Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
MICHAEL A. DE SIMONE
Jun 5, 2013
50, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of 25 years to Marianne (Daigneault) DeSimone. He was born in Providence, a son of Robert C. DeSimone of West Warwick and the late Joan Ann (Parrillo) DeSimone. Michael was employed as a Foreman at Cardi Construction for 14 years;...
LINDA M. (BACCARIE) MACARUSO
Jun 5, 2013
54, of Johnston, RI, passed away far too soon, surrounded by family on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Mr. Michael Macaruso with whom she had been happily married over 30 years. Born in Providence on December 23, 1958, she was the daughter of Mary (Tirocchi) Baccarie and the late Harry Baccarie. Linda, who graduated from...

MARY T. (MC DONOUGH) RICE
Jun 3, 2013
86, of Cranston, formerly of Dorchester, MA, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 3, 2013, at Morgan Health Center, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Rice. Born in Hyde Park, MA, she was a daughter of the late Timothy and Delia (O'Donnell) McDonough. Mary was a long distance operator for AT&T for many years before her...
CHRISTIAN ALLEN DOMINGUES
Jun 3, 2013
39, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2013, after a long hard-fought battle with heart failure. He was the husband of Ann-Marie Bausserman. Born in Fall River, son of Dianna Chace-Davidson and Wayne Allen Domingues, Christian had worked as a deep sea lobster fisherman, a Certified Nurse Assistant and a CDL-Class A hazmat driver. Christian is survived by...
JOSEPH J. CANCELLIERI, SR
Jun 2, 2013
74, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday June 2, 2013 at the West Shore Health Center, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Ann Marie (Jengo) Cancellieri. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Carlo J. and Theresa (Iovino) Cancellieri. Joseph worked for R.N. Koch, Inc. for 25 years as well as working for Styles and Accessories...
EVELYN 'DEL' (SIMEONE) ZOMPA
Jun 2, 2013
88, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 2, 2013, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Del was the beloved wife of the late Pasco "Pat" Zompa. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Rocco and Assunta (Pagiliaro) Simeone. She is survived by her loving children, Robert P. Zompa and his wife Nancy of...
MARI (MIKAELIAN) KHATCHATRIAN
May 31, 2013
69, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Minas Khatchatrian. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis and Gulizar Mikaelian. Mari was the founder and owner with her late husband of Maria's Pizza on Pontiac Ave. in Cranston for 30 years before retiring and was...
JOSEPH G. ANDRADE
May 31, 2013
85, of Warwick, died Friday, May 31, 2013 at the West Shore Health Center, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Sears) Andrade. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on May 1st. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Frances (Rose) Andrade. Mr. Andrade was employed as an injury and compensation supervisor at the...
Owen C. McDermott, III
May 30, 2013
70, of Hope, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA while on vacation with his family. He was the beloved husband of forty-six years to Ann M. (Palmaccio) McDermott. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Owen C. McDermott, Jr. and Aurora (LaFontaine) McDermott. Owen was...
VIRGINIA (COTUGNO) DIBIASE
May 30, 2013
101, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Scalabrini Villa in No. Kingstown. Born in Pietro Viarrano, Italy she was the beloved wife of the late Aurelio DiBiase.
Virginia was the mother of Judith Allen of SC, Joseph DiBiase of Saunderstown, Robert DiBiase of Coventry, grandmother of 9, and great...
MARY J.(PETER) BARNES RICHARDSON
May 28, 2013
102, of Johnston previously of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter Barnes and Edward Richardson. Mary was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Fulhaber) Peter.
Mrs. Richardson worked at the VA Hospital in the dietary...
JOSEPH PANTALENA
May 28, 2013
94, of Farrar Street, Cranston passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He was the husband of the late Jean C. (McDonald) Pantalena. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Carmino and Anna (Cipriano) Pantalena. Mr. Pantalena was a manager at the Job Bank for the Department of Employment...
ROSANN (CASALE) FAGAN
May 27, 2013
67, of Cranston, passed away on Monday May 27, 2013 at the Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the wife of the late Joseph Fagan and was the companion of the late Charles B. Babbitt. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Maria Celeste (DiManna) Casale.
Rosann was a Summa Cum Laude...
ANGELINA 'ANGELA' (DeSANTIS) DeMARTINO
May 27, 2013
93, of Hope Valley, passed away on Monday May 27, 2013. She was the wife of the late Thomas DeMartino. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Liberti) DeSantis. Angela was a dietician at Kent Hospital for 11 years.
She was the loving mother of Joseph, Marie, Lucille and Thomas, 19...
NORMA D. SUSI
May 26, 2013
77, of Mayfield Ave., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, MA. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Marco and Anna (Santucci) Susi, she resided in Cranston for the past 53 years.
Norma worked for the former RI Hospital Trust Bank for 32 years retiring as a...
JEAN M. (CADUTO) TAVONE
May 26, 2013
68, of Cranston, passed away Sunday May 26, 2013 at Cra-Mar Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of Richard M. Tavone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Adalgisa (Russillo) Caduto. Jean enjoyed gardening and arts and crafts, her dogs and was a supporter of the St. Judes...
RUTH T. (DONNELLY) PREVITE
May 26, 2013
85, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Previte. Ruth was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Conway) Donnelly.
She is survived by her loving children, Pamela Wilson and her husband Jeffrey of FL, Anna...
VINCENT S. BIANCHI
May 23, 2013
88, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Orchard View Manor in East Providence. He was the husband of Floria Tosca (Vellucci) Bianchi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Sisto and Theresa (Celani) Bianchi. Mr. Bianchi was a WWII Army Veteran serving in the 150th Engineer Combat Battalion and received The Purple Heart,...
JULIA (TASHJIAN) MARTIN
May 23, 2013
of Garwaine Dr., Lincoln, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. Born in Worcester, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Arshalous (Karian) Tashjian.
Julia was a supply clerk for the U.S. Government at the V.A. Medical Center in Providence before retiring.
She was the devoted mother...
ROBERT E. TOCCO, SR
May 22, 2013
75, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. Bobby was the beloved husband of 50 years to Joanne F. (Borzaro) Tocco. He was born in Providence, a son of the late William P. Tocco and Antonetta (Petrucci) Tocco. He was retired from UPS after 31 years of service. He also served in...
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