Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
MARGARET M. (OLIVER) KNOLL
Jul 12, 2013
85, of Cranston, passed away on July 12, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Melvin H. Knoll. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (DeFusco) Oliver. Her funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. in the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Avenue, Cranston followed by Burial...
MARGARET 'PEGGY' I. (TORTOLANI) PALOMBO
Jul 12, 2013
72, of Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 52 years of Edward R. Palombo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Mariannia (Dello Iacono) Tortolani. Peggy was the office manager at Ocean State Job Lot for 15 years before retiring in 1993....
BLANCHE MENNA
Jul 12, 2013
89, formerly of Farmington Ave., Cranston, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at Scalabrini Villa in North Kingstown. Born in Providence, the daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina (Moraconi) Menna, she was a lifelong resident of Cranston before moving to North Kingstown in 2003. Blanche was manager of the luncheon counter at the former W.T. Grant Company in...
EUGENE M. DE FAZIO
Jul 10, 2013
53, of Johnston passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family & friends. He was the beloved husband of 24 years to Deborah (Rambone) DeFazio. Eugene was born in Providence, a son of Alfred DeFazio of Johnston and Theresa (Fortier) DeFazio of Westerly. Eugene was the owner and operator of E. DeFazio Greenhouses...
GERALD A. COLI ESQ
Jul 9, 2013
of Kingston, passed away peacefully amongst his family, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. He was the devoted husband to the late Lydia J. (Rossi) Coli and proud father of Jessica C. Easton and her husband Nicholas F. Easton and Gerald T. Coli and his wife Amy (Linnell). He was a graduate of La Salle Academy, Providence College and Suffolk University School...
GLORIA R. (FICOCELLI) FITZGERALD
Jul 9, 2013
of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 9, 2013. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Phyllis (Speranza) Ficocelli. She was married to John J. Fitzgerald for 53 years. Gloria graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School and Bryant College. Gloria worked in the insurance industry in Rhode Island; VA Hospitals in Providence, R.I. and...
REGINA E. (COPPA) PETRANGELO
Jul 8, 2013
86, of Post Rd., Warwick, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Kent Hospital in Warwick surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Petrangelo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Iacono) Coppa. Regina lived in Warwick most of her life. She retired from Monet Jewelers...
VASKEN D. 'MR. TONY' HAROOTUNIAN
Jul 8, 2013
89, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2013, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of sixty years to Nancy A. (Tutooian) Harootunian. Born in Winooski, VT, he was a son of the late Donabed and Armenouhi (Meldekian) Harootunian. Vasken was the co-owner of the former Tony's Delicatessen Market, corner of Broad...
HARRY HAMAMJIAN
Jul 8, 2013
83, of West Warwick, passed away on Monday July 8, 2013 at home. He leaves behind family and friends Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service on Friday 10 a.m. in Sts. Vartanantz Church, 402 Broadway Providence. Interment will be in North Burial Ground Providence. Visiting hours are Thursday from...
LUCY F. (LAPOLLA) MAGNANINI
Jul 7, 2013
91, of Warwick, passed away on Sunday July 7, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred F. Magnanimi. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Louise (Anzevino) Lapolla. She is survived by her loving children, Carolyn Vaughn and her husband Robert of Warwick, and Daniel J. Magnanimi and his wife Carol of...
JOHN 'RAGS' SANTURRI, SR
Jul 7, 2013
79, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of sixty years to Evelyn (Walker) Santurri. Born in Cranston, he was a son of the late Joseph and Naomi (Manni) Santurri. John was the owner of the former Delux Concrete Form...
GLORIA H. (IANNOTTI) PARROTT
Jul 7, 2013
84, of Smithfield, formerly of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 07, 2013, at North Bay Manor, Smithfield. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Assunta "Susie" (Santaniello) Iannotti. Gloria was a bookkeeper for C&K Electric Company of Providence for over forty years. She was a member of the Cranston Senior Center, Cranston. Gloria...
THEODORE 'TEDDY' ROBERT ANDREOZZI
Jul 6, 2013
Theodore "Teddy" Robert Andreozzi, age 76 of North Miami, FL passed away July 6, 2013. He was born as the fifth child to the late Rocco and Vincenza (Rampini) Andreozzi on January 4, 1937 in Johnston, R.I. He is preceded in death by sister, Anna Falco and brother, John Andreozzi. He is survived by his life partner of 51 years,...
LOUIS T. FOLCARELLI
Jul 6, 2013
88, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the V.A. Medical Center in Providence, surrounded by his loving family. Louis was the husband of Helen (Maggiacomo) Folcarelli. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Tomaso and Francesca (Damata) Folcarelli. Louis was a letter carrier in the Town of North Providence for 28 years before...
ESTHER (DeTOMASIS) NAPPI
Jul 5, 2013
90, of Florida, formerly of Warwick, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Renaldo Nappi. Born in Fort Plain, New York, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Lucia (Conte) DeTomasis. Esther was the former owner of Fair Mansion Nursing Home of Warwick. She was...
MASON M. BOGOSIAN
Jul 5, 2013
24, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2013. He was born in Providence, a cherished son of Dorothy Pecchia of Cranston and David Bogosian of Cranston. Mason had a passion for music and a love for photography. He will be sadly missed by his friends, many that he has known since childhood. Besides his parents, he...
CAROLYN M. CELIO
Jul 4, 2013
67, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Rose (Mastriano) Celio of Johnston, and the late John Celio. Carolyn was employed as an office worker in retail sales. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and especially spending time with her family, nieces and nephews. Besides her...
BENEDETTA (CERELLI) MESSINA
Jul 3, 2013
91, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday July 3, 2013 at Alpine Nursing Home in Coventry. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter Messina. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Cerelli. Benedetta worked for Ann & Hope for many years before retirement. She...
ROBERT B. (BOB) CHILDS
Jul 3, 2013
Bob Childs (89) was born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island, the third child of Robert and Ruby (Hussey) Childs. He was predeceased by his siblings, Al, Myron, Gene and Margie (McCarthy). When World War II broke out, he left Cranston East High School to enlist in the US Navy. He served in the South Pacific on the USS Belleau...
DOMENIC RIGNANESE
Jul 2, 2013
91, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Victoria A. (Corsetti) Rignanese for 66 years. Mr. Rignanese was born in Manfredonia, Italy, the son of the late Biagio and Maria (Lombardi) Rignanese. He came to this country at the age of 8 and became part of the "great generation" that...
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