Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Sep 22, 2013

85, formerly of Edgewood, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Gabriel Ornazian. Born in Marseille, France, she was the daughter of the late Nishan and Lucia (Ossepian) Nezamian. A classically-trained concert pianist, she was one of the youngest students ever admitted to the Conservatory of Marseille. After emigrating from France, she...

Sep 21, 2013

92, of Wakefield, died on Saturday, September 21, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Ted Weiss. They were married for 63 years. She moved to Rhode Island in 2010 after spending the majority of her life in Southern California. Brightview Commons in Wakefield became her second family. We thank them very much for their love and care....

Sep 21, 2013

83, of Johnston died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, September 21, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Hannigan, Jr. who died November 23, 2012. They were married for sixty-two years. Born in Warwick she was the youngest of seven children of the late Ernest...

Sep 20, 2013

73, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the husband of the late Anne M. (Rave) Perkins. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Aurore Anderson. John was a carpenter for Rave Home Builders for many years. He is survived...

Sep 20, 2013

79, of Graniteville, a business executive and conservationist, died September 20, 2013. He was the loving husband of A. Doris (Leone) Salvadore for 57 years. Born in Providence, son of Frances (Sexton) and Andrea R. Salvadore, he lived in Graniteville for 28 years. Mr. Salvadore was President of Salvadore Machinery since 1991. Much of his life was spent and devoted...

Sep 19, 2013

88, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, September 19, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Philip C. Butmarc. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gennaro and Marie Grace (Geremia) Grande. Her love of life was obvious to all who knew and met her. She touched many people with her passion for family, cooking,...

Sep 18, 2013

85, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Kent County Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Edward C. Colozzi for 64 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Fioravante and Angela (Marsella) Neri. Caroline worked as a teacher's aide in the Cranston School Department for 25 years until her retirement. Her crowning...

Sep 18, 2013

71, of Wayland Ave., Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 42 years of George A. Daigneault. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Elsie (Marcoccio) Traficante. Charlotte worked for the Cranston School Department, the City of Cranston and...

Sep 17, 2013

83, of West Warwick, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent "Jim" Corsi. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she was the daughter of the late John and Modesta "Molly" (Vessella) DiPetrillo. Angela was co-owner with her husband of House of Glass in Warwick before retiring....

Sep 16, 2013

85, passed away peacefully on September 16 after suffering with Alzheimer's disease for eight years. She is the wife of Louis A. Marciano, of Cranston, and mother of Dr. Deb Louise Marciano (Ray Noll III) of Valdosta, Georgia, and Dr. Joanne Marciano Crossman (Ward) of Palm Harbor, Florida. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Stephen Paul Lepre, Jr., and...

Sep 14, 2013

81, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, September 14, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenic Calitri. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Emma (Labonti) Dupuis. Irene was employed by Welch Manufacturing Company for twenty years before her retirement. Besides her...

Sep 11, 2013

66, of Simmonsville Ave., Johnston, RI, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Born in Bridgeport, CT, he was the devoted son of the late Thomas C. and Mildred (Schauwecker) Beattie and dear brother of Kathleen G. Santoro and her husband Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Santoro of Narragansett and the late Lt. William Thornton and Zaundra Thornton. He is also...

Sep 11, 2013

93, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at home. She was the beloved wife of sixty-seven years to Benjamin Marandola. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (DiPrata) Garzone. Amelia along with her husband, were the owners of the former Ideal Rack Company of Providence for forty years before retiring...

Sep 10, 2013

67, of Warwick, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at home. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Louis and the late Phyllis (Ricci) Maroun. Laurie worked as an interior decorator for 40 years until her retirement. She is survived by her son Paul Corio of NY, NY and her father Louis Maroun of RI. Laurie was the...

Sep 10, 2013

49, of Wakefield, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Stephen Friedrich. They were happily married for the past 21 years. Patricia was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Robert W. McCarthy, Sr. and Barbara H. (Boudreau) McCarthy. Mrs. Friedrich was an Insurance Regulator for the State of RI Department of Business...

Sep 10, 2013

95, of Smithfield, passed away peacefully, with family at her side, on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at North Bay Manor, Smithfield. She was pre-deceased by her loving husband Charles. Dorothy was born in Providence, RI and was a daughter of the late Frank S. and the late Catherine (Martin ) Carroll. She is survived by her loving children, Joan Harding...

Sep 9, 2013

95, of Cranston, passed away on Monday at the Sunny View Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the wife of the late Ernest J. Bergeron. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Narcisse and Orise (Cardin) Lebrun. Doris lived in Cranston for 59 years. Mrs. Bergeron worked as a stitcher for Natco Products in West Warwick, retiring...

Sep 8, 2013

75, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Linda Conte. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Marco and Adelaide (Moretti) Petrucci. His world revolved around his family and friends. His love for them was evident to all who knew him. He enjoyed golf,...

Sep 7, 2013

90, of Cranston passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital after a brief illness.

He was the beloved husband of Maria (DiRaimo) Landi for sixty-one years and devoted father of Donna M. Landi. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Agostino and Rosina (Ricci) Landi.

Sep 6, 2013

73, of Johnston, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 6, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Donna (Cimaglio) Cacicia. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Ida (DeLallo) Cacicia. He also has four children, Joseph Jr., Michael, Robert, and Steven Cacicia. Joseph worked as a self-employed videographer establishing Electric Video...