Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
ELAINE L. (NARDOLILLO) CHASE
May 7, 2011
76, of Longview Drive Cranston, passed away Saturday May 7, 2011 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Esther (Zambarano) Nardolillo.
Elaine worked at Brown University in the Chemistry Department for 43 years before retiring. She was a member of the Brown University Faculty...
ANNA M. (CORRENTE) SACCUCCI
May 7, 2011
84, of Wakefield, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at South County Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony G. Saccucci. Born in Salerno, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Emilia (Correnti) Corrente. Mrs. Saccucci was the office manager at the former Industrial Machine Company in Esmond for...
MARIE M. (LOMBARDO) IACONO
May 7, 2011
93, of DiPonte Drive. Johnston, passed away on Saturday May 7, 2011 at the Roberts Health Center in North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Vito Iacono. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Angelina (DiMuccio) Lombardo.
Marie was the mother of the late Rita M. Christopher and mother...
RONALD VARTAN TOMASIAN
May 7, 2011
64, of Cranston, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at West Shore Health Center in Warwick. He was the beloved husband for 18 years of Viviane (Jabagjorian) Tomasian. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of Annie (Kashmanian) Tomasian of Cranston and the late George Tomasian.
Ronald was an International Coordinator at Johnson & Wales University before retiring....
JOHN "JACK" J. MATUZA III
May 7, 2011
31, of Red Feather Trail N., South Kingstown, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at South County Hospital, Wakefield. Jack was the beloved husband of Christina (Iacobbo) Matuza. High School sweethearts, they dated ten years before marrying in June of 2008. Born in Warwick on March 7, 1980, he was the son of John J. Matuza,...
BARBARA E. (FERRANTE) ROTELLA
May 7, 2011
80, passed away May 7th daughter of the late Michael and Maria (Caruolo) Ferrante. Survived by her loving husband Edward C. Rotella, daughter Sandra Faria and her husband Joseph, son David Rotella and friend Laura Kallock; grandchildren James, Michael and Christopher Merolla, Joseph Rotella, Austin Kallock and the late Joey Faria; sisters Dorothy Florio, Theresa McCarthy and her husband...
SHIRLEY DUNN COLAGIOVANNI
May 6, 2011
88, of East Hill Dr., Cranston, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2011 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Dr. Marco Colagiovanni. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Judge Louis and Sylvia (Cyr) Dunn.
Shirley was a school teacher in Cranston. She was a member of...

ANN ORR PICCHIONE
May 5, 2011
81, died Thursday, May 5th at home. She was the wife of the late Nicholas Everett Picchione. She was born in Providence, daughter of the late James J.Orr and the late Helen Salisbury Orr and sister of Helen "Tish" Daley of North Providence and the late John Orr. She is survived by her five children Deborah Ann Baldwin, Nicholas Picchione...
RICHARD GRASSO
May 5, 2011
76, of Golini Drive, Johnston died on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Rose (Acciardo) Grasso. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Costanzo and Theresa (Manzo) Grasso. Richard was the owner-operator of Grasso's Olneyville Gulf , Plainfield Street Providence for over 50 years. He was an Army veteran of...
CARMELA "Lala" D. (SCALZI) FORCHIONE
May 4, 2011
91, of Smithfield previously of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday May 4, 2011 at the Hebert Nursing Home, Smithfield. She was born in Providence, the daughter of the late Michael and Luisa (Pensa) Scalzi. Carmela is survived by her loving children, Maria Pagliarini and her husband Paul of No. Scituate and John Forchione of MA, and was the mother of...
MARGARET D. (MACRI) PALAZZO
May 4, 2011
88, of Lachance Ave. Warwick, passed away on Wednesday May 4, 2011 at the Philip Hulitar In-Patient Center in Providence.
She was the devoted wife of the late Joseph Palazzo.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Minicone) Macri.
She was the beloved mother of Frank Palazzo...
SANDRA ANN (PECUNIOSO) PONTE
May 3, 2011
65, of Olmsted Way, Providence, passed away on Tuesday May 3, 2011 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard Ponte Sr. Sandra was born in Providence, a daughter of the late Gabriel "Bob" and Helen (DeCubellis) Pecunioso. Sandra was a customer service representative for Bank of America for the past 4 years. She...
WILLIAM A. FERRI
May 2, 2011
77, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of fifty-two years to Anna M. (Migliori) Ferri.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Mary Ellen (Foster) Ferri. Mr. Ferri was a maintenance mechanic for the Cranston Housing Authority for twenty-eight...
LINO "LEO" TIBERI, DMD
May 1, 2011
Dr. Lino Tiberi, "Leo" (to close friends and family) 90,of Columbia Station, OH, formerly of Vero Beach, FL, passed away on Sunday, May 1st, 2011. Born in Introdacqua, Italy, son of the late Joseph C. and Adele Paolina (Guglielmi) Tiberi. After immigrating to the United States at the age of seven, he spent his childhood on Federal Hill, in...
RUTH A. (NAJARIAN) ASADORIAN
May 1, 2011
77, of Shore Acres Ave., North Kingstown, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Mitchell Asadorian, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Santuck (Kestigian) Najarian.
Mrs. Asadorian was a former school teacher in Warwick.
She was...
CARRIE LEE TATE
May 1, 2011
94, of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of sixty-five years to Emmett Tate. Born in Bentonia, MS, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Ella Josey (Taylor) Owens. Mrs. Tate was a seamstress and was employed by Fisher Body Company,...
MARIA (HALLAS) SANTORO
Apr 30, 2011
63, of Lincoln, passed away on Saturday April 30, 2011, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony N. Santoro, Sr. She was born in Johnstown, NY, daughter of Christina Varney of West Palm Beach, FL and the late James Hallas. She was also the step-daughter of the late Frank...
BIASINO CARMOSINO
Apr 29, 2011
73, of Providence, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011 at Miriam Hospital, Providence. Born in Forli-Del-Sannio, Italy, he was a son of the late Amico and Giovanna (Amicono) Carmosino. Mr. Carmosino was a machine operator for various manufacturing companies for thirty years before his retirement. He was a communicant of St. Bartholomew's Church.
He...
RODNEY LOUIS FERRI
Apr 29, 2011
71, of Cranston, entered into the arms of the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Louis and Sue (Barone) Ferri. Rodney is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Judith (Barone) Ferri. Beloved father of Todd Louis Ferri and his wife Arlene, and Lonna Hart and her...
DANIEL C. AMADIO
Apr 28, 2011
72, of Ashley St. Cranston, passed away on Thursday April 28, 2011 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. He was the devoted husband of the late Cecile
(Cadoret) Amadio.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Bernardino and Mary (Zompa) Amadio. Daniel was a mechanic for E.P. Fournier for many years, before retiring....
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