Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
KIMBERLY (PLY) MC DONOUGH
Oct 14, 2013
Kimberly Ply McDonough, 55, of Jamestown, died at home on Monday, Oct. 14, following a valiant battle with cancer. She was the wife of Jeffrey J. McDonough for 34 years. Born in Indianapolis, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Joyce and William Ply. She graduated from the Purdue University School of Pharmacy with a doctorate of pharmacy. She...
CLAIRE ANN (DI MUZIO) ARRICO
Oct 13, 2013
89, of Hope, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 13, 2013at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. Claire was the beloved wife of sixty years to Anthony Arrico. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Nano) DiMuzio. Mrs. Arrico was the President of J&H Trucking Company for 30 years until her retirement. She...
MARIA P. (RUGGIERI) DI BITETTO
Oct 9, 2013
89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. North Providence. She was the beloved wife of Ralph DiBitetto for 59 years. Born in Itri, Latina, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Maria Giovania (Sepe) Ruggieri. Maria was a member of the Legion of Mary at the Church...
GERARD M. DUNN, SR
Oct 9, 2013
91, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at the Rhode Island Veterans Home, Bristol. He was the beloved husband of the late Aileen K. (Kirby) Dunn. Born in East Greenwich, he was a son of the late Gerard A. and Alice Dunn. Gerard was President of the former Swift & McNutt Demolition Company of Providence...
COLUMBINE 'CULLY' (COLACONE) RUSSOLINO
Oct 9, 2013
88, of Cranston, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony "Tony" Russolino. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Antonio and Anna (Gesualdi) Colacone. Cully is survived by her loving children, Elizabeth DelSignore and her husband Michael of MA and...
VICTORIA (MORETTI) EVANGELISTA
Oct 8, 2013
96, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Guido Evangelista. Victoria was born in Cranston, a daughter of the late Marco and Catherine (Caramatro) Moretti. She was a member of the former St. Ann Women's Guild and the Immaculate Conception Society. She is...
DEBRA J. (HARONIAN) MAROCCO
Oct 8, 2013
Debra J. (Haronian) Marocco, 60, of 24 Bishop Hill Road, Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at home surrounded by her family after battling an illness for two years. She was the beloved wife of Angelo Marocco, Esq. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Evelyn (Madonna) Haronian of Johnston and the late Fredrick Haronion. Debra was...
MICHAEL L. LAPOLLA
Oct 7, 2013
73, of Chicago, IL formerly of Cranston passed away October 7, 2013. He was the son of the late Daniel and Edith (Graziano) LaPolla. He was a graduate of Providence College and LaSalle Academy, where he was an outstanding football player. Michael was employed by Stauffer Chemical and American Maze in Chicago and also a consultant in the dairy industry....
CECILIA R. (ROMANO) SICARD
Oct 6, 2013
92, of Meredith Dr., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Sicard. Born on Federal Hill in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Lucia (Colagiovanni) Romano. Cecilia was a member of the Meshanticut Garden Club, and spent many memorable summers...
HELEN J. (TALANIAN) KALOOSTIAN
Oct 6, 2013
82, of Redwood Drive, Cranston, passed away on Sunday, October 6th, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved and devoted wife of 57 years to Peter L. Kaloostian. Helen was born in Dorchester, MA; a daughter of the late Setrack and Victoria (Kalunian) Talanian. She was the cherished mother of three daughters; Candace Kaloostian, Shelley Kaloostian-Conti and...
PAMELA (HOLT) LUTZ
Oct 6, 2013
87, of Warwick, RI and Port St. Lucie, Florida died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on the evening of October 6th, 2013. Pam was born to the late Thomas and Mary (Kennedy) Holt in Attleboro, MA., on October 10,1925. After a 10-year courtship, in 1950, she married Edmund A. Lutz Sr., who was the love of her life and a...
VINCENT J ROSATI
Oct 6, 2013
92, of Seaside Drive passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Mary ( Nardone ) Rosati. He was born in Providence a son of the late Vincenzo and Grace ( Feula ) Rosati. Mr. Rosati was a Wholesale Florist employed at Halifax Floral Co. until his retirement. He was a WW II...
LEO R. CALDARELLA
Oct 6, 2013
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of fifty-eight years to Dorothy A. (DeCristofaro) Caldarella. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Leo and Anna (Zabbo) Caldarella. Leo was a jewelry designer for over twenty years for various jewelry companies...
ALLISON 'ALLIE' REMARSKI
Oct 5, 2013
24, of Cumberland, passed away after a courageous battle with Mitochondrial Disease on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence she was the daughter of Michael and Linda (Stone) Remarski. Allie was a graduate of Cumberland High School. She played for the Town of Cumberland Softball Team as well as playing...
THOMAS E. COLE
Oct 4, 2013
72, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, October 04, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Christine (Andrews) Cole. They were married for the past 31 years. Thomas was born in Providence, a son of the late Alfred Cole, Sr. and Virginia (Bradley) Cole. Mr. Cole was a manager at the...
AMERICO AURECCHIA
Oct 4, 2013
89, of Pezzullo St., Johnston, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2013 at The Village at Waterman Lake in Smithfield. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Antonio R. and Eufrasia (Iannuccilli) Aurecchia. Mr. Aurecchia was the owner of Acme Electric for over 55 years before retiring and was an avid fisherman. He is survived by his...
CHARLES H. BAGLEY
Oct 2, 2013
77, of Oakland Ave., Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 55 years of Frances M. (Stepka) Bagley. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late George F. and Sarah (McGillivray) Bagley. Mr. Bagley was Chief of Administrative Services at Electric Boat in North...
KEVIN A. BUTMARC
Oct 2, 2013
55, of Sunny Isles Beach, FL, formerly of Johnston and Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of Anthony S. and Velma (D'Amico) Butmarc. Kevin worked at the Miami Herald as a Media Consultant. In March of 2013 Kevin was honored at a...
DR. DAVID M. BEAUDOIN
Oct 1, 2013
63, of Quaker Lane, Warwick, passed away on October 1, 2013 at the West Shore Health Center, Warwick. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph L. and Dorothy (Frates) Beaudoin. Dr. Beaudoin served as the Secretary for Catholic Education for the Diocese of Providence from 2002-2012. Prior to that, he was the Director of Evangelistic Catechesis...
JOSEPH G. RUGGIERI
Oct 1, 2013
86, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Louise Ruggieri. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Maria Civita (Picano) Ruggieri. Joseph worked as a meat cutter for the former J. Ruggieri and Sons market in...
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