John Pelli
Mar 15, 2015
On March 15 another member of The Greatest Generation was lost when John Pelli, 92, of Cranston went to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. John was born March 5, 1923 to Alessandro and Olivia Pelli, lived all his life in Cranston, graduating in the December 1941 class of Cranston High School (Salutatorian and member National Honor Society)...
James D. Gamba
Mar 15, 2015
65, of Cranston, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence following complications from open heart surgery. He was surrounded by his loving family throughout his hospital stay. He was the beloved husband of Marlene (Cicerone) Gamba. Born in Providence, he was the son of Alfonso and Pearl (Stone) Gamba of Cranston. James spent his entire career...
Stella (Rampini) Tomasso
Mar 14, 2015
94, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late John Tomasso. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Diodato and Antoniella (Marsella) Rampini. Stella was the devoted mother of Gloria A. Fugere of GA, Jean D. Gentili and her husband Thomas of Franklin,...
Mary Matrullo
Mar 14, 2015
87, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Paolo and Andreana (Lombardi) Matrullo. Mary was an executive secretary at Grinnell Fire for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her dear sister, Anna Matrullo of Cranston and was the sister of the...
Armando Cionci
Mar 13, 2015
91, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital. Providence. He was the beloved husband of sixty-four years to Evelyn (Pezzuco) Cionci. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Frank and Jenny (Merino) Cionci. Armando was a machine laborer for the former Stanley-Bostich Company of East Greenwich for forty years before...
Vera F. (Gianfrocco) Still
Mar 13, 2015
71, of Warwick, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2015. She was the wife of Charles Still. Vera was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Armando and Angelina (Defeo) Gianfrocco. She is survived by her loving children, Francine Muniz of Warwick and Michael Muniz of Providence. She was also the dear sister of Armando Gianfrocco of Johnston and...
Evelyn M. (Almerinda) Vennetillo Cataldi
Mar 13, 2015
94 of Cranston passed away to grace and love on March 13, 2015. Born January 30, 1921 in Castelnuovo Parano, Frosinone, Italy, Evelyn was the daughter of Raffaele Vennettillo and Maria Antonia (Rotondo) Vennettillo. She was happily married for 71 years to the late Louis V. Cataldi. Most loving mother to her children: Rose Giarrusso and husband Edward of...
Sabina E. (Laurino) Arroyo
Mar 12, 2015
(Laurino) Sabina E. "Betty Royal" Arroyo 72, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at RI Hospital, Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Lucille (Zanbuco) Laurino. She is survived by her loving daughter Deborah Perrotti and her husband Joseph of Cranston, her cherished grandchildren Sabina and...
Vincent A. Pezzullo
Mar 11, 2015
94, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, peacefully at home. Vincent was the husband of the late Florence J. (Iannotti) and Evelyn (Iannuccilli) Pezzullo. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late John and Maria (Rega) Pezzullo. Vincent was the owner and operator of Pezzullo Woodworking for fifty years, before his retirement. He was a...
Teresa C. Miniscalco
Mar 11, 2015
90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Miniscalco. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Anna (Fedele) Landolfi. Teresa was an assembler in the jewelry industry for twenty-five years before her retirement. She loved to dance with her late husband,...
Salvatore 'Alfred' DiSano
Mar 10, 2015
90, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Giuseppe and Giovannina (Campopiano) DiSano. Alfred worked as a cashier at Lincoln Greyhound. He is survived by his loving sister Evelyn DiSano of Cranston, and was the brother of the late Pasquale and Anthony DiSano. Relatives...
Mara (Ferragine) Regoli
Mar 10, 2015
66, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 45 years of Marcello Regoli. Born in Pontecorvo, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Rosario and Maria (Giacomobono) Ferragine. Mara worked in the jewelry industry for many years in...
J. Rocco Ruggieri
Mar 9, 2015
92, of Venice FL, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2015, at Venice Hospice House, FL. He was the beloved husband of the late Theresa (Farina) Ruggieri. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria (Iacueo) Ruggieri. Mr. Ruggieri was the sole proprietor of Ruggieri's Market for many years until his...
Frances (Fabrizio) DiMuccio
Mar 9, 2015
90, of North Providence, died on Monday March 9, 2015, surrounded by members of her family. She was born in Knightsville ( Cranston ) to Giovanni and Josephine (Zuena) Fabrizio on June 20,1924. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred DiMuccio. Frances is survived by her brother Ludovico (Lindy) Fabrizio and his wife Molly of Warwick ; sisters...
Richard P. Cipriano
Mar 9, 2015
84, of Johnston, passed away on Monday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Eleanor L. (Paolino) Cipriano. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Enrico and Marie (Coletti ) Cipriano. Richard was an attendant at the IMH in Cranston for twenty two years before retiring. He enjoyed the casinos, refurbishing...
William J. DiMuccio
Mar 8, 2015
79, of Warwick, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Marie Rose (Blake) DiMuccio. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Arthur and Catherine (Finneran) DiMuccio. William was employed as the Games Manager for the RI Lottery for 24 years until his retirement....
John S. Hill, Jr
Mar 8, 2015
51, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015 peacefully at home. He was the beloved husband of Cecilia (Moscarelli) Hill. Born in Germany, he was a son of John S. Hill, Sr. of Johnston and Nancy (Balcom) Spinney of Florida. John worked as a journeyman lineman for the IBEW Local 104 for many years. He was a U.S....
Alphonse R. Cardi, MD
Mar 6, 2015
100, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Elvira M. (Ritacco) Cardi for 63 years. He was the son of the late Domenico and Rosa (Corpolongo) Cardi. Born in Braddock, PA, he became a lifelong resident of Cranston. Dr. Cardi was a graduate...
Renato Napolitano
Mar 5, 2015
79, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, March 5, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Antonietta (Mancini) Napolitano for 47 years. Born in Pugliano di Teano, Italy, he was a son of the late Vincenzo and Antonietta (Covino) Napolitano. Renato worked as a machinist for General Electric for 29 years until his retirement in 1998. Prior...
Josephine (Nastasi) Tamburini
Mar 5, 2015
of Providence passed away Thursday March 5, 2015. She was the wife of the late Joseph Tamburini. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Peter and Rose (Meo) Nastasi. She was a member of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Providence. Josephine is survived by her children; Chief Richard S. Tamburini, J.P.D. and his wife Marie,...