Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Edward B. Lawrence
Aug 11, 2015
85, of Cranston passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy (Miranda) Lawrence. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Manuel and Angelina (Roderick) Lawrence. Edward was a US Navy Veteran, and was employed as a foreman for the Leesona Corporation for many years...
Albino 'Bino' A. Petteruto
Aug 10, 2015
91, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2015 at Elmhurst Extended Care in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Louise ( Ritz ) Petteruto for the past 63 years. He was born in Providence a son of the late Matteo and Assunta ( Ullucci ) Petteruto. Mr. Petteruto was a letter carrier employed by the US Postal Department...
Ara Arsenian
Aug 10, 2015
84, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Nagikian) Arsenian and son of the late Arakel and Takoohi (Tsaroogian) Arsenian. Ara was born in Greece and moved to Yerevan, Armenia in 1948. In 1957 he moved to Moscow, Russia where he became a well-known singer, performing as a lead with the...
Edward R. Giorgio, Sr
Aug 9, 2015
91, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday August 8, 2015 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of Rose (Palmieri) Giorgio. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Maria (Ferrigno) Giorgio. Edward was the Founder of the former Lady Ann Creations, Inc. of Providence. He was a member of the D.A....
Pasco E. Soscia
Aug 9, 2015
80, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday August 9, 2015 at Roberts Health Center, North Kingstown surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cranston, he was the youngest of eleven children, a son of the late Pasquale and Maria Civita (Ruggieri) Soscia. He was a U.S Army Veteran and retired from the Cranston Print Works. Pasco enjoyed gardening, working out...
Josephine A. 'Jo' (Zeoli) Gama
Aug 8, 2015
88, of Cranston, passed away at the home of her daughter Louise on Saturday, August 8, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert "Al" Gama. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Zeoli and Louise Gibalerio and her late husband Vincent Gibalerio. Josephine was first employed as a...
Vito Gesualdi
Aug 8, 2015
83, of Cranston, died on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Sunny View Nursing Home, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna N. (Castelli) Gesualdi. He was born in Panni, Province of Foggia, Italy, a son of the late Angelo M. and Donata (Melino) Gesualdi. He came to the U.S. in 1948 and settled in the Federal Hill...
Elizabeth (Manasian) Onanian
Aug 8, 2015
90, of Sandy Lane, Warwick, passed away at home on Saturday, August 8, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Dickran and Helen (Vartanian) Manasian. Elizabeth moved to New Britain, CT in 1946, returning to Providence in 1960. She moved to Cranston in 1966 before settling in Warwick in 2011. Elizabeth...
Evelyn F. (DelRicco) Gallone
Aug 8, 2015
87, of Providence, passed away on Saturday August 8, 2015 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Guy Gallone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Anna DelRicco. Evelyn was the devoted mother of Jane S. Long of Swansea, MA, Richard T. Gallone and his wife Laura...
Donald R. Ventetuolo
Aug 5, 2015
of Cranston passed away at home on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Laura (Brown) Ventetuolo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Mary C. (Magliocco) and Joseph Ventetuolo, Sr. Donald was a graduate of Cranston High School and Southern Illinois University where he played football and earned...
Vito V. Colella
Aug 5, 2015
79, of Providence, passed away on Wednesday August 5, 2015. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Vito L. and Jennie (DiTomasso) Colella. He is survived by his loving children, Lisa Araujo and her husband Elder of Stuart, FL, Michael Colella of Port St. Lucie, FL, Shawn Antonucci of Hope, RI; cherished grandchildren Joey Harrington, Elder Araujo,...
Harry Ajemian
Aug 5, 2015
of North Providence, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Cortland Place in Greenville. Harry was the beloved husband of Marion "Dolly" (Nalbandian) Ajemian who passed away on July 20th. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of the late Askar and Victoria (Davidian) Ajemian. Harry retired with the rank of MSgt from the Rhode Island Air National...
Wanda Susan (Marchetti) DeRouin
Aug 5, 2015
53, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 5, 2015. She was the beloved wife for 26 years of Leo W. DeRouin, Jr. Born in Providence, Wanda was the devoted daughter of Angelo and Marie E. (Napolillo) Marchetti of Cranston. Wanda was an ESL Teacher with the Cranston Public Schools at Hugh B. Bain Middle School and Park View...
Alfred J. Palumbo (Capt. CFD, Ret.)
Aug 5, 2015
91, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Dolores A. (Salvati) Palumbo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank A. Palumbo and Margaret (Mongone) Grover. Alfred was a City of Cranston firefighter for 42 years retiring with the...
Iolanda E. (Parente) Mattiello
Aug 4, 2015
84, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Giuseppe D. Mattiello. Born in Caserta, Italy she was a daughter of the late Ferdinando and Antonia (Gravante) Parente. Iolanda worked for Norton Safety Products for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her loving children, Nicola "Nick" Mattiello and...
Guido W. Santilli, Jr
Aug 3, 2015
79, of Cranston, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 3, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of thirteen years to Dru M. (Lopes) Santilli. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Guido W. Santilli, Sr. and Carmella (Costabile) Santilli. Guido was a pipe fitter at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at...
Michael R. Guarino
Aug 2, 2015
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 2, 2015. Michael was the beloved husband of Evelyn A. (Tedeschi) Guarino for fifty-nine wonderful years. Born in Providence, Michael was the eldest son of the late Mariano and Inez (Iannotti) Guarino. Among his many accomplishments, Michael was an US Navy veteran, serving during the Korean War as a Machinist on...
Louis G. Eraklis
Aug 2, 2015
81, of West Warwick, originally from Maine, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Paparelli) Eraklis and the late Aspasia (Merianos) Eraklis. Born in Augusta, ME, he was a son of the late George and Georgia (Anagnastou) Eraklis. Louie was a self-employed business man, who owned restaurants...
Joseph D. Cerra
Aug 2, 2015
83, of Cranston , passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at the Avalon Nursing Home, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Marie (Carpentier) Cerra. Born in Johnston, a son of the late John P. Cerra Sr. and Mary (Ruotolo) Cerra. Joseph was a construction worker at Tilcon-Gammino Construction for 12 years until his retirement; and was also a...
Bradley J. Cooke
Aug 1, 2015
38, of East Providence, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Broward County, Florida, he was the son of Donna M. (Gill) Cooke of Johnston and the late Steven A. Cooke. Brad was the fiancAC. of Meghan K. Donnelly of East Providence. He was a residential care counselor for...
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