Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
RUTH E. (LEAVER) HANNON
Nov 11, 2013
89, of Exeter, passed away peacefully, on Monday, November 11, 2013, at Roberts Health Center, North Kingstown. She was the wife of the late Hugh Raymond Kennedy and the late Maurice P. Hannon. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late William and Emma (White) Leaver. Ruth was a faithful member of Curtis Corner Baptist Church, an avid...
EDYTHE L. (PEARSON) DELFINO
Nov 10, 2013
80, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013 after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred A. Delfino. Edythe was born in Providence, a daughter of the late William and Annie (Little) Pearson. She is survived by her loving children, Ann Marie Delfino of Johnston, Cheryl Lamoureux of Johnston and Alfred A. Delfino,...
DAVID J. TURCONE
Nov 10, 2013
38, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Beverly A. (St. Jean) Turcone of Cranston, and the late Joseph M. Turcone. David was a printer for the former Copy World Printers in North Providence. He volunteered...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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