Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Aug 25, 2018

84, of Riverside, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at home.  He was the beloved husband of Joan M. (DiCandia) Buono.  Born in Naples, Italy, John was a son of the late Giuseppe “Joseph” and Vincenza (Varriale) Buono.  He was an Army Veteran.  Mr. Buono was an Analytical Chemist at Teknor Apex in Pawtucket for approximately 61 years...

Aug 24, 2018

of Hayes St., Warwick, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence.  He was the husband of Lisa M. (Cazeault) Stravinsky.  Born in Warwick, he was the son of Joseph P, and Marylyn M. (Mixner) Stravinsky of Warwick.

Joe was a FIOS Technician for Verizon for over 20 years; and a...

Aug 23, 2018

92, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 23, 2018, at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of the late Elizabeth S. (Salvo) Reis. Born in Fall River, MA, he was a son of the late John and Alice (Soares) Reis. Frank was a mechanic at the former US Naval Air Station,...

Aug 23, 2018

Aged 75, passed away at home early Thursday, 23 August 2018 surrounded by her loving family and friends three years after being diagnosed with lung cancer.  She was the daughter of the late Gino and Catherine (Maguire) Parente of Cranston, Rhode Island.  Mary is survived by her husband of 54 years Robert W Burgess of Narragansett and their sons...

Aug 21, 2018

90, of Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Rose (Soave) Olearczyk. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary Olearczyk.

John was the co-owner of the former Joseph Suali & Sons Roofing company and later became...

Aug 21, 2018

88, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Cedar Crest Nursing Home, Cranston. Alessandra was the loving wife of the late Joseph Basile and Manuel Delgado. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Orlando and Alessandra (Marchioni) Alviti. Alessandra was a secretary for many years until retiring. She served as the president and...

Aug 20, 2018

Evelyn A. Grenier "Auntie" 97, of Putnam, CT passed away on August 20, 2018 at the Matulitis Skilled Care , Putnam , CT. Born November 13th 1920 in Providence,RI. She worked in Hood's Company in Providence as a bookkeeper for 24 years. She also worked for a Homemaker Service in Cranston, RI until she was 79 years old ....

Aug 19, 2018

of Johnston, passed away on Sunday August 19, 2018 at RI Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Margaret (Catanzaro) Pompei. Born in Pico, Italy he was the son of the late Domenico and Concetta (Forte) Pompei. Joseph was the founder and operator of Village Barber Salon of Cranston for the past 50 years....

Aug 19, 2018

94, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2018, with her loving family, after a brief illness.  She was the wife of the late Anthony Cece.  Born in Johnston, Lee was a daughter of the late Louis and Louise (Ferrante) Ferri.  She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy, was employed at Blue Cross in her early years and was...

Aug 18, 2018

75, of Scituate , passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Joseph Dandeneau. They were married for the past 42 years.

Sandra loved and enjoyed her family: her Sister Rosalie Harris and her children John, Kevin and Pam Turner; Scott and Becky Crespi, brothers Anthony Szwec and Jan, their children Stephanie...

Aug 17, 2018

Janet A. Aucone, of Manuel Ave., Johnston, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 17, 2018. She leaves her mother Anna Aucone & her companion Ralph Lettieri, her sister Mary Ann (Mike) Fontaine, of N. Scituate, and her brother David (Joanne) Aucone of Johnston. She was also the sister of the late Frank Aucone. Her funeral will be held on...

Aug 17, 2018

82, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pietro and Antonetta (Nocente) Cinieri.

As a resident of the Greenville Center Jean had many friends and staff who loved her and cared for her.  Jean began working in bookkeeping at Brown University, then moved on to becoming a...

Aug 16, 2018

28, of Boston and formerly of Cranston, passed away suddenly on Thursday August 16, 2018.  Born in Providence, Chelsea was the daughter of George and Melanie (Rudnick) Buck of West Greenwich.  She was the sister of Jason E. Buck, Auntie of two nephews and one niece.  Granddaughter of Rose Rudnick.  Sean Darden was her beloved boyfriend.  Chelsea was a...

Aug 16, 2018

84, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2018 at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis J. Conti. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Lillian (Polselli) Greco.

Norma was an avid golfer and a...

Aug 16, 2018

formally of Cranston passed away Thursday August 16, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at Briarcliffe Gardens, Johnston.  She was the beloved wife of the late John Higgins.

Born in Cranston she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Gray) Vieweg.

Phyllis was a devoted wife and mother to her family.  She enjoyed...

Aug 15, 2018

95, of Richmond, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at home in the house he built and was so proud of. He was a home builder most of his life starting his own contracting business Vann Del Realty. He was a US Army veteran serving during WW II at the invasion of Normandy on Omaha...

Aug 14, 2018

95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at RI Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Carlo Tufano. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Raffaela (RoseAmelia) Trabucco. Amelia was the loving mother of Paula Bozzi and cherished grandmother of Amanda Bozzi. Amelia’s greatest joy was spending time...

Aug 12, 2018

76, passed away on August 12, 2018, surrounded by his loving family.  He was the beloved husband of Antonetta “Toni” J. (Maratta) McKenzie for 47 years.

Born in Gloucester, MA, he was the son of the late William R. and Sarah J. (Castle) McKenzie.  Stephen was a devoted father to Lisa-Rose McKenzie and Brian A. McKenzie and...

Aug 11, 2018

of Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Teresa (Pellegrino) Veltri.  Born in Amantea, Cosenza, Italy, he was the son of the late Nicola and Rosa (Arlia) Veltri.

Michael immigrated to America in 1961.  He worked for various construction companies...

Aug 10, 2018

53, formerly of Cranston, R.I. passed away surrounded by her loving family at Golden Crest Nursing Home in North Providence, Rhode Island, on August 10, 2018.  She was a daughter of the late Richard A. Pariseault and Grace (Leonard) Pariseault. Grace loved animals and music and was an avid sports fan, but she mostly enjoyed spending time with her...