Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
ALFRED R. 'FREDDY' SPINA
May 7, 2012
of Johnston, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, May 7, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Evelyn (DePetrillo) Spina for 64 years. The devoted husband, father, and grandfather was 83 years old. Known to many as "Freddy," Alfred was the proprietor of Spina's Shoes, which operated in...
VIOLET R. (BAGALIA) IANNUCCI
May 6, 2012
96, of Trion Cove, Norcross, Georgia and Bonnet Shores, Narragansett, RI, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Ivy Hall Assisted Living in Alpharetta, GA. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Iannucci. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Silvia (Iovene) Bagalia.
Mrs. Iannucci was a kindergarten...
AMERICO DOMENICO-LUCIO TESTA
May 6, 2012
83, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island with his family by his side.
He was the beloved husband of Elisabetta (Girardi) Testa. Born in Prata Sannita, Provincia Caserta, Italy. He was the son of the late Carlo and Maria (Storti) Testa....
SHEILA E. (CHRISTOFF) MOSCHETTI
May 6, 2012
entered into eternal life peacefully on May 6, 2012 surrounded by her loving daughters. She was the proud mother of Tammy Barone and her husband Joseph and Lesa Volpe and companion John Bizzacco. Beloved grandmother of Nicole, Joseph, Vincent and Dominic. Daughter of the late Albert and Mary (George) Christoff. Sister and best friend to Marie "Lovey" Richard. She...
R. THOMAS SILVA
May 6, 2012
66, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formerly of Aetna St., Cranston, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of the late Thomas K. and Dorothy K. (Bennett) Silva.
Mr. Silva spoke seven languages and was an educator for many years. He was a magna cum laude graduate from Bishop Hendricken,...
SALVATORE 'SAL' DI LORENZO
May 6, 2012
88, of Johnston, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Anita E. (Lanzi) DiLorenzo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Providenza "Lillian" (DiBona) DiLorenzo.
Sal was co-owner with his brothers of the former DiLorenzo's 1025 Club in Johnston for over...
SUSIE (PALAZZO) GIUSTI
May 5, 2012
81, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Saturday May 5, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late Albert Giusti Sr. Born in West Warwick she was the daughter of the late Pasco and Josephine (Pastore) Palazzo. Susie was employed by the State of RI General Hospitals for 20 years until retiring in 1997. Previously she was...
MARION (HAZARIAN) BRAMLEY
May 5, 2012
87, of Cranston, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Palig (Setian) Hazarian.
Marion was the oldest daughter born to Armenian immigrants who fled persecution from the Armenian Genocide. Marion attended Mount Pleasant High School and as a young girl helped manage the family grocery store in...
ROSE GERMANO
May 5, 2012
98, of Providence, passed away on Saturday May 5, 2012 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Libro and Maria (Protano) Germani. Rose was a jewelry worker for various jewelry manufacturing companies for 40 years before her retirement. She was the dear sister of...
GEORGE K. 'COOKIE' MOORADIAN
May 4, 2012
84, of Cranston, RI and Del Ray Beach, FL, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the loving husband of Anne (Yapchaian) Mooradian to whom he was married 59 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late David and Katoon (Tarvesian) Mooradian.
George was the General Manager...
ANNA 'ANN' (PALIOTTI) RICCI
May 3, 2012
92, passed away on May 3, 2012 at the Cherry Hill Manor Nursing Center, Johnston. She was the wife of the late Edward Ricci. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Filomena (Tuccinardi) Paliotti.
Mrs. Ricci was employed in dietary food service for Bryant University for many years before retiring...
MICHAEL G. 'CLARKEY' CLARKE
May 3, 2012
56, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday May 3, 2012 at home. He was the devoted husband of Leslie Magnone. Born in Boston, MA he was the beloved son of Frances (Reilly) Clarke of Cranston, and the late George Clarke. He was a retired corpsman for the United States Marines, serving in Desert Storm.
Besides his wife...
AMERICO BIANCHI
May 3, 2012
99, of Southern St, passed away on Thursday , May 3, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In - Patient Center, Providence. He was the husband of the late Concetta ( Soscia ) Bianchi. He was born in Providence a son of the late Federico and Grazia ( Benassi ) Bianchi. He was employed as a polisher at Van Dell...
AGNES E. (SMITH) FALCONE
May 3, 2012
87, previously of Cranston, a resident for over 50 years, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late John Henry Falcone, Sr. She was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Ann (Mc Dermott) Smith. She is survived by her loving children, Judith Casale, Mary Falcone, Barbara Vanasse, Diane...
MARY A. (DELLA SELVA) SACCOCCIA
May 3, 2012
90, formerly of Dean Parkway, Cranston, died Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Steere House, Providence. Mary was the beloved wife of the late Philip A. Saccoccia, Sr. Born in Attleboro, MA, she was the daughter of the late Michele and Raffaela (Ruggieri) Della Selva. She was a graduate of Central High School in Providence. Mary brought grace, intelligence, and...
ROSE (DELLAVENTURA) ROZZERO
May 3, 2012
88, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday May 3, 2012 at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur O. Rozzero. Born in Stamford, CT, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Filomena (Coviello) DellaVentura. She was the devoted mother of Arthur E. Rozzero of Providence and Lori A. Fuka and...
ANTHONY D'ANDREA
May 2, 2012
92, of Cherry Hill Road, Johnston passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of Rita (DeCotis) Sabatino-D'Andrea.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Costantino and Antonetta (Palmieri) D'Andrea.
Mr. D'Andrea was self employed for many years until his retirement and...
NISHAN L. BODGE
May 2, 2012
28, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Kent County Hospital. He was born in Gainesville, FL a son of Thomas Bossone III of No . Providence and Paula ( Bodge ) Guarino of West Greenwich. Nishan was employed as an I.T.Professional at Metropolitan Telephone. He was an Army War veteran of...
CONCETTA (MASCIAROTTE) IANNOTTI
May 2, 2012
95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, family and friends on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred Iannotti. Born in West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Rose (Urgulo) Masciarotte. Concetta enjoyed spending time with her children, family and friends.
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ANNA A. DI STEFANO
May 1, 2012
83, of Lincoln Ave., Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, the beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Delfino) DiStefano, she was a lifelong resident of the Silver Lake section in Providence before moving to Cranston in 2005.
Anna was a sterling silver jewelry worker at the former...
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