Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
FRANK J. LALLO
Dec 29, 2012
81, of Chepachet, passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Helen Y. (Koutrakos) Lallo. Born in East Greenwich, he was the son of the late Michael and Angelina (Caluori) Lallo.
Frank was a policy writer for the State of RI Bureau of Family Support....
ROSA (CORRENTE) PICCIRILLO
Dec 29, 2012
98, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday December 29, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
She was the devoted wife of the late Giovanni Piccirillo.
Born in Teano, Italy she was the daughter of the late Michael and Maria (Paolino) Corrente.
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ROBERT R. STOREY
Dec 28, 2012
77, of Narragansett passed away peacefully on Friday December 28, 2012. He was the beloved companion of Sandra Barrett. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Luther and Elizabeth. In his later years, Robert worked at Roch's Delicatessen in Narragansett and Potter's Gas Station in Wakefield. He was a dear friend to all in the communities...

YVONNE G. (GOGUEN) PETRILLO
Dec 27, 2012
89, of Cranston passed away on Thursday December 27, 2012 at Kent County Hospital, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late James J. Petrillo. Born in New Bedford, MA, she was the daughter of the late Aime and Anna (Bourgeois) Goguen.
Yvonne worked for Cranston Print Works, then Emblem and Badge in Providence until her...
ERMELINDA 'LINDA' (CASSIERE) HARTLEY
Dec 27, 2012
70, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012. Born in Providence, Linda was the beloved daughter of Louis and Emily (Souza) Cassiere; devoted mother of Michele A. Carroccio and the late Michael L. Carroccio and his companion Carol Ashworth; dear sister of Anthony L. Cassiere; loving grandmother of Reyna Santos and Dawn Theodosiou; and loving great-grandmother of...
FRANCES B. 'Lala' MARTINELLI
Dec 27, 2012
96, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfonso Martinelli. Frances was born in Boston, MA a daughter of the late Angelo and Teresa (Scarozza) Manni. Mrs. Martinelli was an assembler at Colonial Knife Corp. in Providence until her retirement.
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PATRICIA S. (DOWNS) LAFFEY
Dec 26, 2012
73, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012, at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond Laffey. Patricia was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Harold and Mary (Savella) Downs. Mrs. Laffey was an administrator at Fatima Hospital in North Providence until her retirement.
Patricia is survived...
MARSHA (ZIRA) MANTIA
Dec 26, 2012
71, of North Scituate, passed away on December 26, 2012 after a long and courageous fight against breast cancer.
She was the beloved and cherished wife of Peter Mantia for over 40 years.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Virginia (Giammarco) Zira...
ANNA V. (ROSSI) DE QUATTRO
Dec 25, 2012
87, of West Warwick, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late John DeQuattro. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Arduino and Assunta Rossi.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Susan Capaldo of West Warwick, her cherished grandchildren, Kristin and David Capaldo, her...

EMANUELA 'NELLIE' (CULTRERA) CORSETTI
Dec 24, 2012
94, of Narragansett passed away on Monday December 24, 2012 at the Roberts Health Center, North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene Corsetti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Santina (Mortellaro) Cultrera. Nellie and her husband Eugene were the co-owners of the former Gene's Self-Service Market in Providence for 30...
RAYMOND ANTHONY LA FAZIA
Dec 24, 2012
88, of Little Compton passed away in Estero Florida on December 24th with family by his side.
After graduating Mt. Pleasant HS, Ray enlisted in The Army Air Corps where he flew 38 combat missions as a ball turret gunner in B24's. He received The Distinguished Flying Cross, silver and gold oak leaf clusters and the Certificate of Valor....
LAWRENCE A. 'LARRY' MONTECALVO
Dec 24, 2012
83, of North Scituate, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 24, 2012 at home. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Catherine G. (Forti) Montecalvo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lena (Ciccone) Montecalvo.
Larry worked in the pet industry for many years and invented the Matt-Away Pet Comb....
LOUIS P. SALVATI
Dec 23, 2012
83, of Cranston, passed away Sunday December 23, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Barbara M. (Walsh) Salvati.
Born in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Luigi and Ida (Caprone) Salvati.
He was the loving father of Louis S. Salvati, Kathleen Maurice and her husband David, Linda Monahan and...
LT. RICHARD C. RYAN, JR
Dec 22, 2012
49, passed away after a courageous five-year battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family, on December 22, 2012. He was the devoted husband of Magdalena "Mag "(Patyna) Ryan for 19 years. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of Richard C. Ryan, Sr. and Catherine (Gill) Ryan, of Pawtucket. Rich was a 1985 graduate of the University of...
JACKSON L. TEACHER
Dec 22, 2012
56, of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of thirteen years to Stephanie (Roberts) Teacher. Born in Greensboro, AL, he was a son of the late Robert A. Jones and Rosie (Teacher) Johnson. Jackson was employed in the maintenance department at the Providence...
THOMAS F. STEPHENSON
Dec 21, 2012
88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Manzi) Stephenson. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late George H. and Bertha R. (Dragon) Stephenson. He was a machinist-tool maker for the former United Wire Company of...
JOHN L. DELFINO
Dec 20, 2012
83, of Port St. Lucie, FL passed away Thursday December 20, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Lee (Gonnelli) Delfino. Born in Providence he was the son of the late John and Marie (Borino) Delfino.
John was an insurance agent employed by John Hancock Insurance Co. for many years until his retirement. He served in the...
ANGELINA (VALLONE) VELLECO
Dec 20, 2012
98, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday December 20, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Velleco.
Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Carmine and Maria (Paliotta) Vallone.
She was the devoted mother...
ROBERT AVAKIAN
Dec 19, 2012
91, a 57 year resident of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 64 years of Sally Zartar (Simonian) Avakian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Oscar and Almas (Rustigian) Avakian.
Bob was the General Manager of a Providence...
DAVID A. BENNETT
Dec 18, 2012
41, of Dayville, CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam, CT. Born in Providence, was a son of Gale A. and Joyce A. (Rapa) Bennett of Dayville, CT. David was a cook at Hank's Restaurant in Brooklyn, CT. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Council #10454 Dayville.
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