Local obituaries for Cranston and Narragansett, RI
ADELINE J. (CERRITO) MANCINI
Dec 25, 2009
Adeline J. (Cerrito) Mancini 96, of Cranston passed away on Friday December 25, 2009 at her home. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio Mancini. She was born in Italy, and was a daughter of the late Tommaso and Nancy (Rotondo) Cerrito. She is survived by her loving children, Virginia Haughey...
NICOLA RICCI
Dec 25, 2009
93, of Johnston, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of the late Mafalda "Mildred" (DelToro) Ricci. Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late Luigi and Carolina (Scungio) Ricci. Mr. Ricci was employed by the former New England Telephone Company for thirty-five years before retiring in 1978. He was a...
MARIETTA A. "AUNTIE MAY" (MACARI) CHARBONNEAU
Dec 24, 2009
Marietta A. "Auntie May" (Macari) Charbonneau Of Providence, passed away on Thursday at Grand Islander Nursing Center, Middletown. She was the beloved wife of the late Conrad Charbonneau. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gabriel and Elizabeth (Masso) Macari. Mrs. Charbonneau was educated in the...
MARIA D. "MARY" DiFAZIO
Dec 23, 2009
MARIA D. (FARNESI) DiFAZIO "MARY", 94, formerly of Plainfield Pike, Johnston, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Marco A. DiFazio. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Madalena (DiGiuseppe) Farnesi.
Maria worked at Davol Rubber Co. and...

ELEANOR M. (VASQUEZ) FINN
Dec 22, 2009
99, of Wakefield, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, at South County Hospital, Wakefield. She was the wife of the late Everett C. Finn. Born in Rye, New York, she was the daughter of the late Clement A. and Bertha (Nagy) Vasquez and the mother of the late Gerard E. Finn. Mrs. Finn was a secretary for the Greenwich Chamber of...
PETER MIKAELIAN
Dec 22, 2009
PETER MIKAELIAN , 81, of Welfare Ave., Cranston, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Grace S. "Bunny" (Surabian) Mikaelian. Born in Detroit, MI, he was the son of the late Nishan and Eva (Serabian) Mikaelian. Peter was co-owner of United Building Co. for many years before retiring. He...
PAULA ANN BALDINO
Dec 21, 2009
54, of Ophelia Street, Providence, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Evelyn (DelSanto) Baldino of Providence and the late James Baldino. Miss Baldino was a pre-school teacher at Growing Children of Providence and was also employed at Buono's Bakery in Providence, both for the past...
BENEDETTO 'BEN' ROSSI
Dec 21, 2009
BENEDETTO "BEN" ROSSI , 81, of Sterling Ave., Providence, passed away Monday, December 21, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved husband of the late Silvia (Troccoli) Rossi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Luigia (Cardinale) Rossi. Ben was the owner of the former Rossi Sheet Metal, Inc. and...
MARIE (DISCUILLO) CORNACHIONE
Dec 21, 2009
71, of Johnston, passed away on Monday December 21, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was the devoted wife of Philip J. Cornachione . They celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in November. Born in Providence, and had resided in Johnston for the past 40 years, she was the daughter of the late William and Jennie (Ravo) DiScuillo, Sr. Marie...
JOHN J. "BROOKLYN" BATTISTA, SR
Dec 21, 2009
81, of Birch St., Cranston passed away on Monday, December 21, 2009 at home. He was the former husband of Mary (Natalizia) Battista of Cranston. He was born in the Bronx, NY, a son of the late Angelo and Mildred (D'Orio) Battista and he had resided in Cranston for the past 60 years. Mr. Battista was a shop steward employed...
RAFFIE NAJARIAN
Dec 20, 2009
RAFFIE NAJARIAN, "UNCLE RALPH", 87, of Daggett Ave., Pawtucket, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Pawtucket, he was the devoted son of the late Melkon and Satenig (Soursourian) Najarian.
Raffie was a machine operator and worked at the former Potter & Johnston Machine Company in Pawtucket for many years and later at...
GIUSEPPE "JOE" SIMEONE
Dec 19, 2009
78, of Conifer Dr., North Providence, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Antonia (Simeone) Simeone. Born in Sant' Ambrogio, Italy, he was the son of the late Luigi and Giulia (Saraco) Simeone. Joe worked for D'Ambra Construction for many years as an operating...
RALPH N. D'AMBRA
Dec 19, 2009
Ralph N. D'Ambra
77, of Hartford Ave., Johnston, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Roger Williams Hospital, Providence. Ralph was the beloved husband of the late Gloria (Zincone) D'Ambra. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Virginia (Carpinata) D'Ambra. Mr. D'Ambra was a self-employed painting contractor until his retirement,...
LORRAINE M. (HESKETH) LAWRENCE
Dec 19, 2009
LORRAINE M. (HESKETH) LAWRENCE, 82, of Jordan Ave., Cranston, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 60 years of Albert B. Lawrence. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late John and Myrtle (Dewey) Hesketh. Besides her husband, she was the devoted mother of Robert B. Lawrence and...
FRANK MATRULLO
Dec 15, 2009
89, of Laurel Hill Ave., Cranston, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at Hopkins Manor in North Providence. He was the husband of Flora (Razzino) Matrullo for the past 55 years. A lifelong resident of Cranston, he was a son of the late Paul and Andrea (Lombardi) Matrullo. Mr. Matrullo was a building contractor and the owner and operator...
ANGELINA (LUCCA) GIARDINA
Dec 14, 2009
86, of Johnston, died Monday, December 14, 2009 at Briarcliffe Manor Nursing Home, Johnston. She was the wife of the late Agostino "Gus" Giardina. Born in Bia Latina, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Agnes (Santore) Lucca. Mrs. Giardina was a seamstress for the former K-Sportswear of Warwick. Angelina was also employed by various companies, sewing...
BERNARDO "BENNY" PISTOCCO
Dec 14, 2009
79, of Needham Street, Johnston, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was born in Cranston a son of the late Sabatino "Sam" and Maria "Mary" (DiLullo) Pistocco and resided most of life in Johnston. Mr. Pistocco was a machinist employed at Thurston Manufacturing Company, Smithfield for more than fifteen...
HATTIE E. BOYAJIAN
Dec 14, 2009
HATTIE E. BOYAJIAN, 85, of Dean St., Providence, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 at RI Hospital in Providence. Born in Providence, she was the beloved daughter of the late Avedis and Hatoon (Tashjian) Boyajian.
Hattie was a clerk at the former Big Chief Supermarket, American Supermarket and later at Scott Supermarket all in Providence before joining...
VIOLA (SIRAVO) DiFUSCO
Dec 13, 2009
84, of Midler St. Cranston, passed away on Sunday December 13, 2009 at the Scandanavian Home in Cranston. She was the beloved wife of Domenico DiFusco of Cranston.Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Serafino and Christina (Imondi) Siravo.Besides her husband she was the devoted mother of Marie DuCharme and her husband Leo and Joseph DiFusco both...
JOHN S. RENZA, SR
Dec 12, 2009
John S. Renza, Sr.
87, of Cranston passed away on Saturday December 12, 2009 at Cedar Crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre, Cranston. He was the beloved husband of Marie E. (Teigue) Renza. They were married 62 years. He was born in Providence, a son of the late Nicola and Carmela (Coccia) Renza. John was a 1943...
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