OBITUARIES


Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI


DANIEL ZINNI

DANIEL ZINNI

Nov 10, 2013

86, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Berkshire Place Nursing Home, Providence. Daniel was the husband of Yolanda (Maccarone) Zinni. Born in Barrington, RI, he was the son of the late John and Filomena (Benedetti) Zinni. Mr. Zinni was a US Navy Veteran serving in WWII and was employed as a social worker for 33 years,...

MARIA (RUSSO) GIRARDI

MARIA (RUSSO) GIRARDI

Nov 9, 2013

84, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenico Girardi. Maria was born in Prata Sanita, Italy a daughter of the late Joseph and Carminella (Simione) Russo. Mrs. Girardi was a jewelry worker at Curtis Manufacturing for many years until her retirement; and loved...

JOANNA 'JENNIE' M. (UCCI) COLETTA

JOANNA 'JENNIE' M. (UCCI) COLETTA

Nov 9, 2013

93, a long-time resident of West Warwick and Cranston, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the wife of the late Angelo Coletta. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Marianina (Lancellotta) Ucci. Jennie was a bookkeeper for many years, before her retirement. She is...

RICHARD E. CROWELL, SR

RICHARD E. CROWELL, SR

Nov 8, 2013

84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 8, 2013 at Blueberry Hill Transitional Care, Beverly, MA. He was the beloved husband of the late Dolores M. (Ricci) Crowell. Born in Warwick, he was a son of the late George B. and Mary (Poirier) Crowell. Richard was the owner of United Lock Company in Warwick for many years before...

JUDITH A. CARCIERI

JUDITH A. CARCIERI

Nov 8, 2013

67, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 8, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late William and Elvira (Carcieri) Carcieri. Judith was an Executive Secretary for ITT Grinnell for 17 years; and was employed as the Executive Secretary for the President of Textron Financial for 15 years until her...

MARY GURRIERI

MARY GURRIERI

Nov 8, 2013

104, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Ragusa, Italy she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Maria (Cascone) Gurrieri. Mary was a seamstress in the garment district in New York City for twenty-five years before her retirement. She is survived by her niece with...

RAYMOND F. FARRELL

RAYMOND F. FARRELL

Nov 8, 2013

87, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. He was the husband of the late Angela (DiScuillo) Farrell. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late George and Amelia (Marchak) Farrell. Mr. Farrell was a Navy Veteran, Seaman, First Class, serving in WWII and was employed as a hoister engineer...

PASQUALE A. SCAVITTI, JR

PASQUALE A. SCAVITTI, JR

Nov 8, 2013

82, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Marie (Vokey) Scavitti. Pasquale was born in Providence, a son of the late Pasquale A. Scavitti, Sr. and Matilda (Carlone) Scavitti. Mr. Scavitti was an electroplater for many years until his retirement. He is survived by his...

NIKOLAOS M. PSIKAKOS

NIKOLAOS M. PSIKAKOS

Nov 7, 2013

78, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Kent County Hospital, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of fifty-six years to Helen "Eleni" (Panteleakis) Psikakos. Born in Mani, Greece he was a son of the late Michael N. and Maria (Marioli) Psikakos. Nikolaos was a chef and self-employed restaurateur for forty-two years before retiring in 1998....

MICHELE DI GREGORIO

MICHELE DI GREGORIO

Nov 6, 2013

79, of Providence, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Miriam Hospital, Providence, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Maria (Gianfrancesco) DiGregorio. Born in Fontegreca, Caserta, Italy, he was a son of the late Antonio and Serafina (Ricci) DiGregorio. Mr. DiGregorio was a founding member of Fontegreca Club, Providence. He came to this country in...

RICHARD R. CLEVENGER

RICHARD R. CLEVENGER

Nov 6, 2013

57, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Roy E. and Betty (Gates) Clevenger. Richard was a supervisor at Electric Boat, Quonset Point for twenty years. He was also employed as an engineer for Uchin America of Cranston for ten years. He is survived by...

PATRICIA A. (BENEDETTI) ROBERTSON

PATRICIA A. (BENEDETTI) ROBERTSON

Nov 5, 2013

74, of Deerfield Beach, FL, formerly of East Greenwich, RI, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late John Robertson. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Mary (Walsh) Benedetti of Warren, RI and the late Thomas Benedetti. Besides her mother, she is survived by her children, Karen Souza of Wallingford, CT,...

EDMOND IAFRATI

EDMOND IAFRATI

Nov 5, 2013

88, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at Kent County Hospital, Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna R. (Angarella) Iafrati. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Carlo and Dora (Lanzi) Iafrati. Edmond was a self-employed cement contractor for thirty years. He was also employed by, General Fence Company...

JOHN W. ROCCHIO

JOHN W. ROCCHIO

Nov 5, 2013

77, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Fisher) Rocchio. They were married for the past 45 years. John was born in Providence, a son of the late Michael and Mary (Padien) Rocchio. Mr. Rocchio was a Mason in the Construction Industry for...

MARY (LUCCA) DEL SESTO

MARY (LUCCA) DEL SESTO

Nov 5, 2013

90, of Flanders Street, Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 at RI Hospital, Providence. Mary was the wife of the late Ralph DelSesto. Born in Baia e Latina, Provincia Caserta, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Maddalena (Paglia) Lucca. Mary lived in Providence for 30 years, before settling in Johnston. She...

ELAINE M. (BONSANTE) RICCI

ELAINE M. (BONSANTE) RICCI

Nov 4, 2013

64, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of Anthony J. Ricci for 48 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Catherine (Calise) Bonsante. Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving children, Danette L. Ricci and her companion Donna Tremblay of...

ANTHONY J. MASTROIANNI

ANTHONY J. MASTROIANNI

Nov 4, 2013

54, of Woonasquatucket Ave., North Providence, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Verna (Porretta) Mastroianni. Anthony was well known in the music industry and was founder of The RI Blues Society. He was an avid Boston Red Sox, N.E. Patriots and Miami...

KENNETH T. FEZZA

KENNETH T. FEZZA

Nov 4, 2013

77, formerly of Spotswood, NJ, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 while playing tennis. He was the husband of Marie (Caruso) Fezza. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was employed by Amtrak for 36 years and was an avid tennis player. Along with his wife, he is survived by two daughters: Marisa Pollard and her husband James of Narragansett; Jennifer...

ROBERT M. THACKER, SR

ROBERT M. THACKER, SR

Nov 3, 2013

82, of Coventry, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Martha A. (DiRobbio) Thacker. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert E. and Loretta (Baxter) Thacker. Mr. Thacker worked for the City of Providence Department of Planning & Development for 34 years...

STEVEN A. RONCI

STEVEN A. RONCI

Nov 3, 2013

45, of Lincoln, passed away on Sunday November 3, 2013. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Fernando and Corinne (Rossi) Ronci of Lincoln and Florida. Steven graduated from New Hampton Prep School and attended Roger Williams University. He managed Plastique Manufacturing Company and was the former owner and chef of...

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