Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
MARY-ALICIA B. (MC DERMOTT) VARONE
Aug 25, 2012
86, formerly of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Vincent "Big Jim" Varone. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Alicia B. (Gibbons) McDermott.
Mary was co-owner of the...
ANGELINA (DILORENZO) MERRILL
Aug 24, 2012
91, of East Greenwich, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the wife of the late Joseph M. Merrill. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Domenico and Filomena (Grande) DiLorenzo. Loving mother of Cindy Dugan and her husband Jim of East Greenwich and the late Ronald Pappas....
ANTHONY R. VENTETUOLO
Aug 24, 2012
69, of Plainfield Pike Johnston, passed away on Friday August 24, 2012 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the
late Pasco and Rose (Pinelli) Ventetuolo. Anthony was a U.S. Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam Era. He was a self-employed contractor for many years before his...

LOUIS A. MORETTI
Aug 23, 2012
75, of Kingston, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert C. and Anna (Gemma) Moretti DeSalvo. Louis is survived by his step-father Albert P. DeSalvo, Sr. of St. Petersburg, FL and his step-brother Albert P. DeSalvo, Jr. of New Brighton, PA.His funeral service and burial will...
RONALD A. PLANTE, SR
Aug 22, 2012
76, of Homosassa, FL. passed away on Wednesday August 22, 2012 at HPH Hospice Citrus Care Center in Inverness, FL. He was the husband of Katherine (Vespia) Plante. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Lena (Thereault) Plante Sr. Ronald was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran. He...
JOSEPH P. PETRUCCI
Aug 20, 2012
Joseph P. Petrucci of East Greenwich, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Albert and Romilda (Carcieri) Petrucci and brother of the late Thomas E. Petrucci. A member of the US Army Signal Corps, Joseph attended US Army Electronics School in Ft. Bliss, Texas and Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey before...
SYLVIA (COSTA) BELL
Aug 20, 2012
94, 0f 206 Scituate Vista Drive, Cranston, died peacefully at home on August 20, 2012. She was the wife of the late Arthur Bell. She was born in Providence a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Rose (Ponte) Costa, she lived in Cranston for 36 years, after having lived in the Fox Point section of Providence. She worked in...
WILLIAM DeFUSCO
Aug 20, 2012
William DeFusco, 92, of Cranston passed away peacefully at home on August 20, 2012. He was the husband of the late Rose Mattiace DeFusco. They were married 70 years prior to her passing. He leaves their son Anthony J. DeFusco and his wife Dale J. Venturini, their daughter Mary Jane Dorans and her partner Kevin Scully, granddaughters Michelle Lamoureux, Melissa...
JACQUELINE ' JACKIE ' (BARBER) SINAPI
Aug 20, 2012
Jacqueline "Jackie" (Barber) Sinapi, 80, of B Street Cranston, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2012 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of 53 years to Frank Sinapi. Jackie was the devoted Aunt to many, many nieces and nephews. Born in Burlington, Vermont, she was a daughter of the late William and Edith (Lavallee) Barber....
PETER L. SUPINO
Aug 19, 2012
81, born April 4, 1931, of Alpine Estates Drive in Cranston, formerly of Parnell Street, Providence, passed away peacefully at RI Hospital on Sunday, August 19, 2012 surrounded by his cherished family. He was the beloved husband of Irene (Nobile) Supino. They were married for 57 years. Born in Providence he was the son of the late Luigi and Consiglia...
ANDREW P. MC GOVERN
Aug 18, 2012
64, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of 37 years to Nancy (Imondi) McGovern. Andrew was born in Providence, a son of the late Andrew A. McGovern and Anna (Lomastro) McGovern. Mr. McGovern was a procurement officer at Recycling for RI Education. He was an Ambassador of...

Louise (Greco) LaFazia
Aug 18, 2012
89, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday August 19, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Teresa (Zompa) Greco. Louise worked for the State of RI school lunch program for 20 years before retiring and previously worked for several jewelry manufacturing companies. She was the...
LORRAINE Y. (CARON) DePASQUALE
Aug 17, 2012
76, of Weston, FL, formerly of Hope, RI, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 17, 2012, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of fifty-five years to E. Robert DePasquale. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Rene and Antoinette (Hainse) Caron. Lorraine was a co-owner of DePasquale Bros. Inc. and...
PETER J. FONTANA
Aug 17, 2012
35, of Johnston, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. As he learned from his devoted parents Peter D. and Rosanna (Tanzi) Fontana of Cranston, it was not enough for Peter to stand by and observe life. Instead, he was fully engaged in it, using his creativity and passion to build...
ALBERT L. MARTINS
Aug 16, 2012
76, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at home. He was the beloved wife of thirty-three years to Jacqueline L. (Caldwell) Martins. Born in Boston, MA, he was a son of the late Quintiliano and Ursula Z. (Galvin) Martins. Albert was a courier for Barry's Auto Dealership for twelve years before his retirement.
...
JOSEPH E. FEENEY
Aug 15, 2012
75, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was born in Providence, a son of the late James and Ellen (Clark) Feeney. Mr. Feeney was a quality control manager at Raw Findings in Providence and he also served in the Army National Guard. He is survived by his loving daughters, Wendy Olivo...
ANGELA (MATRULLO) GRANDE
Aug 15, 2012
of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Grande. Angela was born in Cranston, a daughter of the late Paolo and Andreana (Lombardi) Matrullo. Angela was a general manager at Monal Manufacturing for many years until her retirement. She is survived by her siblings, Anna and Mary Matrullo, Filomena Addessi...
BARBARA J. (FREDERICK) SIMONE
Aug 14, 2012
73, of Warwick, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Kent County Hospital, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of forty-seven years to Roger L. Simone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Oscar E. and Evelyn E. (Kirk) Frederick. Barbara was an elementary school teacher and principal in the Cranston School Department for...
DAVID J. 'FLIPPY' ROMANO
Aug 11, 2012
53, of Johnston, passed away on Saturday at Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island Philip Hulitar In-Patient Center in Providence.
Born in Providence he was the beloved son of Lucy Ferranti of Johnston.
Besides his mother he was the dear brother of Robert Ferranti, Sarah Pezza and Charlene Caparrelli. David was the dear nephew...
ANNA M. (PAZIENZA) GUMULA
Aug 9, 2012
85, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, August 09, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of 64 years to John Gumula. Anna was born in Pittsburgh, PA a daughter of the late Ralph and Lidia (Salvati) Pazienza. Mrs. Gumula was employed as a Process Auditor at Providence Base works for 30...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries when they are posted.