Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
George Solitro
Apr 22, 2014
76, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Caroline (Sarro) Solitro. They were married for the past 54 years. George was born in Providence, a son of the late Michael and Francesca (Ceglia) Solitro. Mr. Solitro was the former Co-owner and Operator of Solitro's Bakery in Cranston. George...
Fernanda ( Ventura) Merolli
Apr 22, 2014
90, of Providence, passed away on Tuesday April 22, 2014 peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Born in Ceprano, Pr Frosinone, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Arduino and Maria Felice (Rea). She was the beloved mother of Marie Longo and her husband Joseph Jr. of Providence, loving sister of Giovanni Battista Ventura, Gina Trapassi, Anita...
Marion 'Mary' R. (Grande) Schettini
Apr 22, 2014
91, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Riverview Healthcare Community in Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur E. Schettini. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Gama) Grande and was also the daughter of the late Filomena Grande. She is survived by her loving daughters,...
Antonio T. Vargas
Apr 21, 2014
78, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at RI Hospital, Providence. Antonio was the husband of Josefina (N) Vargas. Born in Naga City, Philippines, he was the son of the late Vicente and Amelia (Delatorre) Vargas. Mr. Vargas worked as a machine operator for over twenty-five years, before his retirement. Besides his wife, he is survived by...
John P. Prior
Apr 21, 2014
75, of Leading St., Johnston, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Allard) Prior. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Patrick and Rita (Barron) Prior. Mr. Prior was a machinist at the former Brown & Sharpe Company for 12 years and...
Robert W. Shaw
Apr 20, 2014
79, of Grandville Ct., Wakefield, RI and formerly of Riverdell Dr., Saunderstown, RI, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Yale-New Haven Hospital in CT. He was the beloved husband of the late Annmarie (Loperfido) Shaw. Born in the The Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late William and Agnes (Toms) Shaw. Mr. Shaw was a...
Anna F. (Antuono) DiFalco
Apr 20, 2014
87, of Cranston St., Cranston passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent DiFalco. Born in Providence a daughter of the late Rinaldo and Concetta (Cipolla) Antuono. She is survived by her loving children, Vincent DiFalco and his wife Jeanne of Cranston and Kenneth J. DiFalco of East Hampton, NY;...
Mary C. (Calicchia) Pezzullo
Apr 19, 2014
84, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014. She was the wife of the late Bennie Pezzullo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Rose (Tamboles) Calicchia. Mary worked at Benny's, Atwood Ave. Cranston for the past eight years. She is survived by her son Mark M. Pezzullo, sister Rose Moore, and many...
Adrienne B. (Duva) Ronci
Apr 18, 2014
59, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014. Born in Bologna, Italy, she was the cherished daughter of Dr. Anthony D. and Josephina M. (Rescio) Duva of Cranston; loving mother of Gina Ronci-Mohamed of Lincoln, William "Bill" Ronci, C.F.D. of North Kingstown, and Katie McClintic of Johnston; loving grandmother of five; and dear sister of Gary G. Duva...
Robert W. Mancini
Apr 17, 2014
75, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Mary Ann (Huff) Mancini for 49 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Willis) Mancini. Robert was the owner of UST Corporation for 22 years before his retirement. He was a graduate of Cranston High School and...
Carmela P. (Briganti) Fiore
Apr 17, 2014
96, of Atria Lincoln Place, Lincoln and formerly of Princess Ave., Cranston, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Memorial Hospital of RI in Pawtucket. She was the beloved wife of the late Russell D. Fiore. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Cosimo and Maria (Giarusso) Briganti. Carmela was the devoted mother of Russell D....
Nicholas R. Zarlenga
Apr 17, 2014
98, of Clearwater Beach, FL and formerly of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014. He was the beloved husband of the late Antonetta V. (Papitto) Zarlenga. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michelangelo and Emma (DiNezza) Zarlenga. Mr. Zarlenga was a master plumber for over 50 years and co-owner with his late brother Mike...
Gaetano M. Zampini
Apr 17, 2014
90, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Born August 17, 1923 in Bristol, RI, he was the son of the late Domenic and Assunta (Vigilotti) Zampini. Guy was a 1943 graduate of Central High School where he was the captain of their gymnastics team. After graduation, Mr. Zampini was drafted into the United States Army during WW-II...
Rosemary F. (Fratantuono) Schiapo
Apr 15, 2014
62, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. She was the beloved wife of Raymond Schiapo. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Peter Fratantuono and Marie (Parillo) Fratantuono. Her funeral services will be private.
Thomas Biello
Apr 14, 2014
87, of Cranston and Boca Raton, FL, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence, surrounded by his loving family. Thomas was the husband of Anne (Pansera) Biello. They were married for sixty three years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Annie (D'Andrea) Biello. Mr. Biello was an Army...
Phyllis A. (Storey) Lambert
Apr 13, 2014
66, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at home. Born in Brooklyn, NY she was a daughter of the late Charles J. and Elizabeth B. (Przonek) Storey. Phyllis was a customer service agent for Delta Airlines for eighteen years. She is survived by her loving children, Kathleen M. Lambert of Cranston and Michael J. Lambert of...
Emma G. (DeCesare) DeSano
Apr 13, 2014
99, of Narragansett, died peacefully on Palm Sunday morning. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward A. DeSano. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Caterina (Petorella) DeCesare. Emma is survived by her son, Dr. Edward DeSano, Jr. and his wife Marsha of Pocatello, Idaho; daughter, Kathy Mahoney and her husband Jack of...
Virginia (Casale) Tanzi
Apr 12, 2014
94, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Tanzi. Born in Barrington, she was a daughter of the late Tomasso and Assunta (Viccione) Casale. Virginia was a box assembler at Rich Paper Box Company of Johnston for many years before her retirement. She is survived by her loving...
Jeffrey J. Gincastro
Apr 12, 2014
Jeffrey J. Gincastro, 54, of Warwick, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Kent Hospital , Warwick. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Lorraine (LaFramboise) Gincastro. Jeffrey was a florist for Greenwood Florist in Warwick for the past 7 years. He previously was employed in the same capacity for Broadway Florist in Newport....
Shirley (Perry) Tubley
Apr 11, 2014
69, of Cranston, passed away peacefully of Friday, April 11, 2014 at home. She was the beloved wife of Michael R. Tubley. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Clementine (Lemlin) Perry. Besides her husband she is survived by her loving sister Sandra M. Bowder and her husband Mark, and their son Stephen all of...
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