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North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries
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Thelma Zawislak
Dec 22, 2014
Zawislak, Thelma V. (Jette) 87, formerly of North Providence, died Monday December 22, 2014 in Florida, where she had resided with her niece and caretaker, MaryJeanne Carlson. She was the wife of the late Anthony F. Zawislak. Born in Johnston, RI, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Dora (Foster) Jette. Thelma was employed by Lees Manufacturing,...
Eugene Gilligan, Iii
Dec 19, 2014
Gilligan, Eugene F. (Gene), 67, passed away on December 19, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn (Morrissey) Gilligan to whom he was married 24 years. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, he was son of the late Eugene and Elaine Johnson Gilligan. He was the father of Jacqueline Gilligan who resides at home. He was the brother of...
Ida Jenkins
Dec 15, 2014
JENKINS, Ida D., 93, of Greenville Avenue, Johnston passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Saint Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich, after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Jenkins, Sr. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Anna (Mancini) DiMeo. Before retiring, Ida was a jewelry machinist...
Cheryl Fowler
Dec 13, 2014
Cheryl Fowler, 63 of Johnston, died peacefully on December 13th. She is survived by her husband and best friend Stephen of Johnston, her daughter and son-in-law Cheryl and Eddie Tudino of Coventry, her dog, cat, and wild birds. Cheryl loved nature and all of God's creatures. A private burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery on December...
Edward Breault
Dec 9, 2014
Breault, Edward, 85, of North Providence, died December 9, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the late Laura (Desmarais) Breault. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Edward and Bertha (Pelletier) Breault. Edward was a machinist and union secretary at Wardwell Braiding Machine Co., Central Falls and a deputy sheriff for the State of...
Patricia Morra
Nov 28, 2014
Morra, Patricia A., 60, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Virginia (Manco) Palumbo and the late Norman Nadeau. She was the wife of Thomas Morra for 24 years. Patricia worked at Cavanaugh for 25 years. She was a 1973 graduate of Johnston High School. She...
James Cooney, Jr.
Nov 22, 2014
Cooney, James E. Jr., "Bobby", 77, of Stillwater Rd., died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center after a long illness. Born in Providence, on April 19, 1937, he was the son of the late James E. Cooney, Sr. and the late Lea (Brunelle) Cooney. Bobby was a lifelong resident of Smithfield. He was a superintendent...
Louis Allaire
Nov 15, 2014
Allaire, Louis E. 81, of Coventry, died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Kent County Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Leonora (Sousa) Allaire. Born in Smithfield, he was a son of the late Walter and Irene (Vickers) Allaire. Louis was a salesman at Palmer Chrystler Plymouth for over 10 years and sold Real Estate. He was in...
Albert Alexander, Jr.
Nov 6, 2014
Alexander, Albert E. Jr., 62, of 22 Buratti Rd., Johnston, died peacefully on November 6th. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Margaret (Sangermano) Alexander. He is survived by his sister, Cindy Crawford of Corinth, VT and his stepmother Marie Alexander of Cranston. He also leaves behind many friends from The Fogarty Center. Albert...
Dorothy Buffi
Nov 4, 2014
Buffi, Dorothy J. (Parr), 69, of North Smithfield, died November 4, 2014 at her home. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Mulcahey) Parr. Dorothy worked at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI for almost 40 years before retiring. For the last ten years, she enjoyed traveling, spending time with her grandchildren and pets, and gardening. She...
John Ricci
Nov 1, 2014
Ricci, John C., 86, of North Providence, died November 1, 2014 at his home. He was the son of the late John and Domenica (Ottaviano) Ricci and husband of the late Marion (Minard) Ricci. John spent most of his life running the family business, Ricci's Supermarket and later was employed by the State of Rhode Island as a hearing...
Nancy Ricci-Barlow
Oct 26, 2014
Ricci-Barlow, Nancy, of Camarillo, California died October 26, 2014 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born on November 25, 1952, and raised in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Marion (Minard) Ricci. Nancy is survived by her husband Stephen Barlow, her son, Edward Barlow and his wife, Katie, her daughter, Briana Barlow,...
Rose Randle
Oct 23, 2014
Randle, Rose L. (Geary), 88, passed thru the gates of heaven on Thursday Oct.23rd. Beloved wife of the late Roy D. Randle. Born in Providence, daughter of the late Joseph F. & Mary R. (O'Toole) Geary. She lived in Providence before moving to Pembroke Pines, FL in 1998. Beloved mother of daughter, Ruth M. (Randle) Cole, Sons, Richard, Joseph,...
Lillian Walsh
Oct 22, 2014
Paradise Walsh, Lillian (Kelly) passed away peacefully on October 22, 2014, 4 days before turning 88. Born Lillian Anna Kelly on October 27, 1926 in Providence R.I. she was the daughter of Anna Frazier and Everett Kelly. She was married in 1947 in Centredale R.I. to Joseph J. Paradise and they made their home in Lincoln R.I. After Joe's...
John Motta
Oct 18, 2014
Motta, John E., 81, passed away Saturday, October 18 following a brief illness. A longtime resident of North Providence, he was the husband of the late Rita (Baccari) Motta. They had been married for 54 years. He was the son of the late John and Irene (Fonseca) Motta and step-son of the late Hilda (Carreiro) Motta. A loving father...
Anne Lusher
Oct 15, 2014
Lusher, Anne (Marra) 86, of Georgia and Rhode Island, died Wednesday October 15, 2014 at the Hebert Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Bill Lusher. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Angelina (DiPalma) Marra. She is survived by her sister, Philomena "Phyllis" DiIorio and her sister-in-law Ethel Marra. She is...
Frances Broadbent
Oct 13, 2014
Broadbent, Frances H., 90, of Smithfield, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of the late John Broadbent. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Amelia "Nellie" (Swirat) Regnault. Frances leaves her son, John C. Broadbent of Smithfield. Her funeral service and burial will be private.
Maureen Kennedy
Oct 13, 2014
Kennedy, Maureen E., 67, passed away at home surrounded by her family on October 13, 2014. She was the daughter of the late William and Evelyn Kennedy and sister of the late Joan Vacca, Carol Layfield, Robert and William Kennedy. She is survived by her children, Kathleen Cardillo, Christopher Powell, and Melissa Douglas, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. A...
Christine Jobe
Oct 8, 2014
Jobe, Christine F. 65, died Wednesday October 8, 2014 at Greenville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Walter F., Sr. and Constance E. (Tomlinson) Simmons. She is survived by two daughters, Melisandre Martin and Maliaca Morrell and her husband Christopher, a grandson, London Morrell, sisters Kathleen G. Simmons, Constance E. Lemoi...
Paula Gibbons
Oct 7, 2014
Gibbons, Paula M. (Branca), 59, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 7th, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Jeffrey J. Gibbons. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Dolores (Falco) Branca. Paula was a dedicated employee of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI for 37 years, retiring as director of...
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