Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
ALFRED "FRED" DeFUSCO, JR
Dec 29, 2010
68, of Johnston, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred and Anna (Scotti) DeFusco.
Fred was a salesman for car dealerships for many years before retiring.
He is survived by his former wife, Gloria (Valfredo) DeFusco of Johnston; four children, Kimberly A. DeFusco, Alfred DeFusco,...
MADELINE (GIOVANNUCCI) BALLIRANO
Dec 29, 2010
85, of Johnston and Narragansett passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre in Cranston.
She was the devoted wife of the late Vincent E. Ballirano.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Michelina (Paolilli) Giovannucci. Madeline worked for the Town of Johnston for over 40 years...
ALFRED IANNOTTI
Dec 29, 2010
98, of Cranston, passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at home. He was the beloved husband of Concetta (Masciarotte) Iannotti. They were married for sixty-five years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Milagna (DiVincenzo) Iannotti. Mr. Iannotti was the owner of the former Bonded Oil Company of Cranston for over forty years....
COSMO B. DEL NIGRO
Dec 28, 2010
68, of Johnston, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the beloved husband of Ellen (Hulton) DelNigro. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Cosmo and Mary (Paglia) DelNigro. Mr. DelNigro worked as a jeweler and owned and operated Apollo Creations, Inc. until his retirement. Besides...
MICHAEL Di DOMENICO
Dec 27, 2010
88, of Cranston St., Cranston, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Georgette L. (Contois) Di Domenico. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Raffaele and Irene (Gemma) Di Domenico. Mr. Di Domenico was the owner of Crown Wholesale Jewelry in Olneyville Square, Providence for...
ELENA I. (MARIANO) ALVITI
Dec 26, 2010
89, of Johnston previously of Narragansett, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Morgan Health Center in Johnston. She was the beloved wife of the late Italo Alviti. Born in Cranston, Elena was the daughter of the late Michael and Maria J. (Rega) Mariano. Mrs. Alviti was employed as a sales clerk for the former F.W. Woolworth Co. for...
ROBERT A. PISTONI
Dec 25, 2010
69, of Regina Dr., Johnston, passed away Saturday, December 25, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Annette (Piccoli) Pistoni. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Guido and Margaret (Simonelli) Pistoni.
He was a truck driver for local 251 for many years until retiring.
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WALTER H. SLADE
Dec 25, 2010
68, of Webber Street, Cranston passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 25, 2010. He was the husband of Linda ( Nimblett) Slade. He was born in Providence a son of the late Harold J. and Frances (Logan) Slade. Walter was a laborer employed by the City of Providence....
EDA (GUIDA) CANAAN
Dec 24, 2010
89, of North Providence, formerly of West Warwick, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2010 at Cherry Hill Manor, Johnston. She was the wife of the late Charles Canaan. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Jennie (Cherella) Guida. Eda was employed by the former Imperial Knife Company of Providence for forty years before...
ROBERT CIACCIO, JR
Dec 23, 2010
70, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Berkshire Place, Providence. He was the son of Adeline (Magnelli) Ciaccio of Cranston and the late Robert Ciaccio, Sr. Mr. Ciaccio was a foot press operator for various jewelry companies in the Providence area, and the former Antonelli Plating before his retirement.
Besides his...

ELENA A. (ALTRUI) JOYAL
Dec 23, 2010
85, of Johnston, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of the late Leo Joyal. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Giovanni and Ersilia (DeChristofaro) Altrui.
She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Elena was the sister of the late, Anthony,...
EILEEN M. (SCHLINK) DALY
Dec 23, 2010
Author-Speaker-Life Coach LICSW, LMHC, CAGS 49, of Sophia Circle, North Kingstown and formerly of Cranston passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Jane Brown Unit of R.I. Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of Robert W. Daly. She was born in Providence a daughter of Rose (Keogh) Schlink of Cranston and the late Robert...
ROSE E. "OZZIE" (RENZI) GORDON
Dec 22, 2010
of Oregon Ave., North Providence, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Cortland Place in Smithfield surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond L. "Chief" Gordon. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Libro and Angelina (LaPolla) Renzi.
Rose worked in the jewelry industry for...
JOSEPH CIRELLI
Dec 21, 2010
87, of Sterling Ave. Providence, passed away Tuesday December 21, 2010 at Cedar Crest Nursing Centre in Cranston. He was the husband of the late Rose (Cerbo) Cirelli.
Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Federico and Carolina (Rossi) Cirelli.
Joseph was a WW-II Army Veteran. He operated a moving and trash...
ARTHUR G. CRUDALE
Dec 20, 2010
50, of Cranston, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2010 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the former husband of Ann Marie Crudale. Born in Providence, Arthur was the son of Alphonse and Lillian (Reilly) Crudale of Cranston. Mr. Crudale was the owner of the former AGC Automotive Parts in Cranston and was currently employed as the Manager at...
GILDA L. (PICERNO) SINAPI
Dec 20, 2010
89, of Cleveland Ave., Cranston, passed away Monday, December 20, 2010 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Ralph T. Sinapi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Batista and Vincenza Picerno.
Mrs. Sinapi worked at the former Columbus National Bank downtown Providence in the Foreign Department where she controlled documents and...
ESTER B. (BUENAFLOR) TUIROK
Dec 17, 2010
90, of Chestnut Hill Ave., Cranston passed away on Friday December 17, 2010 at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of the late Daniel A. Tuirok. She was born in Noveleta Cavite, Philipines on August 17, 1920 a daughter of the late Luis and Macaria (Valerio ) Buenaflor and she...
OLINDO "WILLIE" MARSEGLIA
Dec 17, 2010
93, of D'Evan Manor, Cranston St., Cranston, passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 69 years of Anna V. (Ruzzano) Marseglia. Born in Naples, Italy, he was the son of the late Vincent and Paulina (Cippola) Marseglia.
Known affectionately as Willie, he was the owner and operator...
NICHOLAS G. RUGGIERI
Dec 15, 2010
84, of Cranston, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2010. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Francesco P. and Onorato (Mancini) Ruggieri. He was raised by his father, his mother having died when he was young.
He attended local schools and came of age during the depression. He joined the U.S. Navy at 18, served in...
CONSTANCE "CONNIE" A. (THEODORE) KENT
Dec 14, 2010
80, of Warwick, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Riverview Healthcare Community, Coventry. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Celia (Bertone) Theodore. Connie was a bookkeeper for the former Geoffrey Distributing Company of Providence for eleven years before her retirement. She was a past treasurer for the Arlington Manor Residents...
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