Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Apr 4, 2010

83, of Johnston passed away on Sunday April 4, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Iannuccilli) DiBiase. Anthony was born in Cranston a son of the late Alexander and Irene (Marchetti) DiBiase. Mr. DiBiase was employed with the Johnston School Department for 25 years.

Apr 4, 2010

60, of Wakefield, RI passed away on Sunday April 4, 2010 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Robert Lefebvre. Louise was born in Providence, RI a daughter of Rosina (Agnoli) Lombardi of Greenville and the late Thomas D. Lombardi. Mrs. Lefebvre was a retired Teacher for the Wethersfield, CT School Department. Besides her husband and mother...

Apr 2, 2010

of Providence, passed away on Friday April 2, 2010 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Michael Loffredo. Joan was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Alfonso and Maria (Lanzi) Maccarone. Mrs. Loffredo worked at BA Ballou in East Providence for 19 years. She was also a professional dancer....

Apr 2, 2010

LOUIS V. CARDILLO, 83, of Crest Drive Narragansett, passed away Friday, April 2, 2010 at home. He was the husband of 58 years to Frances L. (Burke) Cardillo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Luke and Amelia "Ethel" (DeLuca) Cardillo.

Mr. Cardillo was employed as a welder working on submarines for General Dynamics for 35...

Apr 1, 2010

Of Johnston, died Thursday, April 1, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Shirley J. (Marcello) Martino. They were married for fifty years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Assunta (Lombardi) Martino. Mr. Martino was a chef at the Alpine County Club for eighteen years before retiring in 2009. He was the co-owner of...

Apr 1, 2010

88, of Providence passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Heritage Hills Nursing Center, Smithfield, RI. She was the wife of the late Albert Tomasso of Providence. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Theresa (DiStefano) Ferraro and the step-daughter of the late Luciano Imondi. Millie was the sister of the late Virginia Vallante, Anthony...

Mar 31, 2010

ZABEL A. (CHARLES) YAGHJIAN-BERG, 94, formerly of Bent Rd., Rumford, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Home & Hospice Care of RI. She was the beloved wife of the late Alvin B. Berg and the late Harry Yaghjian. Born in Braintree, MA, she was the daughter of the late Elias and Yegnar (Samoorian) Charles.

Zabel was the owner...

Mar 31, 2010

67, of Stony Acre Dr. Cranston, passed away on Wednesday March 31, 2010 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Porter) McLoughlin. Born in Central Falls, he was the son of the late Thomas and Jeannette (Champagne) McLoughlin. John was the manager of Olympic Compactor Rentals for thirty years before retiring. He was a...

Mar 31, 2010

EVELYN M. (BOFFI) CASALI-LOPORCHIO, 89, of Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Philip Hulitar Home & Hospice Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony D. Loporchio. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Julia (Marandola) Boffi.

Evelyn was the devoted mother of Joseph C. Casali...

Mar 30, 2010

91, of Wakefield (formerly of North Providence) passed away on Tuesday March 30, 2010 at Bright View Commons in Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Joseph Driscoll and John Dawber. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Guido and Leonilda (Bartolini) Venturi. Elda worked as a telephone operator for New England Telephone Co, for many...

Mar 30, 2010

ELIZABETH (SAROPIAN) JABAGJORIAN, 84, of Cranston, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at Summit Commons in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Marc Jabagjorian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Harabed and Margaret (Kalanian) Saropian.

Elizabeth was a pricing clerk for the former Hospital Trust Bank in Providence for 15 years before...

Mar 29, 2010

94, of Winsted, CT, formerly of Warwick and Cranston, died Monday, March 29, 2010 at the Charlotte-Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, CT. He was the husband of the late Anna L. (Ruggieri) Bass. Mr. Bass was employed by the former Warwick Railway for twenty years. He also worked as a bus and trolley driver for the City of Providence for fifteen years....

Mar 29, 2010

MARY N. (SMITH) SORNBERGER, 89, of Col. John Gardner Rd., Narragansett, passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 at home. She was the beloved wife for 69 years of John T. Sornberger. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William and Hannah (Dunne) Smith.

Mrs. Sornberger was an active member at St. Veronica Chapel in Narragansett; a...

Mar 28, 2010

Norma F. Cartier, 103, formerly of Coventry and Warwick RI, and a summer resident of Bonnet Shores, died on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at the South Bay Manor, South Kingstown. She was the wife of the late Gilbert A. Cartier. Born in Barrington, she was the daughter of the late Clovis V. and Delia B. (O'Neil) Francis. She attended Rhode...

Mar 28, 2010

Phyllis M. (DeLuca) Zambuco 82, of Basil Crossing, Cranston formerly of Standish Ave., Providence died Sunday, March 28, 2010 at RI Hospital. She was the wife of the late Anthony J. "Tony" Zambuco. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Rose (Procaccini) DeLuca. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Piccirillo and her husband Anthony...

Mar 27, 2010

93, of Briggs Street, Cranston, passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the St. Antoine Home, North Smithfield, R.I. She was the wife of the late Armando B. Manera. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Umberto "Albert" and Teresa (Massotti) Ricciardi. Lena was an active member of the Italian Cultural Society and an Intercessor of...

Mar 26, 2010

RALPH R. MIOZZA, 77, of Scituate Ave., Cranston and Lake Suzy, FL, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010 at home. He was the beloved husband of Anita (De Maio) Miozza. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Joseph and Camella (Caporicci) Miozza.

A graduate of Cranston High School, Mr. Miozza was the former owner of R....

Mar 26, 2010

Theresa H. (Allard) Lynch 81, passed away Thursday March 25, 2010 at South County Hospital. She was the wife of the late William Lynch. Born in Woonsocket she was the daughter of the late Oza and Eva (Brodeur) Allard. Theresa is survived by her daughter Sandra O'Brien of Narragansett, two sons Richard Morello and his wife Sharon of Johnston and...

Mar 26, 2010

82, of Park St. Johnston, passed away on Friday March 26, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Anna (Gesualdi) Colacone. Mary worked for Bell Findings of Cranston for 20 years before retiring in 1993. She was the beloved mother of Maryann J. McKee of...

Mar 25, 2010

LOUIS ROMANO, Master Sgt. ( U.S. Army Ret.) , 86, of Ocean Rd., Narragansett, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of the late Ermenegildo and Addolorata (Oliva) Romano.

Mr. Romano served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1968 retiring with the rank of Master Sgt. During...