Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
RALPH BIBO
Dec 23, 2007
Ralph Bibo. A. 85, of Brookwood Rd. Cranston, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 at home. He was the beloved husband of Lucy (DiFazio) Bibo. Born in Everett, MA., he was the son of the late Frank and Flora (Ricci) Bibo. Mr. Bibo was a WW II Army/Air Force Veteran. He worked for the United States Post Office as a...
Mary "Melda" DiLullo
Dec 23, 2007
Mary "Melda" (Roukous) DiLullo, 93, of High Service Ave., North Providence, formerly of Johnston, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 at home. She was the former wife of the late James DiLullo. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Jacob and Lilly (Michael) Roukous, she moved to Johnston in 1952, before moving to North Providence in 1994. Mrs. DiLullo...
GEORGE M. GOSTANIAN
Dec 22, 2007
GEORGE M. GOSTANIAN, 90, of North Port, Florida, formerly of Warwick, RI, a retired food buyer for Brown University dining halls for 20 years, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007 in Florida. He was the beloved husband for 64 years of the late Ann R. (Abajian) Gostanian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Manoog and Vartanoosh...

PAUL A. PURCELL
Dec 22, 2007
Paul A. Purcell 42, of West Shore Road, Warwick, formerly of Taunton, MA died Saturday, December 22, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence; he was the son of Charles S. Purcell, Sr. of Pawtucket and the late Barbara (Magda) Purcell. Mr. Purcell was a self employed medical transcriber for over ten years. He was a US Air...
HENRY R. WOOD
Dec 21, 2007
Henry R. Wood 86, of Budlong Manor, Arthur Street, Cranston, passed away on Friday December 21, 2007 at R.I. Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Helen (Flynn) Wood. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Alice (Fuller) Wood. He was a WW II Army Veteran. Mr. Wood was employed as a...
MILDRED A. COPPOLA
Dec 21, 2007
MILDRED A. (CORNELL) COPPOLA, 78, of Colony Dr., Johnston, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 59 years of Richard Coppola. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Gordon and Jennifer (Bardsley) Cornell, she moved to Warwick in 1956, before moving to Johnston in 1973. She was...

RUSSELL D. CARELLO
Dec 21, 2007
66, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday December 21, 2007 after a lengthy illness surrounded by family and friends. Born in Providence on February 4, 1941, Russell was the beloved first born child of the late John C. and Etta (Morena) Carello. A 1958 graduate of Hope High School and a member of the US Army, Russell was...
AUGUSTINE "GUS" R. BOTELHO
Dec 20, 2007
Augustine "Gus" R. Botelho 85, of Hamburger Rd, Coventry, passed away Thursday Dec. 20th 2007 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Lena (Farias) Botelho. He was born in Fall River, MA a son of the late Joseph and Perpetua (Rocha) Botelho. Mr. Botelho was a Laborer for the Laborer's Union 271 for over...
CARMINE TAMMELLEO
Dec 20, 2007
CARMINE TAMMELLEO, 64, of Charlotte, NC, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Born in Providence, the beloved son of the late Joseph and Louise (Caldarone) Tammelleo, he lived in Warwick before moving to Florida in 2003 and to Charlotte in 2005. Carmine was the owner of the former J&L Pizza on Park Ave., Cranston for...
RUDOLPH 'RUDY' J. ZONFRILLI JR
Dec 19, 2007
Rudolph J. "Rudy" Zonfrilli Jr. 57, of Johnston (formerly of Cranston) passed away Wednesday December 19, 2007 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. He was the husband of Debra (Bowen) Zonfrilli. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Rudolph J. and Rita (Devine) Zonfrilli Sr. He worked for the former Worcester Textile Mills for 22...
ANNETTE COLALUCA
Dec 18, 2007
Annette (Pratt) Colaluca 69, of Cheryl Dr. Johnston passed away Tuesday Dec. 18th 2007 at Fatima Hospital, North Providence. She was the beloved wife of Rudolph Colaluca. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Fredrick and Lillian (Benjamin) Pratt. Besides her husband Rudy she is survived by her loving children, Christopher Colaluca of Washington, DC, Paula Colaluca...
HUMAR E. MARKARIAN
Dec 18, 2007
HUMAR E. (HAROOTUNIAN) MARKARIAN, 94, of Richter St., Providence, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility in Providence. She was the wife of the late Aram Markarian and the late Givan Khatounagian. Born in Peri, Turkey, a daughter of the late Bedros and Vartig (Pashalian) Harootunian, she came to the U.S. in 1965 settling in Providence....
MARY C. RIBEZZO
Dec 17, 2007
Mary C. (Romanelli) Ribezzo 92, of Victoria Street, Providence, died Monday, December 17, 2007 at home. She was the wife of the late Marino "Rico" Ribezzo. Born in Oneonta, New York; she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Phyllis (St. Angelo) Romanelli. She is survived by her brothers and sister, Peter Romanelli, Louis F. Romanelli, both of Providence,...
MINNIE MERLUZZO
Dec 17, 2007
Merluzzo Minnie (Barone) 97, of Plainfield Pike Cranston passed away on Monday December 17, 2007 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of the late Pasco Merluzzo. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Angelina (Campanini) Barone. Mrs. Merluzzo loved to crochet and sew. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Bergantino of Cranston,...
Rose (Natale) Levesque
Dec 17, 2007
81, of Westcott Ave., Cranston died Monday December 17, 2007. She was the wife of the late Donald Levesque. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Francesca (DelBusso) Natale. She was the mother of Donna Meglio and her husband Barry, Gail Buttero and her husband Gary both of West Warwick and the late Donald and...

CORINNE A. CHASE
Dec 17, 2007
Corinne A. Chase (Lavalle) 99, of Cranston passed away on Monday December 17, 2007 at Cra - Mar, Meadows Nursing Home Cranston. She was the wife of the late George I. Chase. Born in Southbridge, Massachussetts, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Helen (Patenaude) Lavalle. Mrs. Chase was a purchasing agent for Universal Optic for 25...
SALVATORE C. "CHARLIE" CATANZARO
Dec 17, 2007
Salvatore C. "Charlie" Catanzaro 92, of Vinton Street, Providence, died, Monday, December 17, 2007 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility, Providence. He was the husband of the late Antonetta (Aquilante) Catanzaro. Born in Providence; he was a son of the late Bartolomeo and Giuseppina (Bova) Catanzaro. Mr. Catanzaro was employed in his family's business Catanzaro Fruit Company at Governor Dyer's Market...
DR. JOHN E. BALDONI
Dec 15, 2007
59, of Budlong Rd. Cranston passed away Saturday Dec. 15, 2007 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was born in Providence a son of the late Everett and Sophie (Amalfitano) Baldoni. Dr. Baldoni was a self employed Dentist practicng in Cranston until his illness. He was a 1966 Cranston High School East graduate and was honored as an All-State Center...
PAUL F. OLIVO
Dec 14, 2007
Paul F. Olivo 72, of Castlerock Drive, Charlestown, formerly of Wickford, died Friday, December 14, 2007 at home. He was the husband of the late Helen C. (Worthington) Olivo. Born in Providence: he was the son of the late Fred and Mary (Nolan) Olivo. Mr. Olivo was a gasoline tank truck driver for forty-three years before retiring in 2002. He...
SUSAN MARIE PAQUIN
Dec 14, 2007
Susan M. Paquin 49 of Case Lane Providence, passed away Friday, December14, 2007 in R.I. Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence she was the daughter of Thelma G. (Ayers) Paquin of North Providence and the late George R. Paquin. She was employed at the John E. Fogarty Center of North Providence for 30 years which she considered to be her extended...
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