Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
David A. Hannan
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...
Elena Ann (Giusti) Giuffre
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...
Cecilia A. (Calise) Iacobucci
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...
Kathleen A. (Miley) Faltus, RN
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...
Francis J. 'Frank' Williams, Sr
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...
MAJ Timothy J. Rachiele (Ret)
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...
Pamela A. (Ruggieri) Kingma
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...
Alba (DeNuccio) Merola
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...
Gloria M. (Rossi) D'Agostino
Jul 7, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Elmhurst Extended Care Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of sixty-eight years to Fred D'Agostino. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah (DeAiello) Rossi. Gloria was the co-owner of Eagle Laundry and Dry Cleaners. She is survived by her loving children,...
George G. Willner
Jul 6, 2015
56, of Phoebe St., Johnston, passed away on Monday July 6, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 30 years of Jerilyn A. (LaFlamme) Willner. Born in North Providence, he was the son of the late George D. and Ann V. (DeAngelis) Willner. George was an electronics technician and worked at Astro-Med in West Warwick...
Robert 'Bobby' Joseph Crispi
Jul 3, 2015
54, of Providence, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2015, surrounded by his loving family at RI Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, he was a son of Barbara Mae (Ratte) Johnston. Robert was a talented self-employed contractor for many years. He was also a very well loved individual who touched the hearts of everyone he knew. Bobby is survived by...
Leonarda 'Dolly' (Iacovone) Vautrin
Jul 2, 2015
Leonarda "Dolly" (Iacovone) Vautrin 89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Norman J. Vautrin. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Michelina (Galluccio) Iacovone. Dolly was employed in the jewelry industry for over...
Raymond A. Piro
Jul 1, 2015
65, of Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at his home. He was the husband of Debora (Fortin) Piro. Born in Providence, a son of Rose (Gatta) Lima of Cranston and the late Raymond N. Piro. Mr. Piro worked in construction for many years until his retirement; he was also a US Marine Corps Vietnam veteran. Besides his...
Domenic B. 'Papa' Cavalloro
Jul 1, 2015
86 of Cranston, formerly of Daniel Ave., Providence, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Miriam Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Ann Marie (Palumbo) Cavalloro. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Bernardino and Maria (Catteruccia) Cavalloro. Domenic was employed as an electronics drafter for Analog Devices in Norwood, MA for many years until...
Ralph T. Ricci, BC PFD Ret.
Jun 30, 2015
76, of Providence, RI, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 30, 2015. He was the beloved husband of 51 years to Marie (Zito) Ricci. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Mildred (Sullivan) Ricci. Ralph joined the fire department in October of 1961 and retired as Battalion Chief of the Providence...
Madeline J. (Caroselli) Pinocci
Jun 29, 2015
of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 surrounded by her family at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of 60 years to the late Frank C. Pinocci. Born in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elvira (DiVincenzo) Caroselli. Madeline's greatest joy was spending time with her...
Alexander 'Muzzy' DeSimone
Jun 28, 2015
79, of Kearney Street, passed away on Sunday, June 28th , at Brentwood Nursing Home. He was a loving husband to Teresa(Ruggieri) DeSimone for over 50 years as well as a devoted father to Andrea and Dina DeSimone. Alexander was a retired food brokerage supervisor for Pezrow Enterprises for over 40 years, as well as an Honorary Board Member of...
Carolina (DeSimone) Cinieri
Jun 27, 2015
91, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter A. Cinieri, Sr. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Desidoro DeSimone. Carolina was employed as a waitress for the former El Morocco Supper Club, Johnston. Carolina is survived by...
Michael F. Finlay
Jun 26, 2015
58, of Cranston, passed away at home on Friday, June 26, 2015 after a long courageous battle. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Robert E. and Anna E. (Ricciardi) Finlay. Michael is survived by his dear siblings, Robert F. Finlay of Warwick and Carole A. Cambio of Cranston; his loving children Michael and Diane of CT....
Mary Jane (Smith) Lareau
Jun 24, 2015
86, of Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Roberts Health Center, North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Francis L. Lareau, Sr. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late William and Mercedes (Meakin) Smith. Mary Jane was a former member of the Dunes Club and Point Judith Country Club. She was...
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