Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Michael F. Taliercio
Jul 6, 2022
75, of North Providence passed away peacefully on July 6, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Karon (Conti) Taliercio.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank and Margherite (Aceto) Taliercio.
He worked as a constable for the State of Rhode Island for over twenty-five years before retiring. He enjoyed golfing....
Marion E. (Ronzio) Cardi
Jul 6, 2022
100, of Cranston and Bonnet Shores, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas Cardi, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Albert Ronzio and Adeline (Martellucci) Ronzio-Gouin and sister of the late Virginia Palumbo of Narragansett and...
Joyce E. (Halliday) Tartaglia
Jul 6, 2022
JOYCE E. (HALLIDAY) TARTAGLIA, 80, of Simmonsville Ave., Johnston, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony F. “Buster” Tartaglia. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Chester A. and Mary G. (Furey) Halliday.
Joyce worked for the State of RI Department...
Alfred P. Charpentier
Jul 3, 2022
Alfred Paul Charpentier, longtime resident of Cranston RI, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2022 at the age of 92, at his son's family's residence in North Attleboro, Mass. Al was born in Pawtucket and was the son of the late Alfred and Cecile Charpentier. He was the beloved husband of the late Marie Charpentier whom he was happily...
Lisa M. (Costa) D'Arezzo
Jul 2, 2022
Lisa M. D’Arezzo, 53 of Johnston passed away Saturday July 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts she was the daughter of the late John H. Costa and Marie B. (Doyle) Costa, her father was the owners of Ferraris Foods. She was the loving and devoted wife of Louis B. D’Arezzo.
Lisa was...
Donald "Bubba" Florio
Jul 1, 2022
63, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, July 1, 2022. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Theresa (Seiderer) Florio. He was the loving father of Courtney Frisone of Cranston and the cherished “Pop Pop” of Madison and Kacey Frisone. Donald was the brother of...
Rose "Rosie" M. (Scungio) O'Malley
Jul 1, 2022
ROSE MARIE (SCUNGIO) O’MALLEY “ROSIE”, 83, of Simmonsville Ave., Johnston, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late John T. O’Malley. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Kathleen (Fitzpatrick) Scungio.
Rosie was maintenance supervisor at Foxwoods Resort Casino in...
Anthony J. Pecunioso
Jun 30, 2022
75, of Warwick passed away Thursday June 30, 2022 at West Shore Health Center.
Born in Providence he was the son of the late Pasquale and Olga (Fargnoli) Pecunioso. Anthony was a Health Care Aid for various facilities until his retirement and served in the Army National Guard.
He was the dear brother of Carol...
Anna M Quaintance
Jun 29, 2022
Anna Quaintance, 52 of Cranston passed away on June 29, 2022 at her home surrounded by her beloved life partner, Dina Scotto, and their pets, Abby and Hope. They have shared their life together for sixteen years. She had bravely faced the diagnosis of Frontal Temporal Dementia with Parkinsonism (FTDP) with Pallidopontonigral degeneration (PPND). She had participated in research...
Bernard "Bernie" J. Handler
Jun 29, 2022
Bernard J. “Bernie” Handler, 73, of Birch St., Cranston, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the husband of the late Linda A. (Petrucci) Handler. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Allen D. and Gladys (Bromberg) Handler.
Bernie was an electrical maintenance manager at Rhode Island Hospital...
Katherine Veronica Shea
Jun 26, 2022
Katherine Veronica Shea, age 91, best known as “Katy” to her family and friends, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Scalabrini Villa, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Katy was the youngest child of her late Irish parents William H. and Bridget (Foran) Shea and was the devoted sister of her late siblings, Thomas, Mary, William and...
Americo A. Ottaviano
Jun 24, 2022
Americo A. Ottaviano, 97, of Johnston, died suddenly at home Friday, June 24, 2022. He was a steadfast patriarch, remarkable in strength of spirit, proud in his love of family, home, and life. He impressed those who knew him best as a polymath, creative yet logical, artistic and pragmatic.
He was also known as Rico or Rick...
Carlo F. Pagliarini, Sr.
Jun 24, 2022
88, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2022. He was the husband of the late Theresa (Rullo) Pagliarini.
Born in Italy, he was a son of the late Francesco and Maria (Moretta) Pagliarini.
Mr. Pagliarini worked for his family business Central Nursery before retiring. He enjoyed gardening.
He leaves his daughter-in-law,...
Domenica (Colamarino) Rossi
Jun 23, 2022
88 of West Warwick, passed away on June 23, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Giuseppe Rossi. Born in Italy, she was the daughter of the late Amedeo and Lucia Colamarino. Dominica worked at colonial knife for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her loving children: Maria S Simmons, Domenic S Rossi and...

William L. Stamp, Jr.
Jun 22, 2022
WILLIAM L. STAMP, JR., 68, of Hopkinton, RI, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022 after a brief illness. Born in Providence, he was the son of Elinor “Joan” (Cady) Stamp of Lady Lake, FL and the late William L. Stamp, Sr.
William was a pipe designer for General Dynamics at Electric Boat and recently retired after 47...
Theresa A. (Giarrusso) Messore
Jun 21, 2022
94, of Cranston, formerly of Deltona, FL, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at St. Elizabeth Home, East Greenwich. She was the beloved wife of the late John Messore. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Emilio and Amelia (Ricciardi) Giarrusso. Theresa was the owner/operator of a jewelry soldering business for many years before retiring....
JOAN A. (MERLUZZO) DeLORETO
Jun 20, 2022
79, of Cranston passed away on Monday June 20, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Providence she was the beloved daughter of the late Ralph and Jennie (Palumbo) Merluzzo.
She is survived by her daughters Cheryl A. D’Arezzo and Lori J. DiNofrio and son-in-law Armand DiNofrio all of Scituate.
A smile was her umbrella....
Dennis Angelo Saccoccio
Jun 19, 2022
Dennis Angelo Saccoccio, 67, of Urbana St., Cranston, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 22 years of Linda A. (Mazza) Saccoccio. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Angelo A. and Frances (Lepizzero) Saccoccio.
Dennis was the production manager at Print...
Alfred P. "Al" Leach
Jun 19, 2022
71, of Mapleville, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Hope Health Hospice Center in Providence. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Mary (McGwin) Leach for 35 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred F. and Eleanor (Keegan) Leach.
Besides...
Elvira J (Scolardi) Fleming
Jun 18, 2022
84 of Cranston passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 she was the beloved wife of the recently deceased Vincent E Fleming they were married for 59 years. She was born in the Federal Hill section of Providence and was the daughter of the late Antonio and Antonetta (Lepre) Scolardi. Elvira and her husband resided in the Knightsville section...
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