Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 13, 2014

68, of Foster, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Evelyn (Knight) Ruggieri . They were married for the past 47 years. Richard was born in Providence, a son of the late Domenic and Janet (Engley) Ruggieri. Mr. Ruggieri was in the Radio broadcasting industry for...

Mar 13, 2014

66, of Johnston, passed away suddenly on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at home. She was the beloved wife of forty-three years to Frederick A. Pearson, Jr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Alfonse A. and Frances E. (Gesmondi) Mendillo. Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving sons, Frederick A. Pearson, III and his wife...

Mar 13, 2014

74, of Naples, FL, formerly of East Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Virginia (Dunne) Drap. Patricia lived in East Greenwich, prior to relocating to southwest Florida with her husband Joseph, in 1998. Patricia enjoyed her memberships with The Strand in Naples and...

Mar 11, 2014

89, of Narragansett, formerly of Edgewood passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at home. He was the beloved husband of Hope L. (Mooney) Walsh for 66 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph H. and Marcella (Powell) Walsh. Edward graduated St. Paul's School in Edgewood class of 1938. In January...

Mar 11, 2014

64, of Cranston passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. He was the beloved longtime companion of the late Gail Dalton. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Vincent B. and Anna (DeFusco) Loffredo. Vincent "Butch" worked as an accountant for South County Hospital for many years until his retirement. He is survived by his loving brother,...

Mar 11, 2014

91, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday March 11, 2014 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the wife of the late Ferdinand C. DeQuattro. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Henrietta (Catone) Iacobucci. Jennie worked for the former Vargas Mfg Company for 20 years, before retiring. She was the devoted mother of...

Mar 11, 2014

80, of Coventry passed away Tuesday March 11, 2014. She was the wife of the late Guido Bellucci. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Justina (Pallante) Petrocchi. Genevieve was employed as an accountant for the student government at RI College until her retirement. She is survived by her children Alaina Bellucci of Nashua, NH;...

Mar 10, 2014

68, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014. Born in Providence he was the son of Anne (Testa) Budde of Cranston and the late Francis F. Budde; and loving father of Derek C. Budde of North Providence. Frederick was the beloved companion of Ellen Trementozzi of Johnston; and was a father figure to her children, Ronnie Trementozzi of...

Mar 10, 2014

73, of Cranston, passed away at home on Monday, March 10, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Bessette) Millar for 51 years. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late William and Gertrude (Stearns) Millar. Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving children, Elizabeth "Lisa" Millar of West Warwick, David Millar of Cranston, Teresa...

Mar 10, 2014

85, of Jamestown, RI, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond E. Stubbs. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Gertrude (Beauregard) Davis. Elaine was a graduate of Our Lady of the Elms College, class of 1950. Elaine was a medical technologist and operated the first...

Mar 10, 2014

67, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 10, 2014 at home, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was the devoted wife of Nicholas Nardolillo. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Gladys (Goodreau) Caine.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her five children; Charles W. Burdick of Providence, George...

Mar 9, 2014

93, formerly of Cranston, died at Miriam Hospital on Sunday, March 9, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Mario Supino and daughter of the late Isador and Henrietta (Silva) Arruda. She was the beloved mother of Lisa Schultheis and her husband Conroy and cherished grandmother of Daniel and Alexander Schultheis whom she adored...

Mar 9, 2014

84, entered into heaven peacefully on March 9, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at the Scalabrini Villa, North Kingstown. She was the wife of the late Walter Anthony Legenza. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Mary (Charnowska) Olszewski. Helen loved Bingo, reading, her children and grandchildren. Being religious, one of her greatest...

Mar 8, 2014

92, of Providence, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol. He was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn (Cavalloro) DeNucci. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Tomasso and Anna (Sferra) DeNucci. As a member of the "Greatest Generation" he was an army veteran. He was proud to...

Mar 8, 2014

50, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, March 8th, after a courageous battle with cancer. His passing was peaceful as he was surrounded by his family and many close relatives. Fred was the beloved son of the late Frederick DeCesaris. He is survived by his caring mother Angela (D'Ugo) DeCesaris of Cranston. He was the grandson of the late Fred...

Mar 8, 2014

91, of North Providence, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Berchui (Apajian) Bedrosian. Born in Providence, the son of the late Aristokes and Anna (Bozigian) Bedrosian, he resided in North Providence since 1927. Mr. Bedrosian was a mail handler for the...

Mar 8, 2014

90, of Riverside, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Crestwood Nursing Home, Warren. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank H. Thomson. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Kaysor and Libby (Joseph) Checrallah. Marie was the co-owner of the former Red Carpet Restaurant in Riverside. She was a communicant of St....

Mar 7, 2014

Went home to rest with the Lord on Friday March 7, 2014 surrounded by his three loving daughters. John was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He was the son of the late John and Anna Janiak.He is survived by his brother Gary Janiak and sister Joan Lauth, both of New York, and the late Patricia Janiak. John and his...

Mar 5, 2014

Jennie Fratiello entered the kingdom of Heaven on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. At the time of her peaceful passing, she was holding hands with her adoring daughter. She was the beloved wife of the late Orlando "Al" Fratiello. They were so in love and, at the time of Al's death, they had enjoyed a happy marriage of more than 47...

Mar 4, 2014

58, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday March 4, 2014 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alexander and Mary Autore) Borrelli. He was the devoted father of Valerie Borrelli, Amanda Borrelli and Robert Borrelli, Jr and loving grandfather of Madison Marie Borrelli. Robert was the dear brother of...