Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
CAROLYN M. CELIO
Jul 4, 2013
67, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Rose (Mastriano) Celio of Johnston, and the late John Celio. Carolyn was employed as an office worker in retail sales. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and especially spending time with her family, nieces and nephews. Besides her...
ROBERT B. (BOB) CHILDS
Jul 3, 2013
Bob Childs (89) was born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island, the third child of Robert and Ruby (Hussey) Childs. He was predeceased by his siblings, Al, Myron, Gene and Margie (McCarthy). When World War II broke out, he left Cranston East High School to enlist in the US Navy. He served in the South Pacific on the USS Belleau...
BENEDETTA (CERELLI) MESSINA
Jul 3, 2013
91, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday July 3, 2013 at Alpine Nursing Home in Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Messina. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Cerelli. Benedetta worked for Ann & Hope for many years before retirement. She...
DOMENIC RIGNANESE
Jul 2, 2013
91, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Victoria A. (Corsetti) Rignanese for 66 years. Mr. Rignanese was born in Manfredonia, Italy, the son of the late Biagio and Maria (Lombardi) Rignanese. He came to this country at the age of 8 and became part of the "great generation" that...
RICHARD J. MAIORISI
Jul 2, 2013
73, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 50 years to Ann Marie (Marro) Maiorisi. Richard was born in Providence, a son of the late Carmino and Margaret (Giglio) Maiorisi. Mr. Maiorisi was the former Vice President of Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Rhode Island...
PATRICIA S. (SILVESTRE) DA SILVA
Jul 2, 2013
50, of Lincoln, RI, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at the Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, NH. She was the beloved wife of eleven years to Manuel D. DaSilva. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Robert A. and Dorothea M. (Sullivan) Silvestre of Lincoln, RI. She was a Professor of Computer Science at New England...
PAUL D. LISI
Jul 1, 2013
54, of Warwick, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Anne M. (Pagliarini) Lisi. Born in Providence, he was the son of Mary (Zinno) Lisi of Providence and the late Robert Lisi. Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by his loving daughter, Gina Casavant of East Greenwich...
MARY E. LaPOLLA
Jun 30, 2013
93, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2013 atThe Village at Waterman Lake in Smithfield. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Giovannina "Jennie" (Croce) LaPolla. Mary was a bookkeeper for the former LaPolla Motor Sales of Cranston for 40 years. Mary was the dear sister...
DOMENIC GRANDE
Jun 30, 2013
72, of Lexington Ave., North Providence, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband for 51 years of Beverly (Diano) Grande. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Domenic and Belinda (Ritz) Grande. Domenic was...
BERTHA I. (LAJOIE) CORMIER-CARDILLI
Jun 29, 2013
71, of Coventry, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved companion of the late Joseph Cardilli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Janet (Genereux) Lajoie. Bertha worked as a jeweler for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed fishing, scrabble, and reading; her...
ANTONETTA 'ETTA' (DeCESARE) MAGNONE
Jun 29, 2013
85, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 peacefully at home. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. "Jay" Magnone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Carmella (Zarro) DeCesare. She is survived by her loving sons, John and his wife Donna Lancellotti of Warwick, and Richard of Cranston; her...
ROBERT A. PAOLO
Jun 29, 2013
77, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved companion of Ann Marie Panarello. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Domenic and Elizabeth (Zangari) Paolo. Robert was a lifelong music teacher and conductor, a world champion accordion player whose students went on to also become champion...
CAROL A. (PAYETTE) MONTI
Jun 29, 2013
72, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Frank O. Monti, Sr. for 52 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Hervey and Catherine (Breen) Payette. CAM H.V.A.C. Construction, Inc. founded in 1974 was named after Carol...
DR. EUGENE A. RUSSO, SR
Jun 29, 2013
80, of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (MacDonald) Russo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasco and Amelia (Pisaturo) Russo.
Dr. Russo was a neurosurgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital for 40 years until his retirement. He...
ELIZABETH 'BETTY' PERSICO
Jun 28, 2013
94, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013. She was the wife of the late Arthur T. Persico. She was born in Brooklyn, NY a daughter of the late John and Mary (Nunziata) Cipriano and had resided most of her life in NY moving to RI 20 years ago. Spending time with family is what gave Betty so much joy....
ARTHUR LOFFREDO
Jun 25, 2013
86, of Maplewood Dr., North Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Maria A. (Fandetti) Loffredo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Concetta (Ragosta) Loffredo. Mr. Loffredo was a mechanical draftsman at Sealol, Inc. for 35 years...
DOROTHY E. (PREISS) PECCHIA
Jun 24, 2013
87, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Sergio "Gene" Pecchia. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Elsie (Solbrig) Preiss. Mrs. Pecchia was a communicant of St. Matthew's Church and a member of the Cranston Senior...
ROSA DE PALO
Jun 23, 2013
89, of Rangeley Road, Cranston, passed away on June 23, 2013 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. Born in Giovinazza, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Anna (Volpicella) DePalo. Rosa came to America in 1935; she worked as a seamstress in New York City and a dress maker in Providence. She opened her own shop in...
JOSEPH F. ZARRELLA
Jun 23, 2013
87, of Cranston, Narragansett and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence after a very courageous battle. He was the husband of Theresa (Palmisano) Zarrella. They have been married 63 years. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Vincent and Teresa (D'Andrea) Zarrella. Joe was a...
CONCETTA M. (MEROLLA) RUGGIERI
Jun 23, 2013
76,of West Warwick passed away Sunday June 23, 2013. She was the wife of 58 years to John Ruggieri. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Viola (Horne) Merolla. Concetta was a Real Estate agent for many years most recently with Watermark Realty, Warwick, was a member of the RI and Florida Board of Realtors...
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