Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Louis V. DiMaria

Feb 18, 2015

47, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Mario and Josephine (Morabito) DiMaria. Louis is survived by his uncle Vincent DiMaria of Johnston. He is also survived by several cousins. Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Avenue, Cranston on...

John Casale, Jr

Feb 18, 2015

89, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 66 years to Anna (Ruggieri) Casale. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Amelia (Broccoli) Casale. John was the founder of John Casale & Sons Painting Company. He was a WW-II U.S....

Virginia J. (Pandolfini) Giacomini

Feb 18, 2015

84, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Brigham &Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. She was surrounded by loved ones and passed away peacefully to a happier place. Virginia was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Joseph and Nancy (Fucci) Pandolfini. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo Giacomini. She is survived by her...

Mary Grace (Kelly) Sullivan

Feb 18, 2015

87, of Narragansett, formerly of Westerly, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 peacefully at home. She was the beloved wife of Donald J. Sullivan for 65 years. Born in Elmira, NY on January 14, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Grace (Cronin) Kelly. Mary Grace graduated from Elmira Free Academy class of 1945. She was also a...

Eleanor E. (Kaiser) Harrington

Feb 18, 2015

86, of Dennis, MA, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at Epoch Senior Health Care, Brewster, MA. She was the wife of the late William H. Harrington Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Emma C. (Widmann) Kaiser. Mrs. Harrington graduated Truesdale Hospital Nursing School, MA and was a...

Anna (Markarian) Basmajian

Feb 18, 2015

92, formerly of Seamans Ave., North Providence, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015. She was the beloved wife for 57 years of the late John Basmajian. Born in Worcester, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Aslanian) Markarian. Anna worked at General Electric Wiring Device in Providence for 32 years retiring in 1984. She was...

Vincenzo DiMarco

Feb 18, 2015

Vincenzo DiMarco, 81, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cranston. He is the beloved husband of 54 years of Maddalena Maria (Crispino) DiMarco. Born in Piedimonte Matese, Italy, on April 9, 1933, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Marcella (Lombardi) DiMarco. Vincenzo settled in many locations throughout...

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...