Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Michele 'Mike' Picozzi
Jun 2, 2015
86, of Somerset, MA, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at St. Ann's Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Domenico, Sr. and Anina (Rao) Picozzi. Mr. Picozzi was the VP of the M&M Building in Coventry, and worked in the textile industry for many years, before his retirement.
...Edward Michael Laborio
Jun 1, 2015
of Cranston, RI and Pompano Beach, FL died sleeping peacefully at his home on June 1, 2015 at the age of 36. Eddie's passing was the result of Diabetic Complications (DKA) related to his Type 1 Diabetes condition. Eddie was the beloved son of Edward Laborio, the late Dorothy Laborio, and the beloved brother of Michelle Laborio Kinlaw. Eddie was...
Salvatore J. 'Junior' Puleo, Jr
May 31, 2015
71, of North Providence, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Salvatore, Sr. and Josephine (Cardella) Puleo. Salvatore was the proud owner and operator of Manville Motor Sales in North Providence for the last 39 years. He is survived by his loving children, Christine L'...
Gennaro Companatico, Sr
May 31, 2015
89, of Susan Dr., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Anna M. (Conti) Companatico. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Domenico and Emilia (Fusco) Companatico. Gennaro worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 34 years and was one...
Edward A. Patonio
May 31, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Maria N. (Lombardo) Patonio. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Cecilia (Caduto) Patonio. Edward was employed by the Ciba Geigy Chemical Corp. until his retirement. He was an active communicant of St. Rocco's Church, having served as a...
Norma J. (Souza) Benevides - Streeper
May 30, 2015
NORMA J. (SOUZA) BENEVIDES-STREEPER, 79, of Warwick, formerly of Providence and Cranston, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Elvira (Stevens) Souza. Norma was a Certified Nursing Assistant and worked at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in North Providence for 30 years before retiring in 2012. Her kind and...
Joseph M. Vacca
May 30, 2015
84, of Johnston, previously of Providence, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Roger Williams Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Josephine (Coppa) Vacca. Born in Naples, Italy a son of the late Francesco and Maria (Principe) Vacca. Mr. Vacca worked as a hairdresser for 25 years and also was a custodian for the Providence Public School...
Louis A. Pastina, Sr
May 29, 2015
90, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Kent Hospital. He was the husband of the late Anna (Tartaglia) Pastina. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Carmela (D'Agostino) Pastina. Louis was employed as a burner for the Electric Boat Company for 30 years before his retirement. Louis is survived by his...
Virginia M. (Viscolosi) Coletta
May 29, 2015
87, of Warwick, passed away on Friday May 29, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Rocco "Rocky" Coletta. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Filomena (Cerio) Viscolosi. Virginia worked for employment security for the State of RI for eighteen years before retiring. Prior...
Robert P. 'Bob' Moretti
May 29, 2015
70, of Cranston and Boynton Beach, FL, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Carol (Matrullo) Moretti for 34 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Jennie Moretti. Prior to retiring Bob worked for IBM, he was the former City Clerk for the City of Cranston and the...
Richard A. DeJoseph
May 28, 2015
68 of Southwinds Dr., South Kingstown, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. He was the beloved husband for 45 years of Rosemarie (Cicatiello) DeJoseph. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Rosemary (Tata) DiJoseph. Richard was a 1965 graduate of...
America 'Ricky' Iascone
May 27, 2015
90, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Potito "Peter" Iascone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Mary (Vitalo) Santurri. America is survived by her loving children, Sandra Rudden, and Peter M. Iascone and his wife Colleen of...
Josephine G. (Capoverdi) Proia
May 27, 2015
87, formerly of Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 surrounded by her children at the West View Nursing Home in West Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Americo Proia. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (Oliano) Capoverdi. She is survived by her loving children, Rock A. Proia of...
John J. Moricas, Jr
May 26, 2015
80, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of the late Eileen (Nicholson) Moricas. Born in Lithuania, he was the son of the late Jonas and Anna (Gurinskas) Moricas. He was a U.S Army Veteran during the Korean Conflict. He is survived by his loving...
Joseph L. Iafrate
May 25, 2015
88, of Cranston, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Rose Marie (Martinelli) Iafrate. He was born in Johnston, a son of the late Orazio and Anna (Cambio) Iafrate. Mr. Iafrate was a specialist tool maker at Leviton Manufacturing in Warwick for 35 years until his retirement; he was a WW II Army veteran....
Joyce M. (Merola) Fortunati
May 25, 2015
68, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was born in Providence a daughter of Alba (DeNuccio) Merola of Providence and the late Joseph Merola. Joyce is survived by her loving daughter Joelle Contillo of Cranston and her cherished granddaughter Brianna Erbe. Her funeral will be held on Wednesday at 10 am from...
Joseph L. Iafrate
May 25, 2015
88, of Cranston, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Rose Marie (Martinelli) Iafrate. He was born in Johnston, a son of the late Orazio and Anna (Cambio) Iafrate. Mr. Iafrate was a specialist tool maker at Leviton Manufacturing in Warwick for 35 years until his retirement; he was a WW II Army veteran....
Vincent Mastrostefano
May 25, 2015
89, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. Vincent was the husband of the late Viola (Salzillo) Mastrostefano. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasco and Anna (Antonelli) Mastrostefano. Vincent was an Army Veteran, serving during WWII. He was employed in maintenance for Gilbine...
John P. Garan, Esq.
May 25, 2015
67, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015. He was the beloved husband for 35 years of Virginia Garan. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Paul and Zartig (Krikorian) Goshgarian. John was an immigration attorney with offices in Pawtucket and was a former Providence Municipal Court Judge and Providence City Councilman. He was a graduate of...
Amelia (DeNitto) Vita
May 23, 2015
81, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. Amelia was the wife of the late Carmine D. Vita. Born in S. Ambrogio, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Michelina (Rossi) DiNitto. Amelia is survived by her children, Rosemarie Richard of West Greenwich, Carmine Vita, Jr. and...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.

