Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Nov 23, 2014

98, of Cranston St., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Scandinavian Home in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas S. DeVona. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Maddalena (DiMeo) Saccoccio. Ann was the owner of the former DeVon Beauty Salon for many years before retiring. She was...

Nov 22, 2014

94, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of 63 years to Pasco Persechino. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Filippo and Rosa ( Terenzi) Sibilia. Besides her beloved husband she is survived by her children, Madelene Lembo and her husband Christopher of Key...

Nov 22, 2014

80, of Warwick, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara A. (Vittorio) Sullivan. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late John A. Sullivan and Mary (Kelleher) Sullivan. He was a graduate of Saint Mary School and Pawtucket Vocational High School. He served...

Nov 22, 2014

46, of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. Born in Providence, he was the son of Jacqueline (McKeon) Gooden of Narragansett, and the late James Gooden, Sr. Besides his mother, he is survived by his children John and Stefanie Gooden both of Cranston. He was also a brother of the late James Gooden,...

Nov 22, 2014

85, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2014 at R.I. Hospital in Providence. Nellie was the wife of the late Peter A. Giardello. She was a daughter of the late Armando and Elizabeth (Nardelli) Vacca.

Nellie is survived by her two sisters, Mary Infussi of Brockton, MA and Elizabeth "Bette" FitzMaurice of West Yarmouth, MA....

Nov 21, 2014

82, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. Estelle was the former wife of Daniel B. Frageorgia, Sr. She was a daughter of the late Gustavo and Louise (D'Abbraccio) Gesualdo. Estelle was a purchasing agent for the former United Wire Company for many years, before her retirement.

She is survived...

Nov 20, 2014

97, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at Cortland Place, Greenville. She was the beloved wife of the late William V. Rigney. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Nora (Shannon) Turbridy. Rita is survived by her loving daughter Jane M. Grimaldi and her husband Robert of Cranston, and was the...

Nov 19, 2014

Marguerite T. Giusti of Wakefield, RI passed into new life on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. Marguerite, spouse of the late George R. Giusti and daughter of the late Frank J. Gibbons and Ruth Anna (Richardson) Gibbons, was born in Detroit, Michigan. She was sister to the late Bernard Gibbons, Gerald Gibbons, Mark...

Nov 19, 2014

87, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at Morgan Health Center, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of Fred P. Macera for 63 years. Born in Johnston, a daughter of the late Peter and Mary Barone. Mrs. Macera worked in the payroll department at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence for about 11 years until...

Nov 19, 2014

96, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre, Cranston. Filomena was the beloved wife of the late Gaetano DiRaffaele. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Angelina (Nassa) Tagliatela. Filomena worked as a jewelry designer for over twenty years.

She is survived by her sister...

Nov 18, 2014

95, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at Oak Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center, Pawtucket. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph DeAngelis. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Rosaria (DeMichele) Carchia. Rose was employed by the former Hospital Trust Bank of Providence in the executive dining room...

Nov 18, 2014

65, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at R.I. Hospital. She was born in Fall River a daughter of the late Thomas P. and Marie ( Ramos ) Olstead. Barbara was a service representative employed by NYNEX for more than 30 years until her retirement. She is survived by her sons; Jay Carreiro and his wife Julie of VA...

Nov 16, 2014

85, of Coventry and formerly of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2014 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas "Nick" Pisillini and companion of the late James "Curly" Fitzgerald. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Marie (Rowe) Anthony. Marie was the devoted mother of Thomas E. Pisillini and...

Nov 12, 2014

88, of West Warwick, passed away on Wednesday November 12, 2014 at St. Antoine's Residence, North Smithfield surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Marie M. (Wirth) Buck. Born in Manhattan, New York he was the son of the late John and Anna Buck. John was Vice President of Hospital Trust Bank and a U.S. Merchant...

Nov 11, 2014

65, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA. He was the beloved husband of Ann (Aiello) DeLauro. They were married for the past 31 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John and Dolores (McGonigle) DeLauro. Mr. DeLauro was a self-employed painter for many years until his retirement....

Nov 11, 2014

54, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of Frank Pellegrino of Cranston and the late Agnus (Deliz) Pellegrino. Raymond was the owner of the former Ray's Towing Company and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Besides his father, he was the dear brother of William...

Nov 10, 2014

89, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2014 at Elmhurst Extended Care in Providence. Octavia was the wife of the late Albert Soave. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maggie (Riccitelli) Ruggiano. Octavia was a member of the former Ladies Auxiliary Knights of Columbus 3547 in Johnston.

She is...

Nov 9, 2014

Anthony "Tony", "Brother", Papa Tony" Ruggieri, 82, of Myrtle Avenue, Cranston, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Dolores (Saravo) Ruggieri. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Frank and Harriet (Clarke) Ruggieri. Tony was the owner of Providence Lacquer Cape and A.G.R. Warehouse Distributors of...

Nov 9, 2014

37, of Quincy, MA and RI, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2014 in Providence. She was the wife of Jeffrey P. Fantasia. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Frederick H. "Fast Fred" Cavanaugh of Warwick, Barbara (Morin) Cavanaugh of Johnston, and her stepmother Melissa A. Cavanaugh of Warwick. Besides her parents and step-mother, she is survived by...

Nov 8, 2014

71, of Providence, passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Steere House Nursing Center. Born in Providence, a beloved daughter of the late Henry and Celia (Yuppa) Moretti. Ms. Moretti was a hairdresser for Kathy's Creative Beauty for 25 years until her retirement. Jean is survived by her loving niece Dolores D'Ercole of Cranston and additional nieces and nephews....