Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Roy L. Moquin, Sr

Sep 10, 2014

75, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Roy was the husband of Marie Jeanne (Bergeron) Moquin. Born in Providence, he was the son of Leo and Florence (King) Moquin. Mr. Moquin was employed as a night crew chief for various supermarkets for many years, before his retirement....

William H. 'Billy' Martin, Jr

Sep 9, 2014

72, of Lincoln, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, surrounded by his loving family. Billy was the cherished husband of Joyce Amelia (Scungio) Martin. Born in Providence, he was a son to the late William H. and Margaret A. (Finnegan) Martin, Sr. Mr. Martin began his working career with the...

Violet Ann (Zannella) Scungio

Sep 8, 2014

70, of Providence, passed away on Monday September 8, 2014, at her residence. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Scungio, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Viola (DeRobbio) Zannella. Mrs. Scungio was a court stenographer for the City of Providence for ten years. Violet is survived by her loving...

Francesco 'Frank' G. Paolantonio

Sep 8, 2014

88, of Johnston passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria (Geremia) Paolantonio. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Guitano and Angelina (Colonna) Paolantonio. Frank worked for the Narragansett Brewery for 25 years until his retirement. He was the owner of the former Frank's Arco Service Station and...

Annie C. (Marandola) DiRaimo

Sep 7, 2014

99, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 7, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert DiRaimo. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Domenico and Catarina (D'Acchioli) Marandola. Annie worked for the former Walter Marshall Spinning Company, Floral Products, and Norton Safety Products, Company before her retiring in 1977. She was a...

Filomena (Lombardo) Fazio

Sep 6, 2014

99, of Oxford St., Cranston, RI, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Fazio. Born in Cranston, the daughter of the late Francesco and Maria (Mariano) Lombardo, Filomena was a lifelong resident of Cranston. She was the devoted mother of Jean Santurri and her...

Alfred DeFazio

Sep 5, 2014

84, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2014. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Antonio and Maria (Macera) DeFazio. Alfred was a member of the R.I. Farm Bureau and the Governor Dyer Market. He enjoyed farming and working in his greenhouses, as well as playing cards and socializing with his friends at the...

Anthony M. Nicoletti

Sep 4, 2014

48, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014. He was born in Providence, a son of Carol (Martinelli) Nicoletti of Cranston and the late Anthony Nicoletti. Besides his mother, he is survived by his loving son, Anthony J. Nicoletti of Cranston, his dear sister State Representative Doreen Costa and her husband Jim of North Kingstown, his cherished granddaughters...

Sandra M. (Curtis) Pieranunzi

Sep 3, 2014

53, of Apple Blossom Ln., Coventry, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife for 28 years of Mark S. Pieranunzi. Born in Warwick, she was the devoted daughter of David R. Curtis of Coventry and the late Theresa M. (Poirior) Curtis; loving mother of Deva Pieranunzi and her future husband...

Patricia Ann (Russo) Jackvony

Sep 1, 2014

59, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014, at RI Hospital, Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Vincent "Vinnie" Jackvony for 38 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Grace D'Andrea and the late Anthony "Sonny" Russo. Pat worked for Teacher Certification, for the RI Department of Education, for 21...

Anthony R. Perfetto, Jr

Sep 1, 2014

43, of Johnston, passed away due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Monday, September 1, 2014 in Chaplin Ct. Born in Providence; he was a beloved son of Anthony R. Perfetto, Sr. and Beverly J. Torres, both of Johnston. Anthony was a laborer in the construction industry and was a member of Union Local # 271. Besides his...

Gilbert G. Bedetta, Sr

Sep 1, 2014

86, of Cranston passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Angela (Soscia) Bedetta. They were married for the past 56 years. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Henry and Marietta (Ricci) Bedetta. Mr. Bedetta was a drafting teacher for the Warwick...

Evangelynn 'Van' A. (Smith) Stebenne

Aug 30, 2014

63, of West Kingston, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. Evangelynn was the beloved wife of Robert "Bob" Stebenne. Born in Lake Charles, LA, she was a daughter to Josephine (Mainella) Smith and the late William Tyler Smith. Van was a dedicated artist and an avid lover of horses, the ocean...

Maureen N. (Veyera) Prezioso

Aug 30, 2014

59, of Warwick, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Morris and Nancy (Jackson) Veyera. She is survived by her dear siblings, Mary Cotoia of West Greenwich and Joseph Veyera of Warwick. She was also the aunt of Lindsey, Mallory and Nicholas Cotoia and Katelyn and Kyle Veyera and Keith...

CASIMIRO M. VIEIRA, SR

Aug 30, 2014

63, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Maria F. (Silva) Vieira. They were married for the past 43 years. Born in Azores, Portugal a son of the late Jose and Inez (Paulino) Vieira. Mr. Vieira was employed in Environmental Services at RI Hospital for many years. Besides...

Harold L Grattage, Sr

Aug 29, 2014

80, a lifelong resident of Cranston, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Harold was the husband of the late Meredith (Gladding) Grattage. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Harry and Beulah (O'Brien) Grattage. Harold was employed at the RI School of Design as a Supervisor of Security...

Jennie T. (Rossi) Spicola

Aug 28, 2014

84, of Jupiter, Florida and North Scituate, passed away on Thursday August 28, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Spicola, Sr. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Maria (Vita) Rossi. Jennie was a secretary for the Providence School Department for...

Filomena M. (Lombardi) Tutalo

Aug 27, 2014

94, of Providence, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Elmhurst Extended Care, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Tutalo. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Frances (Sosia) Lombardi. Filomena was a member of the Cranston Senior Center and the Sunny Seniors of Cranston. She...

Raymond A. Pagliarini

Aug 25, 2014

87, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Virginia (DelPadre) Pagliarini. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Florence (Stevens) Pagliarini. Raymond worked as a waiter at Twin Oaks Restaurant for many years before his retirement. He also served his country in the U.S. Navy. Besides his...

Theresa (Lombardo) Merolla

Aug 25, 2014

87 of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2015, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife to the late Francesco Merolla. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Angelina Lombardo. Theresa is survived by her loving children, Joann Merolla of Johnston, Antonietta Perrotti and her husband Alfred...