Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
YOLANDE B. (BELHUMEUR) McNEIL
Oct 17, 2012
84, of Grande Isle Dr., Wakefield, RI, formerly of Kepler St., Pawtucket, RI, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at South County Hospital in Wakefield. She was the beloved wife of George V. McNeil and the late Angelo DiSpirito, Jr. Born in Woonsocket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Blanche (SanSouci) Belhumeur. Besides her husband,...
BARBARA C. 'B.C.BABY' CAYER
Oct 17, 2012
56, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the best friend and life companion of Sherry L. Olney of West Warwick, and her beloved cairn terrier, "Samantha". Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Red Howard and the late Mildred (Williams) Howard. Barbara was a model maker for...
LOUIS J. DE NUCCIO
Oct 17, 2012
52, of Cranston, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at home. He was the companion of Angela Chen. Born in Providence, he was a son of Louis DeNuccio of Cranston, and the late Margaret (DiMuccio) DeNuccio. He was the step-son Janis DeNuccio of Cranston. Louis was a machinist at Greystone Manufacturing Company of Lincoln for eight years....
KENNETH T. BOOCOCK
Oct 15, 2012
66, of Cranston, passed away on Monday October 15, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Providence he was the son of Stella F. (Lozowski) Boocock of Providence and the late Edward D. Boocock. Kenneth was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War serving from 1965-1967. He was the owner of the former Superior Plastering and...
IDA DE SPIRITO
Oct 14, 2012
90, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday October 14, 2012 at the Cedar Crest Nursing Centre, Cranston. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Nellie (Pontarelli) DeSpirito. She is survived by her loving brothers, Anthony DeSpirito of Cranston, Alfred DeSpirito of Warwick, and Joseph DeSpirito of Coventry. Ida was the sister of the late Anna...
FRANCES (MOBILIA) TOMASELLI
Oct 13, 2012
87, of Cranston, passed into the Lord's loving embrace surrounded by her loved ones on Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Mrs. T, Frances, Fran, Ma, Grandma, Little One. Many titles for a woman of simple means. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Tomaselli. Born in Providence, Frances was one of four children...
CHARLES S. SIVO
Oct 13, 2012
93, formerly of Southern Street, Cranston passed away peacefully on Saturday. October 13, 2012, at Briarcliffe Manor, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Pella) Sivo. Born in Cranston, he was a son of Antonio and Maria (Ianello) Sivo. Charles was a union carpenter for forty years before retiring in 1984. He was a US Army...
THERESA E. (ZOGLIO) PEZZULLO
Oct 13, 2012
83, of Phenix Ave., Cranston, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late John L. Pezzullo, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth (McGrath) Zoglio.
Theresa was a clerical worker at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI for several...
JOANNE DiLORENZO UNSWORTH
Oct 11, 2012
63, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 11, 2012, at home. She was the beloved wife of forty-three years to Thomas V. Unsworth. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Mario and Flora (DeMatteo) DiLorenzo. Joanne was an optometrist assistant for thirty-five years before retiring in 2009. She was...
AMERICO VERDOLOTTI
Oct 10, 2012
89, of Johnston, previously of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of 66 years to Kathleen (Zambarano) Verdolotti. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Frank and Liberina Verdolotti. Mr. Verdolotti was a silversmith-tool setter and shop steward at Gorham Textron until...
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...
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