Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
DIEGO DI COSTANZO
Jul 1, 2007
Diego DiCostanzo 96, of Manton Avenue, Providence, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Sylvia (Guerrera) DiCostanzo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Angela (DiCostanzo) DiCostanzo. Mr. DiCostanzo was the owner of the former Rathbone Fruit and Produce Market, Providence, for sixty years before...
GRENVILLE N FRAZER
Jul 1, 2007
Grenville N. Frazer 78, of Wakefield passed away peacefully Sunday evening July 1, 2007 at RI Hospital in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Ruth (Knowlton) Frazer. Mr. and Mrs. Frazer would be celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary July 21, 2007. He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts a son of the late Grenville A....
DARYL MARTIN NOONAN
Jun 30, 2007
59 of Cranston, passed away on Saturday June 30, 2007. He was the beloved husband of Carol Noonan. Daryl was born in Providence, and he was the son of the late Martin Joseph Noonan Jr. and the late Lilyan I. Morse. He was raised by his mother and his beloved step-father, the late Arthur Morse, a former West Warwick Councilman....

Claire L. (Baier) Gelfuso
Oct 25, 2006
86, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Gelfuso. Born in North Attleboro, MA, she was a daughter of the late Ernest A. and Ellen (Corcoran) Baier. Claire was a bookkeeper for Cellini Inc. for many years before her retirement...

Sarah J. (Cardente) Paolissi
Feb 13, 2006
92, of Addison, TX, formerly of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2015, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Plano, TX. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry J. Paolissi, Jr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Annina (Marsella) Cardente. Sarah was an assistant cook at Johnston High School for twelve...

Petrina A. (Ucifero) Morra
Jan 31, 2006
Petrina (Ucifero) Morra, 93, of 141 Bethel Road, West Paris, Maine, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2014 at the Ledgeview Nursing Home, West Paris, Maine. She was the wife of the late Anthony Morra. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna (Quinti) Ucifero. Petrina was a longtime employee for the Johnston School Department....
1st Lt. Anthony R. Mazzulla, US Army
Dec 2, 1950
(11/13/1924 – 12/2/1950; age 26) US Army Korean War Veteran will be coming home to his native Rhode Island where he will be laid to rest with full military honors after being “unaccounted for” (MIA/KIA) for the last 70 years. Mazzulla’s remains were turned over to the United States by North Korea on July 27, 2018, according to the...
Liz Goulet Dubois
Liz Goulet Dubois, 55, of Hope passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston with her family by her side. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Stephen and Carol (DePetrillo) Goulet and beloved wife of Eric Dubois, with whom she had just celebrated her 31st wedding anniversary.
Liz...
Donna L. (Caldarone) Figgs
74, of Phoenix AZ, formerly of Cranston passed away at home February 10, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Peter Figgs. Born in Cranston she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Norma (Burns) Caldarone. She was a proud graduate of Cranston High School East Class of ‘65. She worked at EG & G Sealol Inc. and...
Angelina V. "Angie" (Schiavulli) Rosati
of Cranston and Narragansett, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 10, 2021. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late A. Michael and Amalia (Ciccarone) Schiavulli.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years, Mario Rosati with whom she is now reunited. She was one of eight children...
John H. Chester
72, of Johnston, passed away unexpectedly. He was the beloved husband of the late Cecile A. (Castillona) Chester. Born in Providence, John was the son of the late John H. and Adele (Remus) Chester. He was a retired sergeant from the Johnston Police Department. John enjoyed hunting, fishing and being with grandchildren.
John is survived by his...
Shaylyn Kristen “Link” Schoonmaker
Shaylyn Kristen “Link” Schoonmaker
37, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born in Providence a loving daughter of Gordon and Laurie (Judge) Schoonmaker. Shaylyn worked for the Warwick School Department as a Lunch Lady and was also a Bus Monitor. She loved the school department especially her kids who called her “Ms....
John & Gail Comeau
A Celebration of Life for JOHN J. COMEAU, JR born February 7, 1947 who passed November 20, 2018 and GAIL (TETREAULT) COMEAU, born June 3, 1950, Providence, RI who passed August 16, 2020, will be held by private service at NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory-SOUTH COUNTY CHAPEL, 1111 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, Rhode Island on Friday September 25, 2020...
Josephine (Rotondo) Raso
87, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at RI Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Raso for 58 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Vincenza (Apici) Rotondo. Mrs. Raso was a former operator for General Electrics for 27 years.
Josephine is survived...
Robert J. Nunes
88, formerly of Cranston, RI and Inverness, FL passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Wingate Residences on Blackstone Blvd. in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Rose (Cortez) Nunes for 62 years. Born in Providence, Robert was a son of the late Joseph and Rita (Bradford) Nunes. Mr. Nunes, a graduate of Bryant College, served as...
Rose M. (Silvestri) Cerbo
Rose M. (Silvestri) Cerbo passed away peacefully on April 21, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent J. (Jim) Cerbo. Born in Providence RI, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Filomena (Fiore) Silvestri.
One of Rose’s greatest joys was to gather around the dinner table with her children, grandchildren, relatives, and...
Marie D. (D'Amico) Caranci
71, of Cranston, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 28. She was the beloved wife of 41 years to the late Luigi “Louie” Caranci. Born in Providence to the late Salvatore and Evelyn (Barone) D’Amico, she is survived by her son Michael Caranci and his wife Denise and daughter LynnMarie Carter and her husband Steven, all of Cranston.
...Michael DiMaio , Jr.
70, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Classics, passed away on February 19, 2020, after a six and a half year battle with non-small cell lung cancer. He was the son of Michael DiMaio M.D. and Livia (Chiolovoni) DiMaio. Mike graduated from Classical High School and Johns Hopkins University. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in Classics,...
Kathleen R Gatta
66, of Johnston, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen (Garvey) Gatta. Kathleen was the loving sister of Rann P. Hannagan and his wife Lois of Naples, FL, Dennis M. Hannagan of Apopka, FL, Timothy J. Hannagan and his wife Patricia of Johnston,...
Colonel Fredric Moore Mellor, USAF
Colonel Fredric M. Mellor, US Air Force (04/05/1935-08/13/1965; age 30) - Vietnam War fallen pilot (KIA) - RI’s First Vietnam War Casualty
Colonel Fredric Moore Mellor, affectionately known as “Freddie” by family and friends will finally be coming home to his native Rhode Island where he will be laid to rest...
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