Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Antonio Petrone
Feb 3, 2015
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday February 3, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Emilia (Solimeno) Petrone. Born in Formia, Italy he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Assunta (Lombardi) Petrone. Antonio founded International Motor Group in 1981, prior he started as an apprentice mechanic...
Dolores E. (Gabellieri) Pennine
Feb 3, 2015
81, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at RI Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest J. Pennine. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Anna (Ianantuoni) Gabellieri. Dolores loved her family immensely. She was not only a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her own but to so many...
Irene B. (Genest) Furtado
Feb 1, 2015
80, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Kent Regency, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Furtado. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Emile and Bertha (Duhaime) Genest. Mrs. Furtado retired from Swarovski. Irene is survived by her loving children Deb Rocha of Cranston, Paul Furtado of Florida,...
Maria T. 'Mary' (Teixeira) DeAngelis
Jan 31, 2015
87, of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Westerly Hospital, Westerly. She was the beloved wife of the late Rocco R. DeAngelis, who passed away on August 1, 2014. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Amadeo and Maria (Quintal) Teixeira. Mary was a typist for Fram-Filter Manufacturing Company for six years before...
Petrina A. (Ucifero) Morra
Jan 31, 2015
93, formerly of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Ledgeview Nursing Home, West Paris, Maine. She was the wife of the late Anthony Morra. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Quinti) Ucifero. Petrina was a longtime employee for the Johnston School Department. She was the loving mother of Michael...
John J. Iaciofano, Sr
Jan 31, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at Roger Williams Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband to the late Isabell (Peters) Iaciofano for 61 years, and companion and dear friend of Joan Vear. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Michael Iaciofano, Sr. and Assunta (Musto) Iaciofano. Mr. Iaciofano was a textile printer...
Noah Alberto Harpin Garcia
Jan 30, 2015
Remembering Baby Noah Alberto Harpin Garcia Born still January 30th 2015, some only dream of angels we held one in our arms. Baby Noah leaves behind his Mommy (Jacqueline Garcia), Daddy (Miguel Garcia), sisters; Arianna, Angelina and brothers; Miguel Jr.,Iziah and Josaih. Relatives and friends are invited to his prayer service to be held on Wednesday, February 11th at 9:30...
Mafalda K. (Vessella) Caliri
Jan 29, 2015
known lovingly as Nonnie, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at age 102. Mafalda lived at home, cooked meatballs on Sunday and shoveled snow until age 99. She adored her family and was close to God. She was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to so many. To meet her was to be in the presence of a true Christian. She cared...
Ora (Bard) Grande
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...
George F. Vanhouwe
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...
Edward L. Ventetuolo, Jr
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...
Vincent J. 'Shorty' Ardente
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...
Anthony D. Mansolillo
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...
Adolph 'Butch' DiPippo, Jr
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...

Pauline (Galasso) Pilozzi
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...
Peter Pistocco, Jr
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...
Gerardo 'Jerry' Absi
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...
Paul E. Dwyer
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...
Joseph D'Ercole
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...
Makthra I. Men
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...
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