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MATHEW MATRULLO

MATHEW MATRULLO

Aug 24, 2013

88, of Newtown, CT, formerly of Cranston, RI, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 24, 2013 in Reading, MA. He was the beloved husband of the late Eugenia C. (Sibella) Matrullo. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Paul and Andreana (Lombardo) Matrullo. Mr. Matrullo was an engineer in the aerospace industry before...

MAFALDA 'MUFFIE' (SANTURRI) ZANFAGNA

MAFALDA 'MUFFIE' (SANTURRI) ZANFAGNA

Aug 23, 2013

went home to her loving Lord in heaven on Friday, August 23, 2013 at her home in Warwick surrounded by her loving family. Muffie lived in the Knightsville section of Cranston with her husband, the late Raymond E. Zanfagna for 58 years before moving to Warwick in August of this year. Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of...

NICHOLAS DiSCIULLO

NICHOLAS DiSCIULLO

Aug 23, 2013

96, of Providence, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Cortland Place in Greenville. He was the beloved husband of Yolanda (Tiberio) DiSciullo for 60 years. Born in Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Vincent and Nicoletta (Finamore) DiSciullo. Nicholas worked as a chef for multiple restaurants and hotels in Boston and Providence and last worked...

DOROTHY S. (GINISH) CAPUANO

DOROTHY S. (GINISH) CAPUANO

Aug 21, 2013

87, of Saunderstown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at South County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late John L. Capuano. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Michael Sr. and Yvonne (Lacouture) Ginish. Dorothy was a member of South County Italian Women's Club. She will always...

Lynn Ann (Laferte) Pagano

Lynn Ann (Laferte) Pagano

Aug 19, 2013

58, of North Providence, passed away on Tuesday August 19, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of Thomas Pagano. Born in Germany, Lynn was the daughter of the late Armand and Gloria (DiStefano) Laferte. She was the manager of the former Mezza Luna Pizzeria for many years before retiring. Lynn's greatest...

DOROTHY 'DOTTY' (SEARS) ANDRADE

DOROTHY 'DOTTY' (SEARS) ANDRADE

Aug 19, 2013

86, of Warwick, died Monday, August 19, 2013 at the West Shore Health Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph G. Andrade. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on May 1st. Born in East Providence, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Mary P. (Furtado) Sears. Mrs. Andrade was employed as a packer...

JOSEPHINE R. (MARINELLI) TOMMASIELLO

JOSEPHINE R. (MARINELLI) TOMMASIELLO

Aug 18, 2013

90, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Tommasiello. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Felix and Lucia (Aliberte) Marinelli. Josephine was employed by the former E.A. Adams Jewelry Company of Pawtucket for many years before her retirement. She was a member...

ANDREW P. 'ANDY' CANIGLIA

ANDREW P. 'ANDY' CANIGLIA

Aug 18, 2013

97, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Kent Regency in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Helen (Murphy) Caniglia. Andy was born in Cranston, a son of the late Anthony and Maria Caniglia. Mr. Caniglia was the owner and operator of Andy's Barber Shop in Knightsville for 65 years; and he was also...

DOROTHY T. (GRECO) FRANSOSI

DOROTHY T. (GRECO) FRANSOSI

Aug 17, 2013

95, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of John Fransosi. Dorothy was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Thomas and Teresa (Almonte) Greco. Besides her beloved husband, she is survived by her loving daughters, Lynne D. Tutalo and her husband Anthony and Sharon Taraksian...

JOSEPH A. ROSSI, SR

JOSEPH A. ROSSI, SR

Aug 17, 2013

85, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2013. He was the husband of the late Theresa A. (Izzo) Rossi. Born in West Warwick, he was the son of the late Peter and Maria (Padula) Rossi. Joseph was an employee of Browns Dairy on Park Ave in Cranston for over 25 years before retiring. He was also a...

GRACE ANN RUGGIERI

GRACE ANN RUGGIERI

Aug 17, 2013

79, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Rose (Bosna) Ruggieri. Grace was employed by the US Government, Housing and Urban Development for many years before her retirement. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Church, Providence. Grace was the...

MICHAEL 'MIKEY' GNOATO, USAF

MICHAEL 'MIKEY' GNOATO, USAF

Aug 15, 2013

21, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 in Northern Colorado. Born in Providence, he was the loving son of Daniele and Saran (Rath) Gnoato of Providence and dear brother of Davide Gnoato of West Warwick. Michael was a 2009 graduate of Textron Chamber of Commerce Academy in Providence before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force where...

CLAUDIA J. (PASCETTA) CONTILLO

CLAUDIA J. (PASCETTA) CONTILLO

Aug 15, 2013

39, of Scituate, passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Boston Children's Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Christopher A. Contillo. Born in Providence, she was the devoted daughter of Russell J. and Ernestine M. (Anargiro) Pascetta of North Providence. Claudia was an administrative assistant at Merrill Lynch in Providence for the past 10 years. Besides her husband...

LILLIAN (WILLIAMS) AURECCHIA

LILLIAN (WILLIAMS) AURECCHIA

Aug 14, 2013

97, of Smithfield, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at the Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville. She was the beloved wife of the late Luigi Aurecchia. Lillian was born in Toronto, Canada, a daughter of the late Herbert and Alice (Varty) Williams. Mrs. Aurecchia was a secretary at Edwards and Angell in Providence for 20 years until her retirement....

THOMAS COSTIN GRIMES

THOMAS COSTIN GRIMES

Aug 14, 2013

56, of West Warwick, RI, passed away peacefully at his home on August 14th, 2013. Tom was born in Warwick on June 14th, 1957. He was the eldest of three children. Tom was a talented hair stylist and artist, as well as a beloved instructor at Costin's Warwick Beauty Academy. He studied in London under Vidal Sassoon Academy. His career...

JOAN S. (BROADBENT) McHALE

JOAN S. (BROADBENT) McHALE

Aug 12, 2013

75, of Cranston, passed away on Monday August 12, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Edna (Morin) Broadbent. She was the former wife of the late Richard McHale. She will be sadly missed by her daughters, Lois Evans-Smith and her husband Peter Smith, Ann...

HELEN C. (PAPPAS) PSILOPOULOS-KANAVOS

HELEN C. (PAPPAS) PSILOPOULOS-KANAVOS

Aug 12, 2013

93, of Woonasquatucket Ave., North Providence, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the wife of the late Charles D. Psilopoulos and the late John Kanavos. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Alexandros and Toula (Farmakas) Pappas. Helen worked in sales and as a secretary for All State...

ANTONETTA 'ANNETTE' (GRIECO) CELONA

ANTONETTA 'ANNETTE' (GRIECO) CELONA

Aug 12, 2013

94, of Providence, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2013 peacefully at the home of her daughter and son in-law with whom she resided. She was the beloved wife of the late Stephen Celona. Annette was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Giorgio and Maria (Tartaglia) Grieco. She is survived by her loving children, Barbara Vallante and her...

MARY (NAHABEDIAN) MOORADIAN

MARY (NAHABEDIAN) MOORADIAN

Aug 11, 2013

89, of Naples, FL, formerly of Quincy St., Providence, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late David Mooradian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Sarkis and Vartig "Rose" (Mesrobian) Nahabedian. Mary was a secretary in the insurance industry for many years and later at Sts. Sahag & Mesrob...

JOHN F. GUMULA, JR

JOHN F. GUMULA, JR

Aug 11, 2013

92, of East Greenwich, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of the late Anna (Pazienza) Gumula. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Barbara (Raczkowska) Gumula, Sr. John was an aviation mechanic at the former US Naval Air Station Quonset Point for many years...

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