Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
John Xanthakis
Jul 1, 2014
81, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, surrounded by his devoted family. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Pakuris) Xanthakis for fifty six years. Born in Kalamata, Greece, he was a son of the late Rev. Alexander and Presv. Vasiliki (Kokonis) Xanthakis. John was the owner and operator of several restaurants, a parishioner of...
June (Beliveau) Hogan
Jun 30, 2014
79, of Warwick, passed away on Monday June 30, 2014 at Kent Regency in Warwick surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late William Hogan. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Flora (Jeffrey) Beliveau. She was the devoted mother of Robert Nystrom of Warwick, Leo Nystrom of East Providence,...
Angelo Salvatore 'Pop' Riccitelli
Jun 30, 2014
96, of Narragansett, RI passed away on Monday, June 30th surrounded by his family. Born in New Haven, CT on August 9, 1918 he was the son of the late Liberato and Modestina Riccitelli and brother of the late Philomena Russo and Anthony Riccitelli. He was the beloved husband of 64 years to the late Antonetta "Annette"(DePonte) Riccitelli. He lived...
Barbara A. (Rampini) Crocker
Jun 29, 2014
79, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 29, 2014. Barbara was the beloved wife of the late Robert W. Crocker. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Ann (San Antonio) Rampini. Barbara was a real-estate broker for many years before retiring. She was the devoted mother of Barbara...
George A. Bonetti
Jun 29, 2014
86, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of the late Dolores R. (McPhillips) Bonetti. They were married for 34 years. He was raised in Providence, the son of the late Potito and Carmela (Checchia) Bonetti. Mr. Bonetti was proud to have been...
Joseph R. Ardente
Jun 27, 2014
21, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014. Born in Warwick, he was the devoted son of Gina Ardente of Cranston and Joseph Odsen of Providence. Joseph worked for the Tasca Automotive Group Parts Department in Cranston. Besides his parents, he is survived by his brother, Joshua Ardente of Cranston and other siblings, Jazzelle, Natalya, Zachary and Justin...
Giovanna A. (Peluso) Sarandrea
Jun 26, 2014
69, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at the Kent Hospital in Warwick. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Anna (Pistorio) Peluso. She is survived by her loving children, Denise Caranci of Cranston, Joseph Sarandrea of Cranston, and John Sarandrea of Cranston; 9 cherished grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren; dear siblings...
Michael P. Varrato Jr
Jun 25, 2014
61, of Cranston, passed away peacefully Wednesday June 25, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of 33 years to Sandra (Bancker) Varrato. Born in Providence he was the son of Dolores (D'Ercole) Varrato of Cranston and the late Michael P. Varrato Sr. He was the devoted father of Michael P. Varrato III and his wife Natalie...
Leonard J. Macari
Jun 25, 2014
92, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Emily (Dalo) Macari. Born in Johnston, the son of the late Leonardo and Assunta (Rocchio) Macari, he was a lifelong resident of the town. Lenny was a hoisting engineer with Local 57 for 40 years and worked for...
Frank Garzilli
Jun 24, 2014
A son of the late Frank and Filomena (Parrillo) Garzilli passed away peacefully on Tuesday, the 24th of June, 2014. He is survived by his brothers Enrico, Richard, and Robert Garzilli, and his sister-in-law Lucy (DiBiasio) Garzilli. He is also survived by his nieces Lisa Garzilli and Donna (Michael) Swain, and his great nephews Brody, Luke, Matthew, and Gregory, and...
Raymond C. Dacey, Jr
Jun 23, 2014
71, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2014 at his home in Cranston. He was the former husband of Eunice (Ramsey) Dacey. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Raymond C. Dacey, Sr. and Elsie (Gardener) Dacey. Mr. Dacey was a truck driver for the Teamsters Local 251 for over 40 years and was the...
Nina (Caparrelli) Vinagro
Jun 23, 2014
66, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2014 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Nina was the devoted wife of Joseph L. Vinagro for forty seven years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late A. Raymond and Lila (Anderson) Caparrelli. Mrs. Vinagro was an excellent cook and baker. She loved to travel, but most...
Roseann Mancini
Jun 23, 2014
56, of North Providence, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the cherished daughter of Louisa (Marrapese) Barbato of Providence and the late Richard A. Barbato. Besides her mother she leaves behind her three daughters, Kayla L. Wake of North Providence, Leann M. Wake of Kennewick, WA and Morgan R. Ponte...
O'Neil J. Martin
Jun 23, 2014
94, of Vermont Street, Cranston, passed away on Monday June 23, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of 68 years to Mary (Morrocco) Martin. Born in Lawrence, Ma, he was a son of the late O'Neil W. and Rose A. (Bouchard) Martin. Mr. Martin was a Marine Veteran of WW-II seeing action in Guadalcanal, Rendova...
Ralph Merluzzo
Jun 22, 2014
96, of Cranston, living most of his life in Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Jennie (Palombo) Merluzzo. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Luigi and Amalia (Squizzero) Merluzzo. Ralph was a supervisor in shipping and receiving for the former Almac's Supermarkets. He...
Evelyn (Gianetti) Montella
Jun 22, 2014
89, of Providence, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Golden Crest Nursing Centre in North Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Lena (Frenze) Gianetti. She is survived by her children Salvatore Montella and his wife Laurel of CT, and Sharon Ventriglia and her husband James of Cranston. Evelyn was the...
Esther G. (DiScuillo) DiSano
Jun 20, 2014
76, of Exeter, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of John DiSano for 54 years. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella (Fanelli) DiScuillo. Esther was a trainer at MetLife for 35 years until her retirement. Besides her husband, she...
Christine (DiRaimo) Mitchell
Jun 18, 2014
85, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Mitchell. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Felicetta (Palazzo) DiRaimo. She is survived by her children, Tom Serafine of FL, Ginny Gladue of Johnston and Dianne Spivack of MD. She...

John Joseph Varin, Jr
Jun 17, 2014
John Joseph Varin, Jr. (Calenda) Passed away in his sleep on June 17, 2014 in Weehawken, NJ. He is survived by his mother Gail-Ann Boranian and step-father Charles Boranian of East Greenwich and his father John J. Varin, Sr. of Florida. His funeral service and burial will be private. Arrangements by the Nardolillo Funeral Home.
Alexander V. DeQuattro
Jun 17, 2014
88, of North Providence, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at St. Elizabeth's Home, East Greenwich. He was the beloved husband of the late Antonetta "Etta" (Picozzi) DeQuattro. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Domenic and Christine (Guida) DeQuattro. Alex was a self-employed barber for ten years. He was also employed by the State...
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