Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
MARY B. (BRIGANTI) HAYNES
Jan 8, 2011
82, of Williamstown, NJ died Saturday, Jan. 8th, 2011. Born in Cranston, RI to the late Cosimo and Maria (Giarruso) Briganti. Mary enjoyed cooking, sewing, and caring for her family. Mary was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Mary is survived by daughter Patricia Wilks and her husband Edward of Elkton, MD, son Lyle Haynes and his wife Barbara...
ANNIE (MARKAVICH) BANKAUSKAS
Jan 7, 2011
93, of Judith St., Providence, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Agzabas Bankauskas. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Pauline Markavich.
Mrs. Bankauskas was a jewelry worker at the former Janice Mfg. Company on Richmond St. in Providence for...
CAROLE A. LENDRIM
Jan 6, 2011
73, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Henry G. and Marion V. (Featherstone) Lendrim. Carole was an assembler for Comstock Industries of Cranston for thirty years before her retirement.
She was a member of Cranston Arc and was a...
AMELIA M. (GRAZIANO) CERILLI
Jan 6, 2011
91, of Cranston passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Cerilli. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Emilia (Lanni) Graziano.
She is survived by her sons Frank Cerilli and Vincent Cerilli, daughter-in-law Annette, and...

EVELYN NARCIZO
Jan 6, 2011
92, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at the Scalabrini Villa, North Kingstown. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Tavares) Narcizo. Evelyn was an order clerk for the former Providence Wholesale Drug Company for fifteen years before her retirement. She was a former member of the Mt. Pleasant Seniors,...

ANGELINA (PAZIENZA) OLIVER
Jan 6, 2011
Angelina Oliver, 92, died January 6, 2011 at Cra Mar Meadows, Cranston. She was the beloved wife of the late Nicholas J. Oliver. She was predeceased by her children Jennifer and Steven Oliver. She is survived by her sister Pia Maratta of Cranston. Visiting Hours are respectfully omitted. There are no services planned.
FRANCESCO "TONY" A. CANNELLA
Jan 6, 2011
80, of Cranston, passed away on Thursday January 6, 2011 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Maria (Fuscone) Cannella. He was born in Itri, Italy the son of the late Domenico and Rosalba (Incecchi) Cannella. Mr. Cannella was a Supervisor for Superior Plastics Corporation. Tony enjoyed gardening, poetry and painting. He was a member of the...
LARRY WALTER D'AREZZO
Jan 5, 2011
26, of Cranston, died on Wednesday January 5, 2011. He was the loving fiancAC. of Jessica Manders. They were to be married in September. Larry was born in Providence, the son of Lawrence "Larry" D'Arezzo of Warwick and Carol (Cornell) Capirchio of Cranston. Larry was a Plumber for J. Joyce Plumbing & Heating in Warwick. He was a 2002 Graduate...
ANTONIA "ANTOINETTE" (SCIACCA) CIANCI
Jan 5, 2011
83, passed away surrounded by her loving family on January 5, 2011, after a brief illness.
Born in Roccamonfina, Italy to parents Claudio and Regina (Gallo) Sciacca, and educated as a school teacher, she came to this country upon marrying the love of her life, Mr. Guido Cianci, with whom she made her home for 55 years in North...
PHYLLIS (BIANCO) MONTECALVO
Jan 4, 2011
98, of Johnston, formerly of Hallandale, FL and Providence, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at Cortland Place, Smithfield. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Margherita (Zompa) Bianco. Phyllis was the co-owner of the former Colonial Motor Inn in Johnston from 1955 to 1975. She was also a self employed seamstress until...
PHYLLIS "NINI" (ESPOSITO) GAROFALO
Jan 3, 2011
90, of West Warwick, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011 at her son's home in Lincoln. She was the beloved wife of the late Leo Garofalo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Annuciatta Garofalo. Phyllis was employed in the hairdressing industry for twenty years before her retirement and was always lovingly known as...
THOMAS F. FISHER
Jan 2, 2011
100, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at Hebert Nursing Home in Smithfield. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Thomas and Bridget Fisher. He was the beloved husband of Olga (Bok) Fisher for 68 years. Mr. Fisher was an Army Veteran who served in WWII. He was the Superintendant of the former Merchants...
ANGELO H. CRUDALE
Jan 1, 2011
83, of Cranston, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 1, 2011. Angelo was the beloved husband of Etta (Christy) Crudale for 62 years. He was a lifelong resident of Cranston. Mr. Crudale was the son of the late Arthur and Angelina (Cardi) Crudale. Mr. Crudale served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He received an Associate's...
GEORGE H. SAVELLA
Jan 1, 2011
51, of Bakewell Ct., Cranston, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was the beloved husband of Barbara M. (Caputo) Savella. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late George A. and Helen C. (Szylin) Savella.
George was a science teacher at North Kingstown High School for the past 10 years...
MARY E. (SILVA) POLI
Jan 1, 2011
87, of Scituate Ave., Cranston, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late John "Jay" R. Poli and longtime companion of Luigi Malafronte. Born in East Providence, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary (Constance) Silva.
Mary was a nursing home administrator for many years...
TIMOTHY R. McVEY
Dec 31, 2010
51, of Newport, passed away December 31, 2010 at home. Born in Providence, he was the devoted son of Dorothy S. (Hannon) McVey of Charlestown and the late Chief William R. McVey, Sr. (PFD).
Tim was a commercial fisherman for over 30 years and served in the U.S. Army during peacetime.
Besides his mother, he was the...
EDWARD M. MAYNARD, SR
Dec 30, 2010
67, of Cranston passed away suddenly on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Carolyn (Marshall) Maynard. They were married for twenty-four years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Herbert A. and Mary (Kozusko) Maynard, Sr. Edward was a Rescue Captain for the Providence Fire Department for...
MARY W. (HEALEY) SMITH
Dec 30, 2010
78, of 76 Howland Ave., Jamestown passed away on Thursday December 30, 2010. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond E. Smith, Sr. They were married 49 years.
Mary was born in Boston, MA was the daughter of the late Patrick Healey and Mary (Platti) Healey....
MARIO A. DI RAIMO
Dec 29, 2010
89, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of Giuseppa (Nenna) DiRaimo. Born in Castelnuovo Parano, Italy, he was the son of the late Antonio and Filomena (Gamba) DiRaimo. Mr. DiRaimo worked in construction for 25 years until his retirement. Besides his wife, he is survived by his...
ANTHONY R. "TONY" RUSSO
Dec 29, 2010
65, of Vero Beach Florida, passed away Wednesday December 29, 2010 at Sebastian River Medical Center in Sebastian Florida.
He was the devoted husband of Maureen A. (Carcieri) Russo for the past 43 years.
Born in Providence, he had moved to Vero Beach, Florida 6 years ago after being a long time resident of Johnston,...
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