Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Frances M. Bager
Jan 3, 2022
91, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 3, 2022 at HopeHealth Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (Toth) Bager. Frances was with the Sisters of Mercy for 29 years, and was a missionary for five of those years in British Honduras (present...
Beverly J. (DeAngelis) Votta
Jan 3, 2022
77, of Greenville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 3, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Domenic A. Votta for 52 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lydia (Capobianco) DeAngelis.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her loving daughter...
Joseph R. Marciano , III
Jan 2, 2022
60, of West Warwick, passed away on January 2, 2022 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of five years to Anna (Rampone) Marciano. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph Marciano , Jr. and Angela (Iannuccillo) Marciano. Joseph was a Tax assessor for the Town of North Smithfield.
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Richard R. Norato
Jan 2, 2022
90 of Coventry passed away on Sunday January 2, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Caroline (Vannelli) Norato. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Michael and Enrichetti “Rachel” (Lorenzo) Norato.
Richard was a US Postal Worker for 35 years before retiring and was United States Airforce Korean war veteran. He was a...
Linda Seavey Jennings
2022
71, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Michael J. Jennings for forty-nine years.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Gordon B. and Angelina M. (Cappuccio) Seavey, she was raised in North Kingstown.
Linda graduated from North Kingstown High School, received her nursing degree from...

Diane M. Neri
2022
Diane M. Neri, 50, of Narragansett, passed away October 7, 2022, at home with her family by her side. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Mary (Fallon) Neri.
Diane was a 1989 graduate of Classical High School; she then went on to graduate from URI, in 1994, where she received her...
Charles H. DeBlois, Jr.
2022
Charles H. DeBlois, Jr., 62, of Rehoboth, MA passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022, at home. Born in Providence, RI he was the loving son of Claire DeBlois-Murtaugh and the late Charles H. DeBlois. He was the beloved husband for 37 years of Araxie (Boghosian) DeBlois.
Chuck was a graduate of Moses Brown School; after graduation he...
Wayne John Roberts
2022
72, of Cranston passed away Sunday September 11, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Suzanne (Broccoli) Roberts of Cranston.
Born in Key West, Florida he was the son of the late Tom H. and Louise (Bicho) Roberts. Wayne was a commercial printer for United Printing for many years and...
Matthew D. Dill,Sr.
2022
Matthew David Dill, Sr., 75, of Cranston, RI, passed away August 2, 2022 at home with his family.
He was born in July 1947, to his parents, the late, Joyce Ilene Dill (née Steele) and the late Andrew Jackson Dill. Matt graduated from Milford High School in Milford, DE. He married his wife of 54...
Gerald F. Deignan
2022
80, of Narragansett passed away peacefully Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Born in New York, NY he was a son of the late Thomas F. and Lillian (Robishaw) Deignan.
He graduated from South Kingstown High School and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Rhode Island.
Gerald was the owner...
Frederick O. Boland
2022
74, of Wakefield passed away at his home on May 13, 2022.
Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Owen L. and Grace F. (Trefethen) Boland. Fred grew up in Central Falls & enjoyed his summers working at Camp Yawgoo, he was an Eagle Scout. Just after high school, he enlisted as a US...
Dr. Roger L. Barker
2022
80, of Narragansett passed away peacefully at his home on April 8, 2022 after a year of declining health. Born in Berthoud, CO, he was a son of the late Homer M. and Norabelle (Griffey) Barker. He married the self-proclaimed, “saint-of-a-woman”, Dr. Mary M. Versteck, in 1978.
Roger graduated from Loveland (CO) High School, Phillips University (M....
Rochelle T. (Rondeau) Carnevale
2022
83, formerly of Jamestown, passed away February 6, 2022. She was the wife of the late Peter A. Carnevale, Sr. Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Rita (Bonneau) Rondeau.
Mrs. Carnevale was a resident of Cranston for 38 years before moving to Jamestown. Rochelle worked at the Providence Journal, where...
Catherine H. De Troia
2022
Catherine H. ( De Cesaro) De Troia, 96 of Warwick passed away peacefully on Sunday January 9, 2022. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Bastellino and Catherine ( Fortini) De Cesaro. She was the wife of the late Afred J. De Troia.
She is survived by her loving children Alfred De...
Dennis P SanGiovanni
2022
Dennis was preceded in death by his parents, Evelina (Orsini) and Peter SanGiovanni. He is survived by three siblings; his sisters, Doreen (Edmund) Pezzullo, Linda (Barry) Blazier, and brother Anthony P. SanGiovanni, his nieces and nephews Christina and Bill, Bob, Teresa, and Mary, and a great niece and great nephew, Scarlet, and Mason.
Dennis was a good...
Dana R. "Russ" Wagenfeld
Jan 1, 2022
78, passed away January 1, 2022
He is survived by his wife, Eva Klonowski, MD, daughter Amy Wagenfeld Beizer, son Drew Wagenfeld and 3 grand-daughters, Hailey, Lyla and Macy Beizer.
Russ was born and raised in Needham, MA in 1943. He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a degree in history. He went...
Edward F. Haibon
Jan 1, 2022
83, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Angela, “Dolly” (Manzi) Haibon for 62 years. Born in Long Island, NY, Edward was the son of the late Robert J. and Frances (Liccione) Haibon. He worked for Brown University for 10 years and...
Rocco "Rocky" A. Iannotti
Dec 31, 2021
64, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 in RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Randee (Elman) Iannotti. Rocco and Randee were high school sweethearts, they were together for 43 years and married for 34 years. They both unexpectedly passed away within 24 hours of each other. Born in Providence, he was...
Robert G. "Bob" Barrow
Dec 31, 2021
of Cranston, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of JoAnne (Conti) Barrow and the late Mary (Conway) Barrow. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Robert and Hanna (Greaves) Barrow.
Bob was a highly skilled toolmaker. He was employed for 30...
Melanie M. (Melikian) Williams
Dec 30, 2021
of Marlborough St., Cranston, passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 29 years of Keith M. Williams. Born in Providence, she was the devoted daughter of Kathleen (Croft) Melikian of Cranston and the late Varant Melikian.
Melanie was a school bus aide for the City of Cranston...
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