Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
DOMENIC GRANDE
Jun 30, 2013
72, of Lexington Ave., North Providence, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband for 51 years of Beverly (Diano) Grande. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Domenic and Belinda (Ritz) Grande. Domenic was...
BERTHA I. (LAJOIE) CORMIER-CARDILLI
Jun 29, 2013
71, of Coventry, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved companion of the late Joseph Cardilli. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Janet (Genereux) Lajoie. Bertha worked as a jeweler for many years until her retirement. She enjoyed fishing, scrabble, and reading; her...
ANTONETTA 'ETTA' (DeCESARE) MAGNONE
Jun 29, 2013
85, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 peacefully at home. She was the beloved wife of the late John A. "Jay" Magnone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Carmella (Zarro) DeCesare. She is survived by her loving sons, John and his wife Donna Lancellotti of Warwick, and Richard of Cranston; her...
ROBERT A. PAOLO
Jun 29, 2013
77, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved companion of Ann Marie Panarello. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Domenic and Elizabeth (Zangari) Paolo. Robert was a lifelong music teacher and conductor, a world champion accordion player whose students went on to also become champion...
CAROL A. (PAYETTE) MONTI
Jun 29, 2013
72, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Frank O. Monti, Sr. for 52 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Hervey and Catherine (Breen) Payette. CAM H.V.A.C. Construction, Inc. founded in 1974 was named after Carol...
DR. EUGENE A. RUSSO, SR
Jun 29, 2013
80, of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (MacDonald) Russo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasco and Amelia (Pisaturo) Russo.
Dr. Russo was a neurosurgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital for 40 years until his retirement. He...
ELIZABETH 'BETTY' PERSICO
Jun 28, 2013
94, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2013. She was the wife of the late Arthur T. Persico. She was born in Brooklyn, NY a daughter of the late John and Mary (Nunziata) Cipriano and had resided most of her life in NY moving to RI 20 years ago. Spending time with family is what gave Betty so much joy....
ARTHUR LOFFREDO
Jun 25, 2013
86, of Maplewood Dr., North Kingstown, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Maria A. (Fandetti) Loffredo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Concetta (Ragosta) Loffredo. Mr. Loffredo was a mechanical draftsman at Sealol, Inc. for 35 years...
DOROTHY E. (PREISS) PECCHIA
Jun 24, 2013
87, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Sergio "Gene" Pecchia. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Elsie (Solbrig) Preiss. Mrs. Pecchia was a communicant of St. Matthew's Church and a member of the Cranston Senior...
ROSA DE PALO
Jun 23, 2013
89, of Rangeley Road, Cranston, passed away on June 23, 2013 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. Born in Giovinazza, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Anna (Volpicella) DePalo. Rosa came to America in 1935; she worked as a seamstress in New York City and a dress maker in Providence. She opened her own shop in...
JOSEPH F. ZARRELLA
Jun 23, 2013
87, of Cranston, Narragansett and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence after a very courageous battle. He was the husband of Theresa (Palmisano) Zarrella. They have been married 63 years. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Vincent and Teresa (D'Andrea) Zarrella. Joe was a...
CONCETTA M. (MEROLLA) RUGGIERI
Jun 23, 2013
76,of West Warwick passed away Sunday June 23, 2013. She was the wife of 58 years to John Ruggieri. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Viola (Horne) Merolla. Concetta was a Real Estate agent for many years most recently with Watermark Realty, Warwick, was a member of the RI and Florida Board of Realtors...
MARY (SIMEONE) GLIOTTONE
Jun 23, 2013
81, of Providence, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, June 23, 2013, at home. She was the beloved wife of sixty years to Silvestro "Silvio" Gliottone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Agostino and Carmela (Aveta) Simeone. Mrs. Gliottone was employed by the State of Rhode Island and RISD for many years...
ROSE (CODA) MELINO
Jun 23, 2013
96, formerly of Simmons Village, Johnston, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo Melino. Born in Biella, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Settimio and Gemma (Aglietta) Coda. Rose was a teacher of dress making, and later worked at A.T. Cross Co. and...
JACQUELINE (PETROWSKI) SPETRINI
Jun 22, 2013
75, of Delray Beach, FL, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at Hospice by the Sea, Boca Raton, FL. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Spetrini. They had been married for fifty three years. Born in New Zealand, she was a daughter of the late Percy and Anne Mary (Atkinson) Petrowski. She is...
THOMAS A. COTTER, JR
Jun 22, 2013
86, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred (Bienkowski) Cotter. Thomas was born in Providence, a son of the late Thomas A. Cotter, Sr. and Emily (Frederick) Cotter. Mr. Cotter was a collector at the Providence Water Supply Board and...
WILLIAM 'BILL' PISTOCCO, JR
Jun 21, 2013
89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Iacobucci) Pistocco. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William Pistocco, Sr. and Susie (DiMeo) Pistocco. Mr. Pistocco was employed by the Almon family at The Claflin Company in...
OLGA V. (GIARRUSSO) RUSCETTA
Jun 21, 2013
83, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. Olga was the wife of Anthony Ruscetta of Cranston. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Emilia (Ricciardi) Giarrusso. Mrs. Ruscetta enjoyed walking, knitting, cooking, square dancing with her husband, spending time with her family and always lit...
FELIX FUNARO
Jun 21, 2013
91, of West Warwick, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Cedar Crest Nursing Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. He was the devoted husband of the late Assunta "Sue" (Palmisano) Funaro. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John and Josephine (Franceschetta) Funaro. Felix was employed as a mechanic at Nick's Auto body in Providence for over fifty...
NATALIE M. (CASIMIRO) FONSECA
Jun 20, 2013
60, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of thirty-five years to Jose A. Fonseca. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, she was a daughter of the late Jose F. and Hilda (Silvestre) Casimiro. Natalie was a bookkeeper and office assistant in the law offices of Edwards, Angell, Palmer...
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