Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

HERBERT R. PERRIN, SR
Jun 7, 2013
71, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2013 at home. He was the beloved companion of Barbara A. Diano. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Russell A. Standish Perrin and Mary Beatrice (Peabody) Perrin. Herbert was nurse for the State of RI at the ACI for thirty-nine years before his retirement in 2009....
HAROLD E. 'HARRY-O' MONIZ
Jun 7, 2013
76, of Cranston, passed away at home on June 7, 2013. He was the beloved companion of Barbara Abbenante of Cranston. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late Frank and Gilda (Keaton) Moniz. Mr. Moniz was employed in automotive sales for over thirty years before his retirement. He is also survived by his children Harry,...
JOSEPH A. IANNOTTI
Jun 7, 2013
88, of Johnston, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. He was the husband of the late Rose (Fusco) Iannotti. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Anthony and Angelina (Barone) Iannotti. Joe worked in shipping and was a truck driver for many years and also worked at Johnston Schools for about five...
SALVATORE BRUZZESE
Jun 7, 2013
89, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013 at his home. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Anna Maria (Covelli) Bruzzese. Born in Grotteria, Reggio Calabria, Italy he was the son of the late Tomasso and Immocolata (Carabetta) Bruzzese. Mr. Bruzzese was the Founder and Co-Owner of Supreme Dairy in Warwick; and he also was...
MARY C. GRASSO
Jun 7, 2013
79, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center in Providence. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Costanzo and Teresa (Manzo) Grasso. Mary was a stone setter at Uncas Manufacturing in Providence for many years until her retirement; and was a member of the St. Rocco Legion of...
EDWARD J. 'TED' DE GUILIO
Jun 7, 2013
77, of Cranston passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Friday, June 7, 2013, at home. He was the beloved husband of fifty-seven years to Meredith A. (Atkinson) DeGuilio. Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late James and Annie (Connolly) DeGuilio. Ted was a store manager and company merchandiser for the former Almac's Super Markets...

IDA (CAMPOPIANO) MICKLE
Jun 6, 2013
of Michigan, passed away on Thursday June 6, 2013 in Michigan. She was the beloved wife of the late Vernell Mickle. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Filomena (Geremia) Campopiano. Ida worked for the State of Michigan Department of Transportation as security in the survey section for 32 years retiring in 1979. She was...
JOYCE K.(PEZZULLO) BRUNO
Jun 6, 2013
70, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday June 6, 2013 at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of William Bruno. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Amadeo and Vincenza (Sonetto) Pezzullo. Besides her husband she was the devoted mother of William M....
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...
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