Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Virginia DeCiccio
Jan 27, 2014
92, of 546 Main Street, Coventry, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014 at the Riverview Nursing Home, Coventry. She was the wife of the late Guido DeCiccio. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late George and Rose (Lefebvre) Maynard. Mrs. DeCiccio was a charter member of the Alpine Country Club, Cranston. Virginia was...
Amphone (Pathammavong) Souphida
Jan 26, 2014
66, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Lang Souphida. Born in Vientiane, Laos, she was the daughter of Tome Pathammavong of Cranston and the late Mark Pathammavong. She is survived by her loving children, Marsha Souphida of Cranston, Bangone Litthisack of Warwick, Phetsamone Souphida of Cranston,...
Vincenzo 'Jimmy' Maddalena
Jan 26, 2014
94, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the late Frances (Pizzi) Maddalena. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Rosa (Gallo) Maddalena. He was a WW-II U.S. Army veteran. Jimmy worked at General Dynamics at Quonset Point for 10 years and the A&P Supermarkets for...
Barbara J. (Brennan) Beuth
Jan 25, 2014
86, of South Kingstown, passed away peacefully in the company of family on Saturday, January 25, 2014. Originally from Litchfield Connecticut, she was married for 52 years to the late Joseph Beuth Jr. She is survived by her brother Richard Brennan and her sister Cynthia Davie. She also leaves behind her four children: Stephen Beuth and his wife Leslie of...
Anthony Frank Saccoccio
Jan 25, 2014
64 of Cranston, passed peacefully on January 25, 2014. He was the son of the late Louis P. Saccoccio and America C. (Parenti) Saccoccio of Cranston, RI. He is survived by his brother Michael J. Saccoccio of Port Charlotte, FL, his brother Louis J. Saccoccio and wife Marie (Emma) Saccoccio of Narragansett, RI, his sister Anna Maria (Saccoccio) Ruhle of...
Joseph Madonna, Jr
Jan 25, 2014
82, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of 59 years to Patricia (Forkin) Madonna. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Pagliarini) Madonna, Sr. Joseph was the owner and operator of J. Madonna & Sons Inc. Asphalt Paving for over 50...
Ralph DelVicario
Jan 25, 2014
93, of Stonington, CT. formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Velia (DiSanto) DelVicario for 68 wonderful years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Costanzo and Maria (Roberto) DelVicario. Besides his wife, he is survived by his loving children Sheila (Philip) Grossi of Johnston, Sharyne (Paul) Cerullo...
Dolores B. (Ottiano) Fontes
Jan 25, 2014
78, of Plainfield Pike, Johnston, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 31 years of John J. Fontes, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Carmella (Corrente) Ottiano. Dolores was a waitress in the restaurant industry for many years before retiring. Besides her...
Joseph S. Badessa
Jan 25, 2014
Joseph S. Badessa, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2014, his 88th birthday. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Rosario and Dora (Nardolillo) Badessa. Mr. Badessa was the founder of Badessa's Auto Body Inc. of Providence. Joseph was a Marine veteran of WW-II and a member of the St. Mary's Feast Society of Cranston....
Charles A. Pappas
Jan 24, 2014
89, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, January 24, 2014 at South County Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Theonie Pappas for 53 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Arthur and Efigenia "Annie" (Papadoniou) Pappas. Charles graduated from Hope High School in 1942 and was...
George E. Loux, Jr
Jan 23, 2014
87, of Johnston, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Emma B. (D'Antuono) Loux. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late George E., Sr. and Margaret H. (Pierce) Loux. He leaves a son George E. Loux III and his wife MaryAnn of Wantage,...
Helen (Foundas) Salonikios
Jan 22, 2014
81, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas Salonikios for 47 years. Born in Megalopolis, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Dimitrios and Emilia Foundas. Helen emigrated from Greece to Montreal, Canada in 1954, where she met her future husband Nicholas. She then moved to the United...
Cora M. (Marrese) Garzone
Jan 22, 2014
98, formerly of Johnston, passed away Wednesday January 22, 2014. She was the wife of the late Salvatore "Sully" Garzone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Clemente and Maria (DiRobbio) Marrese. Cora was an active member of Holy Cross Church and a former member of the Alpine Country Club. She is survived by her three sons;...
Edna J. (Dutra) Deware
Jan 22, 2014
79, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. She was the beloved wife of the late John "Jack" Deware, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Viola (Siou) Dutra. She is survived by her loving son, John E. Deware, Jr. and his wife Marilyn of Richmond, RI and was the mother of...
Stephen A. Zablocki
Jan 22, 2014
64, of Chestnut Hill Rd., Chepachet, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the husband of Sandra M. (Calabro) Zablocki. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary (Rebello) Zablocki. Stephen was the owner of Brushstrokes Painting Company. He enjoyed golfing and fishing and...
John J. Fransosi
Jan 22, 2014
96, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Greco) Fransosi. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Anthony and Anna (Oddi) Fransosi. John was a WW II Army Veteran, and a recipient of two Purple Hearts. He worked as a Superintendent...
William F. Silvia
Jan 22, 2014
80, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and summer resident of Wakefield, RI passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at South Bay Manor in South Kingstown. He was the beloved husband for 58 years of Pauline (Senecal) Silvia. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Frank P. and Mildred (Lisbon) Silvia. He graduated from Aldrich High School,...
Lenora (Mastriani) Avarista
Jan 20, 2014
97, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at Victoria Court in Cranston. She was the wife of the late Louie Avarista. Born in Providence, Lenora was a daughter to the late Tullio and Annie (Altieri) Mastriani. She was the devoted mother to her four children; Louis Avarista of Cranston, Verna Guerin of Coventry, Linda Iozzi of Cranston...
Diana A. (Marcoccio) Arcand
Jan 20, 2014
76, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Monday January 20, 2014 at RI Hospital, surrounded by her loving family, joining her beloved husband the late Jean P. "John" Arcand, Battalion Chief, JFD Ret. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Eleuterio and Rose (Scorpio) Marcoccio. Diana was a member of the VFW Women's Auxilliary. She was the...
Rocco L'Europa
Jan 20, 2014
93, of Johnston, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 peacefully at home. He was the beloved husband of Josephine C. (Preite) L'Europa for 68 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Vincent and Maria (Uriati) L'Europa. Rocco was a cabinet maker for Modern Store Fixtures and Monarch Industries for 50 years until his retirement. He...
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