All Obituaries

GENTES, SUZANNE L.  71, of Gainer Avenue, North Providence, RI, died peacefully on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Heritage Hills in Smithfield, RI.  She was the daughter of the late Henri and Gertrude (Edmondson) Gentes.    Suzanne worked for the R.I. Division of Motor Vehicles for over 30 years. She was a faithful congregant of St. Albans church of North Providence for many years and later she was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church of North Scituate where she helped...

Capraro, Margaret A. (Lally), 95, of Smithfield, died on October 11, 2021 at her home with her family by her side.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Locke) Lally. Margaret is survived by two children, Peggy Capraro and Thomas Capraro and his wife Denise, three grandchildren, Katie Spada and her husband Paul, Kelly Gonzalez and her husband Los, and Christopher Capraro and his wife Justine, twelve great-grandchildren, and a sister, Patricia Rao. ...

SFC (Ret.) Paul A. Grimes, beloved son, brother, brother-in-law and uncle, left us suddenly on Monday, October 4, 2021 after a valiant struggle with illness.  Paul was born to Joseph F. and Agnes R. Grimes of North Providence. Paul is survived by his loving mother, Agnes R. Grimes, and his siblings, Deborah L. Procopio, William G. Grimes, Sheila A. Murphy, Mary E. McGrath and James P. Grimes. He was uncle to sixteen nieces and nephews.   Paul began an exemplary career with the...

  Marino, Gina A., 45, of North Providence, died on September 23, 2021 at Rhode Island Hospital.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Edward Marino and the late Bernice (Arruda) Marino.  Gina was a graduate of North Providence High School, Class of 1993.  She was an avid animal lover and audiobook enthusiast.  Despite her many setbacks due to illness, she faced them with a great sense of humor and will to live. Besides her father, she is survived by her...

Green, Luke Raymond, 100, formerly of Providence, died on September 18, 2021 at Royal Health, Westerly.  He was the husband of the late Helen L. (DeQuattro) Green.  Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late John and Margaret (Parkinson) Green. Luke was a WWII Army Veteran who served with distinction in a guerrilla warfare unit during the Philippine Campaign under the command of Colonel Ferdinand Marcos, who later became the President of the Philippines. He was an auto...

Sparadeo, Palma "Polly" (Iannuccilli), 94, passed away peacefully with her family in the Garden Room of Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vermont on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Born in North Providence, Rhode Island, on November 17, 1926, Polly was a daughter of the late Leonardo and Christina (Russo) Iannuccilli. She lived in a charming home built by her husband, the late Robert D. Sparadeo, on Peach Hill Avenue most of her life. Polly worked as a bookkeeper as well as in the...

Rosemary J Graziano, formerly of North Providence, passed away on September 11, 2021 at Elmhurst Rehabilitation Center in Providence, RI. She was the daughter of the late Albino and Mary Esther (Evans)Graziano. She was the sister of Donald Graziano and his wife Helga of Wakefield, RI.  She is also survived by 22 nieces and nephews, 36 great nieces and nephews and 19 great-great nieces and nephews across the United States.  She was predeceased by her sisters, Lillian Reid and...

Bowden, Thomas H., 87, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at the HopeHealth Hospice Center with his family by his side.  He was the husband of Margaret A. (Reid) Bowden. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Milton A. and Mary (Birnie) Bowden. Thomas was a retired Professional Engineer, working for several area engineering firms. He earned his Civil Engineering degree from Roger Williams University. A longtime parishioner of St. James and St. Alban’s Churches in North...

Lucia “Lucy” DiPalma, of North Providence, RI passed away peacefully with her family by her side on September 8, 2021.   Born on July 31st in Providence she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe Rochira and Teresa (Regine) Rochira. She married the love of her life Domenic DiPalma on September 11, 1948 and they were married 53 years until his passing in 2001.   Together they had two children, a son Richard DiPalma and daughter Diane Lantagne, and two grandchildren,...

Pluchino, Rita C. (D’Orazio), 93, died on September 5, 2021 at Stillwater Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.  She was the wife of the late Joseph F. Pluchino and daughter of the late John and Angela (DiFolco) D’Orazio. Rita was a bookkeeper for General Motors and for US Pharmaceutical until retiring. She is survived by two children, Karen A. Pluchino and her husband Joseph and John G. Reale; her stepdaughter, Susan Carroll and her husband Jim; three granddaughters, Sandra...