. and Mary B. (Leonard) McHugh.

Mary is survived by her sons; James, John...

Fr. Vincent A.R. Rossi

Feb 13, 2015

83, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Trinity Health and Rehabilitation Center in Woonsocket. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James and Anna (DeFusco) Rossi. Father Rossi was an ordained Eastern Orthodox Priest, barber and composer/pianist. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

His funeral service will be held...

Sarah J. (Cardente) Paolissi

Feb 13, 2015

92, of Addison, TX, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Plano, TX. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry J. Paolissi, Jr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Annina (Marsella) Cardente. Sarah was an assistant cook at Johnston High School for twelve...

Irene (Avedisian) Samoorian

Feb 13, 2015

95, formerly of River Ave., Providence, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Briarcliffe Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Harry Elias Samoorian, Jr. Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Jennie (Chooljian) Avedisian. Irene was an original member of Sts. Sahag & Mesrob Ladies Aid Society; and...

Sandra J. (Watson) Rockwell

Feb 13, 2015

68, of South Kingstown, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in South Kingstown, a daughter of the late George and Louise (Pierce) Watson. Sandra loved her Siberian Huskies whom she was a breeder for many years, was an avid Gardner and enjoyed her many camping trips with her...

Louis J. DiLibero, Sr

Feb 12, 2015

73, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Merlyn (Tourtellotte) DiLibero. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Louis and Susan (Ruggieri) DiLibero. Louis (or Louie) as he was known to us all had an incredibly joyful outlook on life. He was outgoing...

Kobochun Wong

Feb 12, 2015

93, of Greenville passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Kahing Wong. Born in China she was a daughter of the late Takpon and Zhuakuen (Cheung) Ko. She is survived by her loving children, Ching Lin Wong and his wife Shuk Wan of...

Nicholas W. Capezza Sr

Feb 11, 2015

Nicholas W. Capezza Sr., 87, a lifelong Cranston resident, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the RI Veterans Home, Bristol surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Ida E. (Campano) Capezza. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Antonetta (Giordani) Capezza. Mr. Capezza was employed as an...

John A. Cionci

Feb 11, 2015

60, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. Born in Providence, he was a son of Armand and Evelyn (Pezzuco) Cionci. Besides his parents, John is survived by his loving son John Cionci and his wife Leann of Johnston, cherished grandfather of his "little peanut" Lainee Cionci and brother of Rick Cionci...

Jeanette J. (Pivarunas) Ragosta

Feb 11, 2015

90, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. Jeanette was the wife of the late Edward Ragosta. Born in Nashua, NH, she was a daughter of the late Peter P. and Helen (Baronowski) Pivarunas. Mrs. Ragosta was employed as a clerk for the former New England Telephone Company for thirty-five...

Gabriel T. DeFeo

Feb 11, 2015

70, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Gabriel and Elizabeth (DeWolf) DeFeo. He was a quality control engineer for the former Peerless Precision Company of Lincoln for twenty years before his retirement. He is survived by his loving...

Marie C. Pelino

Feb 10, 2015

Marie C. Pelino, 82, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Coventry Health Center, Coventry. She was the wife of the late Geno Pelino. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Orazio and Filomena (Grossi) Moretti. Marie was an emergency room manager for RI Hospital for 31 years. She was the mother...

Evelina G. (Petrarca) Valenta

Feb 10, 2015

86, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Umberto Valenta. Born in Fornelli, Italy she was a daughter of the late Orazio and Carmina (Lancellotta) Petrarca. She worked as a seamstress for the former Harris Furs for many years before her retirement. She is survived by...