Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
MATHEW MATRULLO
Aug 24, 2013
88, of Newtown, CT, formerly of Cranston, RI, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 24, 2013 in Reading, MA. He was the beloved husband of the late Eugenia C. (Sibella) Matrullo. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Paul and Andreana (Lombardo) Matrullo. Mr. Matrullo was an engineer in the aerospace industry before...
MAFALDA 'MUFFIE' (SANTURRI) ZANFAGNA
Aug 23, 2013
went home to her loving Lord in heaven on Friday, August 23, 2013 at her home in Warwick surrounded by her loving family. Muffie lived in the Knightsville section of Cranston with her husband, the late Raymond E. Zanfagna for 58 years before moving to Warwick in August of this year. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of...
NICHOLAS DiSCIULLO
Aug 23, 2013
96, of Providence, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Cortland Place in Greenville. He was the beloved husband of Yolanda (Tiberio) DiSciullo for 60 years. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Vincent and Nicoletta (Finamore) DiSciullo. Nicholas worked as a chef for multiple restaurants and hotels in Boston and Providence and last worked...
DOROTHY S. (GINISH) CAPUANO
Aug 21, 2013
87, of Saunderstown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at South County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late John L. Capuano. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Michael Sr. and Yvonne (Lacouture) Ginish. Dorothy was a member of South County Italian Women's Club. She will always...
Lynn Ann (Laferte) Pagano
Aug 19, 2013
58, of North Providence, passed away on Tuesday August 19, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Pagano. Born in Germany, Lynn was the daughter of the late Armand and Gloria (DiStefano) Laferte. She was the manager of the former Mezza Luna Pizzeria for many years before retiring. Lynn's greatest...
DOROTHY 'DOTTY' (SEARS) ANDRADE
Aug 19, 2013
86, of Warwick, died Monday, August 19, 2013 at the West Shore Health Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph G. Andrade. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on May 1st. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Mary P. (Furtado) Sears. Mrs. Andrade was employed as a packer...
JOSEPHINE R. (MARINELLI) TOMMASIELLO
Aug 18, 2013
90, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Tommasiello. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Lucia (Aliberte) Marinelli. Josephine was employed by the former E.A. Adams Jewelry Company of Pawtucket for many years before her retirement. She was a member...
ANDREW P. 'ANDY' CANIGLIA
Aug 18, 2013
97, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Kent Regency in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Murphy) Caniglia. Andy was born in Cranston, a son of the late Anthony and Maria Caniglia. Mr. Caniglia was the owner and operator of Andy's Barber Shop in Knightsville for 65 years; and he was also...
DOROTHY T. (GRECO) FRANSOSI
Aug 17, 2013
95, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of John Fransosi. Dorothy was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa (Almonte) Greco. Besides her beloved husband, she is survived by her loving daughters, Lynne D. Tutalo and her husband Anthony and Sharon Taraksian...
GRACE ANN RUGGIERI
Aug 17, 2013
79, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Rose (Bosna) Ruggieri. Grace was employed by the US Government, Housing and Urban Development for many years before her retirement. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Church, Providence. Grace was the...
JOSEPH A. ROSSI, SR
Aug 17, 2013
85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2013. He was the husband of the late Theresa A. (Izzo) Rossi. Born in West Warwick, he was the son of the late Peter and Maria (Padula) Rossi. Joseph was an employee of Browns Dairy on Park Ave in Cranston for over 25 years before retiring. He was also a...
MICHAEL 'MIKEY' GNOATO, USAF
Aug 15, 2013
21, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in Northern Colorado. Born in Providence, he was the loving son of Daniele and Saran (Rath) Gnoato of Providence and dear brother of Davide Gnoato of West Warwick. Michael was a 2009 graduate of Textron Chamber of Commerce Academy in Providence before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force where...
CLAUDIA J. (PASCETTA) CONTILLO
Aug 15, 2013
39, of Scituate, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Boston Children's Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Christopher A. Contillo. Born in Providence, she was the devoted daughter of Russell J. and Ernestine M. (Anargiro) Pascetta of North Providence. Claudia was an administrative assistant at Merrill Lynch in Providence for the past 10 years. Besides her husband...
THOMAS COSTIN GRIMES
Aug 14, 2013
56, of West Warwick, RI, passed away peacefully at his home on August 14th, 2013. Tom was born in Warwick on June 14th, 1957. He was the eldest of three children. Tom was a talented hair stylist and artist, as well as a beloved instructor at Costin's Warwick Beauty Academy. He studied in London under Vidal Sassoon Academy. His career...
LILLIAN (WILLIAMS) AURECCHIA
Aug 14, 2013
97, of Smithfield, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville. She was the beloved wife of the late Luigi Aurecchia. Lillian was born in Toronto, Canada, a daughter of the late Herbert and Alice (Varty) Williams. Mrs. Aurecchia was a secretary at Edwards and Angell in Providence for 20 years until her retirement....
JOAN S. (BROADBENT) McHALE
Aug 12, 2013
75, of Cranston, passed away on Monday August 12, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Edna (Morin) Broadbent. She was the former wife of the late Richard McHale. She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Lois Evans-Smith and her husband Peter Smith, Ann...
HELEN C. (PAPPAS) PSILOPOULOS-KANAVOS
Aug 12, 2013
93, of Woonasquatucket Ave., North Providence, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the wife of the late Charles D. Psilopoulos and the late John Kanavos. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Alexandros and Toula (Farmakas) Pappas. Helen worked in sales and as a secretary for All State...
ANTONETTA 'ANNETTE' (GRIECO) CELONA
Aug 12, 2013
94, of Providence, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 peacefully at the home of her daughter and son in-law with whom she resided. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen Celona. Annette was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Giorgio and Maria (Tartaglia) Grieco. She is survived by her loving children, Barbara Vallante and her...
MARY (NAHABEDIAN) MOORADIAN
Aug 11, 2013
89, of Naples, FL, formerly of Quincy St., Providence, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late David Mooradian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis and Vartig "Rose" (Mesrobian) Nahabedian. Mary was a secretary in the insurance industry for many years and later at Sts. Sahag & Mesrob...
JOHN F. GUMULA, JR
Aug 11, 2013
92, of East Greenwich, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Pazienza) Gumula. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Barbara (Raczkowska) Gumula, Sr. John was an aviation mechanic at the former US Naval Air Station Quonset Point for many years...
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