Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

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....

Nov 7, 2014

94, of Grace St., Cranston, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Patonia) DeSimone. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Rocco and Rose (Iacovone) DeSimone. Peter was a construction laborer for many years before retiring. He was a WW-II...

Nov 7, 2014

67, of Providence, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. Joseph was the beloved husband of Isabella (Carbone) Sukaskas. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Michael and Filomena (Melillo) Sukaskas. Joseph was a senior mechanic for Providence Fire Department for thirty two years, before retiring. After his retirement, he was...

Nov 7, 2014

87, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014. He was the husband of Assunta (Lisa) Raso. Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving daughter, Susan J. DiCicco and her husband Anthony of North Scituate. His funeral and burial were private.

Nov 6, 2014

67, of Florida (formerly of Cranston) passed away on Thursday November 6, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Angelo A. Pitassi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita (Caraccia) Mattia. She was loved by all and touched many with her friendship and compassion. Besides her husband she was...

Nov 6, 2014

95, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, November 06, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenico Colantonio. Benedetta was born in Italy, a daughter of the late Bernardo and Louisa Simmonelli. She was survived by her loving children, Guy Colantonio of Smithfield, Susan Ricci of West Warwick, Rita Scambio of...

Nov 5, 2014

Ret. RI State Deputy Fire Marshal Anthony R. Motta 85, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, November 05, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Sandra (Rosenfield) Motta. They were married for the past 44 years. Besides his beloved wife he is survived by his Son Retired Fire Chief Stephen A. Motta...

Nov 5, 2014

90, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late George J. McIntyre. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Louise (Cretella) Procaccini. Rose was a longtime member of the Cranston Senior Center. She was the devoted mother of David McIntyre and...