Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
DORA (HOOPIS) BRZOZA
Aug 10, 2008
Dora (Hoopis) Brzoza 94, of Clifden Avenue, Cranston died Sunday, August 10, 2008 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. She was the beloved wife of Sylvester W. Brzoza. They were married for sixty years. Mrs. Brzoza was employed by Textron Industries at both Gorham Silver Company and Spiedel for twenty years until her retirement. She was a graduate of Central High...
EDWARD J. CATELLI
Aug 10, 2008
Edward J. Catelli, 83, of Berkley St., Cranston, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Cedar Crest Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Cranston. He was the husband of Alice M. (Boissoneault) Catelli. Born in North Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Annie (Shelley) Catelli. Mr. Catelli worked as a Glass Glazier for House of Glass for...

MICHAEL RUGGIERI
Aug 10, 2008
Michael Ruggieri 92, of Batcheller Ave. Cranston passed away Sunday August 10, 2008 at home. He was the beloved husband of Anne B. (Barlow) Ruggieri and the late Antonetta (Storti) Ruggieri. He was born in Providence a son of the late Bambino and Lucy (Ruggieri) Ruggieri. Michael was a retired engineer for Quonset Point and was a WW II Army...
WILLIAM A. CALISE
Aug 8, 2008
William A. Calise 76, of Fairmount Avenue, Johnston died Friday, August 8, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Dorothy F. (Lutz) Calise. Born in Westerly, he was a son of the late Joseph and Santa (Mazzone) Calise. Mr. Calise was a self-employed constable for over forty years until his retirement in 2005 due to illness....
ELIZABETH STORTI
Aug 8, 2008
Elizabeth (Scalzo) Storti 101, of Cannon St. Cranston passed away Friday August 8, 2008 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel A. Storti Sr. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Francesco and Concetta (Perri) Scalzo. Mrs. Storti was a jewelry worker for various companies in Rhode...
EDMUND DEJESUS SR
Aug 8, 2008
Edmund DeJesus, Sr. 80, of Carman Street, Cranston, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Emily (Poli) DeJesus. They were married for 59 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Tobias and Angelina (Morgado) DeJesus. Mr. DeJesus was a toolmaker for the former United Wire Company of...
WILLIAM "BILLY" CROFWELL, JR
Aug 7, 2008
William "Billy" Crofwell, Jr. 28, of Florida, formerly of Cranston, died Thursday, August 7, 2008, at home. He was the husband of two months of Melanie (Giordano) Crofwell. Born in Warwick, he was a son of William and Debra (Nadeau) Crofwell of Johnston. Billy was a 1999 graduate of Cranston High School West. Besides his wife and parents, he is...
Mary T. (Foley) McCauley
Aug 7, 2008
Mary T. (Foley) McCauley, 86, of Community Dr., Cranston, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late RI State Police Trooper Joseph J. McCauley. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Mary A. (McGoldrick) Foley. She was the devoted mother of the...

BENJAMIN C. HOVEY
Aug 6, 2008
BENJAMIN C. HOVEY, died suddenly at his home in Narragansett, RI on August 6, 2008, just ten days prior to his 65th birthday. Mr. Hovey has previously resided in Boston, Denver. Mr. Hovey had been a travel agent, stockbroker, author and sportsman. He was an accomplished salt water fly fisherman. He briefly held a world record having caught the largest...
JOHN B. MATTIA
Aug 6, 2008
JOHN B. MATTIA, 84, Metcalf Courts, Veazie St., Providence, passed away Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 62 years of Filomena (Catuto) Mattia. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Ernestina (DiMambro) Mattia. Mr. Mattia was a supervisor at Leesona Ltd. in Warwick for many years...
PETER "POPO" A. CINIERI
Aug 5, 2008
Peter "Popo" A. Cinieri Sr. 89, of Perkins St. Warwick, passed away Tuesday August 5, 2008 at the Morgan Health Center, Johnston. He was the beloved husband of Carolina (DeSimone) Cinieri. They were married 67 years. He was born in Providence a son of the late Pietro A. and Katherine (DiBona) Cinieri. Peter was a polisher at the Leesona Corporation...
Richard J. McPhail
Aug 5, 2008
Richard J. McPhail, 63, of Humbert Ave., Cranston, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Phyllis E. (Johnson) McPhail. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Mildred (Galvin) McPhail. Mr. McPhail was a self employed jewelry company owner for many years. He was a U.S. Marine Corps...
CECILE C. (CADORET) AMADIO
Aug 4, 2008
CECILE C. (CADORET) AMADIO, 68, of Ashley St., Cranston, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 45 years of Daniel C. Amadio. Born in Lincoln, she was the daughter of the late Del and Cecile (Martin) Cadoret. Cecile was a secretary at Providence Braid Co. in Pawtucket for 40 years...
DOROTHY E. (RINI) LAURENZO
Aug 3, 2008
Dorothy E. (Rini) Laurenzo 80, of Stoneham Street, Cranston died Sunday, August, 3, 2008 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of John Laurenzo. They were married for 59 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina (Marino) Rini. Mrs. Laurenzo was employed by various jewelry manufacturers in...
DORIS E. (RILEY) MOFFITT, RN
Aug 3, 2008
Doris E. ( Riley ) MOFFITT, 80, of Grandeville, CT., Wakefield and Boston Neck Rd., Narragansett, formally of Ralls Dr., Cranston passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2008 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Raymond E. Moffitt, MD. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Benjamin and Lillian ( Bailey )...
LENA (SIMONE) MARTONE
Aug 3, 2008
Lena (Simone) Martone, 81, of Plainfield Pike, Johnston, died Sunday, August 3, 2008. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late George and Jennie (DePetrillo) Simone. Lena was employed by the former Sheppard's Department Store and the Electric Company Baseworks until she became a mom and a homemaker. When her youngest son Stephan entered school, she took a...
Henry "Enrico" Di Libero, Sr
Aug 2, 2008
Henry "Enrico" Di Libero Sr., 85, of Jencks Rd., Foster, formerly of Blade St., Warwick, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Virginia E. (Oxx) Cardiff-Di Libero and also the late Albina (DiCarlo) Di Libero. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Emma...
KIMBERLY ANN (SPINARD) BATES
Aug 2, 2008
Kimberly Ann (Spinard) Bates 38, of Plainfield Pike, Foster died Saturday, August 2, 2008 at Kent County Hospital, Warwick. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of Jean F. Spinard of Foster. Kimberly was a bank teller for the former Fleet Bank for five years before her illness. She was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Kimberly was the...
MICHAEL PICOZZI
Jul 31, 2008
MICHAEL PICOZZI, 56, of Hope Furnace Rd, Coventry, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 25 years of Deborah M. (Lanni) Picozzi. Born in Providence, the devoted son of Michele Picozzi of Somerset, MA and the late Betty (Palermo) Croce, he lived in Cranston moving to Coventry in 1965. Big...
THELMA B. (DE FUSCO) ZOMPA
Jul 31, 2008
Thelma B. (DeFusco) Zompa 84, of Village Circle, Warwick, died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at home. She was the wife of the late Vincent Zompa. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa (Ricci) DeFusco. She is survived by her children, James P. Zompa, Robert A. Zompa, Gina M. Zompa and the late Raymond T....
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