Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
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...
THOMAS B. SIMONE
May 20, 2013
88, of Warwick, passed away on Monday May 20, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Marie R (Annicelli) Simone. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Benedetto and Theresa (Vuocolo) Simone. He was a WW-11 US Navy veteran and was a member of the...
JOSEPH A. TESTA
May 20, 2013
70, of North Providence, passed away on Monday May 20, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital surrounded by loved ones.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Raymond and Frances (Palazzo) Testa.
Joseph was a professional toolmaker working for the former Leviton Manufacturing until his retirement.
He is survived...
MARY C. (PETRARCA) TROMBETTI
May 19, 2013
89, of Cranston passed away peacefully Sunday May 19, 2013. She was the wife of the late Louis J. Trombetti.
Born in West Warwick she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Antonetta (Antonaccio) Petrarca.
She was the mother of Ronald P. Trombetti of Warwick and the late Louis J. Trombetti Jr.; mother in...
ROBERT L MATHIEU, SR
May 19, 2013
73, of Isabelle Dr., Narragansett, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. He was the husband of Lois A. (Parkinson) Mathieu for the past 50 years. He was born in Pawtucket a son of the late Alphonse and Loretta (Chaput) Mathieu and had resided in Narragansett for the past...
KARLEN V. SHATAKHTSYAN
May 18, 2013
84, of Abbott St., Cranston, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Miriam Hospital in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 55 years of Garun Nalchadzhyan. Born in Yerevan, Armenia, he was the son of the late Vostanik and Asya (Vartanian) Shatakhtsyan. Mr. Shatakhtsyan was a mechanical engineer in the furniture industry before...
ANTHONY CESINO
May 17, 2013
77, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the VA Medical Center in Providence. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Guiseppe and Sarah (Mallardo) Cesino. Mr. Cesino was a Sous Chef at the Sheraton Biltmore and was also employed at Ciba-Geigy in Cranston for 24 years. Anthony was also an Army veteran. He...
NICHOLAS 'NICKY' MONTEFUSCO
May 16, 2013
91, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday May 16, 2013 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Angela (D'Antuono) Montefusco. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Aldivino and Anastasia (Scungio) Montefusco. He worked for the US Postal Service as a postal clerk for 29 years before retiring, and was a...
SALVATORE MATTERA
May 16, 2013
89, of Upton, MA, formerly of Rhode Island St., Cranston, RI, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Beaumont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Northbridge, MA. He was the husband of the late Elena (Gelardi) Mattera. Born in Providence, RI, he was the son of the late Antonio and Pasqualina (Imbagliazzo) Mattera.
Mr. Mattera was a...
FRANK A. FERRANTI, JR
May 15, 2013
66, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in Bradenton, FL. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Frank A. Ferranti, Sr. and Carmela (Mastrangelo) Ferranti. Frank graduated from LaSalle Academy, Providence College and received his Master's degree from Bridgewater State College. He was also a veteran serving in The RI Army National Guard. Frank spent his...
JOAQUIM 'JACK' F. FREITAS
May 15, 2013
91 passed away on Wednesday, May 15 in Palm Beach, Florida where he had been residing for the past few years. He was born February 20, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was the son of the late Manuel F. Freitas and Arsenia Bettencourt.
A World War II Army Veteran, Jack served in Europe and was honorably discharged...
JOHN L. COLETTI, JR
May 15, 2013
75, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday May 15, 2013. He was the husband of Elaine L. (Spirito) Coletti. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John L. and Lena (DiCaprio) Coletti.
John worked as a resident engineer for the Department of Transportation until his retirement.
Besides his wife, he is survived...
JOAN S. RAPONE
May 14, 2013
68, of Ferncrest Dr., Johnston, RI, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Frank A. Rapone, Jr. Born in New Haven, CT, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Anna (Volero) Santomasso.
Joan was Assistant Director for Educational Travel at Yale University for 25...
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