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North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries
Local obituaries for the North Providence, RI area
Grace K. Cafferty
Apr 21, 2025
Grace K. Cafferty (Forgue), 94, a lifelong resident of Centredale, North Providence, died peacefully on April 21, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late John A. Cafferty, Sr. Born in North Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Levesque) Forgue.
After an early career in hair styling, Grace worked as a librarian’s...
Patricia A. Livesey
Apr 19, 2025
Patricia A. Livesey (Wheeler), 69, of Smithfield, passed peacefully on April 19, 2025 at the HopeHealth Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of James W. Livesey for 45 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Veronica (Cullen) Wheeler.
Patricia loved a great party and enjoyed listening to live music and dancing....
Jacqueline A. Crepeau
Apr 18, 2025
On Friday, April 18, 2025, Jacqueline A. (Jardin) Crepeau, 89, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Smithfield, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Beatrice (Morvan) Jardin. Jackie's life was a testament to her devotion to her special needs daughter, Sandra Crepeau, who passed away at 59. Jackie's family, including three daughters, Deborah Foster,...
John T. Savitsky, Jr.
Apr 15, 2025
John Savitsky Jr., of Johnston, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully at his home on April 15th at the age of 52. He leaves behind a legacy of love, kindness, and strength that touched the lives of everyone who knew him.
He leaves behind his devoted wife, Barbara Savitsky who brought joy and true campionship to his life. He is also survived...
Allen J. Ross
Apr 14, 2025
Allen J. Ross, (Mickey) 77, of Smithfield, died peacefully on April 14, 2025, at Hebert Health Center. Born in Boston, he was one of nine children of the late William and Marion (Fecca) Ross.
Allen had worked as a supervisor in the Workmen’s Compensation Division for the State of Rhode Island for many years before retiring. He received his Bachelor of...
Eileen M. Dwyer
Apr 8, 2025
Eileen M. Dwyer (Metivier), 92, of Greenville, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2025 at her daughter’s home, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Lawrence W. Dwyer. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late George and Mary (Cronan) Metivier.
Eileen was a school teacher at Kent Heights Elementary School in East Providence until...
Vincent P. Palumbo
Mar 24, 2025
Vincent P. Palumbo, 72, of East Providence, passed away on March 24, 2025 at the HopeHealth Hospice Inpatient Center. He was the husband of Gail (Dusza) Palumbo for 51 years.
Vincent was a retired truck driver for Garelick Farms. He enjoyed watching sports, particularly the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, and the Providence College Friars. Vincent was known to have a...
Matthias Kade Wojnar
Mar 17, 2025
With profound sadness Adam and Sarah Wojnar share that their sweet Matthias Kade entered heaven way too early. The 6 months that Sarah carried him were amazing and full of anticipation. Matty had already begun showing his personality with the way he rolled about and responded to the world outside of mommy. Unfortunately, at 18 weeks he was diagnosed with...
Richard J. Capaldo
Mar 17, 2025
Richard J. Capaldo, 75, of Cranston, passed away on March 17, 2025 at the Grandview Center with his family by his side. He was the husband of Jeanne (Boudreau) Capaldo and the late Barbara (Oakley) Capaldo.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Angelina (Ritacco) Capaldo.
Richard received his Bachelor of Education from Rhode Island College and...
Crystal L. Vizcaino
Mar 15, 2025
Crystal L. Vizcaino, 43, of Johnston, passed away on March 15, 2025 at the HopeHealth Hospice Center. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Deborah Blanchard and the late George Vizcaino, Jr. and stepdaughter of the late Stephen Barrette.
Crystal had worked for the past several years as a waitress at J & T's Grill in Johnston. She was a...
Karen A. Bessette
Mar 3, 2025
Karen Bessette, 54, of Smithfield, died unexpectedly on March 3, 2025 at Landmark Medical Center. Born in Central Falls, she was the daughter of the late Roland A. and Loretta F. (Dumais) Bessette.
Karen worked as a CNA at several group homes. She was loved by clients and their families, as well as her co-workers. She was a New England Sports...
Jo-Ann Cambio
Mar 1, 2025
Jo-Ann Cambio, 65, a lifelong resident of North Providence, passed unexpectedly on March 1, 2025 at her home. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Mary (Higgins) Cambio.
Jo-Ann worked for the State of Rhode Island for many years before retiring. She loved animals, especially her Golden Retrievers, as well as watching movies and chatting on...
Eric Julius Reed Williams
Feb 27, 2025
Eric Julius Reed Williams, 31, of Providence, passed away on February 27, 2025. Born in North Providence, he was the beloved son of Kimberly Reed and Eric G. Williams and stepson of Kelly Harden.
Eric had worked as a chef for many years, at both Providence College and Bryant University. He was dedicated to his craft and considered it a way...
Mary F. Laughter
Feb 27, 2025
Mary F. Laughter (Cahill), 90, of Johnston, passed away on February 27, 2025 at Cherry Hill Manor. She was the wife of the late Lloyd Laughter. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Mary (Miley) Cahill.
Mary and her late husband were foster parents for over 15 years to mostly special needs children. She was devoted...
William G. Grimes
Feb 24, 2025
William G. Grimes, 66, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully at home on February 24, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Christine A. (Geddes) Grimes. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph F. Grimes, Sr. and Agnes (DeSimone) Grimes.
William was the Director of Operations at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet for many years before retiring. As director, William strove to...
Ronald Russell Carpenter
Feb 21, 2025
Ronald Russell Carpenter Jr, a loving husband, devoted father, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2025 at his home in Summerville, SC surrounded around by his wife and family at the age of 59. Born April 2,1965 in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the son of Marilyn (Berube) Carpenter of Summerville, SC and Ronald Russell Carpenter Sr....
Herbert F. Shurtleff, Jr.
Feb 19, 2025
Herbert F. Shurtleff, Jr., 92, formerly of North Providence, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025 at Greenville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the beloved husband of the late Alberta C. (Rocchio) Shurtleff. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Herbert F. and Aline (Couturier) Shurtleff.
After graduating from LaSalle Academy, Bert enlisted in the United States...
Constance S. Costa
Feb 16, 2025
Constance Louise Sansom was born in Cumberland, Maryland to William Raymond and Ruby Louise (Sachs) Sansom on April 10, 1941. She was born second into her original family of six children. She is proceeded in death by her beloved husband Richard J. Costa, her parents, her older brother William Raymond Sansom Jr., and her younger sister Bonnie Sue (Sansom) Faith....
Debra Joan Sparadeo
Feb 16, 2025
Debra Joan Sparadeo, 67, a longtime Burrillville resident, passed away peacefully on February 16, 2025 at Zambarano Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Gordon Sparadeo and Viola Mae Cramer and stepdaughter of the late Marjorie Sparadeo.
Debra was an angel from Heaven. She was a special person, who always had time to laugh, no matter her...
Cheryl A. Carreiro
Feb 10, 2025
Cheryl passed away peacefully on Monday, February 10, 2025. Born in Central Falls she was the beloved daughter of Pauline Carreiro and the late Ronald Carreiro. She was the sister of Norman (Kathy), Steven (Karen), Joseph (Holly). She was predeceased by her sister Rhonda, Uncle Norman Carreiro, Aunt Charlotte Galligan, Uncle Raymond Paulhus and Uncle Gerard Paulhus. She is survived...
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