Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Mar 14, 2020

Carrasco, Mericelda, 74, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of Rafael A. Carrasco for fifty-five years.

Born in the Dominican Republic, a daughter of the late Felix Henderson and Maria Mercedes Peralta, she moved to Rhode Island in 1970.

She was...

Mar 13, 2020

68, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2020 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Andrew Guglielmo, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Pasqualina "Pat" (Amitrano) DeSantis. Besides her husband Andy , she is survived by her loving children Andrea Morrison and husband Mike of FL, Andrew...

Mar 13, 2020

81, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Susan (Perry) Brayman. They had been married for 55 years and lived in the house they built in Jamestown for all that time. Born in San Francisco, CA he was the son of the...

Mar 12, 2020

76, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 12, 2020.  He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth “Betty” (Manocchio) Santilli.  Born in West Warwick, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary (Polselli) Santilli.

Billy was self employed for many years before his retirement.  He was a member of the...

Mar 11, 2020

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61, of Johnston, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Roger Card Sr., and Elizabeth (Bourque) Card. Rita was the loving mother of Peter St. Lawrence IV, of FL. She was the cherished grandmother of Sydni St. Lawrence and step-grandmother of Jason...

Mar 10, 2020

52, of Coventry, passed away on Tuesday , March 10, 2020. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Joseph and June (Wills) McGovern. Mary worked Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island.  She is survived by her loving children Bryan O’ Connell and Meghan O’Connell both of West Warwick , her dear siblings Karen Rowbottom...

Mar 10, 2020

95, of Greenville, passed away on Tuesday , March 10, 2020 at Stillwater Nursing Home , Greenville. He was the beloved husband of the late Pasqualina (DeBiasio) Cardullo. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Thomas and Assunta (Sincero) Cardullo. Mr. Cardullo was a retired Police Officer for the City of Providence for...

Mar 9, 2020

**UPDATED SERVICES** 54, passed away March 9,2020; he was the beloved son of Anne and Al Paolo.

David was the father of two beautiful daughters, Jessica and Nicole Paolo.  He was the brother of Anthony and his wife Gina, Chris and his wife Margaret and Gina and her husband Sean Barrett.

David graduated...

Mar 9, 2020

72, of Sun City AZ, formerly of Cranston RI, passed away surrounded by family after a 30 year long battle with cancer on March 9, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony K Guglielmo Sr. Born in Minnesota, she was the daughter of the late Gordon and Edith (Coutcher) Duke.

Gordian is...

Mar 8, 2020

99, of Cranston , passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by her family. She was the beloved wife of the late James A. Murray, Jr. to whom she was happily married for 67 years. Born in Fitchburg, MA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Ida...

Mar 7, 2020

90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Anne (Anna Celona) Ruggieri for 62 years. Born in Queens, NY, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Picano) Ruggieri. Mr. Ruggieri was the co-owner of J Ruggieri & Son’s Grocery Market for 26 years. Ed was also a...

Mar 6, 2020

72, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Viola (Papitto) Piscione. Sandra worked in accounts payable for AMTROL, Inc. for over 20 years before retiring.

Sandra is survived by her loving daughter Rayna M....

Mar 6, 2020

81, of Cranston, passed away at home on Friday, March 6, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Paul K. Galvin. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Irene (Connolly) Williams.

Shirley worked as a collection specialist for Speidel Manufacturing for over 25 years before...

Mar 6, 2020

Following a long and wonderful life, Stella Tria, 90, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2020. She was the beloved wife of 48 years to Frank Tria. She was the daughter of the late Victoria and Domenic Vannelli and sister to Caroline Norato (Dick) and brother Michael Vannelli (Carol). Stella was the loving mother to Donna George Fiore and...

Mar 5, 2020

Virginia M. Nahigian of Boca Raton, FL, formerly of Mystic, CT and Cranston, RI, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020.  She was the beloved wife of the late Zaven Nahigian.  Born in Norwich, CT, she was the daughter of the late George and Rebecca (Esa Mikaelian) Mosesian.

Virginia worked for her father at the former Norwich Nickel...

Mar 5, 2020

89, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Born in Cerreto, Sannita, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Antonietta Parente. Angela was the beloved wife of Salvatore Conte for 55 years. Besides her husband, she is survived by her children Silvestro Conte and his wife Andrea, Maria Shaw and Steve Brooks, and Vincenza...

Mar 5, 2020

of Narragansett, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.  She was the beloved wife of Robert J. Silvia for twenty-eight years.

Born in Livermore Falls, ME, she was a daughter of the late Eric and Laura (Grimaldi) Rutstrom.

Mrs. Silvia was an airline stewardess for Eastern Airlines in the 1960’s...

Mar 5, 2020

Vartan Boloyan passed away peacefully at his home in Cranston, RI on March 5, 2020 at the age of 91.  Vartan was born on February 16, 1929 in Gardanne, France to the late Kazar and Haiganoush Boloyan originally of Kharpert, Armenia.  He was the oldest of 5 children - Elise Thurber, Michel Boloyan (pre-deceased), Louise Janigian, and Jacques Boloyan...

Mar 3, 2020

of Providence, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Roger Williams Medical Center.  He was married since October of 1961 to his beloved wife, Josephine “Joey” (Eannarino) Moretti.  Born in Cranston, Paul was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Scholastica) Moretti.  He was a jewelry worker for many years before retiring.  Paul was a member of...

Mar 2, 2020

died peacefully March 2nd, 2020 in her brother’s home. She was the daughter of Etta and Earl Greco, Sr.. After earning a degree in Theater from URI Lois moved to NYC where she was cast as the lead in the national tour of Grease and also performed the lead role on Broadway. After realizing her true passion was singing...