Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

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...

Jul 15, 2014

55, of Providence, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at home. Born in Providence, he was a son of Pasco and Dolores (Dupuis) Notarianni, Sr., of Cranston. Pasco was a plumber for S.B. Carbone Company for 15 years. Besides his parents he is survived by his loving daughter Amanda Notarianni of Narragansett, his sister Donna Morena and her...

Jul 14, 2014

88, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born 1925 in Alfedena, Italy. There he met and fell in love with his wife of 58 years Domenica Rossi. He worked as a landscaper and mason in both Italy and Germany. He and his wife moved their family to the United...

Jul 13, 2014

87, of North Vale Ave., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Grand Islander Center in Middletown. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Frank A. Palumbo and the late Margaret (Mongone) Grover. Frank was a claims representative at Allstate Insurance and later a claims administrator at Metropolitan Property & Casualty retiring in 1990. He...

Jul 13, 2014

of Elwyn St., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Maria P. (Ruggieri) DiBitetto. Born in Giovinazzo, Province of Bari, Italy, he was the son of the late Nicola and Maria (DePalo) DiBitetto. Ralph was a plasterer and member of the Plaster &...

Jul 12, 2014

63, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 12, 2014 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Richard Vanasse. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Roland and Barbara (Patterson) Barber. Patricia worked for Verizon Communications for 30 years before her retirement. She...

Jul 12, 2014

74, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday July 12, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Joyce L. (Cornachione) Cunha. Born in Fall River, MA he was the son of the late Antonio Cunha and Ella (Correia) Lyons. Richard was a truck driver for My Bread Baking Company for many years before retiring....

Jul 11, 2014

81, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by all of his loving family as he transitioned from this world to the next. Jim was a deeply devoted husband, father and grandfather who lived for his family and brought great joy to their lives. His absolute commitment and dedication...

Jul 10, 2014

87, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday July 10, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Carmella (Travisano) Callahan. John met the love of his life and best friend in 1947 they would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on September 5th. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John W....

Jul 9, 2014

54 passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. He was born in Providence, a son of Barbara (Albee) Kroll of Warwick and the late Francis L. Kroll. Mr. Kroll was a Master Pipefitter employed for the past two years at Newport News, VA Shipyard and previously for 30 years in the same capacity at Electric Boat , Quonset. He...

Jul 9, 2014

66, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, with her daughter by her side. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Stella (Ferrio) Crugnale. Doreen was a elementary teacher for over twenty five years, before her retirement. She is survived by her daughter and best friend, Danielle Crugnale. Doreen was...

Jul 8, 2014

84, of North Kingstown, formerly of Cranston, passed peacefully at her home on July 8, 2014. She joined her beloved husband of over 50 years, Avie who passed on this very day eleven years ago. She was born on April 28, 1930 in Providence, RI to Tateos and Mantoohe (Serjenian) Heditsian. She was the loving sister to Manoog Heditsian, Queenie...

Jul 8, 2014

85, of Narragansett, passed away on Tuesday July 8, 2014 at the South County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael H. Maselli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William and Loretta (Menard) Eisman. She is survived by her loving children, Deborah Fraioli of North Kingstown and son-in-law Vincent Fraioli of North Kingstown,...