Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
David L Higgins
Dec 23, 2021
79, of Cranston, passed away on December 23, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Adelina (Santos) Higgins. They were married for the past 47 years. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Lincoln and Anna (Fullam) Higgins. Mr. Higgins was a toolmaker for many years until his...
Maureen A. (Maynard) Harrington
Dec 23, 2021
85, of Narragansett, passed away peacefully at her home on December 23, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Harrington.
Born in Galveston, TX she was a daughter of the late Donald G. and Margaret E. (Dooley) Maynard.
She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Rhode...
Laurent E. Maltais
Dec 23, 2021
84, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at East Gate Nursing Home, East Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia (McNamara) Maltais. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Jean and Yvonne (St. Dennis) Maltais. Laurent was a member of the US Army National Guard. He then worked for RIPTA...
Paula (Piacitelli) Tassinari
Dec 21, 2021
88, a resident of Manilla Avenue in Cranston for fifty-seven years, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Robert F. Tassinari.
Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Augusto and Paolina (Culla) Piacitelli.
Mrs. Tassinari graduated from Cranston High School...
Roberta (Kilduff) Doti
Dec 21, 2021
91, of Providence, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony R. Doti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret (Urwin) Kilduff. Roberta enjoyed cooking and making her delicious dough-boys. Although she spent a lot of her time in the...
Lillian M. (Rezza) Gioffreda
Dec 21, 2021
87, of North Providence, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis F. Gioffreda. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Manin and Deinora (Fusco) Rezza.
Lillian is survived by her loving children, David Gioffreda and his wife Lori DePetrillo, and Carole Gioffreda and her...
Mary (Sangermano) White
Dec 21, 2021
94, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas F. Cullen and the late Russell K. White. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pietro and Sarah (Groves) Sangermano.
Mary worked in the jewelry industry for most of her life before retiring. ...
John H. Teeman
Dec 19, 2021
87, A long time resident of Cranston passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Woonsocket. He was the beloved husband of the late Regina (Sepe) Teeman, sharing 53 years in a loving marriage. He was born In Oklahoma and was the son of the late John R. and Ina Belle (Hamilton) Teeman.
John served in the...
Arnold N. Montaquila
Dec 19, 2021
78, of North Providence, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Peter and Anna (Ciancio) Montaquila, Sr. and was the beloved husband of the late Edith G. (Gagnon) Montaquila.
Arnold was an accomplished trial and general practice lawyer for more than 50...
Michael E. Dugas
Dec 19, 2021
62, of Cranston passed away Sunday December 19, 2021 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Stoughton, MA he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Dorothy L. (Bastian) Dugas.
Michael was a commercial transportation operator for over 40 years before retiring.
He was the devoted father of Christina...
Anthony J. DiBiase, Sr.
Dec 19, 2021
82, of Cranston, passed away on December 19, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Delores B. (Soscia) DiBiase for sixty years.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Justina (DeStefanis) DiBiase.
He owned a demolition company and was a heavy equipment operator and a...
Victoria Adenikeh (Zozie) Rowe
Dec 18, 2021
67, of Providence, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Danny Alberto Rowe. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, she was the daughter of the late Alaman Zozie and Juliana Davies.
Victoria worked as a nurse’s assistant for many years at Eleanor Slater Hospital.
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Raymond R. Gemma Sr.
Dec 18, 2021
86, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday December 18, 2021. He was the beloved husband of 63 years to Marguerite (Margie) Gemma. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Rocco and Mary Gemma. He is survived by his three children, Raymond of Narragansett, Richard of Cranston, and Loren and her husband Stephen...
Paul M. Ciampanelli
Dec 17, 2021
45, passed away on December 17, 2021. Born in Providence, Paul was the son of Debra (Fratazzi) Ciampanelli and the late Ronald Ciampanelli of Cranston. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Gina (Thibodeau) Ciampanelli. Paul was the loving father of Gabriella and Dante Ciampanelli. He was an animal lover and is also survived by his dogs,...
Benjamin B. Viti
Dec 17, 2021
66, of Hope, passed away on Friday, December 17, 2021 peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Benedetto and Raffaella “Rae” (Procaccini) Viti. Benjamin was the owner and operator of Viti Bros. Movers. He was a LaSalle Academy Graduate of 1973.
He is survived by his...
George A Pitts
Dec 16, 2021
83, of Cranston, passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, December 16, 2021. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Harold and Margarette (Allen) Pitts. George was a sheet metal worker (HVAC) for many years until retiring.
George is survived by his loving daughter Tracey Gowdey and...
Esther I. (Bontempo) DiChiara
Dec 16, 2021
of Cranston passed away on Thursday December 16, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the loving wife of Dr. Frank W. DiChiara for the past 62 years.
Born in Providence October 15, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Luisa (Campanella) Bontempo.
She was an avid bowler and...
Irene R. (Sabella) L'Abbe
Dec 16, 2021
102, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, December 16th. She was the wife of the late Rudolph L’Abbe, and a daughter of Antonio Sr. and Rosina (Cicchetti) Sabella.
Irene was a graduate of the former Felt & Tarrant Business School in Downtown Providence. She worked as a Comptometer Operator & Clerk for H.P. Hood & Sons. Irene...
Judy A. (Salisbury) Grande
Dec 15, 2021
61, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of John S. Grande. Born in Providence, Judy was a daughter of the late Norma B. (Lazzareschi) Salisbury. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield in customer service for many years.
Besides her husband,...
Barbara A. (Orsi) Pridemore
Dec 15, 2021
82, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at RI Hospital. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Congetta (Concemi) Orsi. She was also predeceased by her son Robert Pridemore, daughter Lisa Jean Pridemore and sister Betty Barra.
Barbara worked as an Administrative Assistant for Victoria Creations before...
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