Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Jan 29, 2015

96, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Grande. Ora passed away on the anniversary of her husband's death. Born in Van Buren, ME, she was a daughter of the late John and Emelia (Dubois) Bard. She was an...

Jan 29, 2015

94, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of 70 years to Rita (Riendeau) Vanhouwe. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, he was a son of the late Arthur and Marie (Lamande) Vanhouwe. George was employed as a foreman for Perini Construction Company for many...

Jan 29, 2015

55, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2015. He was the husband of Deborah (Parker) Ventetuolo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Edward L. Ventetuolo Sr. and Claire (Lynch) Ventetuolo. Edward was a foreman at National Grid for the past 33 years. Besides his wife he is survived by his children, Nicholas, Lauren and...

Jan 29, 2015

98, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Morgan Health Center, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Gertrude L. (Carrier) Ardente. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Rocco and Philomena (DelDuca) Ardente. Shorty was a grounds keeper for the former Narragansett Race Track for twenty-five years. He was also...

Jan 27, 2015

86, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Anthony was the beloved husband of Anne (Spaziano) Mansolillo for sixty-two years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Dan and Mary (Esposito) Mansolillo. Anthony was the President of the former Hillcrest Realty, Inc. for many years, before...

Jan 27, 2015

69, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015, peacefully with his wife and children by his side. He struggled with poor health for a number of years, but always faced his struggles with an iron will to live. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn (Hall) DiPippo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Adolph...

Jan 27, 2015

92, of North Scituate, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the wife of the late Frank Pilozzi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Pasqualina (Pezzullo) Galasso. Pauline worked as a packager for Swarovski for 25 years until her retirement. She is survived by her dear...

Jan 26, 2015

93, of Seaport Dr., Narragansett, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 at home on his 69th wedding anniversary. He was the beloved husband of the late Carmen M. (DeSisto) Pistocco. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pietro and Margaret (Delfino) Pistocco. Peter was a sales manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company where he worked for 35...

Jan 25, 2015

passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 after a valiant battle with pulmonary hypertension. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antoine and Sarafina (Savastano) Absi. Jerry was a US Army Korean War Veteran. He was a longtime business owner. Jerry was a letterman in track at Classical High School and ran cross country while attending Providence...

Jan 24, 2015

74, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2015 at his home in Narragansett, R.I with his wife and children by his side. He fought his illness with great strength and courage, never complaining, always maintaining hope. Paul worked for the State of Rhode Island in the Department of Administration until his retirement in 2004. He lived in Smithfield for 33...

Jan 24, 2015

73, of D'Ercole Drive, passed away peacefully on Saturday Jan. 24th 2015 surrounded by his loving and devoted family. He was the beloved husband of Sandra A. D'Ercole for 46 years & son of the late Arthur & Rose (Vacca) D'Ercole. Joseph was the devoted father of Arthur & Paul J. D'Ercole and his wife Dawn. He was the loving...

Jan 24, 2015

24, of Council Rock Rd., Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at U. Mass Medical Center in Worcester. Born in Attleboro, MA, he was the devoted son of Makna and Samoutta (Iem) Men. Makthra was an I.T. in the computer technology industry. He was a 2009 graduate of Cranston High School West where he was a member of...

Jan 20, 2015

87, and 88 of Narragansett, he passed away December 24th, and she followed January 2nd in Jupiter, Florida while visiting their daughters. They were soulmates who were married for the past 62 years. Donald was born on February 20, 1927 in Providence the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (McDonald) Lally. Frances was also born in Providence on August...

Jan 20, 2015

87, of Tequesta, FL and Smithfield RI, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 55 years of Joan (Yaghjian) Papazian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Marderos and Alice (Berberian) Papazian. Dr. Papazian graduated from Classical High School in 1945 and served with...

Jan 20, 2015

83, of Warwick, passed away on Tuesday January 20, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the devoted wife of Donald E. Mildner. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Margos and Loosia Dasdagulian. Alice worked for Leviton Mfg. Company for fifteen years before retirement. She had previously worked at General Electric. Besides...

Jan 17, 2015

98, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Lorenzo Ruggiero, Sr. Born in Italy; she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Marie (Torci) Scudieri. Concetta was an assembler for various jewelry companies in the Providence area. She was...

Jan 17, 2015

49, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2015, surrounded by her family, at Rhode Island Hospital. Providence. She was the beloved wife of Neville Matroos. Born in Zamboanga City, Philippines on the 15th of September, 1965, she was a daughter of Ismael and Erlinda (Almonte) Piedad. Mae was a Registered Nurse employed by Kent Hospital, Warwick. She was...

Jan 17, 2015

83, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Golden Crest Nursing Home in North Providence. She was the wife of the late Lorenzo DiBoni. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Maria (Pucci) Santoro. Antonetta worked in jewelry for the former Uncas Mfg., Cinerama Jewelry, and Brite Mfg.

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Jan 16, 2015

94, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 16, 2015, at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Carrie Lee (Owens) Tate. Born in Benton, Mississippi, he was a son of the late Will and Lula Mae (Turner) Tate. Emmett was a truck driver employed by the City of Cleveland as a truck driver for many years...

Jan 16, 2015

95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 16, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Realino "Roy" Magnarella for 50 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Domenic and Consiglia (Cozzolino) Ivone. Catherine was a lifelong resident of Cranston. She worked as a jewelry sample maker for 38 years at Gem-Craft, Inc....