Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI

Jan 7, 2010

Major William R. Paniccia, Sr. Ret. PPD 86, of Providence and Hollywood, FL passed away on Thursday January 7, 2010 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, South Carolina. He was the beloved husband of Madeline (DiFolco) Paniccia. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Gabriele and Leonilda (Marcello) Paniccia. Mr. Paniccia joined the Providence Police Department in...

Jan 6, 2010

89, of Narragansett, RI and Boynton Beach, FL formerly of Cranston, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at West View Health Care Center, West Warwick. He was the husband of Latterina "Lolly" (Iacampo) Grello; they were married for sixty-eight years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Frank and Angelina (Martino) Grello. Mr. Grello was employed at the...

Jan 6, 2010

Rocco Petrozzi 86, of Cranston passed away on Wednesday January 6, 2010 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Rose (Valente) Petrozzi. They were happily married for over sixty years. He was born in Providence, a son of Italian immigrants, the late Francesco and Lucia (Santostefano) Petrozzi. Mr. Petrozzi served his country in WW...

Jan 6, 2010

82, of Cranston, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at home. He was the husband of Josephine (Mansolillo) Casacalenda. They were married on May 28, 1949. Born in Cranston; he was a son of the late Leonardo and Gabriela (Fabio) Casacalenda. Mr. Casacalenda was employed by Sears for thirty years and was also a projectionist at the Park Theatre in Cranston...

Jan 6, 2010

82, of Wakefield and Palm Beach, FL died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, FL. She was the wife of the late Michael A. Gammino, Jr. Born in Providence; she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Smith) Kelley. Mrs. Gammino was the Executive Secretary to the President for the former Narragansett...

Jan 4, 2010

ANTHONY J. CACICIA, PFD, RET. "TONY C.", 64, of Freedom Court, Johnston and Naples, FL, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 42 years of Joyce M. (Bates) Cacicia. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Ignazio and Helen (Borrelli) Cacicia.

Anthony was a...

Jan 4, 2010

83, of Johnston, died Monday, January 4, 2010 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. He was the dedicated and loving husband of Mary (Ricciardi) Gelsomino for the past 58 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Gelsomina (DiGennaro) Gelsomino. As an educator for 37 years, Lou was an arduous advocate for children of...

Jan 3, 2010

88, of Peace Dale, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Scallop Shell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Peace Dale. Born in North Attleboro, MA, she was a daughter of the late Edmond J. and Mary Agnes (McDade) Beaulieu. Miss Beaulieu was a supervisor and operator for the former New England Telephone Company for thirty-three years before retiring in 1983. She is...

Jan 3, 2010

78, of Set-N-Sun Drive, Hope, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband of Patricia (Finnegan) Pieranunzi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Oresto and Yolanda (Falchini) Pieranunzi. Mr. Pieranunzi was the owner and operator of Perry Brothers, Inc. for 50 years...

Jan 2, 2010

81, of Sturbridge Ave., Greenville, passed away on Saturday January 2, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Rosalina (Mendonsa) Votolato. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Frank and Christina (Pistocco) Votolato. He was a Marine Corps Veteran during the Korean War. Mr. Votolato was...

Jan 1, 2010

57, of Cranston, died Friday, January 1, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. She was the wife of Anthony Di Sano. Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late Virginia (Rebeiro) Boyd. Besides her husband she is survived by her sons, Anthony P. Di Sano of Providence and David J. Di Sano of Cranston. Judith was the sister...

Dec 31, 2009

ALICE DAMARJIAN, R.N., 90, formerly of East Gate on the Trail in East Providence, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009 at North Bay Manor in Smithfield. Born in Woonsocket, she was the beloved daughter of the late George and Anna (Tashjian) Damarjian.

Alice was a graduate of RI Hospital School of Nursing and was a registered nurse at RI...

Dec 31, 2009

CHARLES AVEDISIAN, 81, of White Ave., Warwick, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 59 years of Pauline (Blekjion) Avedisian. Born in North Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Kachadourian) Avedisian.

Mr. Avedisian was a foreman at Anson, Inc. for many years and...

Dec 30, 2009

86, of Park Forest Rd. Cranston, passed away on Wednesday December 30, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy Ann (Gibbons) Fobert. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Mary (Cunningham) Fobert. Mr. Fobert had a passion for aviation and held a private pilot's...

Dec 30, 2009

Santino, infant son of David and Jennifer (Dos Santos) Alviano of Cranston, passed away, Wednesday December 30, 2009 at Woman and Infants Hospital. Besides his parents, he is survived by his sister Talia Nicole, half brother Cory Santilli, maternal grandparents Shirley Dos Santos of Warwick and Ronald Dos Santos of Hope Valley, paternal grandparents Michael and Mary Jane Alviano of...

Dec 29, 2009

JOSEPH LICCIARDI, 85, of Cranston St., Cranston, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. He was the beloved husband for 61 years of Alice C. (Silva) Licciardi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Tindaro and Rosa (Giuffre) Licciardi.

Mr. Licciardi was an iron worker for Providence Steel & Iron...

Dec 27, 2009

Gladys L. (Ferrante) Rossi 80, a life long Johnston resident, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday December 27, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late John C. Rossi. Born, in Johnston she was the daughter of the late George and Laura (Jacavone) Ferrante. She is survived by her daughter, Janice D. (Acciardo) Mele of...

Dec 27, 2009

86, of Providence, died Sunday, December 27, 2009 at home. He was the husband of Marie (DiFruscio) Campopiano. They were married for twenty-nine years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Vincenzo and Filomena (Gerimia) Campopiano. Mr. Campopiano was a Bridge Engineer for the State of Rhode Island for thirty years before his retirement. He was a...

Dec 26, 2009

79, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center on Saturday, December 26, 2009. She was the wife of the late Frank E. Moschetti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Angelina (Paolucci) Baldini. She retired in 1984 from Elena Faye Dresses where she worked as a dressmaker. She was a wonderful...

Dec 26, 2009

65, of Providence, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, North Providence. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Vincent and Josephine (Caserta) DeCredico. Mr. DeCredico was a Professor of Foundation Drawing at the Rhode Island School of Design for over thirty years. He was a graduate of RISD, Painting Department, Class of...