Sep 7, 2020

Murphy, James J., 96, of Smithfield, died on September 7, 2020.  Born in Johnston, he was a son of the late James and Mabel (Hawksley) Murphy.

James was a custodian for the Smithfield School Department before retiring.

He is survived by his daughter, Kathleen Cipriano and her husband, David, his son, James Murphy, and nieces...

Sep 1, 2020

Soper, Albert E. Sr., 94, and Soper, Stella Jean (Jeannie), 91, passed on September 1, 2020 at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab and April 9, 2020 at Scalabrini Villa, respectively.  They would have been married for 65 years on August 20th.

Al was born in Cambridge, MA to the late Albert and Margaret (Fisher) Soper and grew up in Bonavista,...

Aug 23, 2020

Savasta, Yolanda E. “Vi” (Ricciardi), 100, died on August 23, 2020 at her home.  She was the beloved wife of the late Stellario “Larry” Savasta.  Born in Milford, NH, she was one of eleven children of the late Costantino and Joanna (Ceravelo) Ricciardi.

Vi worked for SamSam Jewelry for 30 years and Newport Creamery for 9 years. ...

Aug 23, 2020

O’Donnell, Jane R. (Rankin), 93, died on August 23, 2020. Born in Washoe, MT, she was a daughter of the late John and Delilah (Green) Rankin.

Jane died peacefully at home in the care of her family. She was the wife of the late Thomas F. O’Donnell, Jr. of Providence, RI. Tom and...

Aug 22, 2020

Nero, Ernest Walter (Cal), passed away peacefully at home on August 22, 2020.  He was married to the late Virginia Nero (Coleman) for 63 years.  He was the son of the late Ernest W. Nero and Victoria T. Nero (Pietraszka).

Ernest is survived by his six children, Richard W. (Rebecca), Linda A. Nuzzo, Susanne Travisono (Richard), Jeffrey...

Aug 11, 2020

Rovensky, William J., 95, of Johnston, died on August 11, 2020 at Briarcliffe Manor.  He was the husband of the late Adelaide “Carol” (Bittner) Rovensky and son of the late Peter and Theresa (Vanco) Rovensky.  He was a US Navy veteran of WWII.

Bill is survived by nieces and nephews.  He was the brother of the late...

Aug 10, 2020

Pickering, J. Gilbert “Gil”, 91, died on August 10, 2020 at Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center.  He was the husband of the late Marion (MacQueen) Pickering and companion of the late Helen Abate.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James and Florrie (Sheargold) Pickering.

Gil was an engineer, employed by...

Aug 8, 2020

Corsetti, David A., Jr., 60, of Woonasquatucket Avenue, North Providence, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital.  He was the son of Cecile (Florio) Corsetti and the late David A. Corsetti, Sr.

David was a self-employed handyman.  He was a past president of the Elmhurst Little League. In addition to baseball, he coached basketball and...

Aug 1, 2020

Sprague, Forrest R., Jr., 90, of North Scituate, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Woodpecker Hill Nursing Home.  He was the husband of Nancy K (Atkinson) Sprague.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Forrest R. and Ethel (Lund) Sprague.

Forrest was the superintendent of the former Providence Gas Company for many years...

Jul 30, 2020

Mariotti, Carolina (Petrella), 95, of Smithfield, died on July 30, 2020 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Caesar G. Mariotti.  Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Felice and Maria (Pirolli) Petrella.

Carolina came to this country in 1959, becoming a citizen shortly thereafter.  She worked at Mine Safety Appliances...

Jul 28, 2020

Small, Bernadette V. (Dutille), 96, of Smithfield, died on July 28, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Deacon William A. Small, Sr.

Born in Brunswick, ME, she was a daughter of the late Adolph and Marion (Belanger) Dutille and sister of the late Bernard Dutille and Anne Ryan.

Bernadette was a staff assistant...

Jul 22, 2020

Johns, Joyce A. (Fiore), 65, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Johns.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael R. Fiore, Sr. and the late Jeanne F. (Godin) Fiore.

Joyce was a project manager and regional delivery lead for IGT for...

Jul 19, 2020

Threshier, Lillian D. (Newman), 91, of Pawtucket, formerly of Johnston, died on July 19, 2020 at her home.

Lillian grew up on a farm in Johnston, a daughter of the late Alfred and Marion (Martineau) Newman, with her siblings, Alfred, Herbert, Chester, and Beatrice.  She was married and had four children, before getting divorced.  At the age...

Jul 17, 2020

Sharkey, Barbara E. (Feeley), 90, of Johnston, died on July 17, 2020 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Vincent T. Sharkey.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Helen (Ballou) Feeley.

Barbara was retired from the textile and jewelry industry.  She enjoyed shopping, reading, going out to breakfast...

Jul 11, 2020

Petit, Richard J., 90, of North Providence, formerly of Franklin, MA, employed by the Raytheon Co. in Wayland, MA before retiring in 1992, died on July 11, 2020 at his home.  HE was the husband of the late Beverly Petit, who passed on May 8th.  Born in Providence, RI he had lived in Johnston, RI for 30 years.

Jul 6, 2020

Michael Nicholas Colabella, known as “PAPA/ PA” to his family.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island on December 07, 1927 to Marie (Fandetti) and Domenico Colabella died on July 06, 2020 at age of 92.  He was preceded in death by his wife Vi (Corbeil) Colabella.

Besides his sister Carmela Bonetti of Texas, he is survived...

Jul 2, 2020

Gardner, Diane M. Anderson (Goring), formerly of Smithfield passed away on Thursday, July 2nd, at Woonsocket Health & Rehabilitation Centre.  She was the wife of Everett Gardner.  They had been married for 21 years.

She is survived by her daughters; Svea Anderson and her husband, Ben Vosper of Tucson, AZ; and Greta Anderson and her...

Jun 28, 2020

Irene I. Forgue, 91, of North Kingstown, died Friday, June 26, 2020, one day shy of her 92nd birthday. at Robert's Health Center in North Kingstown.  She was the former wife of the late Walter H. Forgue.

Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Eva (Berry) Chew.  She was a resident of...

Jun 22, 2020

Unsworth, Kerri L., RN, 56, of North Providence, passed away on June 20, 2020.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Judith C. (Schenck) Unsworth.

Kerri was a registered nurse, most recently working as a nursing instructor at RINI.  She also worked per diem on the COVID response team at Lifespan,...

Jun 18, 2020

Ducharme, Roger E., of Johnston, passed away at home on June 18, 2020 after a brief illness.  He was the husband of Marsha Ducharme.  Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Leo and Madeleine Ducharme.

Roger served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era.  Prior to serving, he worked in the food industry...