Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
PATRICIA I. (MILLIKEN) MC KEON
Feb 15, 2012
Of Sarasota, FL passed away peacefully on February 15, 2012 at the Doctors Hospital in Sarasota, FL. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Mildred and Brendan Millikin. Wife of Albert J. Cowan of four years, Patricia is survived by her daughter, Janice Katilius and her husband, Kevin Katilius and grandchildren, Allison and Christina of East Lyme,...
ALBERT M. COLALUCA
Feb 14, 2012
98, co-founder of the Brownie Club Beverage Co. Providence for 24 years, and co-founder of the Chicken Coop restaurants in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut for 24 years, retiring in 1976 died at Rhode Island Hospital on Tuesday February 14, 2012. He was the husband of the late Doris M. (Goodreau) Colaluca...
THOMAS SALVATORE D'ANDREA
Feb 14, 2012
55, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Home & Hospice Care of RI. He was born in Providence a son of the late Alfred M. D'Andrea Jr. and the late Gloria (Calvino) Clavin. He was the stepson of William Clavin of Warwick. Tommy was a supervisor employed by Continental Time Sharing Co. of Las Vegas and Chicago....
VIOLA A. (MORETTI) D'ERCOLE
Feb 14, 2012
80, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Greenwood Care & Rehabilitation Center in Warwick. She was the wife of Leonard R. D'Ercole. A lifelong Cranston resident, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Celia (Yuppa) Moretti. Besides her husband, she is survived by her son, Leonard R. D'Ercole Jr. and his wife Dolores and her grandsons,...
GLORIA (ANDREOLI) CHURCH
Feb 13, 2012
81, of Ophelia Street, Providence passed away on Monday, February 13, 2012 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Emilio and Anna (Matracia) Andreoli. Gloria was employed for St. Joseph's Hospital, North Providence for over 20 years. Prior to that she was a supervisor for the former Cable...
ALECK J. DiPETRILLO
Feb 13, 2012
65, of North Providence, passed away on Monday February 13, 2012 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Floyd) DiPetrillo. Born in Providence, he was the son of Columbia (Tanzi) DiPetrillo of North Providence and the late Alessio DiPetrillo.
He was a member...
THOMAS VERINO
Feb 12, 2012
93, of Wakefield, passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at South County Hospital in Wakefield. He was the beloved husband of the late Lucy (Simone) Verino. Thomas was born in Providence, a son of the late Giovanni and Filomena (Caporella) Verino. Mr. Verino was employed for the Providence School Department for many years until his retirement. He is survived...
HELEN K. (PAPADOPOULOS) DOSTOU
Feb 12, 2012
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of fifty-three years to Louis Dostou. Born in East Greenwich, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Sophia (Ouloglou) Papadopoulos. Helen was a secretary at Rhode Island College for seven years before her...
SYLVIA C. (TROIA) ANTHONY
Feb 11, 2012
62, formerly of Johnston and Providence, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at South County Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald J. Anthony. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Fiore "Frank" and Dora M. (Iannetta) Troia.
Sylvia was an assembler for her...
JAMES J. DWYER
Feb 9, 2012
88, of Narragansett, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at South County Hospital in Wakefield. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Teresa A. (Zeiller) Dwyer. Born in New York City, he was the son of the late James J. and Mary (Rice) Dwyer. Mr. Dwyer was a manager at General Electric Company in New Jersey and...
DONALD J. BESSETTE, SR
Feb 9, 2012
63, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of forty-one years to Ann Marie (Cardillo) Bessette. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Raymond B. and Louise (Clough) Bessette. Donald was a production control manager for the...
ROSE (RUGGIERI) BOUCHARD
Feb 9, 2012
90, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Brentwood Nursing Home, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of late Rene D. Bouchard for 62 years. A lifelong Cranston resident, she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Arcangela (Capirchio) Ruggieri. Mrs. Bouchard was employed for 30 years as a supervisor at the former Carl-Art Jewelry Company...
GAIL ANN (LEVESQUE) BUTTERO
Feb 9, 2012
53 , passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Kent County Hospital. She was the wife of Gary Chianese. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Donald and Rose ( Natale ) Levesque. Gail was a Realtor employed by Coldwell-Banker Realty Company and was a member of the Association of Realtors, Kent County Association of Realtors...

Frances (Cannata) Cusano
Feb 8, 2012
90, of North Providence, passed away on Sunday February 8, 2015 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Bruno Cusano. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Agustino and Celestina (Bova) Cannata. She was the dear sister of Theresa Dolce, Anthony Cannata and the late Rose Troia, Michelina Calise,...
LEONARD "CLYDE" CARLUS BURNS
Feb 8, 2012
78 , passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Kent Regency. He was the husband of Marie (Palombo) Burns for the past 59 years. He was born in Tryon, N.C. a son of the late Leonard B. and Della (Burrell) Burns. Mr. Burns was the owner and operator of ABC Drilling Corp., an Artesian Well Drilling Co for more...
MARIE D. (CESINO) BELIVEAU
Feb 8, 2012
94, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 8, 2012 at Hebert Nursing Home in Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Armand Beliveau for 60 years.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Potito and Maria (Vena) Cesino. Marie worked for Health -...
ERNEST D. DELMONICO, CAPT.CPD, RET.
Feb 7, 2012
86, passed away Tuesday February 7, 2012. He was the husband of Anna (Bruno) Delmonico. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Marco and Louise (Castaldi) Delmonico. He was employed with the Cranston Police Dept. for 34 years until retiring. He was a WW-2 Army Veteran. Besides his wife he is survived by his children Ann Flanagan...
DAVID F. PICANO
Feb 6, 2012
53, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2012 at West Bay Residential Services in Warwick. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ida (Piacitelli) Picano.
David is survived by his devoted brother Joseph P. Picano and his wife Janice of No. Scituate. He was the loving uncle of Bridget Picano-...
ANNA (SANTURRI) HAMEL
Feb 5, 2012
67, of Seekonk, MA, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at the Lifecare Center of Attleboro. She was the beloved wife of the late Marcel Hamel. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Noemia (Manni) Santurri. Anna was employed as a secretary for the former Bulova Watch Company of...
MARIA (PASCONE) LEONE
Feb 5, 2012
97, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Sunday February 5, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Leone. Born in Panni, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria Costanza (DeLuca) Pascone.
She was the devoted mother of Doris Salvadore and her husband Michael Sr. of...
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