Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
MARY O. (OHANIAN) AVAKIAN
Oct 8, 2009
MARY O. (OHANIAN) AVAKIAN, 87, of Smith St. Providence, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009. She was the beloved wife of the late George K. Avakian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Megerditch and Araxie (Odabashian) Ohanian.
Mary was an active member at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church.
She was the devoted mother...
HILDA "SARAH" (PANTANO) CAPUTO
Oct 8, 2009
88, of Cranston, died Thursday, October 8, 2009, at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Caputo. Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Mario and Assunta (Maranelli) Pantano. Sarah was the loving mother of Maryann LeBeau Bovie of Cranston, Jack J. Caputo of New York, NY and Joseph M. Caputo of Providence....
F. MICHAEL LAVIN
Oct 7, 2009
F. Michael Lavin 66, of Kettle Pond Dr., Wakefield, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009. He was the adored husband of Bette Lavin for 33 years. Michael was born in Astoria, NY to the late Francis and Mary Lavin. He was a graduate of the University of Tampa in FL where he excelled in baseball and was President of Sigma...
CHRISTINE (DiFAZIO) DiLANNA
Oct 7, 2009
Christine (DiFazio) DiLanna, 96, of Plainfield Pike, Cranston, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Domenick DiLanna. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Rose (Paliotta) DiFazio.
She was the devoted mother of Frank DiLanna and his wife Ann, Barbara D'Ambra and...
ANNIE H. (ROBERTSON) BORRELLI
Oct 5, 2009
Annie H. (Robertson) Borrelli 98, of Johnston, passed away Monday October 5, 2009 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Angelo C. Borrelli. She was born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late John and Alice (Gervais) Robertson. Mrs. Borrelli is survived...
PASQUALE IZZO
Oct 5, 2009
PASQUALE IZZO, 97, of Cedar St., Johnston, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. He was the beloved husband for 75 years of Lena (Parrillo) Izzo. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Madeline (Parrillo) Izzo.
Mr. Izzo was the founder of Izzo Scrap Metal in Johnston and was...
JULIE (CIANCI) POLISENA
Oct 5, 2009
76, of Pinewood Ave., Johnston, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph A. Polisena, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Adelena (Martino) Cianci. Julie worked for the former Coronet Printing Company for 15 years before retiring. She was a...
ROSE CIANCIO
Oct 4, 2009
Rose ( DiSegna) Ciancio 93, of Jastram St. Providence, passed away on Sunday October 4, 2009 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Ciancio. She was born in Cranston a daughter of the late Luigi and Theresa (Ciano) DiSegna. Mrs. Ciancio was a Recorder of Deeds at the Providence City Hall, and...
MARY (CIORLANO) CERBARANO
Oct 4, 2009
94, formerly of Hillwood Street, Cranston, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Briarcliffe, Manor, Johnston. She was the wife of the late John Cerbarano. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Luigi and Maria (Iavarone) Ciorlano. She was the mother of the late John Cerbarano, Jr. Mary was the sister of the late Philimena Ciorlano, Rose Mastromattei,...
WILLIAM A. MARTINELLI
Oct 3, 2009
William A. Martinelli 87, of Susan Circle, Johnston died on Saturday October 3, 2009. He was the husband of Edith (Tavarozzi) Martinelli whom he had been married for 62 years. Born in Johnston he was the son of the late Angelo and Daniela (Longo) Martinelli. He was a graduate of Classical High School, Providence College and attended Boston University Law...
JOHN J. BARONE
Oct 3, 2009
John J. Barone 87, of Cranston passed away Saturday October 3, 2009. He was the beloved husband of the late Gilda (Carroccia) Barone. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Giuseppe and Antoinetta (Palmieri) Barone. Mr. Barone was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a railway postal clerk, until its discontinuation in 1969 continuing his career...
CARMELA FERRANTI
Oct 2, 2009
93, of Naples, Florida (formerly of Providence) passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009 in Naples. She was the wife of the late Frank A. Ferranti Sr. Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late Pasquale Mastrangelo and Giovannina (Ragosta) Mastrangelo-Mancini. Carmela was the cherished mother of Elaine Perrotta and her husband Albert of FL, Frank A. Ferranti...
WILLIAM V. RIGNEY JR
Oct 2, 2009
60, of the D'Evan Manor, Cranston St., Cranston, passed away Friday October 2, 2009 at Morgan Health Center, Johnston. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Rita E. (Turbridy) Rigney of Cranston and the late William V. Rigney. William was a maintenance worker for the City of Cranston for nine years. Besides...
LOUIS G. MC DONALD
Oct 2, 2009
45, of Cranston, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, Louis was employed as an assembler at CranstonArc for thirty years. He was an avid Red Sox fan. Louis was the Godson of Michelle L. Hayes of Cranston and Gregory Beland of South Attleboro, MA. He is also survived by his friends with whom...
ANNE C. (DOLAN) DI SAIA
Oct 2, 2009
65, of Park Street, Pawtucket, died Friday, October 2, 2009 at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the wife of David E. Di Saia. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late William I. and Beatrice M. (Wilde) Dolan. Anne was a Certified Nursing Assistant for over twenty years. Besides her husband she is survived...

LOUISE E. MARIANETTI-MARSHALL
Oct 1, 2009
Of North Providence, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2009 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility, Providence. She was the wife of the late Everett R. Marshall. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Caesar A. and Elvira (Tirocchi) Marianetti. She was the sister of the late Caesar A. Marianetti Jr. and Julia Marianetti Relatives and friends are invited...

ANNMARIE (PAPAPIETRO) GEIS
Oct 1, 2009
62, of Sheffield Avenue, West Warwick, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at home. Born in Brooklyn, New York she was the daughter of Josephine (Ariano) Papapietro of Maywood, New Jersey and the late Charles Papapietro. Annmarie worked as an accountant for Plan USA of West Warwick for the past 20 years. Besides her mother she was the sister...
FRANK J. SCOTTI
Sep 30, 2009
94, of Narragansett Bay Ave. Warwick, previously of Dover St. Providence, passed away on Wednesday September 30, 2009 at Kent Regency in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Gallo) Scotti. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Giovanni and Concetta (Zabbo) Scotti. Mr. Scotti was a Stationary...
ALFRED E. CARNEVALE, SR
Sep 30, 2009
ALFRED E. CARNEVALE SR. 87, of Woodbine Lane, Exeter passed away Wednesday September 30, 2009 at Hospice Care of RI Philip Hulitar In-Patient Center in Providence. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Caracciolo) Carnevale. Alfred was a WW-II Navy Veteran. He worked as a foreman at Quonset Point for 26 years before retiring. He is survived by his...
EDITH R. (ALIBERTI) MARINO
Sep 29, 2009
92, of Cranston, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the wife of the late Pasquale Marino. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Filomena (Orilla) Aliberti. Mrs. Marino was an inspector for the former Davol Rubber Company for thirty years before retiring in 1982. She is...
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