Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
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...
Wayne D. Floyd
Jun 16, 2014
64, of Ft. Myers, FL, passed away peacefully with his family by his bedside on Monday, June 16, 2014 at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, FL. He was the beloved husband of the late Penny (Calloway) Floyd. Born in Dallas, Texas, grew up in Johnston, RI, he was the son Cecelia (Piccoli) Floyd of Johnston and the late Hardie D....
Mary N. (Rustelli) Silvestri
Jun 13, 2014
91, of Cranston and Ft. Lauderdale, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Silvestri, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Carmina Rustelli. Mary loved spending time with her husband Anthony while boating and vacationing in Florida. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and...
Anna N. (Colella) Amato
Jun 12, 2014
101, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Brentwood Nursing Home, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Philip Amato. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Assunta (Garzini) Colella. Mrs. Amato was passionate about her family, friends, and religion. Anna is survived by her loving children Ann Marie Amato...
James Leroy Yeater
Jun 11, 2014
66, of Coventry, passed away on Wednesday June 11, 2014, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Coningford) Yeater. Born in York, PA, a son of Elizabeth G. (Kearns) Yeater of PA and the late Spurgeon L. Yeater. Mr. Yeater was a Security Guard for Securitas Inc. in Warwick for many years before retiring and...
Paul E. Comeau
Jun 11, 2014
76, of Kalmer Rd., Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. He was the beloved husband for 50 years of Elaine (Pitocchelli) Comeau. Born in Haverhill, MA, he was the son of the late Melburn and Lillian (St. Onge) Comeau. A design engineer, Paul was head of Research and Development at Kenney Mfg. Co. in Warwick before retiring and...
Anna (Marino) Petrucci
Jun 10, 2014
87, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday June 10, 2014 at Elmhurst Extended Care in Providence. She was the devoted wife of the late Louis P. Petrucci. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Maria (Caiazza) Marino. Anna loved pets, enjoyed music, cooking and spending time with her family. She was the devoted mother of...
Gloria A. (Rossi) Ruscetta
Jun 10, 2014
86, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at Summit Commons, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore "Sal" Ruscetta. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Mary (Fiorante) Rossi. Gloria was a communicant of St. Matthew's Church. She is survived by her loving...
Donald 'Coach T' Tillson
Jun 9, 2014
A sister's memories I've loved him all my life. We were always buddies. I had his back and he had mine. Don left for college when I was 17 and I missed him immensely. We saw each other over the years and the closeness was always there. In May, 2013, I received a call from Don. "Coach, he said, the...
Rocco Lombardi
Jun 9, 2014
71, of Cranston passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Rosalba (Maggiacomo) Lombardi. They were married the past 48 years. Rocco was born in Pico, Italy, a son of the late Biagio and Natalina (DiFilippis) Lombardi. Mr. Lombardi was the owner and operator of Milva Jewelry and...
Angelo 'Bob' Giustini
Jun 9, 2014
94, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2014 at Golden Crest Nursing Home in North Providence. Prior to that time, he lived independently at home in Cranston, with his wife of seventy two years, Yolanda (DeGiulio) Giustini. He was her loyal, loving husband. Born in Providence on March 22, 1920, he was the son of the late...
Grace M. (Harrington) Mahoney
Jun 9, 2014
86, of Cranston, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014, four months after her husband Bob. Grace and Bob enjoyed over sixty-four wonderful years of marriage and were each other's best friends. Grace was the proud Mom of John Mahoney of Mashpee, MA and Robert Mahoney and his wife Cheryl of Scituate. She was the adored Grammy of Erin Mahoney of...
Joseph John Giramma
Jun 9, 2014
61, of Sweet Meadows Court, Narragansett passed away suddenly on Monday, June 9, 2014 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. He was the beloved husband of Carolyn "Carrie" (Biggs) Giramma. On June 25th they would have celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary. Born in Providence, he was a son of Christine (Gionti) Giramma of Johnston and the late Joseph Giramma. Mr. Giramma...
Jean L. (Conway) Frongillo
Jun 9, 2014
81, of Providence, was called home to heaven on Monday, June 9, 2014 from Roger Williams Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Nicholas A. Frongillo. They were married for the past 58 years. Jean was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Edward and Mary (O'Donnell) Conway. Besides her beloved husband she is survived by her sons,...
VINCENZO SPERLONGANO
Jun 8, 2014
91, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of sixty-nine years to Giovanna (Capuano) Sperlongano. Born in Mondragone, Caserta, Italy he was a son of the late Pietro and Carmela (Papa) Sperlongano. Vincenzo worked as a mason in the construction industry for various companies in the Providence area....
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