Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Joseph M. Vacca
May 30, 2015
84, of Johnston, previously of Providence, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Roger Williams Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Josephine (Coppa) Vacca. Born in Naples, Italy a son of the late Francesco and Maria (Principe) Vacca. Mr. Vacca worked as a hairdresser for 25 years and also was a custodian for the Providence Public School...
Louis A. Pastina, Sr
May 29, 2015
90, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Kent Hospital. He was the husband of the late Anna (Tartaglia) Pastina. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Carmela (D'Agostino) Pastina. Louis was employed as a burner for the Electric Boat Company for 30 years before his retirement. Louis is survived by his...
Virginia M. (Viscolosi) Coletta
May 29, 2015
87, of Warwick, passed away on Friday May 29, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Rocco "Rocky" Coletta. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Filomena (Cerio) Viscolosi. Virginia worked for employment security for the State of RI for eighteen years before retiring. Prior...
Robert P. 'Bob' Moretti
May 29, 2015
70, of Cranston and Boynton Beach, FL, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Matrullo) Moretti for 34 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Jennie Moretti. Prior to retiring Bob worked for IBM, he was the former City Clerk for the City of Cranston and the...
Richard A. DeJoseph
May 28, 2015
68 of Southwinds Dr., South Kingstown, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was the beloved husband for 45 years of Rosemarie (Cicatiello) DeJoseph. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Rosemary (Tata) DiJoseph. Richard was a 1965 graduate of...
America 'Ricky' Iascone
May 27, 2015
90, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Potito "Peter" Iascone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Vitalo) Santurri. America is survived by her loving children, Sandra Rudden, and Peter M. Iascone and his wife Colleen of...
Josephine G. (Capoverdi) Proia
May 27, 2015
87, formerly of Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 surrounded by her children at the West View Nursing Home in West Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Americo Proia. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (Oliano) Capoverdi. She is survived by her loving children, Rock A. Proia of...
John J. Moricas, Jr
May 26, 2015
80, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of the late Eileen (Nicholson) Moricas. Born in Lithuania, he was the son of the late Jonas and Anna (Gurinskas) Moricas. He was a U.S Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his loving...
Joseph L. Iafrate
May 25, 2015
88, of Cranston, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Rose Marie (Martinelli) Iafrate. He was born in Johnston, a son of the late Orazio and Anna (Cambio) Iafrate. Mr. Iafrate was a specialist tool maker at Leviton Manufacturing in Warwick for 35 years until his retirement; he was a WW II Army veteran....
Joyce M. (Merola) Fortunati
May 25, 2015
68, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was born in Providence a daughter of Alba (DeNuccio) Merola of Providence and the late Joseph Merola. Joyce is survived by her loving daughter Joelle Contillo of Cranston and her cherished granddaughter Brianna Erbe. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday at 10 am from...
Joseph L. Iafrate
May 25, 2015
88, of Cranston, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Rose Marie (Martinelli) Iafrate. He was born in Johnston, a son of the late Orazio and Anna (Cambio) Iafrate. Mr. Iafrate was a specialist tool maker at Leviton Manufacturing in Warwick for 35 years until his retirement; he was a WW II Army veteran....
Vincent Mastrostefano
May 25, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. Vincent was the husband of the late Viola (Salzillo) Mastrostefano. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasco and Anna (Antonelli) Mastrostefano. Vincent was an Army Veteran, serving during WWII. He was employed in maintenance for Gilbine...
John P. Garan, Esq.
May 25, 2015
67, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband for 35 years of Virginia Garan. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Paul and Zartig (Krikorian) Goshgarian. John was an immigration attorney with offices in Pawtucket and was a former Providence Municipal Court Judge and Providence City Councilman. He was a graduate of...
Amelia (DeNitto) Vita
May 23, 2015
81, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. Amelia was the wife of the late Carmine D. Vita. Born in S. Ambrogio, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Michelina (Rossi) DiNitto. Amelia is survived by her children, Rosemarie Richard of West Greenwich, Carmine Vita, Jr. and...
Lucia 'Lucy' (Casacalenda) Bucci
May 23, 2015
93, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Bucci. Lucy was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Leonardo and Gabriela (Fabio) Casacalenda. Mrs. Bucci was a supervisor at Sardelli Jewelry Company for many years until her retirement. Lucy's passion was...
Marie 'Lorraine' Gaul
May 22, 2015
91, of Warner Brook Dr., Warwick passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, Providence. She was born in Fall River, MA a daughter of the late Albert and Beatrice ( Desrosier ) Dube. She is survived by her daughters; Marie L. Baccarie and her husband John of Sterling, Ct and Suzanne D....
Anna E. (Ricciardi) Finlay
May 22, 2015
84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2015, at Kent Hospital, Warwick. Anna was the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Finlay. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna M. (Vastano) Ricciardi. After raising her family, Anna became a Licensed Practical Nurse at Kent Hospital in Warwick for twenty-eight years...
Joseph Perry
May 21, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cranston. Joseph was the husband of Elvira (Strongoli) Perry. Mr. Perry was a Navy Veteran serving during WWII. He was a carpenter for many years, and a member of the MA and RI Carpenters Unions. Besides his wife, he is survived by...
Rita G. (Cronan) Conboy
May 21, 2015
96, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday May 21, 2015 at the Kent Regency Center in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond G. Conboy. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Higgins) Cronan. Rita was a receptionist for International Institute for thirty years before retiring at the age of 87....
Michael A. Iaciofano, Jr
May 21, 2015
88, of North Kingstown, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Kent Hospital, Warwick. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Michael and Assunta Iaciofano, Sr. Mr. Iaciofano was an Army Veteran serving in WWII. He was a carpenter for L Vaughn Company for many years until his retirement; he also loved to fish and quahog....
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