Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Sep 28, 2014

68, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 28, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of forty-eight years to Sharon (Brooks) Gagnon. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late Henry and Shirley (Mason) Gagnon. Robert was a truck driver for various trucking companies in the Providence area for...

Sep 27, 2014

84 of Welfare Ave died on September 27th at home. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. (Russo) Patricio and the companion of Arlene Lemieux, to whom his children are forever grateful for her devotion and care of their father. Born in Somerset MA, the son of the late Joseph and Sarah Patricio. He was a graduate of...

Sep 26, 2014

70, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Roger Williams Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Frank Rocchio. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Odelia (Morris) Tartaglia. Sandra worked in jewelry for over forty years, before retiring.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her...

Sep 25, 2014

60, of Coventry died Thursday, September 25, 2014 after a long battle with Leukemia. He graduated from Cranston High School East in 1972 and served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Independence. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Donald truly enjoyed music, nature, the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was...

Sep 25, 2014

63, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Mario E. Mastrostefano, Sr. Beverly was born in Providence, a daughter of Beverly (Briggs) Morango and step daughter of Frank Morango both of Providence and the late Joseph Castro. Beverly worked in the food and beverage industry throughout her...

Sep 25, 2014

63, of Douglas Turnpike, Burrillville, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 37 years of Nancy A. (Zinno) Juskalian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late James and Celia (Goolkasian) Juskalian. Jimmy was the owner of the former Jim's Restaurant on Niantic Ave....

Sep 25, 2014

92, of Coventry, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Riverview Nursing Home in Coventry. Alden was the husband of the late Ruth Rittmann. Born in Jamestown, he was a son of the late Charles and Ruth Rittmann. Mr. Rittmann was employed for Sherwin-Williams as an area manager for over thirty years, before retiring. He was an Army Air...

Sep 24, 2014

91, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Greenville Center in Greenville, RI. Elena was the wife of the late Joseph V. "Val" Badessa. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Olindo and Rose (Gibellario) Cipolla. Elena is survived by her three children, Joseph P. Badessa and his life-long companion Cynthia Bousquet, John W. Badessa and...

Sep 24, 2014

76, of Providence passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Barratini) Vileno. He is survived by his daughter Cara Vileno of Washington, DC , son Aram Vileno and daughter-in-law Dyanne of Providence and loving grandchildren Sylvia and Alex. He was the former husband of...

Sep 23, 2014

74, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of 54 years to Ruth (Piscione) DiCecco. Raymond was born in Providence, a son of the late Salvatore and Concetta (Valente) DiCecco. Mr. DiCecco was the Principal at Hugh B. Bain Middle School in Cranston for many years until his retirement....

Sep 22, 2014

85, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home in Wakefield. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Eric and Virginia (Guarino) Wilson, and brother of the late Virginia D. Uva. Mr. Wilson earned his Bachelor of Education Degree at RICE, and his Master of Arts Degree at the University...

Sep 22, 2014

98, of Johnston, passed away on Monday September 22, 2014 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Virginia (Domenico) Morelli. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Angelo and Philomena (DiPaolo) Morelli. He worked as a laborer for the State of Rhode Island before retiring and was a US Army...

Sep 22, 2014

84, of Cranston, Rhode Island, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, in Providence. She was the devoted wife of Leonard D. DePasquale. Born in East Providence, she loved playing the piano, painting and crafting. Mrs. DePasquale is survived by her sister Lillian Antonelli, her three children, Sandra L. Barber of Cranston, Leonard J....

Sep 22, 2014

84, of Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 56 years of Frances (Cedor) Ramos. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Joaquim and Quiteria (deJesus) Ramos. Mr. Ramos served in the U.S. Air Force for 20...

Sep 21, 2014

32, of Cranston passed away Sunday September 21, 2014. A lifelong Cranston resident he was the son of Andrew and Diane (DeSantis) Guglielmo of Cranston. Ryan was employed as a Real Estate Agent for Albert Realty and a Manager for La-Z-Boy Furniture. Besides his parents he is survived by his brother Andrew Guglielmo of Cranston and his sister Andrea Guglielmo...

Sep 21, 2014

82, of Stonington, CT, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Emilio Jackvony and the late Rose (Trillo) Jackvony. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Gaetano "Guy" Maiorano; two sons and their wives, Joseph and Julie Maiorano of San Diego, CA, Guy and Loretta Maiorano of...

Sep 21, 2014

76, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Eleftherios "Lefty" Baziotis. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Constantine and Demetra (Psilopoulos) Poniaros. Irene was loved and adored by everyone. "Saint like" in her ways, she always gave of her time and efforts to help others selflessly....

Sep 20, 2014

76, of Scituate Farms Dr., Cranston, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 21 years of Anna (Coppa) Crispino. Born in Piedimante, Matese, Italy, he was the son of the late Luigi and Antonietta (DiMarco) Crispino. Michael was a self-employed landscaper for many years before retiring in 2000. He...

Sep 20, 2014

81, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Martha (Rand) Grant. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late C. Weston and Ethel (Persson) Grant. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserves as a photographer during the Korean War, meeting a young Senator Jack Kennedy...

Sep 20, 2014

87, of Providence, passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Cortland Place in Greenville. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas DiSciullo. Born in Villa Santa Maria, Italy she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (DeCicco) Tiberio. She came to the United States in 1952 and was married 60 years. Yolanda worked as a...