Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
ETHEL C. (FOUNTAIN) PALIAN, RN
Oct 10, 2012
87, of Judge St., Warwick, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the beloved wife for 54 years of Armenag "Armen" Palian. Born in Greenville, GA, she was the daughter of the late W.C. and Elvie (Reese) Fountain.
Ethel was a graduate of Piedmont School of Nursing in Atlanta,...
LAWRENCE D. BESSETTE
Oct 9, 2012
69, of Cranston passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at home. He was the beloved husband of 52 years to Elizabeth M. (Cardillo) Bessette. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late George and Lena (Rosner) Bessette. Larry lived a full life always surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was an avid sports...
ALFRED LABANCA
Oct 8, 2012
88, of Cranston, passed away on Monday October 8, 2012 at Kent Regency in Warwick. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of the late Anthony and Marion ( Leckenby) LaBanca.
He was a Warrant Officer in the U.S. Army serving two tours of duty in Germany during WW-II....
MARY G. (MARCHETTI) DeMATTEO
Oct 8, 2012
89, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 at the Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Cranston. She was the wife of the late Alberto W. DeMatteo Sr. Mrs. DeMatteo was the daughter of the late Archangelo and Rosina (Geremia) Marchetti and had been a lifelong resident of Cranston. Mary was a Domestic Engineer. She is survived by her...
JOSEPH SCITTARELLI
Oct 8, 2012
94, of River Ave., Providence, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Giannina (Verrecchia) Scittarelli. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Paolo and Caterina (Coletti) Scittarelli.
Mr. Scittarelli was a master tailor and owner of the former Roseland...
KAREN ANNE WOHLBERG
Oct 8, 2012
58, of Cranston, passed away on Monday October 8, 2012 at Philip Hulitar In patient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Christopher E. Fortunato. Born in Manhattan, New York, she was the daughter of Ben Wohlberg of Block Island, RI and Phyllis (Watkins) Wohlberg of Newport Beach, CA. Karen was an Instructional designer for Embanet Compass...
ELVIRA 'HELEN' (IANNELLI) TARTAGLIA
Oct 7, 2012
100, of Simmonsville Ave., Johnston, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Giosue "Jess" "Joe" Tartaglia. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Philomena (D'Agostino) Iannelli.
Mrs. Tartaglia was the devoted mother of Jean Lucier, Marie Feeley and her...

CAROL A. (IZZO) ORTOLEVA
Oct 6, 2012
84, of Lincoln, passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Arnold C. Ortoleva. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Tranolino) Izzo.
Carol was the sister of Elena M. "Helen" Salzillo of Cranston and the late Carlo Izzo,...
John F McHugh, Jr
Oct 4, 2012
83, Of Cranston, passed away on Thursday October 4, 2012, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Rose (DeRensis) McHugh and the late Irene (Dessert) McHugh. He was born in Providence, a son of the late John F. McHugh Sr and his wife Mary (Leonard) McHugh. John was a tractor trailer...
JOSEPH AQUILANTE, JR
Oct 4, 2012
84, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Antonetta (Fusco) Aquilante. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Nora (Vallesi) Aquilante, Sr. Joseph was a superintendent for the Narragansett Improvement Company for many years before...
PAUL RICHARD SACCOCCIO
Oct 3, 2012
72, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Barbara (Parascandolo) Saccoccio. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Anna (Graziano) Saccoccio. Paul worked as a computer programmer with various RI businesses for...
DOUGLAS J. 'DOUGIE' ROMANO
Oct 3, 2012
62, of Willow Rd., Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 40 years of Gloria J. (Ceceri) Romano. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Eva (DiCaprio) Romano.
Dougie was a real estate agent for over 30 years and enjoyed...
JOSEPH R. CROCE
Oct 2, 2012
81, of Cranston, died October 2, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of sixty years to Giovanna "Jennie "
(Guercia) Croce, and the son of the late Joseph Croce and Briga Barone.
He was the devoted father of Joseph R. Croce...
ROBERT F. AKROYD
Oct 1, 2012
98, of Middlebridge Rd. Wakefield, died Monday, October 1st at South County Hospital. He was the beloved husband to the late Ida (DiCandio) Akroyd for 67 memorable years. Born in Providence, RI, a son of the late Herbert and Catherine (Mahoney) Akroyd, he lived in Providence and Johnston, before moving to his self-designed home in Wakefield. Robert leaves his daughter...
CONCETTA 'CONNIE' (FEULA) DIBIASE
Oct 1, 2012
100, of Providence, passed away on Monday, October 01, 2012 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph DiBiase and Charles Laurenzo. She was born in Millbrook, NY a daughter of the late Pasquale and Philomena (DeCarolis) Feula.
She is survived by her loving children, Jeanne...
PATRICIA A. (CLAYS) SINER
Oct 1, 2012
77, of Narragansett, RI, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2012 at Apple Rehab Watch Hill in Westerly. She was the wife of Albert J. Siner for 57 years. Patricia was the mother of six: Mark, Pamela, Gregory, Jeffrey, Melissa and Sean; grandmother of 13; and great-grandmother of 3.
Funeral from the Nardolillo Funeral Home SOUTH COUNTY...
JENNIE ANNE (VALENTE) CIAMBRONE
Oct 1, 2012
83, of Cranston, passed away on Monday October 1, 2012 at the Scandanavian Home in Cranston surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Armand Ciambrone. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Anna (Cardillo) Valente. Jennie worked for Valueland Market of Johnston for...
JENNIE (FANDETTI) SANTORO
Sep 30, 2012
88, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Jennie was the beloved wife of sixty-two years to Emilio Santoro. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Donato and Giovanna (Barletta) Fandetti. She was a loving wife and mother whose passion was cooking for family and...
JOHN R. VERDECCHIA
Sep 30, 2012
71, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 30, 2012, at Miriam Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of fifty-three years to Elvira B. (Russillo) Verdecchia. Born in Providence, he was a son of Ida C. (Velletri) Verdecchia of Cranston, and the late Michele Verdecchia.
"Johnny V." was a 1958 graduate...
MARY-FRANCES (LEDDY) BYERLY
Sep 29, 2012
92, of Jamestown passed away Saturday September 29, 2012 after a lifetime of service to her country, her family and her fellow man. She was the wife of the late Clyde R. Byerly. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late James and Frances (Nolan) Leddy. Mrs. Byerly was employed as a legislative secretary for the late RI...
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