Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Peter Koshmatian
Oct 12, 2014
90, of Woodhaven Blvd., North Providence. He was a former Super Market Executive. He was the husband of Beatrice (Donabedian) Koshmatian. Born in Providence, RI November 14, 1923, a son of the late Krikor and Azadoui (Pakradounian) Koshmatian. He had lived in North Providence since 1966. He was employed by the Big G Food Stores for 21 years, where he...
Antonio 'Tony' Guerra
Oct 11, 2014
87, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on October 11, 2014. He was born in Manfredonia, Italy, on March 30, 1927, son of the late Matteo and Giovanna (Castriotta) Guerra. He was the beloved husband of sixty-one years to Maria M. Guerra. Tony graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in January 1945, and served in the Navy...
Jean A. (Gallo) Ballirano
Oct 9, 2014
of Johnston died Thursday October 9, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by her entire family. She was the wife of Vincent J. Ballirano, Sr., and the daughter of the late Angelo and Laura (Belisle) Gallo. She was the beloved mother of Vincent Jr., Daniel, Michael (and his wife Margaret), and Joseph. She was the loving grandmother of Rachel, Steven, Matthew,...
Joseph A. Cerrito
Oct 9, 2014
85, a lifelong resident of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2014 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Joseph was the devoted husband of Gail Sandra (Labriole) Cerrito for 51 years. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Joseph and Maria (Moretti) Cerrito. Mr. Cerrito was an Army Veteran, serving during peacetime.
...Martha Swain Carlson
Oct 9, 2014
88, died peacefully on October 9, 2014 at Overlook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Pascoag, Rhode Island. She was the loving wife of the late John William Carlson for forty-eight years. Martha was born on April 24, 1926 in Champaign, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph Ward Swain, Ph.D. and Margaret Hatfield Swain. She was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of...
Victoria F. (Agnoli) Nottie
Oct 7, 2014
92, formerly of Cranston, passed away Tuesday October 7, 2014 at Grandview Center, Cumberland. She was the wife of the late Joseph T. Nottie Jr. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Madalena (Ruggieri) Agnoli. Victoria was employed by Ruggieri Brothers Flooring as a Bookkeeper for many years until retiring. She was a member of...

Edward J. Salisbury
Oct 7, 2014
74, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Berkshire Place, Providence. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Charles Salisbury, Sr. and Margaret (Smith) Salisbury. Edward was employed in the textile industry for many years before his retirement. He is survived by one brother, Richard Salisbury of Arizona and many cousins. Edward was...
Alfred J. 'Al' Paolantonio
Oct 6, 2014
85, of Johnston, passed away on October 6, 2014 at the Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanora (Meglio) Paolantonio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Geatano and Angela (Colonna) Paolantonio. Alfred served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was the owner of Paolantonio Construction...
Ossanna Y. (Torossian) Donoyan
Oct 5, 2014
81, of Dellwood Rd., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late George Donoyan. Born in Syria, she was the daughter of the late Hagop and Anahid (Karamanougian) Torossian. Mrs. Donoyan was the devoted mother of Nerses G. Donoyan and his wife Roxanne of...
Bruna M. (Chiavaroli) Ascenzi
Oct 4, 2014
90, of Mohawk Trail, Cranston, passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife to the late Anthony Ascenzi for 62 years. Born in Quincy, MA, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Chiavaroli. Bruna was the devoted mother of Anthony D. Ascenzi of CA, Denise Arruda of...
Valentino 'Val' Faraone
Oct 3, 2014
Right up until his death at age 81, Val lived a full and active life. Growing up in Silver Lake with his parents Giselda and Francesco Faraone, and his brother Frank, Val enjoyed music and sports. He enjoyed traveling with his beloved wife Pat and they went on many trips together. He was an accomplished musician playing both the accordion...
Pasco 'Pat' A. DePalo
Oct 3, 2014
85, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2014 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Carmela (Verducci) DePalo. Pat was an accountant for the RI Department of Health for 35 years until his retirement. He was also a graduate of Providence College, and a member of its alumni...
Carl T. Marciano (Lt. PFD, Ret.)
Oct 1, 2014
91 of Saunderstown, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at South County Hospital in Wakefield. He was the beloved husband for 65 years of Pearl S. (Spina) Marciano and loving father of the late Carl T. Marciano, Jr. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late James and Rose (Colletti) Marciano. Carl was a firefighter for the...
Sylvia Celia (Ciccarelli) Fountaine
Oct 1, 2014
89, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Florence (Golini) Ciccarelli. Sylvia was employed as a CNA at Cherry Hill Nursing Home for 20 years until retiring. She was a member at the Cranston Senior Center, avid bingo player, enjoyed crocheting,...
Casimiro DiBiasio
Oct 1, 2014
83, of Apple Tree Lane, Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence surrounded by his son and daughter. Born in Roccamonfina Italy, he was the son of the late Amato and Elvira (DeLisi) DiBiasio. Mr. DiBiasio was a jewelry stone setter for Clark & Coombs in Providence for many years and later worked at...
Judith A. (Cavaco) Keogh
Sep 29, 2014
65, of Johnston passed away peacefully on Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Francis P. "Patrick" Keogh. Born in Warwick she was the daughter of Amelia (Rego) Cavaco of Cranston and the late Ernest Cavaco. She was the operations manager for the Imaging Institute of Warwick. Judith was...
Carmella A. (Santosuosso) Merolla
Sep 29, 2014
87, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at home. She was the beloved wife of Americo W. Merolla. Born in Cranston, a daughter of the late Michael and Maria (Colarusso) Santosuosso. Besides her beloved husband she is survived by her loving children, Joseph Merolla of Johnston, Linda Agin of Cranston; her dear sister Elizabeth DelBonis of Cranston...
Sandra Lynn (Criscione) Cannella
Sep 29, 2014
51, of Hope, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Domenic Cannella. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Salvatore and Carolyn (Zoglio) Criscione of Coventry. Sandra worked as a teacher assistant at the Scituate Elementary School. She was a graduate of Coventry High School and the Community College of Rhode Island. She...
Anthony K. Guglielmo, Sr
Sep 28, 2014
64, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Mayo Clinic, Methodist Campus, Rochester, MN. He was the beloved husband of Gordian (Duke) Guglielmo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Concetta (Scalzo) Guglielmo. Anthony was the Vice President of Technic, Inc. Equipment Division in Pawtucket for the past forty-seven years....
John Volpigno
Sep 28, 2014
Of Providence, RI passed away at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol, Rhode Island on Sunday, September 28, 2014, just 3 months shy of his 100th birthday. John was the beloved husband of Dora Volpigno, who predeceased him. They were married for 69 wonderful years. John, who was born in Providence, was the son of the late Attilio and...
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