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North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries
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Robin Smaldone
Feb 15, 2016
Robin R. Smaldone (Brooks) of Johnston, RI, age 64, passed suddenly into Eternal Life on February 15, 2016. Robin was the loving wife of John A. Smaldone, Jr.; Loving mother of Brooke A. Whittaker and her husband James of Coventry, RI; Christopher J. Smaldone and his wife Lindsey of Sanford, Florida; Sister of Sharon Silcox and her husband John...
Loretta Didonato
Feb 13, 2016
DiDonato, Loretta "Lee" (Metivier), 80, died February 13, 2016 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late George and Mae (Cronan) Metivier. Loretta worked in the jewelry industry and for Bay Towers and the Scandinavian Home. She was an independent woman who took flying lessons and who loved to travel and...
William Kavanagh
Feb 11, 2016
Kavanagh, William F., 67, of North Providence, died February 11, 2016 at Miriam Hospital. He was the husband of Denise A. (Mason) Kavanagh. They would have celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in May. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Francis and Beverly (Affleck) Kavanagh. William had worked as a lineman for New England Telephone for...
Adelaide Rovensky
Feb 8, 2016
Rovensky, Adelaide "Carol" (Bittner), 88, of Johnston, died Monday, February 8, 2016 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of William J. Rovensky. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Marie (Bolduc) Bittner. Besides her husband, she is survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 16,...
Gail Lefort
Feb 7, 2016
LeFort, Gail. A. (Archambault), 62, of Johnston and formerly of Providence, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles G LeFort. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of Rene Archambault and the late Florence (Plouffe) Leacy. She graduated from Woonsocket high school in 1972 and attended nursing school and became a...
Edwin Laroche
Feb 7, 2016
Laroche, Edwin, 55, of Greenville, died February 7, 2016 at home. He was the husband of the late Jo Ann (Cunningham) Laroche. Born in Groton, CT, he was the son of Rita (Levesque) Laroche of Groton and the late Edwin Laroche. Edwin worked as a tech aid at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital for the past twenty years, previously...
Angela Dorazio
Feb 3, 2016
Dorazio, Angela (Massarotti), 98, died Wednesday February 3, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Antonio H. Dorazio. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Carolina (DelSesto) Massarotti. Angela worked with her late husband, Antonio, at Dorazio Brothers Inc. She loved to cook and garden. She leaves a son,...
Ronald Giessler
Jan 31, 2016
Giessler, Ronald E. "Grunt", 67, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Denise (Newton) Giessler for 39 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Ralph and Louise (Chagnon) Giessler. Ronald worked at Domenic and Sons Floor Covering. He was a former member of the Greystone Social...
Anna Russell
Jan 23, 2016
Russell, Anna, 83, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 in home surrounded by her family and friends. She was the beloved sister of Georgette Houde, Mary Conti, Olive Russell and Gertrude Clukey. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Gertrude Morancy. Before retirement, Anna was employed by the Fogarty Center. She had...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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