Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
Vito Capobianco
Dec 17, 2020
93, of Providence, passed away peacefully at his home on December 17, 2020. He was the husband of Giovannina (DeLuca) Capobianco for sixty-seven years.
Born in Panni, Italy, the son of the late Giuseppe and Lucia (Gesualdi) Capobianco, he immigrated to Canada in 1961 and settled in Rhode Island in 1966.
He served in the...
Carolyn A. Kilmartin
Dec 17, 2020
84, of Greenville, RI, passed away on December 17, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in Providence, RI, she was the beloved daughter of the late James W. and Vera I. (Miner) Kilmartin.
Carolyn is survived by her loving children, Lynn M. Vanasse (David) of Johnston, RI., James W. Tortolani (Lisa) of Johnston, RI., and...
Chanpheng Phongsavath
Dec 15, 2020
Chanpheng Phongsavath passed away on December 15, 2020, at the age of 75. He was born on March 20, 1945 in Laos to Phai Sisavath and Chansouk Phongsavath. Him and his family migrated to the US in 1979. He is a retired machine operator/ steel worker for over 20 years. He enjoyed gardening, animals, and spending time with family...
Anna Mignanelli
Dec 15, 2020
of Cranston, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Cedar Crest Nursing Center in Cranston. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of the late Pasquale and Della Rosa (Ciccio) Mignanelli.
Anna was the senior treasurer at Coro, the largest fashion costume jewelry manufacturer at that time, when in 1969 she joined Cartamore, a small...
William DiCandio
Dec 15, 2020
age 87, of Flintstone Rd, Narragansett, a maintenance machinist at Narragansett Brewery for 20 years until its closing, passed away December 15, 2020 at South County Hospital.
He was the husband of Elaine (Hamilton) DiCandio. They were married for 55 years.
Born in Providence, a son of Carlo and Lula (Pruitt) DiCandio, he...
Barbara L. (Lessard) DiFrenna
Dec 14, 2020
90, of Cranston, passed away on December 14, 2020 at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Providence. Born in Providence, Barbara was a daughter of the late Arthur Felix Lessard and Mildred Anna (Wood) Lessard. Barbara is the mother of Willard Luther DiFrenna of Cranston. She was the sister of the late Alden Arthur Lessard. She was...
Gino Marchetti
Dec 14, 2020
89, of Cranston, passed away on December 14, 2020, at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Arlene (Castronovo) Marchetti to whom he was married for 68 years.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Donata (Nappi) Marchetti.
Gino was a building contractor who...
Dale L. (Brelsford) Sullivan
Dec 14, 2020
72, of East Providence, passed away on December 14, 2020 at Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Providence, RI a daughter of the late Henry and Madelyn (McCusker) Brelsford. Dale's greatest joy in life was raising her 3 sons. She absolutely adored her 6 grandchildren, and enjoyed spending time with her loving family. She is survived by her loving...
Andrea Ceprano
Dec 14, 2020
88, of Providence passed away peacefully on December 14, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Domenica (Acciardo) Ceprano for sixty years.
Born in Teano Caserta, Italy, he was a son of the late Arduino and Antonetta (Marcello) Ceprano.
Mr. Ceprano served in the Italian Army from 1956-1957 and moved to the US in 1961....
Margaret (Cavallaro) Campellone
Dec 13, 2020
of Lincoln, matriarch of the Campellone-Cavallaro family, passed away at home after a short illness at 98 years old. To her family and close friends, she was known as Margie. By her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews, she was called Mom, Nani, and Aunt Margie. She will be missed by all.
Margaret was born...
Lillian D. (Miller) Forrest
Dec 13, 2020
98, of Cranston passed away Sunday December 13, 2020 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late John N. Forrest.
She finally got her wings.
Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick and Lillian (Gallimore) Miller.
She was the devoted mother of...
Andrew William Gibb
Dec 13, 2020
68, a long-time resident of Narragansett passed away peacefully on December 13, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Nancy R. (McKeough) Gibb for thirty-nine years.
Born in Utica, NY he was a son of the late Bruce Balfour and Jane (Williams) Gibb.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of...
Ernesto G. Paolantonio
Dec 13, 2020
95, of Johnston, passed away Sunday December 13, 2020 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence due to complications of Covid-19.
He was the beloved husband of the late Rosa Elia (Penzo) Paolantonio.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Angelina (Colonna) Paolantonio. He was a WW-II army...
Rita F. (Moreau) Cassella
Dec 13, 2020
82, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at HopeHealth Hospice Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Anthony L. Cassella. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Albert P. and Aldea (Fontaine) Moreau.
Besides her husband Anthony, Rita is survived by her dear siblings,...
AURORA S. "ORA" (PETRUCCI) VILLUCCI
Dec 13, 2020
of Cranston passed away peacefully on December 13, 2020, at Cedar Crest Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of 50 years of the late Louis Villucci, Jr. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Antonetta (Danella) Petrucci.
Ora spent most of her working life in the jewelry industry retiring from Vargas Manufacturing in...
Joan A. (Salisbury) Daniels
Dec 12, 2020
85, of Apple House Drive, Cranston, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Malcom L. Daniels. Joan was born in Cranston, and she was a daughter of the late Everett and Margaret (Howard) Salisbury and she was a lifelong Cranston resident. She was the...
Edward A. Paolino
Dec 12, 2020
of Cranston, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at VA Medical Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 51 years of Barbara E. (Bedrosian) Paolino. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Catherine (Colapietro) Paolino.
Edward was a graduate of St. Teresa’s School and Central High Evening School and received...
Antonio Esposito
Dec 12, 2020
86, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Kent Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleonora (Galluzzo) Esposito. Born in Naples, Italy he was a son of the late Domenico Caro and Antoinella (Scotto D’Abusco) Esposito.
Tony was the owner of the former Villa Napoli restaurant. He loved to...
Angelina 'Angie' Mary (Vevish) Vinagro
Dec 12, 2020
Angelina "Angie" Mary (Vevish) Vinagro, 100, passed away from Covid-19 on December 12th, at Cedar Crest Nursing home. She was the wife of the late Louis L. Vinagro Sr. of Johnston and pre-deceased by her son Louis Jr. and her grandson Jared Bromley. She lived by the philosophy in the Nat King Cole song "Pretend", singing "pretend your happy,...
Katherine Elizabeth (McKeon) Bearman
Dec 11, 2020
86, of Cranston passed away December 11, 2020. She was the wife of the late Forrest O. “Bud” Bearman.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William C. and Ellen M. (Cahill) McKeon.
Katherine retired as a supervisor at MetLife and was a member of the MetLife Veteran’s Association. She was a...
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