Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Paul R. Morra
Oct 17, 2014
81, of North Kingstown, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 27 years of Jeanne (Cotnoir) Morra. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Margaret (DeLuca) Morra. Paul was a manager in the moving industry for many years before retiring and...
Arline M. (Piekut) Natalizia
Oct 17, 2014
82 of Cranston, died peacefully on October 17, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Arline was the wife of the late Angelo Natalizia. She worked for many years at the former Shepard's Tea Room and later as a medical secretary for Dr. Blas Moreno and Dr. Robert Kinder. Arline and her family lived for many years...
Thomas Scorpio, Jr
Oct 17, 2014
74, of Marcello St., Providence, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence surrounded by his children. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Thomas and Virginia (Gallone) Scorpio. He was the owner and operator for over 30 years of Tom Spa on the corner of Knight St. and Gesler St. in Providence...
Livia (Chiovoloni) DiMaio
Oct 16, 2014
94, of 50 Park Row West died at home on October 16, 2014. She was the wife for more than 60 years of the late Dr. Michael DiMaio. She was born on March 25, 1920, in Meriden Connecticut, the daughter of Peter and Maria Chiovoloni. Livia earned an R.N. degree from the Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing, and for...
Rita Elaine Garland
Oct 16, 2014
89, of Hoffman Ave., Cranston, passed away on Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. Born in Newark, NJ, she was the beloved daughter of the late Walter and Adeline (Ciccone) Garland. Rita was a gift wrapper at the former Outlet Company in Providence for many years before retiring and was a member of The Regina Coeli Society...
Ronald A. Zoglio
Oct 16, 2014
49, of Johnston, passed away at home peacefully on Thursday, October 16, 2014. He was the loving fiancAC. of Janice Dias. Born in Providence, he was a beloved son of Ronald Zoglio of Johnston and the late Marlene (Antonelli) Zoglio and dear brother Stephen Zoglio of Burrillville. Ronald was a security guard for Professional Security for the past 25 years...
Pamela J. (Verducci) Lemoi
Oct 15, 2014
56, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday October 15th. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of Henry and Jean (Tassoni) Verducci. Pamela was an exceptional kindergarten teacher in North Kingstown, RI. Pamela's greatest joys were being with her family and teaching kindergarten. She was known for her unique teaching phrases, and infectious love of learning. She inspired...
Mary C. (Russo) Paiva
Oct 15, 2014
92, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. Formerly of Providence, she grew up in the Simmonsville section of Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Paiva, whom she married in 1950. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Alvina (Cantone) Russo. Mary retired from...
Richard A. Hayden
Oct 15, 2014
81, of Cranston and Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Richard was the husband of the late Maureen A. (Lester) Hayden. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Luke and Kathryn (Moore) Hayden. Mr. Hayden was an Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Richard was employed as a district manager for New England...
David J. Gibbons, Ret. PPD
Oct 15, 2014
83, of Cranston passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cranston. He was survived by his loving and devoted wife of 57 years, Johanna, and his 2 sons, Paul Gibbons and his longtime companion Danielle Ferraro, Stephen Gibbons and his wife Tracey, both of Cranston; his grandchildren Katie and Jeffrey; his great-granddaughter...
Guerino Guerriero
Oct 13, 2014
86, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Emma (Conforti) Guerriero for 64 years. Born in Fuscaldo, Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Demetrio and Maria Antonietta (Muglia) Guerriero. Guerino worked as a machine operator for the former Leviton Manufacturing Company in Warwick for 26...
Susan M. Mangiarelli
Oct 12, 2014
61, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 surrounded by her family after a long, tough battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Ralph Mangiarelli Sr. and Marie (Testa) Mangiarelli. Susan worked in the Pathology Department at Roger Williams Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital for many years. She is survived...
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...
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