Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
JOHN A. REGA, SR
Jul 23, 2013
80, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday July 23, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Joann (DiMaria) Rega. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Josephine (Raso) Rega. John worked as a letter carrier for Branch 15 of the Post Office for 27 years until his retirement. He was a U.S. Army...
LENA (VECCHIARELLI) MARTINO
Jul 22, 2013
91, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday July 22, 2013 at Cortland Place in Greenville. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Martino. Born in Longmeadow, MA she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Felicia (Marcovecchio) Vecchiarelli. Lena was a secretary for Dudley Hardware for over 20 years, before her retirement....
LOUISE (NEWMAN) HARTMAN
Jul 22, 2013
97, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard W. Hartman. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Rondeau) Newman. Louise was employed by the former General Electric Mono Watt Plant, Providence for many years...
JACQUES G. GAUTHIER
Jul 21, 2013
79, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Jeannine G. (Lizotte) Gauthier. Born in Manville, RI, he was a son of the late Anthime and Marie Rose (Forand) Gauthier. Jacques was a tire mechanic for Stop&Shop Boston for twenty-five years before...
LOUIS SPREMULLI
Jul 20, 2013
87, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Esther (Salciccia) Spremulli. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Michele and Antonetta (Fabrizio) Spremulli. Mr. Spremulli was a retired meat cutter from Ruggieri's Market where he had been employed for many years and a Past...
CACILIA (PONKIV) TARAKSIAN
Jul 19, 2013
87, of Garden Hills Dr., Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Rupen Taraksian. Born in Poland, a daughter of the late Walter and Helen Ponkiv, she came to the U.S. in 1950 settling in Providence, moving to Cranston in 1964. She was...
GLORIA MARTHA ZOLLO
Jul 17, 2013
88, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2013 at the Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Zollo who passed away in 2007. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late John and Madeline ( Brosco ) Valfredo and had resided in Providence before moving to Cranston in 1962....
RICHARD L. BEAUVAIS, JR
Jul 17, 2013
69, of Narragansett, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at South County Hospital in Wakefield surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Janet (Canna) Beauvais. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Richard L. and Eleanor (Guarniero) Beauvais, Sr. He graduated from Cranston...
VINCENZO REALE
Jul 17, 2013
87, of North Providence, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at North Bay Retirement Living in Smithfield. He was the beloved husband of 60 years to Anna C. (Cirelli) Reale. Vincenzo was born in S. Andrea, Frosinone, Italy a son of the late Alberto and Rosalia (Casale) Reale. Besides his beloved wife, he is survived by his loving children,...
ROBERT J. 'BOBBY' CURLEY
Jul 16, 2013
55, of North Providence, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of 22 years to Valerie (Janiak) Curley. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Robert E. Curley and Mary (Healey) Curley. Bobby was the manager of the meat department...
KENNETH A. BARONIAN
Jul 15, 2013
KENNETH A. BARONIAN, (MSGT. RIANG, RET.) "KENNY" , 82, of Providence, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Hagop and Anna (Barmasian) Baronian. Kenny was a Master Sergeant and served in the RI Army National Guard for 29 years before retiring. He was an active member at Sts....
LOUISE (CAPRIO) GIGLIO
Jul 14, 2013
98, formerly of Providence, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Hopkins Manor, North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Giglio. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giacomo and Vincenza (Parolisi) Caprio. Louise was a foot press operator for the former Bulova Watch Company of Providence for twenty years before...
LUIGI ANTONIO ARTEMIO BIANCO III
Jul 14, 2013
Age 69, passed away on July 14 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the son of the late Luigi A. Bianco, II and Yolanda (Lonnie) Palmiri Bianco. Mr. Bianco was a lifelong resident of Southern New England and graduated from Enfield High School in Connecticut and from The Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. He...
ERNEST MARINARO, SR
Jul 14, 2013
87, formerly of Melbourne, Fl passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at South County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, No. Kingstown. He was the husband of Mary (Alesio) Marinaro. He was born in Providence a son of the late Vincent and Frances (Marinaro) Marinaro. Mr. Marinaro was the Vice President of the former Metal Art Buckle Co in Providence. He...
KIM M. JANSON-RICCI
Jul 14, 2013
45, of Governor Street, Cranston, was reunited with her parents in heaven on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at home. Born in Warwick, she was a beloved daughter of the late John and Patricia J. (Adams) Janson. Kim had been employed as a waitress for Uncle Tony's Restaurant in Warwick for several years. She was a 1986 graduate of Cranston High...
R. BRUCE HOWES
Jul 13, 2013
74, of Orlando, Florida passed away Saturday, July 13, 2013. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Robert Howes and Olive (Burrill) Jones. He was the father of Robert B. Howes and his wife Deborah and Kenneth Howes all of Coventry; grandfather of five; brother of Linda Howes Hanson of Winsted, CT and James P. Howes of...
MARGARET 'PEGGY' I. (TORTOLANI) PALOMBO
Jul 12, 2013
72, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 52 years of Edward R. Palombo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Mariannia (Dello Iacono) Tortolani. Peggy was the office manager at Ocean State Job Lot for 15 years before retiring in 1993....
BLANCHE MENNA
Jul 12, 2013
89, formerly of Farmington Ave., Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina (Moraconi) Menna, she was a lifelong resident of Cranston before moving to North Kingstown in 2003. Blanche was manager of the luncheon counter at the former W.T. Grant Company in...
MARGARET M. (OLIVER) KNOLL
Jul 12, 2013
85, of Cranston, passed away on July 12, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvin H. Knoll. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (DeFusco) Oliver. Her funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. in the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Avenue, Cranston followed by Burial...
EUGENE M. DE FAZIO
Jul 10, 2013
53, of Johnston passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family & friends. He was the beloved husband of 24 years to Deborah (Rambone) DeFazio. Eugene was born in Providence, a son of Alfred DeFazio of Johnston and Theresa (Fortier) DeFazio of Westerly. Eugene was the owner and operator of E. DeFazio Greenhouses...
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