Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
HENRY TESTA
Aug 31, 2010
77, of Coventry and formally of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at home. He was the husband of the late Ann (Fazio) Testa. He was born in Providence a son of the late Henry M. Testa and the late Phyllis (Mariani) Carcieri. Mr. Testa was the owner and operator of the former Devon Jewelry Co. until his...
MARIE A. (MORETTI) SACCOCCIA
Aug 29, 2010
82, of Mockingbird Drive, Cranston passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2010 at home. She was the wife of the late Paul Saccoccia, Ret. C.P.D. Born in Cranston she was a daughter of the late Horace and Angela (Grossi) Moretti. Marie was a Nurse employed by the RI Department of Health for over 25 years. She leaves two daughters, Nancy...
JENNIE (CERULLO) CUNNINGHAM
Aug 28, 2010
85, of Windwood Rd. Bel Air Maryland, a former Rhode Island resident, passed away Saturday August 28, 2010 at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air Maryland surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of the late William F. Cunningham. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Antonetta (Morelli) Cerullo. She...
DANIEL A. RYAN
Aug 28, 2010
61, of Hollyhock Drive, Cranston, passed away Saturday August 28, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the devoted husband of Carol (Soprano) Ryan. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert D. and Madelyn M. (Sousa) Ryan. Daniel was a mechanical estimator for various contractors for many years before his...
JOSEPH DiMARIA JR
Aug 27, 2010
85, of North Providence, passed away Friday August 27, 2010 at home. He was the husband of the late Caroline (Magnatta) DiMaria. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Angelina (Procaccini) DiMaria. He was a WW-II Army Veteran. He was the brother of Peter DiMaria of Melbourne, FL. and the late...
GRACE S. (SARKISIAN) BAGDASARIAN
Aug 27, 2010
GRACE S. (SARKISIAN) BAGDASARIAN, 85, formerly of Walnut St., East Providence, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Bagdasar "Buddy" Bagdasarian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis and Mariam (Khorkhorian) Sarkisian.
Grace was a bookkeeper at her family owned business, Microweld Company, Inc. in East Providence retiring...
JANET (ROBERTI) ANASTASI
Aug 27, 2010
JANET (ROBERTI) ANASTASI , 74, of Valley St., Cranston, passed away Friday, August 27, 2010 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Rex J. Anastasi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Lucia (Diozzi) Roberti, Sr. Janet worked for the State of RI Department of Human Services...

MARY THERESA WILDE
Aug 27, 2010
72, of Oak Hill Road, North Kingstown, formerly of Pt. Judith Road, Narragansett, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the South County Nursing Home, North Kingstown. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Leo J. and Mary E. (Nye) Wilde. Mary was employed by Esterline Company, formerly Federal Products for 20 years. She is survived...

ROSE (CIFU) GRANDE
Aug 27, 2010
Of Cranston, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2010 at Greenwood Care and Rehabilitation Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Victor J. "Joe" Grande. Born in Cranston she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Angelina (Capirchio) Cifu. Rose was an assembler for Norton Manufacturing Company of Cranston for fifteen years before retiring in 1981....
GIACOMO "JACK" SCOTTI
Aug 25, 2010
GIACOMO "JACK" SCOTTI, 97, of West Bay Manor in Warwick, passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband for 75 years of Elvira E. (Ragosta) Scotti. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Concetta (Zabbo) Scotti.
Mr. Scotti was the owner of the former...
FRANCIS J. DOWIOT
Aug 25, 2010
79, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday August 25, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Marie Dowiot. Francis was born in Providence, the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Dowiot. Mr. Dowiot was an Engineer for New England Electric, and was also a Korean War US Marine Corps veteran. Francis received a BSEE degree and a MBA degree...
DR. JOHN D. AVEDISIAN
Aug 25, 2010
DR. JOHN D., AVEDISIAN, JR., 85, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully August 25, 2010 at RI Hospital surrounded by his nieces and nephews. He was the husband of the late Patricia E. (Conneely) Avedisian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John D. and Mary (Heditsian) Avedisian.
Dr. Avedisian graduated from Providence College and Temple University...
OLGA L. "OLLIE" (MOSKALUK) TRAFFORD
Aug 25, 2010
71, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2010, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (Sydor) Moskaluk. She is survived by seven wonderful children; Cathy Pacitto, Mary Chapman, Lance Trafford, Scott Trafford, Karen Pereira, Craig Trafford and Becky Klein....
VINCENZO CONTI
Aug 24, 2010
82, of Atwood Ave. Johnston, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the devoted husband of Maria C. (Moracci) Conti. Born in Pico, Italy, he was the son of the late Erasmo and Giovanna (Abatecola) Conti. Vincenzo worked as a custodian for Stop...
DANTE P. DiCENSO
Aug 23, 2010
85, of Borden Ave. Johnston, passed away Monday August 23, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the devoted husband of Giulia DiCenso for 60 years. Born in Sulmona Italy, he was the son of the late Carmine and Giulia (Susi) DiCenso. Dante worked for the former Imperial Knife Company for 20 years, before his...
PASQUALE "PAT" CASINO
Aug 23, 2010
Pasquale "Pat "Casino, 91, of the Knightsville Manor, Briggs St., Cranston passed away on Monday, August 23, 2010 at the Jane Brown Unit of RI Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Nancy J. (DeCara) Casino. He was born in Providence a son of the late Potito and Maria (Veno) Casino. Mr. Casino was a...
MARGOT (GERHARD) OLSON
Aug 22, 2010
70, of Warwick, passed away Sunday morning, August 22, 2010 at New England Medical Center, Boston, MA from complications of congestive heart failure. She was the beloved wife of the late William S. Olson, III. Born in Riedenberg, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Marcus and Josefa (Buchner) Gerhard. Margot was a waitress for many years at the...
MICHAEL W. SANTAGATA
Aug 21, 2010
52, of Boca Raton, FL formerly of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, FL. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. (Falcone) Santagata. They were married for twenty-nine years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William J. and Helene C. (Barrows) Santagata. Mr. Santagata was a...
RICHARD LISI, SR
Aug 21, 2010
85, of Providence, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2010, at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the loving husband of Stella R. (Torti) Lisi. They were married for sixty-three years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James and Lena (Bissott) Lisi. Mr. Lisi was a heating technician for the former Warren Oil Company for many...

CELIA C. (MAGNANTE) MASTRIANO
Aug 21, 2010
89, of West Warwick, passed away on Saturday August 21, 2010 surrounded by her loving family and grandchildren. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael Mastriano, Sr. Celia was born in Providence, the daughter of the late Costantino and Sophia (DiCandito) Magnante. She is survived by her loving children, Lucy-Anne Degedio and her husband Donald of Richmond and...
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