Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Louise F. (Forte) Johnson
May 30, 2014
93, of Johnston, passed away on Friday May 30, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Clyde R. Johnson, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Domenica (Sabatino) Forte. Louise was the tax receiver for Village of Fredonia in...
Carol A. (Burns) Norato
May 30, 2014
75, of West Palm Beach Florida (formerly of Cranston) passed away on Friday May 30, 2014. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to Albert E. "Sonny " Norato. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Frances (Rogers) Burns. Carol was the owner of Smith's Resturant of Providence with her husband Sonny for...
Pasco 'Pat' D. Rega
May 29, 2014
72, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Regina (Cardente) Rega. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasco C. and Jennie (Carnevale) Rega. Pat worked as an auto body mechanic at Delaine Auto Body in Johnston for 35 years until his retirement. Besides his wife, he is survived...
Frank J. Poli
May 28, 2014
92, of Providence, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Angela (Madonia) Poli for 66 years. Born in Bristol, RI he was a son of the late Albert and Frances (Giglio) Poli. Frank worked as a toolmaker for the former Imperial Knife Co. in Providence for many years until his retirement. He was a...
Benjamin 'Ben' H. Haskins, Jr
May 28, 2014
81, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 56 heavenly years of marriage to Doris (Vandergheynst) Haskins. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Benjamin H. and Doris (Lundgren) Haskins. Ben was in the insurance business for 46 years retiring as...
Dennis J. Squicciarino
May 26, 2014
68, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, with his brother and longtime friend Ed at his side on Monday, May 26, 2014, at Greenville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the beloved husband of the late Carol (DiMeo) Squicciarino. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Maria (Phillips) Squicciarino. Dennis was the owner of the...
Giuseppe Della Posta
May 25, 2014
75, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Giuseppina (Carnevale) Della Posta. They were married for the past 52 years. Born in Aquino, Italy, he was the son of the late Oreste and Maria Luiga Della Posta. Besides his beloved wife Giuseppina, he is...
William E. DelSanto, Sr
May 25, 2014
88, of Magazine St., passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Coventry Skilled Nursing Home, Coventry. He was the husband of the late Anna L. ( Capuano ) DelSanto. He was born in Providence the son of the late John and Carolina ( Bonci ) DelSanto. Mr. DelSanto was a teacher employed at the Windmill School in Providence for...
Olga (Cionci) Criscuolo
May 24, 2014
87, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the beloved wife of sixty-five years to Joseph A. Criscuolo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Giovannina (Merino) Cionci. Olga was a bookkeeper for the former Met Photo Company of Providence for many...
Carmela (DelVicario) DeFazio
May 24, 2014
93, of Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Sunny View Nursing Home, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Salvatore M. DeFazio. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Louie and Filomena (LaPolla) DelVicario, she moved to Cranston in 1949. Mrs. DeFazio was an avid gardener. She was the devoted mother...
Derek J. Chalmers
May 23, 2014
23, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, May 23, 2014 at Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, he was a beloved son of John J. and Lynne A. (Buonaiuto) Chalmers of Cranston. Derek was a client at RHD, Pawtucket. He was a graduate of Cranston High School West, Class of 2011, and a graduate...
Julia (Angelosanto) Amore
May 23, 2014
92, a resident of Mashpee, MA, for the past six years, and formerly of Cranston, passed away on Friday, May 23, 2014 at Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Amore. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Palmerino and Adelina (Starnino) Angelosanto. Julia worked over forty years in the...
Louise (Palumbo) Altieri
May 22, 2014
89, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2014 peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Frank Altieri, Jr. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Elizabeth (Pezzuco) Palumbo. Mrs. Altieri was a member of the St. Mary's Women Auxiliary Society.
She is...
Michael S. Buono
May 22, 2014
58, formerly a resident of Autumn Villa in Cumberland, RI, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2014 at Fatima Hospital. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary Buono. Michael is survived by his son Joseph, brother Anthony (Chuck) Buono and his wife Ellie and sister Kathleen Lombardi and her husband Arnold and two grandchildren....
Anna (DiMunzio) Conca
May 20, 2014
100, of Carolina, RI, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Briarcliffe Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Johnston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Savino and Amalia (Carvanella) DiMunzio. Anna was the wife of the late Vincent Conca.
She is survived by her four children; Madeline Montanaro, Claudia Crudele, Lorraine Masiello and Crescenzo Conca....
Gaetano Paris, Jr
May 20, 2014
86, of Providence, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Kent Hospital in Warwick surrounded by his loving family. He was the devoted husband of the late Florence (David) Paris. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Philomena (Berardis) Paris, Sr. Gaetano was a construction worker for various construction companies for many years, before...
Anne (Dolan) Tetreault
May 19, 2014
85, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Hebert Nursing Home in Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul J. Tetreault. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Josephine (Thayer) Dolan. She was a loving and caring mother and friend to all her loved ones. She is survived...
Carmela (Salzillo) Vacca
May 18, 2014
104, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent "Jimmy" Vacca. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Teresa (Russo) Salzillo. Carmela was the devoted mother of Dr. Vincent Vacca and his wife Donna of Cranston and Robert Vacca...
Joyce M. Valentine-Kenney
May 18, 2014
64, of Crestwood Dr., Narragansett, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 43 years of Robert D. Kenney. Born in Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Athena (Lagoudakis) Valentine. A graduate of URI, Joyce was a CPA. She was a board member...
Richard A. 'Grandpa Duf' Dufresne
May 18, 2014
was born in Providence, RI to Richard and Germaine Dufresne. He is predeceased by his parents, and his wife and best friend of thirty years, Anne "Nancy "Dufresne. Rich attended LaSalle Academy in Providence, and later graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. He resided...
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