Obituaries

North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries

Local obituaries for the North Providence, RI area

Elizabeth Burhoe

Elizabeth Burhoe

Jan 23, 2016

Burhoe, Elizabeth Allette (Hansen), 85, died Saturday January 23, 2016 at the Hebert Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Douglas A. Burhoe. Born on September 30, 1930 in Greenville, RI, a section of Smithfield, she was the 7th child of eight children to Nils A. Hansen, Sr. and Elizabeth W. (Longfellow) Hansen. She was the sister...

Cosmo Longo

Cosmo Longo

Jan 16, 2016

Longo, Cosmo L., 89, died Saturday January 16, 2016 at the Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of the late Angela (Cardente) Longo. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph and Rochetta (Marra) Longo. Cosmo enjoyed working in his garden and outdoors. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was...

Eileen Boyle

Eileen Boyle

Jan 13, 2016

Boyle, Eileen (DeAguiar), 87, of Johnston, died Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the beloved wife of William F. Boyle for 64 years. Born in Johnston, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Alice (Godinho) DeAguiar. Besides her husband, she leaves three daughters, Patricia Waterman (Allan) of Johnston, Donna Danielian (Jeff) of Lincoln,...

Arthur Richard

Arthur Richard

Jan 10, 2016

Richard, Arthur C. (Lt., JPD Retired), 75, of North Providence, formerly of Johnston, died January 10, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Lois J. (Bissanti) Richard and son of the late George and Natalia (Pappini) Richard. He was the loving father of Lisa Richard of North Providence and Lori Guarniero of Johnston. He was the cherished...

Mary Dimillio

Mary Dimillio

Jan 4, 2016

DiMillio, Mary B. (Gomes) 83, of Smithfield, died Monday January 4, 2016 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert J. DiMillio, Sr. Born in Seekonk, MA, she was a daughter of the late August Gomes, Sr. and Mary C. Fernandes. She is survived by two children, Lori Lemoi (DiMillio) and her husband Phillip Sr., and Robert...

Mildred Millard

Mildred Millard

Dec 31, 2015

Millard, Mildred Faith (Irons), born the youngest daughter of Helen (Myers) and Irving Irons, Sr., passed on December 31, 2015. At age 17, she married the love of her life, William, and together they raised four children. Her friends knew her as Millie and her grandchildren knew her as Moochie, but all loved her humor and good nature. Millie...

Joseph Nobile

Joseph Nobile

Dec 28, 2015

Nobile, Joseph, 91, of Smithfield, died Monday December 28, 2015 at the Elmhurst Extended Care Facility. He was the husband of the late Celia (Corcelli) Nobile. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Nicola and Adeline (DeCesare) Nobile. Joseph served four years in the U.S. Navy and was a WWII veteran. He also worked for the...

Violet Iafrate

Violet Iafrate

Dec 28, 2015

Iafrate, Violet A. (Venava), 94, formerly of North Providence, died December 28, 2015 at Village at Waterman Lake. She was the wife of the late Alfred A. Iafrate and daughter of the late Sullivan and Orsola (DeCesare) Venava. Violet was very committed to the Town of North Providence. She was extremely proud of her work as a switchboard telephone...

Joseph Giudice

Joseph Giudice

Dec 24, 2015

Del Giudice, Joseph J. 52, of Johnston, passed away peacefully Thursday December 24, 2015. Born in Providence, Joseph was a son of the late Anthony S. and Alice G. (McCormack) Del Giudice. Joseph is survived by his brothers, Peter Del Giudice of Westerly, Dante Del Giudice of Richmond, Michael Del Giudice of Denver, Colorado, and his nieces and nephews....

Mary Tasillo

Mary Tasillo

Dec 19, 2015

Tasillo, Mary E., 91, of North Providence, died Sunday, December 19, 2015 at the Golden Crest Nursing Centre. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Donato and Vincenza "Jennie" (Mancini) Tasillo. Mary leaves her brother, James Tasillo and his wife Jean of North Providence. She was the sister of the late Daniel Tasillo. Visitation will be...

John Stevens

John Stevens

Dec 9, 2015

Stevens, John A. Jr., 61, of North Kingstown, died December 9, 2015 at home after a brief battle with cancer. He was the son of Rita (Dionne) Stevens of Cocoa Beach FL, and the late John A. Stevens, Sr. John was a former brick layer and worked on the construction of Americas Cup Avenue, the Doris Duke Estate, and...

Judith Unsworth

Judith Unsworth

Dec 5, 2015

Unsworth, Judith C. (Schenck), 73, died December 5, 2015 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. Unsworth. Born in Providence and raised in Esmond, she was the daughter of the late Emery and Diana (Monjoe) Schenck. Judith worked as a CT Technologist for Rhode Island Hospital for many years before retiring. She is survived by...

Florence Corte

Florence Corte

Dec 3, 2015

Corte, Florence C. (Durand), 92, died December 3, 2015 at Hopkins Manor. She was the wife of the late John J. Corte. Born in Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Lea (Patient) Durand. Florence was retired from A.T. Cross. She was a communicant of Mary, Mother of Mankind Church and was an avid bingo player....

Doris Hein

Doris Hein

Nov 30, 2015

Hein, Doris I. (Guerin), 96, went to live with Jesus on November 30, 2015. She was the wife of the late James E. Hein. Born in Framingham, MA, she was a daughter of the late Ovide and Eva (Boucher) Guerin. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn A. Lees and her husband Walter of North Kingstown, two grandchildren, Deborah...

John Egan

John Egan

Nov 30, 2015

Egan, John R., 74, died Monday, November 30, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Gavigan) Egan. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Francis and Mary (Mulvey) Egan. John was a 50 year member of the Steamfitters Local 476. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Besides his...

Ellen Goff

Ellen Goff

Nov 22, 2015

Goff, Ellen E. (Hughes), 93, died November 22, 2015. She was the wife of the late James E. Goff. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret (McCarthy) Hughes. Ellen was a 1940 graduate of Aldrich High School. She served in the US Marine Corps during WWII, stationed in Hawaii. She is survived by...

Rhea Richard

Rhea Richard

Nov 20, 2015

Richard, Rhea Y. (Simard), 95, of North Providence, a homemaker, died November 20, 2015. She was the wife of the late Arthur R. Richard for 48 years before his passing. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Alvera (Lamontagne) Simard. Rhea is survived by six children, June Hochberg and her husband Gary, Alan...

M. Beauchemin

M. Beauchemin

Nov 19, 2015

Beauchemin, M. Irene (Labrie), 87, of Smithfield, died peacefully November 19, 2015 at Hebert Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Donald Beauchemin. Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Alma M. (Forgue) Labrie. Irene was a homemaker, and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed playing bingo. She...

Helen Green

Helen Green

Nov 17, 2015

Green, Helen L. (DeQuattro), 88, of Providence, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Woodpecker Hill Nursing Home. She was the wife of Luke Green. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Conti) DeQuattro. Helen was the secretary for the Tax Administrator of the State of RI for 35 years before retiring. Her...

Charlotte Mcdonald

Charlotte Mcdonald

Nov 16, 2015

McDonald, Charlotte S., 99, of Pleasant View Ave., Smithfield, died Monday November 16, 2015 at Brookdale Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Raymond F. McDonald. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (McGuire) Kennedy. She had lived in Smithfield since 2000, previously residing in North Providence for 45 years. Charlotte...