Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Dante C. Cerullo
Jun 12, 2015
95, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2015 at Briarcliffe Manor in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of Jennie (Jaworski) Cerullo. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Angelo and Antonetta (Morelli) Cerullo. Dante was a World War II Army Veteran, having served in the 29th Infantry Division. He was a part of the...
Hovhannes 'John' Shapshapian
Jun 11, 2015
70, of Briar Hill Dr., Cranston, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Angela (Gurulyan) Shapshapian. Born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of the late Vahan and Satenik (Khorozian) Shapshapian, he lived in Yerevan, Armenia before coming to the...
Deborah Ann Grover
Jun 11, 2015
59, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday at home. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur F Grover and Beatrice V. (Procaccianti) Palmer and step-daughter of the late John Palmer. Deborah was the dear sister of Joan A. Imondi of Cranston and Arthur A. Grover of Newport. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews....
Anna S. (Wengrzyn) Flunt
Jun 10, 2015
82, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday June 10, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the wife of the late Tadej Flunt. Born in Lentowe, Poland she was the daughter of the late Janek and Maria (Murzyn) Wengrzyn. Anna worked for Superior Industries of Providence, for many years before retiring. She was the mother of Lucyna Brothers of...
Gloria E. (Leone) Pavese
Jun 9, 2015
GLORIA E. (LEONE) PAVESE, 87, formerly of Yonkers, NY; Toms River, NJ; and Delray Beach, FL; passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, surrounded by her family in Narragansett, RI. She was the beloved wife of the late Renato Pavese; devoted mother/mother-in-law of Rhonda Pavese-Morrill and husband Tom of Narragansett, RI and Robert R. Pavese and partner, Gregg Gaubatz...
Charles L. Asselin
Jun 8, 2015
70, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at his home, on Monday, June 8, 2015. Charlie was the beloved husband of the late Susan (Iafrate) Asselin. Born in Providence, he grew up in Johnston and was the son of the late Albert and Marierose (Belanger) Asselin. Charlie worked for the city of Johnston, was a co-owner of Iafrate Construction Company and...
Loretta D. (Flynn) Gardner
Jun 7, 2015
53, of Providence, RI, passed on Sunday, June 7, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, a daughter of Gwendolyn (Borje) Noble of Georgia and the late Donald Flynn. She is survived by her loving children, Angel Flynn, Paul Flynn, and Nohealani Flynn all of Providence, RI. She is the grandmother of Niyah and...
Pasquale 'Pat' Persechino
Jun 6, 2015
95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the home of his son Peter of Exeter. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Sibilia) Persechino. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pietro and Madeline (Rizzo) Persechino. Pat was a machinist at United Wire and Supply...
George L. 'Junior' Foster
Jun 6, 2015
68, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday June 6, 2015 at home. He was the husband of Marsha D.(Turner)Foster. Born in Providence, he was the son of Catherine (Robinson) Foster and the late George E. Foster. Besides his wife he is survived by his daughters Rosi and Malinda and the late Dacia; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was the...
A. Roger Guillemette
Jun 5, 2015
81, of Narragansett, died Friday, June 5th. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Joseph Arthur and Yvonne (Roy) Guillemette, both Canadian born. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Claudette Joyal Guillemette. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Jeanne Steers with her husband Chris of Roxbury, CT, Diane Guillemette of West Warwick;...
Loretta A. 'Laurie' (Berardis) Browning, MS-CS, RN, ANP
Jun 5, 2015
Loretta A. "Laurie" Browning MS-CS, RN, ANP 60, of Narragansett, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of 42 years to David Browning. Laurie was born in Providence, a daughter of Cecile (Ducharme) Berardis of Warwick and the late Felix Berardis. Laurie Browning was most recently a Quality and Safety Manager...
Gary D. Griffiths
Jun 5, 2015
65, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Gary was the devoted husband of Debra (Hampton) Griffiths. He was a son of the late William F. and Theresa M. (LaPrade) Griffiths. Mr. Griffiths was employed as a mechanical engineer for KVH Industries for over twenty years. Besides his wife, he...
Florence (Mendillo) Milano
Jun 4, 2015
101, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Umberto Milano. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Iacovone) Mendillo. She is survived by her loving children, Toni L. Barletta and her husband Raymond of Providence,...
Madeline (Marsella) DeVincenzo
Jun 4, 2015
96, passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2015. She was the wife of the late Louis J. DeVincenzo. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Stefano and Raffaela ( Gentile ) Marsella. Mrs. DeVincenzo was a cook employed at the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary until her retirement. She is survived by her 3 daughters, Gail A Nobrega...
Michele 'Mike' Picozzi
Jun 2, 2015
86, of Somerset, MA, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at St. Ann's Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Domenico, Sr. and Anina (Rao) Picozzi. Mr. Picozzi was the VP of the M&M Building in Coventry, and worked in the textile industry for many years, before his retirement.
...Edward Michael Laborio
Jun 1, 2015
of Cranston, RI and Pompano Beach, FL died sleeping peacefully at his home on June 1, 2015 at the age of 36. Eddie's passing was the result of Diabetic Complications (DKA) related to his Type 1 Diabetes condition. Eddie was the beloved son of Edward Laborio, the late Dorothy Laborio, and the beloved brother of Michelle Laborio Kinlaw. Eddie was...
Salvatore J. 'Junior' Puleo, Jr
May 31, 2015
71, of North Providence, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Salvatore, Sr. and Josephine (Cardella) Puleo. Salvatore was the proud owner and operator of Manville Motor Sales in North Providence for the last 39 years. He is survived by his loving children, Christine L'...
Gennaro Companatico, Sr
May 31, 2015
89, of Susan Dr., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Anna M. (Conti) Companatico. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Domenico and Emilia (Fusco) Companatico. Gennaro worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 34 years and was one...
Edward A. Patonio
May 31, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Maria N. (Lombardo) Patonio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Cecilia (Caduto) Patonio. Edward was employed by the Ciba Geigy Chemical Corp. until his retirement. He was an active communicant of St. Rocco's Church, having served as a...
Norma J. (Souza) Benevides - Streeper
May 30, 2015
NORMA J. (SOUZA) BENEVIDES-STREEPER, 79, of Warwick, formerly of Providence and Cranston, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Elvira (Stevens) Souza. Norma was a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in North Providence for 30 years before retiring in 2012. Her kind and...
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