Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
HAROLD R. "HAL" MELKONIAN
Apr 27, 2010
HAROLD R. "HAL" MELKONIAN, 86, of Vancouver Ave., Warwick and Lake Suzy-Arcadia, FL, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at home in Florida. He was the beloved husband of the late Esther A. (Tatewosian) Melkonian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late George and Mary (Hagopian) Melkonian.
Hal was a physical education teacher for the Warwick...
JOSEPH JOHN BIERNACKI
Apr 27, 2010
65, of Woonsocket, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 27, 2010. He was the husband of Vera (Martinelli) Biernacki. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph J. Biernacki, Sr. and Louise (Abbatematteo) Biernacki. He was the stepson of Victoria Biernacki of Cranston. Mr. Biernacki was a graduate of Roger Williams Junior College and worked in real estate...
ANNA (GEROSOLIMO) COLALELLA
Apr 26, 2010
ANNA (GEROSOLIMO) COLALELLA , 85, of Wayland Ave., Cranston, passed away Monday, April 26, 2010 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Remo Colalella. Born in Sulmona, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Concetta (Ranaldi) Gerosolimo.
Anna was a member of Knightsville Library Association.
She was the devoted...
MAFALDA "MUFFY" H. (RICCI) QUARANTA
Apr 24, 2010
83, of Macklin Street, Cranston, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the wife of John A. Quaranta, Sr. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Vittorio and Clara (Croce) Ricci. Muffy, a homemaker, had been a resident of Providence before moving to Cranston 24 years ago. She was a great...
RUDOLPH "RUDY" LEPRE
Apr 23, 2010
86, of Providence passed away on Friday April 23, 2010 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Rose (Pisanello) Lepre. Rudy was born in Providence, a son of the late Natale and Teresa (Guida) Lepre. Mr. Lepre was a retired Machinist, for TACO Manufacturing, and a US Army veteran. Besides his wife Rose he is survived by his...

Rita D. (Lapoorte) Bibeault
Apr 23, 2010
88, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Greenwood Health Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Armand Martini. Born in Marlborough, MA she was a daughter of the late Aime and Marie (Lariviere) Laporte. She was the loving mother of Marie Genest and her husband David of Melbourne, FL, Rita Santamaria and...

FRANK E. ZWOLINSKI
Apr 22, 2010
FRANK E. ZWOLINSKI , 85, of Midland Drive, Cranston, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Maureen A. (Santaniello) Zwolinski and the late Ann Marie (Spetrini) Zwolinski. Mr. Zwolinski was a plasterer for many years; a member of Plasterer and Cement Masons Local 40; and was a WW-II U.S....
MICHAEL L. SORAFINE
Apr 22, 2010
94, of North Providence, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence. He was the husband of the late Shirley R. (Brauneis) Sorafine. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late George and Mary (Ablin) Sorafine. Mr. Sorafine was an upholsterer and owner of the former Mt. Pleasant Upholstery for sixty years before retiring...
EVA M.(FRACCOLA) FELLELA
Apr 22, 2010
86, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday April 22, 2010 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry A. Fellela, Sr. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Rafaele and Maria (Collozzi) Fraccola. Eva was a member of the Amy Forand Tenants Association and the Johnston Seniors. She was the...
JOSEPHINE "JOSIE" S. (DiTRAGLIA) FONTAINE
Apr 21, 2010
80, of Belcrest Road, Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Theresa (Grossi)DiTraglia. Josie was the beloved wife of the late Louis R. Fontaine. She was employed at Cranston Printworks as a Cost Clerk for 45 years until her retirement. Josie was an avid...
BEVERLY A. GOBIN, RN,BSN
Apr 20, 2010
67, of Johnston, formerly of Cranston passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at The Philip Hulitar In-Patient Hospice Center in Providence surrounded by her family. She was the devoted wife of Ronald J. Gobin. Born in Providence, she was the loving daughter of James G. and Antonetta (DiMaria) Peters of Johnston. Beverly was the Director of Operations of...
LENORE VIRGINIA (McDONALD) MANCINI
Apr 20, 2010
88, of Hartford Ave., Johnston, passed away on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas J. Mancini. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Nellie McDonald. Virginia was the loving mother of Peter J. Mancini and his wife Linda of...
DR. WILLIAM R. MACERA
Apr 20, 2010
Dr. William R. Macera,70, former Mayor of the Town of Johnston, R.I. died at The Bethesda Memorial Hospital in South Florida after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Dr. Maureen (Becks) Macera of Boca Raton, FL, his two beloved sons Andrew William Macera of Boca Raton, FL and stepson Philip F. Di Ruggiero of Washington,...
Z. STEPHEN KALARIAN
Apr 20, 2010
Z. STEPHEN KALARIAN, 88, of Putnam Pike, Greenville, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center at Home & Hospice Care of RI in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Catherine M. (Traynor Macaruso) Kalarian and the late Zevart "Gladys" (Manoogian) Kalarian. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Stephen and Nevart...
WILLIAM "BILL" R. COTE
Apr 19, 2010
93, of Amanda Street, Cranston, peacefully passed away on Monday, April 19, 2010 at home with his loving wife, Maria "Elsie" (Dos Santos) Cote, by his side. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Robert and Anna (McKenna) Cote. Bill was an avid member of the RI Laborers Union and worked in construction for most of...
HERBERT V. NICHOLAS, JR
Apr 19, 2010
74, educator and coach, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2010 at The Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Ellen M. (Ledoux) Nicholas. They were married for 47 years. A lifelong resident of Cranston, he was a son of the late Herbert V. and Irene V. (Bagley) Nicholas, Sr. A graduate of Cranston East High School and Providence College,...
FANNIE (VACCA) CAMBIO
Apr 19, 2010
102, of Cranston passed away on Monday April 19, 2010 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent Cambio. Fannie was born in Stillwater, RI a daughter of the late Fiore and Giovonni (Storti) Vacca. Mrs. Cambio was an Inspector for Walter-Marshall Spinning Company, and was also employed at the former Royal of America...
JAMES A. SAGAT
Apr 18, 2010
55, of Providence passed away Sunday April 18, 2010. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Dumas) Sagat. Born in Providence, a son of Barbara (Gemma) Sagat of Providence and the late Alphonse Sagat. James was a Union Carpenter with the Local# 94. Besides his wife and mother, James is survived by...
GHAZAR H. DARAKYAN, M.D.
Apr 15, 2010
GHAZAR H. DARAKYAN, M.D., 79, of Surrey Rd., Barrington, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 45 years of Maral (Torossian) Darakyan. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, he was the son of the late Henry and Rebecca (Ghazarian) Darakyan.
He came to the United States in 1967, with the desire...
M. PATRICE (SCHUETTE) McMAHON
Apr 15, 2010
M. Patrice (Schuette) McMahon, 83, of Conanicut Road, Narragansett passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at home surrounded by family. She was the wife of the late Paul B. McMahon. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Oswald F. and Mary (Moran) Schuette. Patrice grew up in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Trinity College...
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