Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
GILDA (LANCIA) MARANO
Oct 10, 2011
86, of Cranston, passed away on Monday October 10, 2011. She was the beloved wife of Anthony Marano. They were married 59 years. Gilda was born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Virginia (DiOrio) Lancia. Besides her beloved husband, she is survived by her loving daughters, Cheryl Marano, Joanne Coletta and her husband Charlie all of Cranston....
ADOLPH D. AURECCHIA
Oct 9, 2011
95, of Smithfield, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 after a long illness. He was the husband of the late Jean (DiBello) Aurecchia. Born in Johnston, he was the son of the late Antonio Aurecchia and Eufrasia (Iannuccilli) Aurecchia.
Adolph is survived by his son Dr....
JOHANN C. (FAVA) LELLI
Oct 7, 2011
91, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2011 at The Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Lelli. Born in Fitchburg, MA, she was a daughter of the late Guisue and Augusta (Piol) Fava. Johann was a member of the Order of Carmelites Discalced Secular, and the...
PATRICK J. FITZGERALD
Oct 6, 2011
62, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday October 6, 2011 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John P. and Mary (Mulvey) Fitzgerald.
Patrick was a self employed auto mechanic for the past 40 years. He was a...
NOUBAR GALPCHIAN
Oct 6, 2011
90, of Cranston, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2011 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Prland (Balabanian) Galpchian. Born in Egypt, he was the son of the late Srapion and Vartouhi Galpchian.
Mr. Galpchian was an Architect in Egypt and later in Yerevan, Armenia before coming to the U.S. in 1980 where...
RICHARD J. TANZI
Oct 4, 2011
82, of Cranston, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Elmwood Health Center in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband for 58 years of Antoinette M. (Gonnelli) Tanzi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Vincent and Lucy (Restivo) Tanzi.
Mr. Tanzi was in the construction...
KATHERINE M. (HRONCICH) GILL
Oct 2, 2011
95, of Cranston, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon A. Gill. Born in New York, NY she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine (Barnavich) Hroncich.
Katherine was the loving mother of Donna M. Cooke and her husband...

ANTONETTE (RENZI) CONTI
Sep 30, 2011
87, of Cranston, passed away on Friday September 30, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Antonia (D'Arezzo) Renzi. She was a nurse at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence for many years before her retirement. She is survived by her loving daughter Beverly Babiec and her...
JOSEPH E. MACERA, Sr
Sep 30, 2011
86, of Calvin Avenue, Cranston passed away peacefully on Friday, September 30, 2011 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In -Patient Center, Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Mary L. (Zubiaga) Macera. He was born in Cranston a son of the late Biagio and Filomena (Silvestri) Macera. Mr. Macera was a self-employed contractor and the owner...
MARILYN (PIERONI) McCOOMBS
Sep 28, 2011
68, of Batcheller Ave. Cranston, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, September 28, 2011. She was the beloved and devoted wife of the late Edward A. McCoombs. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Sue (Ardito) Pieroni. Marilyn was employed by St. Joseph's Hospital for 30 years, before retiring in 2006. Her lifelong passion...
PHILOMENA E. "PHYLLIS" (ANTONI) SIMEONE
Sep 28, 2011
85, of Cranston, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Kent Regency in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph Simeone. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Emelia "Emily" (Patricelli) Antoni.
Phyllis was the devoted mother of Cynthia A. Simeone of Middletown and Chuck Simeone and his wife Patrice of...
HENRY P. PASQUAZZI, SR
Sep 28, 2011
80, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at the Philip Hulitar Hospice In-Patient Center, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Bernice (Toti) Pasquazzi. They were married for the past 56 years. Henry was born in Cranston, a son of the late Ludovico and Erlinda (Cleri) Pasquazzi. Mr. Pasquazzi was the...
ALFRED D. BOEHM
Sep 27, 2011
87, of Warwick, passed away on Tuesday September 27, 2011. He was the beloved husband of the late Dolores E. (Sterbach) Boehm. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred R. and Margaret (Colvin) Boehm. Alfred was a former Firefighter for the City of Providence, for 36 years retiring as Battalion Chief in 1987. He was...
ERNESTO MARCELLO
Sep 27, 2011
91, of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday September 27, 2011 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Rosa (Mario) Marcello. Ernesto was born in Marzano Appio, Caserta, Italy a son of the late Carmino and Giovannina (Miele) Marcello. Mr. Marcello was employed at Clark & Coombs Jewelry Company until his retirement....
MARGARET (CALISE) ABBATICOLA
Sep 25, 2011
88, of North Providence, passed away on Sunday September 25, 2011, at Hopkins Manor in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Abbaticola. Margaret was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Josephine (Guglielmo) Calise. Margaret is survived by her loving children, Antonio Abbaticola of Charlestown and Sandra Violante of Cranston. She was...
EILEEN "AUNTY" MORICAS
Sep 25, 2011
73, of Mockingbird Drive Cranston, passed away on Sunday September 25, 2011. She was the beloved wife, friend and partner of John Moricas for 51 years. Born in Roscommon, Ireland she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Slaine) Nicholson. Eileen was a waitress for many Cranston Resturants before her retirement.
Besides her husband she...
LOUISE M. D'UVA
Sep 24, 2011
77, of Dyer Ave. Cranston, passed away on Saturday September 24, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Filomena (D'Arezzo) D'Uva.
Ms. D'Uva has been a participant at Cranston Arc for nearly 40 years. She was a member of the Senior Activity program as well...
KATHLEEN A. "KATHY" RUBBERT
Sep 24, 2011
63, of Cranston, passed away Saturday September 24, 2011 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of the late Earl B. and Elmerinda (Saccoccio) Rubbert.
Kathy was the owner of the former Kathy's Hair-After on Atwells Ave. in Providence.
She was the dear sister of Joanne L. Giglio...
ANNA H. (KIRKORIAN) JACKSON
Sep 22, 2011
42, of Jewell St., Providence, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the wife of Eddie Jackson. Born in Iraq, she was the beloved daughter of Haykas and Mary (Kanishian) Krikorian of Providence.
Anna was an assembler at Smith & Nephew, Inc. in Mansfield, MA. She was a member of Sts. Vartanantz Armenian...
DONALD J. PLACE
Sep 22, 2011
86, a lifelong Providence resident, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 22, 2011. He was the beloved husband of the late Evelyn M. (Winters) Place. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late William J. and Eleanor (McBride) Place. Mr. Place was president and co-owner of the former Quality Glass Company in Cranston. Donald was a glazier...
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