Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

DAVID V. RUSSO
Aug 31, 2009
49, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Rhode Island Hospital surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was the cherished and devoted husband of Lisa R. (Riccio) Russo. Born in Providence, August 6, 1964, he was the son of Alfred A. Russo, Sr. of Johnston and the late Shirley A. (Mulholland) Russo. Sadly he leaves...
RAYMOND J. CAHILL, JR
Aug 31, 2009
80, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He was the beloved husband of Eileen J. (Lester) Cahill. They were married fifty-four years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Raymond J. and Alice D. (Henry) Cahill, Sr. Mr. Cahill was a Deputy Fire Chief for...
MARION L. CHAFFEE
Aug 29, 2009
MARION L. CHAFFEE, 83, of Fernbrook Dr., Cranston, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of the late Frank A. and Mae A. (Johnston) Chaffee.
Marion was a waitress for many years before retiring. She enjoyed sewing, baking and astrology.
She was the...
RAYMOND J. HERCHEN
Aug 29, 2009
RAYMOND J. HERCHEN, 66, of Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Miriam Hospital in Providence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of the late Raymond S. and Jennie (Mottola) Herchen.
Raymond was a draftsman and worked at Pare Engineering Co. in Lincoln for 20 years before...
NORMA ANN (CONLON) HARRIS
Aug 28, 2009
NORMA ANN (CONLON) HARRIS, 79, of Swallow Dr. Cranston, passed away Friday August 28, 2009 at RI Hospital. She was the beloved wife for 59 years of Edward K. Harris Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Della (Brennan) Smith. Norma worked for Dee Manufacturing for many years before retiring. She enjoyed ballroom...
ERNEST C. SHAGHALIAN
Aug 28, 2009
ERNEST C. SHAGHALIAN, 86, of Whipple Ave., Cranston, passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Isabelle (Simonian) Shaghalian. Born in Cranston, the son of the late Mugerdich G. and Maritza (Chavoor) Shaghalian, he was a lifelong resident of Cranston.
Ernest graduated from Cranston High School and...
KAREN A. (YOUNG) MANZI
Aug 27, 2009
57, of Providence, died Thursday, August 27, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was wife of Raymond Manzi. They were married for thirty eight years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Phyllis (Guissago) Young. Mrs. Manzi was a jewelry worker for the Urschel Tool Company for over twenty years. Karen enjoyed spending time...
KATHLEEN T. (OLIVER) DONOVAN
Aug 26, 2009
KATHLEEN T. (OLIVER) DONOVAN,60, of Post Rd. Warwick, passed away Tuesday August 25, 2009 in Philip Hulitar In-Patient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Gloria (DeFusco) Oliver, Sr. She was the mother of Jennifer K. Donovan, grandmother of Victoria and sister of Michael Oliver. Her funeral will be held on Friday...
DR. LEO L. NASTASI
Aug 26, 2009
DR. LEO L. NASTASI, 90, formerly of Miami, FL, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband for 64 years of Rose (Pereno) Nastasi. Born in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of the late Peter and Catherine (Paternostro) Nastasi.
Dr. Nastasi was a graduate of Tulane Medical...
JOHN G. SOLITRO, Sr
Aug 26, 2009
John G. Solitro, Sr. 58, of Lancelotta St. West Warwick, passed away Wednesday August 26, 2009 in Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the husband of Helen (Duffy) Solitro. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale Solitro and Anne Marie Slattery and the step-son of Cecile Solitro. John was a Lt. for the RI Department of...
THEODORE "TEDDY" TOPAKIAN
Aug 26, 2009
THEODORE "TEDDY" TOPAKIAN, 83, of Deborah Rd., Warwick, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Annette (Klanian) Topakian. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Kricor K. and Elizabeth (Jorjorian) Topakian.
Teddy was the co-owner of General Plating Co. in Providence for 45 years before...
FREDERICK "FRED" FERRANDI
Aug 24, 2009
58, of Bev Circle, Cranston, passed away Monday August 24, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (Finelli) Ferrandi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Sevino and Teresa (Guglielmetti) Ferrandi. Fred worked as a Senior Rate Analyst at the Dept. of Human Services for the State of RI...
JAMES N. BACCALA, SR
Aug 24, 2009
James N. Baccala Sr., 63, of Seaside Drive, Jamestown passed away on Monday, August 24, 2009. He was the beloved husband of Alfreda (Schiano) Baccala for the past 40 years. He was born in Providence a son of the late Nicholas and Mildred (DeCesare) Baccala. Mr. Baccala was the President of Baccala Concrete Corporation. Besides...
MARIE RENZI
Aug 23, 2009
94, of Johnston, died Sunday August 23, 2009. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick Renzi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Adeline (Iannotti) Esposito Madonna. She was the mother of Frederick K. Renzi of CA and the late Alan Renzi. She was the grandmother of Jason Renzi and sister of Julia...
ATTILIO MANCINI
Aug 23, 2009
Attilio Mancini 89, of Simmonsville Ave. Johnston, passed away Sunday August 23, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He was the beloved husband of Carmela (Cairo) Mancini. Born in Meadville, PA a son of the late Antonio and Catherine (Petrucci) Mancini. Mr. Mancini was a welder and forklift operator at ITT Grinnell, and was also a WWII...
IVO W. FEDELI
Aug 22, 2009
Ivo W. Fedeli 84, of Capuano Ave. Cranston, passed away Saturday August 22, 2009 at Elmhurst Extended Care, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Antonietta (Liberatore) Fedeli. Born in Pomarance, Pisa, Italy, he was the son of the late Amerigo and Tersilia (Ticciati) Fedeli. Mr. Fedeli came to Rhode Island in 1958 and was a tremendously skilled cabinet maker...
ANTONIO N. MUTO
Aug 21, 2009
90, of Cumberland, formerly of Providence, died Friday, August 21, 2009 at Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket. He was the husband of the late Ida (DeCristoforo) Muto. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Angelo and Maria Grazia (Dalia) Muto. Mr. Muto was the owner of the former Muto Plumbing and Heating of Providence before retiring in 1994....
ALFRED MADDALENA
Aug 19, 2009
92, of Foster, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. He was the husband of the late Margaret (Bray) Maddalena. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Josephine (Merrola) Maddalena. Mr. Maddalena was a dispatcher for the US Government at the US Naval Air Station, Quonset Point for twenty-four years before...
ELIZABETH G. (RICE) ELEY
Aug 19, 2009
Elizabeth G. (Rice) Eley Of Woodland Dr. Coventry passed away peacefully Wednesday August 19, 2009 at home. She was the former wife of Arthur W. Eley Sr. Born in Providence she was the daughter of Earl and Edith (Bowers) Rice. Elizabeth graduated from Central High School in 1948. She was the owner and operator of Elizabeth's Fashions in Cranston and...
VINCENT C. "JIMMY D." DeCESARIS
Aug 18, 2009
DeCESARIS, VINCENT C. "JIMMY D", 89, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday August 18, 2009 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. He was the husband of the late Eva (DiTraglia) DeCesaris. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Ulderico and Maria (Celani) DeCesaris. Jimmy was the President of the former DeCesaris Construction Company and clerk of the...
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