Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

May 1, 2014

85, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Claire I. (Shogren) Conte. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Mary (Sears) Conte. Charles started playing music professionally at the age of 14. He was a Korean War Veteran serving from 1948-1953 as an Air Force...

Apr 30, 2014

73, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Salvatore Piscione for 54 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (McCormick) Mancini. Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving sons, Kevin Piscione and his wife...

Apr 29, 2014

92, of Lincoln, formerly of Cumberland and Johnston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Holiday Retirement Home, Lincoln. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Ranone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Maria (Aurelio) DeMarco. Carmela was a clerk typist in the Dept. of Administration for the State...

Apr 29, 2014

87, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday April 29, 2014 at West View Nursing Home in West Warwick. He was the devoted husband of Madeline (Ray) Acciardo. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Angelo and Rose (DiLullo) Acciardo. Tuffy was the owner & operator of Tuffy Equipment Co for 40 years. He was a WW-II US...

Apr 28, 2014

64, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 28, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Dorothy (Broadhead) Schiavulli. Linda was a telephone operator for the former New England Telephone Company for thirty-three years before her retirement. She is survived by her loving children, Jacqueline...

Apr 28, 2014

92, of Narragansett, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene "Red" Fabrizio. Ann was born in Warwick, a daughter of the late Earl and Mary (Shiffman) Thatcher. She is survived by her loving children, Eugene T. Fabrizio and his wife Nancy of Chepachet, David...

Apr 28, 2014

96, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Paolo and Andriana (Lombardi) Matrullo. Joseph was the husband of Phyllis (Conti) Matrullo and the late Anna (Amalfitano) Matrullo. Mr. Matrullo was an aircraft mechanic and supervisor at Quonset Point in...

Apr 27, 2014

94, of Warwick, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Carmina (Perrotta) Bonaiuto. He was born in Lawrence, MA, a son of the late Salvatore and Amelia (DeLuca) Bonaiuto. Sam was an airplane mechanic at Quonset for many years until his retirement; and was also a WW II Air Force veteran. Besides his beloved...

Apr 27, 2014

90, of Providence, passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre in Cranston. Elena was the wife of the late Tommaso Capuano. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Bernardo and Evelina (Amaral) Torti. Mrs. Capuano worked as a jewelry maker for Parco Company.

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Apr 25, 2014

84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, after a courageous four year battle with leukemia. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to John E. Campagnone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Panaccione) Serrecchia. Besides her husband she is survived by her...

Apr 25, 2014

96, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at the Cherry Hill Manor on Friday, April 25, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Mario "Frankie" Ramunno. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Antonetta (Leonardo) Rotondo. Vickie worked in the jewelry industry for many years and was also an Avon representative. She loved all...

Apr 23, 2014

74, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Graciosa (Nunes) Tavares. Born in Portugal, a son of the late Virgilio and Natividade (Baco) Tavares. Besides his beloved wife he is survived by his children, Maria E. Mutter and her husband Rudolph of Cumberland, Virgilio Tavares of Cranston and...

Apr 22, 2014

93, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday April 22, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Giardino. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Maddelena (DelBonis) Picano. She was the beloved mother of Ronald Giardino of West Simsbury, CT., Kathleen Giardino of Cranston and...

Apr 22, 2014

76, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Caroline (Sarro) Solitro. They were married for the past 54 years. George was born in Providence, a son of the late Michael and Francesca (Ceglia) Solitro. Mr. Solitro was the former Co-owner and Operator of Solitro's Bakery in Cranston. George...

Apr 22, 2014

90, of Providence, passed away on Tuesday April 22, 2014 peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Ceprano, Pr Frosinone, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Arduino and Maria Felice (Rea). She was the beloved mother of Marie Longo and her husband Joseph Jr. of Providence, loving sister of Giovanni Battista Ventura, Gina Trapassi, Anita...

Apr 22, 2014

91, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Riverview Healthcare Community in Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur E. Schettini. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Gama) Grande and was also the daughter of the late Filomena Grande. She is survived by her loving daughters,...

Apr 21, 2014

78, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. Antonio was the husband of Josefina (N) Vargas. Born in Naga City, Philippines, he was the son of the late Vicente and Amelia (Delatorre) Vargas. Mr. Vargas worked as a machine operator for over twenty-five years, before his retirement. Besides his wife, he is survived by...

Apr 21, 2014

75, of Leading St., Johnston, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Allard) Prior. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Patrick and Rita (Barron) Prior. Mr. Prior was a machinist at the former Brown & Sharpe Company for 12 years and...

Apr 20, 2014

79, of Grandville Ct., Wakefield, RI and formerly of Riverdell Dr., Saunderstown, RI, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Yale-New Haven Hospital in CT. He was the beloved husband of the late Annmarie (Loperfido) Shaw. Born in the The Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late William and Agnes (Toms) Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a...

Apr 20, 2014

87, of Cranston St., Cranston passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent DiFalco. Born in Providence a daughter of the late Rinaldo and Concetta (Cipolla) Antuono. She is survived by her loving children, Vincent DiFalco and his wife Jeanne of Cranston and Kenneth J. DiFalco of East Hampton, NY;...