Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Dec 27, 2014

83, of Cranston, passed away at home on Saturday December 27, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Leo Faraone, Jr. and the late Guido Petrucci. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Maude (Moody) Wood. Shirley was employed by Travelers Insurance as an administrative assistant, from where she retired in 1991. She...

Dec 27, 2014

65, of Warwick, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Evergreen House Health Center in East Providence. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of the late Louis N. and Anna M. (Toscano) Ranone. Norman worked in retail sales in the footwear industry for the past 12 years. He graduated from RI College in 1971 and was an...

Dec 26, 2014

92, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 55 years of Ardemis L. "Ardy" (Hatabian) Hazian. Born in South Norwalk, CT, he was the son of the late John and Dickranouhie "Doris" (Medzigian) Hazian. Deron retired from the State...

Dec 26, 2014

92, formerly of Johnston, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Roberts Health Centre in North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Edmund T. D'Ambra. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Theresa (Russo) Salzillo. Elsie was a voracious reader and worked at the Mirian J. Mohr Memorial Library in Johnston...

Dec 25, 2014

Gerard "Jerry" Restaino, 91, of Dickinson Avenue, North Providence, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of the late Rose (Panetta) Restaino. Born in Newark, New Jersey he was a son of the late Carmine and Elizabeth (Alifano) Restaino. Mr. Restaino was an Army veteran of WW-II landing in...

Dec 25, 2014

61, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Edith Mae (Pelfree) DiPippo. She is survived by her loving sisters, Carol Maples of Cranston and Donna Eller of Florida. She was the sister of the late Raymond DiPippo. Relatives...

Dec 24, 2014

90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 24, 2014, at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph DiLorenzo. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Gelsomina (Sorreca) Palmaccio. Vincenza was a bookkeeper in the medical offices of her son Dr. Joseph A. DiLorenzo for twenty-five years until her retirement. She...

Dec 24, 2014

"Connie", surrounded by her loving family, was called to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 24. She lived her earthly life as a model of faith and humility, a remarkable woman dedicated to her Church and family. A messenger of love, her prayerful and beautiful soul remained steadfast in service to our Blessed Mother Mary, with rosaries said frequently and...

Dec 23, 2014

93, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore Palermo. Born in Caserta, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Bartolomeo and Pasqualina (DeCivita) Mancini. Filomena is survived by her loving children Angela Palermo of Scituate, Pasquale Palermo and his wife Debra of Johnston. She was a...

Dec 23, 2014

93, of Cape Haze, FL, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at Morgan Health Center, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Selena M. (Reynolds) DeRaimo. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Giovanni DiRaimo and Anna (Cardillo) DiRaimo Valente. Nicholas was the step-son of the late Daniel Valente. He...

Dec 22, 2014

71, of Marco Island, Florida, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Donna (Chionchio) O'Connell. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Donald and Evelyn (Paquin) O'Connell. Albert enjoyed golf and did get a hole in one at Midville CC. He also enjoyed his motorcycles and would often go...

Dec 22, 2014

87, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the wife of the late Fiore Lepizzera. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Antonina (Mineo) Seamans. Emily sang for war bonds during WWII, loved watching the Red Sox with her husband, and was a member...

Dec 22, 2014

85, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, surrounded by her daughters. Helen was the wife of the late Louis T. Folcarelli. Born in Itri, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Francesco Paulo and Maria Civita (Agresti) Maggiacomo. Helen was a Life Member of the Disabled American Veterans Giovanni Folcarelli...

Dec 21, 2014

99, of Cranston, passed away on December 21, 2014 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre in Cranston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter to the late Peter and Elvira (Lonardo) Pecoraro. Carmella was employed at the State Controller Office as an administrative assistant for forty years, before retiring. She was a member and past president of the Rosary and Altar...

Dec 21, 2014

70, of Clark Ave., Cranston, passed away on his birthday, Sunday, December 21, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 49 years of Jean C. (Parrillo) Macera. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Lucio and Anna (Branca) Macera. Bob was a warehouse manager at State Battery...

Dec 20, 2014

89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 20, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Ciolli) Passarella and the late Gloria (Ricci) Passarella. He was born in Prata Sannita, Caserta, Italy a son of the late Francesco and Nicoletta (Russo) Passarella. Domenico came to America to make a better life for his...

Dec 19, 2014

87, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday December 19, 2014, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Enrico "Harry" Montanaro. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Rose (Adamo) DiRobbio. Mrs. Montanaro worked for DCYF in the payroll department for the State of Rhode Island for...

Dec 17, 2014

95, of Johnston and formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Jennie was the wife of the late Joseph Carnevale for 51 years, before his passing in 1994. She was the daughter of the late Antonio and Elisabeth (Menna) Sucamosto. She is survived by her children, Beverly Mello and her husband...

Dec 16, 2014

85, of Cranston passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. Dolores was the wife of the late Frank Parrillo and companion of Anthony Manzi for 22 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John P. and Mary C. (Ruotolo) Cerra, Sr.

Besides her companion, she is survived by...

Dec 15, 2014

80, of Johnston passed away on Monday December 15, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late James and Mildred (Warburton) Murphy. Nancy was a clerical worker for the Department of the Navy for many years before retiring. She was the dear sister of Marie D'Orsi of Cranston. Relatives and friends are...