Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Jul 31, 2014

87, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Born in New York City, she was the beloved daughter of the late Antranig and Vartig (Tavitian) Khosrofian. Mary was a bookkeeper at Gladding's Department Store, RI Hospital Trust Bank and later at Pawtucket Savings before retiring. She was the dear sister of Grace Oulousian and her husband Richard of...

Jul 29, 2014

70, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard D. LoBello. Born in providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret "Peg" (McSoley) Prendergast; and step daughter of the late Joseph Brelsford. She is survived by her brother Robert Brelsford of MA and...

Jul 29, 2014

97, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at West View Nursing Home, West Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul Valletta. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Antonetta (Muscatiello) DiBucci. Edith was an excellent cook and baker. She was a member of the Assumption Church food pantry...

Jul 28, 2014

83, of Wakefield, passed away on July 28, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Harold Appleby. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was a daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Palsco) Pavlik. Besides her husband Harold, she is survived by her loving sisters, Martha Kelly of Brooklyn, NY and Maryann Wohlever of CT. Her funeral arrangements were private.

Jul 28, 2014

56, of Johnston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, July 28, 2014, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of nine years to Donna M. (Iannotti) Paglio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Thomas M. and Nancy A. (Ciano) Paglio. Charles was in the automotive industry for thirty-five...

Jul 27, 2014

86, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday July 27, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore Buono. Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late John and Zoe (Monroe) Parker. She is survived by her loving children, Russell S. Buono and his wife Maggie of Warwick, Joseph M....

Jul 27, 2014

84, of Providence, passed away on Sunday July 27, 2014 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Shirley A. (Schofield) Riedeman. Born in Sauk Rapids, MN he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Halthaus) Riedeman. He was a U.S. Korean war Navy veteran. He worked for the State of Rhode Island at the...

Jul 26, 2014

76, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Marie (DiCristofaro) Izzo. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Vincenzo and Theresa (Scungio) Izzo. Vincent worked as a truck driver and farmer with his brothers for many years before his retirement. Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving...

Jul 26, 2014

91, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Elmhurst Extended Care in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Raviele. Born in Lawrence, MA, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Angelina (Laurenza) DeConte. Amelia was a mender at the former Worcester Company for 40 years before her retirement in 1996. She...

Jul 23, 2014

72, of Winsor Ave., Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 44 years of Irene M. "Rene" (Cantone) McGuire and loving father of Sharon A. McGuire of North Kingstown. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late...

Jul 22, 2014

91, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at home. He was the beloved husband of Elisabeth (Brehm) Ruggieri. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Orazio and Assunta (Agresti) Ruggieri who emigrated from Itri ,Italy. He was a Navy veteran of WW II serving in the Philippines and a member of the VFW Post...

Jul 22, 2014

of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday July 22, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Gennaro Cozzolino. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Celia (DiStefano) Zaccaria. Besides her husband she is survived by her niece Beverly Thomas of North Carolina and her nephew Dr. Christopher Ottiano of Portsmouth,...

Jul 22, 2014

51, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Daland) (Breedon) McConaghy. Born in Providence, he was a son of Leo Patrick McConaghy of North Providence and Judith (Carr) McConaghy of Cranston. Brian worked as a Banking officer at Bank of America for 25 years. Brian graduated from CCRI and was a...

Jul 22, 2014

92, of Wakefield, formerly of Scituate, passed away on Tuesday July 22, 2014, in Wakefield. She was the beloved wife of John "Jack" Duffy for 67 years. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late James and Mary (Rigby) Mahoney. Ursula was a secretary for Brown University for many years until retiring in 1988. Mrs. Duffy served in the...

Jul 21, 2014

Ernestina (Esther) Colarulli, 95, a long-time resident of Narragansett, died on July 21, 2014. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Giuseppe and Brigida (Petorella) Aschettino and was the sister of Eva Robi and the late Maria Geremia, the late Gus Aschettino, and the late Corina Aschettino. She graduated from Hope Street High School in 1937.

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Jul 19, 2014

87, of Saunderstown, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Guido "Gene" Perrotta. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Minnie (Wilson) Stewart. Cindy worked at Painewebber for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her sons,...

Jul 19, 2014

49, of Johnston, passed away on July 19, 2014, with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Anthony G. Barone for 27 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Elizabeth M. (Cardillo) Bessette of Cranston and the late Lawrence D. Bessette. Diane was employed by the University of...

Jul 17, 2014

55, of Scituate, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. Rick was the fiancAC. of Christina Stabile and former husband of Lynn Bailey. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Donald and Yvonne (Gervais) Bailey. Rick was the owner and operator of Bailey Associates Counseling and Intervention Services in Warwick. He...

Jul 16, 2014

76, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Fallon) Neri. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Demetrio and Barbara (Procopio) Neri. Salvatore was an electrical inspector for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation for twenty years before his retirement. He was a...

Jul 16, 2014

90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. She was the wife of the late Vito Coppa. Born in Marlboro, MA, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Risotti) Martino. Mary was employed at Bulova Watch, as an assembler, and Wrights Farm, as a hostess, for many years. She was also...