Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 18, 2008

Antonio G. "Bucky" Magnante 88, of Davie, Florida for the past 20 years, formally a lifelong RI resident, passed away Tuesday March 18, 2008 at Memorial Hospital in Pembroke Pines, FL. He was the beloved husband of Carmela (Gaglione) Magnante. Born in West Warwick son of the late Constantino Magnante and Sofia (DiCandido) Magnante Zompa. Mr. Magnante was an Inspector...

Mar 18, 2008

Ethel T. (Whitaker) LaLonde, 87, formerly of D'Evan Manor, Cranston St., Cranston, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at West Shore Health Center in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Gilbert J. LaLonde. Born in Holyoke, Ma, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mary (Burgen) Whitaker. Ethel was a claims processor at Metropolitan Life...

Mar 17, 2008

SAHAK SAHAKIAN, 87, of Briggs St., Cranston, passed away Monday, March 17, 2008 at Cedar Crest Nursing Center in Cranston. He was the beloved husband of Vehanoush (Semerjian) Sahakian. Born in Bulgaria, a son of the late Bedros and Victoria (Narinian) Sahakian, he later lived in Lebanon and Armenia, before settling in RI in 1976. Mr. Sahakian worked as a...

Mar 16, 2008

Victoria M. (Rullo) Petrarca 78, of Penta St West Warwick passed away Sunday March 16, 2008 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Petrarca. Born in Warwick daughter of the late Vincenzo and Maria (D'Ambrosca) Rullo. Victoria was a Cook's Helper for the Training School for Boys for many years. She enjoyed her...

Mar 15, 2008

Joseph P. Whyte 82, of Dunedin St., Cranston, passed away Saturday March 15, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Barbara (Ruggiero) Whyte and the late Veronica (Tuffy) Whyte. Born in Jamaica, NY, he was the son of the late Harold P. and Elizabeth (Myette) Whyte. He was a WW-II U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Mr. Whyte was a lifetime...

Mar 15, 2008

Debra Ann Zincone of Laurie Anne Ct., Johnston, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008 at home. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of John and Ethel (Vivier) Zincone, Jr. of Johnston. She was an administrative assistant for AIPSO Insurance Company for 10 years. Deb will be sadly missed and always loved by her parents, her brother John Zincone,...

Mar 15, 2008

IMMACULATA "MACKY" (NOTARIANNI) MAY, 96, of Lynn Dr., North Kingstown and formerly of Brook St., North Providence, passed away Saturday March 15, 2008 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas A. May. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Branca) Notarianni, she moved to North Providence in 1944 and to...

Mar 15, 2008

VINCENT J. LAURO, 90, of North Kingstown, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008 in Hospice Care at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Antonetta (Carroccia) Lauro. Born in Providence, he was the 12th and last child of Carlo and Giovanina (Pellegrino) Lauro. Vincent was a graduate of Central High School,...

Mar 14, 2008

Rev. Luigi "Gene" Zinni 84, of Cranston passed away Friday March 14, 2008 at Cra-Mar Meadows in Cranston. He was the beloved husband of Josephine (Scalzi) Zinni. He was born in Providence son of the late Michael and Lucia (Cappa) Zinni. Rev. Zinni was the founding Pastor of First Pentecostal Church, now Praise Tabernacle, in Cranston where he ministered faithfully...

Mar 14, 2008

DOROTHY "DOLLY" HARRISON, of Lawnacre Dr., Cranston, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence.

Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of the late Paul Harrison Zorabedian and Araksia H. "Roxy" (Kazazian) Zorabedian, and dear sister of the late Gladys H. Peterson and T-Sgt. Woodrow P. Harrison.

Dolly worked for the City...

Mar 13, 2008

Lillian M. (Benoit) Boylan Wilde 93, of Cranston Street, Cranston, died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Morgan Health Center, Johnson. She was the wife of the late Leo F. Wilde, Sr. and the late Bernard A. Boylan. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late David and Delia (Houde) Benoit. Lillian was a salesperson at the former Kawnian's...

Mar 12, 2008

FLORINE A. (TELLA) FUOCO, 92, formerly of Tiffany St., Cranston, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph "Foto" Fuoco. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Rose (Iannuccilli) Tella. Mrs. Fuoco was manager of the bakery department at the former Newburry's...

Mar 12, 2008

VIRGINIA LEE (LEE) NODDIN, 75, of West Wind Circle, Osterville, MA, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, succcumbing after a 21/2 years battle wiyh pulmonary hypertension she was surrounded by her loving family at the time of her passing. She was the wife of Robert L. Noddin. Born in Cranston, RI she...

Mar 11, 2008

Ann T. (Daly) Lavallee 88, of Garden Street, Cranston, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the devoted wife of the late Henry E. Lavallee. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Winifred (Hughes) Daly. She was a longtime communicant of St. Matthew's Church. She is survived by...

Mar 11, 2008

Mary B. " Molly " ( Brennan ) Contillo , 82, of Anchorage Rd., Narragansett passed away on Tuesday March 11, 2008 at home. She was the wife of the late Dr. Raymond J. Contillo. She was born in Liverpool, England a daughter of the late Christopher and Jane ( Hannah ) Brennan. She came to Providence 58 years ago...

Mar 10, 2008

Grace A. (Iacobucci) Castellone 92, formerly of Budlong Road, Cranston, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at Kent Regency Nursing Home, Warwick. She was the wife of the late Joseph Castellone. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincenzo and Elizabeth (D'Antuono) Iacobucci. Mrs. Castellone was the owner and operator of the Eagle Park Laundromat for twenty years...

Mar 8, 2008

Catherine M. (Quinn) Burgess 85, of Oaklawn Ave. Cranston passed away Saturday March 8, 2008 at Briarcliffe Manor Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Thomas W. Burgess. Born in Providence daughter of the late James J. and Theresa (Rocchio) Quinn. Catherine was a Register Nurse and Director of Nursing at Our Lady of Fatima and St....

Mar 8, 2008

DOROTHY SUSAN (WEST) WATSON, 54, of Chicopee, MA died Saturday in Cranston. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Susan (Colvin) West and Kenneth Francis West, Jr., she formerly resided in Clearwater, FL and had lived in Chicopee, MA for the past two years. She was affectionately known by those closest to her as Dottie, and she is survived...

Mar 8, 2008

Malvina C. (Dionne) Champagne 90, of Cherry Hill Road, Johnston, formerly of Cranston, died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the wife of the late Armand J. Champagne. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Amie and Medora (LaClaire) Dionne. Mrs. Champagne was a mill worker for the former...

Mar 7, 2008

Rose (Mignanelli) Viscolosi, 80, formerly of Johnston, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the wife of the late Lawrence L. Viscolosi, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Maria (C.Parole) Mignanelli. She is survived by her twin daughters, Donna Boardman of Providence and Deborah Buonanno of Cranston,...