Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 24, 2021

62 of Cranston passed away peacefully on Wednesday March 24, 2021 at Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence with his sister by his side, after a long battle with Parkinson Disease, COPD and contracting Covid-19 in November 2020.

Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Robert Cordeiro and Eleanor (Campanelli) Cordeiro. He was the beloved...

Mar 24, 2021

85, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. She was the beloved companion of Donald DiOrio for 17 years and beloved wife of the late Michael Regine for 53 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Oresto and Maria (SantaLucia) Vento. Mrs. Regine was...

Mar 23, 2021

68, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Roger Williams Hospital. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Rinaldo and Theresa (Presciutti) Ruggieri. Richard was the proud owner/operator of Ruggieri Auto Parts for the past 36 years.

Richard was the loving father of, Tiffanie Morgero, Anthony Ruggieri,...

Mar 23, 2021

Jeanne Stephanie Stappas, 72, of Cranston, RI passed away on March 23rd at Rhode Island Hospital.  She was the daughter of the late Catherine (Georgeon) Stappas and the late John A. Stappas.  Born in Providence, she was a lifetime resident of Rhode Island.   A graduate of Central High School, she went on to start what would be her lifelong...

Mar 23, 2021

65, passed into heaven on March 23rd after an 8-year battle with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and a 15-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.  He was the son of the late Arthur and Lorraine (Peloquin) Johnson.

He is survived by his loving wife Claudia (Buonaiuto), his cherished daughters Sarah and her husband Corey and Laura and her husband...

Mar 23, 2021

77 of Cranston passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.

Tom was the beloved husband of Madeline (Ruggieri) Laviano.  He was the son of the late Thomas & Philomena “Minnie” (Angelo) Laviano. He was the dear brother to the late Gerald Laviano and Marie McManus. Tom worked at RI Tile/G &...

Mar 23, 2021

73, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Linda Gallo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Philip and Elvira (Peluso) Giorgio. Mr. Giorgio was a letter carrier for the US Postal Service for 25 years. He was a US Army Vietnam...

Mar 21, 2021

39, of Sterling , CT died on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Johnathon Dodge. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of Kevin and Donna (Waldron) Foisy. Cherished step-mother of Aaliyah and Andrew Dodge. Sister of Kevin Foisy Jr. She also leaves her beloved golden retrievers Jasper...

Mar 20, 2021

79, passed away on Saturday March 20, 2021.  She was the beloved wife of the late Teodoro Tentoco.  Born in the Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Emilio and Praxedes (Del Rosario) Jacinto.

Florentina worked at Walmart and Taco, Inc. for many years.

She is survived by her loving children, Roselio J. Tentoco...

Mar 20, 2021

35, of Providence, passed away suddenly on March 20, 2021.

Born in Providence, he was a son of Jose R. Diaz and Argentina Gonzalez.

Jose was a self-employed car salesman.  He enjoyed fishing, boating, cars and spending time with his son and family.

Besides his parents, he leaves his son, Isaiah Jose Diaz;...

Mar 20, 2021

55, of Cranston, passed away at Miriam hospital on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Born in Providence on December 25, 1965, to late Bernadette and Lawrence Parent.

Tiny was a man of many trades. He worked for many tow truck companies across Rhode Island, he also worked for oil companies for many years, as well as setting up...

Mar 19, 2021

Paul Ravo , Jr.

76, Of Cranston, passed away on March 19, 2021. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Paul Sr. and Theresa (Giampietro) Ravo.

He was the beloved brother of Myrna DiMunzio and brother in law of Sam DiMunzio; and was the brother of the late Sue Wiggins, William Giampietro...

Mar 19, 2021

67, of West Warwick, passed away on March 19, 2021 at RI Hospital in Providence.  She was the beloved wife of Michael L. Marrocco.  Born in Providence, Diana was a daughter of the late Bernard G. and Louise F. (Ciunci) Nascenzi.  She was a Teacher’s Aide for the Cranston Public School Department for many years, before retiring....

Mar 18, 2021

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Jacqueline I. Cardillo

75, of Foster , passed away on March 18, 2021 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of 55 years to Peter Cardillo. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Irene (Goulet) Cotnoir. Jacqueline was the director at Noah’s Ark Daycare for many years...

Mar 18, 2021

94, of Cranston passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center.  He was the husband of the late Caroline (Neri) Colozzi and the son of the late Giovanni and Maria (Carnevale) Colozzi.

Edward was a veteran of the United States Navy and Army, serving during both the World War II and Korean...

Mar 17, 2021

85, of Wakefield , previously of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Petrina (Sepe) D’Ambra.

She was the devoted mother to Donna Burke and her husband Ken of South Kingstown, Doreen Carey and her husband Chuck...

Mar 17, 2021

Wife of Robert T. Arnold Born in Providence, the youngest of twelve children to the late George and Hope (Quirk) Lillibridge. Mother of Alison Rao-Valdes (Mauricio) of Scottsdale Natalie (Ray Ward) of Johnston and Adam (Rachel) Arnold of Lincoln. Grandmother to Brenna Arnold and Andres and Lauren Valdes, Rachelle, Jewelle and Isabelle Arruda and great grandmother to Romari and...

Mar 17, 2021

87, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.  He was the beloved husband of Grace (Lentini) Cortellessa for 65 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John and Assunta (D’Arezzo) Cortellessa.

He was a graduate of Central High School in the early 1950’s where he was the first All-State...

Mar 17, 2021

67, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at home, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Donna E. (Bedrosian) Adam.  Born in Kenosha, WI, Kenneth was the son of the late Gustav and Ruth (Ermert) Adam.  He was an Optician for many years, before retiring.

Besides his wife, Kenneth is...

Mar 17, 2021

of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.  He was the beloved husband for 59 years of Elvira J. (Scolardi) Fleming.  Born in Hyde Park, MA, he was the son of the late Earl and Bertha (Finingham) Fleming and resided in the Knightsville section of Cranston since 1967.

Vincent had a very accomplished career in the...