Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

GERARDINA (MESSA) CIRELLI

Apr 1, 2011

82, of Noella Ave., Coventry, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Carmine Cirelli. Born in Gallo di Roccamonfina, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Francesca (Vellucci) Messa.

Mrs. Cirelli worked at Clark & Coombs and Lincoln Lace for many...

EMMA D. (PACHECO) DiLORENZO

Mar 31, 2011

91, of Berkley St. Providence, passed away on Thursday March 31, 2011 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of George L. DiLorenzo, Sr.

Born in East Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Evangeline (Silva) Pacheco. Emma worked at Hedison Enamel Company for many years, before her retirement....

MARGARET J. (FARNESI) CORSETTI

Mar 30, 2011

92, of Providence, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas Corsetti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Madalena (DiGiuseppe) Farnesi.

Mrs. Corsetti was a floral designer at Calart Artificial Flowers for many years and later worked at Dorette Novelty before retiring. She was...

JOHN H. SALISBURY

Mar 30, 2011

69, of Stony Acre Dr., Cranston, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at home surrounded by his loving family after a 3 month battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Mary J. (Hayman) Salisbury for 49 years. A life long Cranston resident, he was a son of the late George J. and Dorothy H. (Smith)...

KATHERINE (TRIBELLI) DE ANGELIS

Mar 30, 2011

Formerly of Johnston and Cranston, she passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, surrounded by her loving family at Scalabrini Villa, North Kingstown. Katherine was the beloved wife of the late Armando DeAngelis. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Concetta (Gamba) Tribelli. She was employed by the former Colonial Knife Company of...

CATHERINE M. (GUCKIAN) FINCH

Mar 29, 2011

92, of Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at home. She was the wife of the late Walter H. Finch. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Annie (Flynn) Guckian.

She is survived by her loving daughters, Anne Marie Dorgan and Catherine M. McGillivray, both of Cranston. Catherine was the...

JOSEPH POCCIA

Mar 28, 2011

89, of Knight St. Cranston, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre, Cranston. He was the husband of the late Laura (Serrecchia) Poccia. A lifelong Cranston resident he was the son of the late Antonio and Concetta (Paone) Poccia. Mr. Poccia was employed by the former Imperial Knife for many years until retiring. After his retirement...

PASQUALE GRIECO

Mar 27, 2011

81, of Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Anna Maria (Tromba) Grieco. Born in East Boston, MA, he was the son of the late Lorenzo and Teresa (Capizano) Grieco.

Mr. Grieco was a dispatcher for the City of Providence for 25 years...

OLGA M.(BOK) FISHER

Mar 27, 2011

90, of Cranston passed away on Sunday March 27, 2011, at Greenwich Farms Assisted Living in Warwick. She was the devoted wife of the late Thomas F. Fisher. Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was one of eight children of the late Bela and Helen (Hajou) Bok. Olga was employed for the State of RI in the GPA...

LENA MARIE PISCITELLI

Mar 26, 2011

74, of Johnston, passed away on Monday March 26, 2012 at Roger Williams Medical Center after a short illness. She was the daughter of the late John and Angela (Ronci) Piscitelli. She is also survived by her brother, Richard Piscitelli of West Bridgewater, Massachusetts; her aunt Louise D'Amore of Providence, and several cousins. Lee was employed for a short time...

JOHN C. BISCELLI

Mar 26, 2011

94, formerly of Tremont St., Cranston, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Elmhurst Extended Care in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Eugenia "Virginia" (Canzano) Biscelli. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Masso) Biscelli.

Mr. Biscelli was a machinist at United Wire Company for many years before retiring....

TERESA (RUGGIERI) DE CRISTOFARO

Mar 26, 2011

79, of Green Valley Dr., Johnston, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. She was the beloved wife for 59 years of John DeCristofaro. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Arcangela (Capirichio) Ruggieri.

Mrs. DeCristofaro was an inspector at the former Trifari, Inc. for many years retiring in...

FRANK CASTELLI

Mar 23, 2011

84, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Gloria (Delfino) Castelli. Born in Providence, Frank was the son of the late Mauro and Maddelena (Romano) Castelli. Mr. Castelli was a Navy Veteran who served in WWII and was employed as a Correctional Officer at the Department of...

MARY P. (ALVITI) CAPRIO

Mar 23, 2011

90, of Cranston, passed away on Friday March 23, 2012 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the devoted wife of the late Giacomo Caprio. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Aleta (Simonetti) Alviti. Mary was a cafeteria worker at Blue Cross retiring in 1994.

She was a member of the...

JULIA E. (VENAGRO) PAGLIARINI

Mar 23, 2011

87, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael A. Pagliarini, Sr. Born in Providence; she was a daughter of the late Louis and Anna (Marchetti) Venagro. Julia was a clerk at the former Rainbow Bakery in Cranston for several years. She also made fabulous Wandi's for...

FRANCESCO P. "FRANK" TEDESCO

Mar 23, 2011

71, of Waterman Avenue, Johnston, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the beloved husband of Marie (Bergeron) Tedesco. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Domenic and Carmella (DiMaria) Tedesco.

Frank worked for Gilbane Building Company before retiring and was a U.S. Army...

MARY M. (FURTADO) NADEAU

Mar 22, 2011

89, of Natick Ave., Cranston, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at West Shore Health Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Nadeau, Jr. They were married for over sixty years. Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria (Salema) Furtado, sister to loving brother, Anthony "Tony" Furtado...

ANGELINA "A.D." E. (FIORENTINI) GAUL

Mar 22, 2011

85, of Dorchester Ave., Providence, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Americo and Maria (Folcarelli) Fiorentini.

Angie worked as a waitress for many years before retiring.

She is survived by her daughter, Patricia M. Giardina and her husband Chris of Johnston; her...

KATHLEEN A. (BURROWS) PHIPPS

Mar 20, 2011

57, of Exeter, RI and Nashua, NH passed away on Sunday March 20, 2011 at her home in Exeter. She was the beloved wife of John D. Phipps. Kathleen was born in Providence, RI the daughter of the late Philip and Dorothy (Mulhern) Burrows. Mrs. Phipps was a Registered Nurse working in various health care facilities...

VICTORIA R. (RUGGIERO) RUGGIERI R.

Mar 20, 2011

88, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday March 20, 2011 with her family by her side. Victoria was born in the Provence of San Lorenzello, Benevento, Italy on January 9th 1923, and was the daughter of the late Armando and Maria (Dorio) Ruggieri (Ruggiero). She returned yearly for 63 years to visit many family and friends. She was a graduate...