Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Angelina 'Lena' (Cerini) Alfano

Mar 26, 2015

96, of East Greenwich died peacefully on March 26, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, Lena was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Giuseppina (Amore) Cerini, beloved wife of the late Antonio Alfano and the sister of the late Olga Napolitano. A graduate of Bryant College, she was the office manager for the former Blacher Bros. She...

John V. Gudlevich

Mar 25, 2015

51, of Taunton and formerly of Cranston, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. He was the former husband of Michelle Goulet-Gudlevich. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward S. and Althea R. (LaRoche) Gudlevich. John graduated from Cranston High School East and was a lead mechanic for Peter Pan Bus Lines for twenty...

Domenic M. 'Bobo' Nardolillo

Mar 23, 2015

79, of Johnston passed away Monday March 23, 2015. He was the husband of Barbara (Leoncavallo) Nardolillo. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Mario and Nicolina (Scungio) Nardolillo. Domenic was employed for various construction companies for many years retiring from D'Ambra Construction Co. Besides his wife he is survived by his children; Joseph D. Nardolillo of...

Michael A. Violante

Mar 23, 2015

49, of Mount Pocono, PA, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA. Born in Providence, he was a loving son of Angelo and Elida (Valdez) Violante. Mr. Violante was a 5 star executive chef for restaurants throughout the Mount Pocono area, including Marco Polo Restaurant. Besides his parents, Michael is survived by his...

Anna M. (Kutniewski) Quinn

Mar 22, 2015

84, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late John P. Quinn. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine (Mischler) Kutniewski. She is survived by her children, Joseph Quinn of Cranston,...

Sarah (Karagozian) Araujo

Mar 22, 2015

92, of Pleasant View Avenue, Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at North Bay Manor, Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Louis Araujo. Born in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Suzie (Kashmanian) Karagozian. Sarah and her husband were the owners of the former Lousar Restaurant of Providence for...

Thomas J. Iannotti, Jr

Mar 22, 2015

84, of Woodview Dr., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Rianna) Iannotti. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Thomas and Assunta (Santaniello) Iannotti. Mr. Iannotti was the manager at Massud & Sons Floor Covering Company in Central Falls for over...

Delilah R. Santurri

Mar 20, 2015

60, of South Kingstown, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at South County Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Ruth M. (Jordan) Santurri and the late Mario "Perry" Santurri. Besides her mother, she is survived by her loving siblings, Kathy Spaziano of Warwick, Diane Costantino of Warwick, and Perry Santurri of...

Catherine (DiSalvia) Acquaro

Mar 20, 2015

89, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Frederick Acquaro. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Giusti) DiSalvia. Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Annmarie Burnham, Fred Acquaro, Joseph Acquaro, and Gina Acquaro; dear sister...

Richard R. Rainone

Mar 20, 2015

68, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Marie A. (Paliotta) Rainone. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Louise (Scorpio) Rainone. Richard was a systems analyst for the Providence Gas Company before his retirement. He was a USMC...

Pasqualina 'Pat' (Cascella) Blasi

Mar 20, 2015

95, of Warwick passed peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2015 at the Greenwood Center in Warwick. Pat was a devoted mother and homemaker who cherished her family and showed by example how to live courageously while facing cancer and other hardships for more than 30 years. She brought joy and good spirits to everyone she met, whether it be a...

Maria F. (Angelone) Rocchio

Mar 19, 2015

62, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Teresa (Fidi) Angelone. She is survived by her loving children, Peter A. Rocchio, Jr., Felicia M. Rocchio, and Nicholas G. Rocchio; her dear brother Daniel R. Angelone; and cherished grandson Dominic Rocchio. Relatives and...

Anna Mae (Tashjian) Mourachian

Mar 19, 2015

88, of North Providence, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at Trinity Health & Rehabilitation Center in Woonsocket. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert "Bob" Mourachian. Born in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Musrob and Satnig (Patanian) Tashjian. Anna Mae was co-owner and operator with her late husband of the former Carvel...

Thomas A. Medici, Sr

Mar 18, 2015

92, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. He was the husband of Gloria (Saccoccia) Medici for 62 years. Born in Providence, RI he was a son of the late Nunzio and Antonetta (Zoglio) Medici. He grew up in the Silver Lake section of Providence. Tom attended the Laurel Hill Avenue School, Oliver Hazard Perry Middle School,...

Emma M. Ricciardi

Mar 17, 2015

89, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph and Anna M. (Vastano) Ricciardi. Emma was a secretary for the former Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) now BP for many years and later was an administrative assistant for 15 years at the...

Franklin L. 'Leo' Knowles, CPD, Ret.

Mar 17, 2015

88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Kingston. He was the beloved husband of sixty-eight years to Phyllis (Palumbo) Knowles. Born in Teachey, North Carolina, he was a son of the late John and Myra (Benton) Knowles. Leo was a police officer for twenty years before retiring in...

Marie R. (Cece) Payne

Mar 16, 2015

79, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2015, at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of fifty-seven years to Cornelius R. "Neil" Payne. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Emilio and Angela (Branca) Cece. Marie was a legal secretary for thirty years for various law firms in Rhode Island....

John Pelli

Mar 15, 2015

On March 15 another member of The Greatest Generation was lost when John Pelli, 92, of Cranston went to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. John was born March 5, 1923 to Alessandro and Olivia Pelli, lived all his life in Cranston, graduating in the December 1941 class of Cranston High School (Salutatorian and member National Honor Society)...

James D. Gamba

Mar 15, 2015

65, of Cranston, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015 at RI Hospital in Providence following complications from open heart surgery. He was surrounded by his loving family throughout his hospital stay. He was the beloved husband of Marlene (Cicerone) Gamba. Born in Providence, he was the son of Alfonso and Pearl (Stone) Gamba of Cranston. James spent his entire career...

Stella (Rampini) Tomasso

Mar 14, 2015

94, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late John Tomasso. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Diodato and Antoniella (Marsella) Rampini. Stella was the devoted mother of Gloria A. Fugere of GA, Jean D. Gentili and her husband Thomas of Franklin,...