OBITUARIES

Emelia Tella-Taylor

Emelia Tella-Taylor

Mar 4, 2006

EMELIA TELLA-TAYLOR, 92, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2006, at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Ursillia (Pellegrino) Taylor. Emelia had worked for Blacher Brothers as a repair clerk for 40 years until retiring in 1983. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church. She enjoyed traveling and was...

Concetta Ripa Susi

Concetta Ripa Susi

Feb 26, 2006

Concetta Ripa Susi, 85, of Fruit Hill Ave., passed away Sunday, February 26, 2006, at Hebert Nursing Home in Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Frank D. Susi. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Jennie (Santopietro) Ripa. She had previously lived in North Providence. Concetta was employed in the Rhode Island Jewelry...

Deborah A. Christopher

Deborah A. Christopher

Feb 22, 2006

DEBORAH A. CHRISTOPHER, (PIKOR) 51, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2006, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. She was the wife of Paul Christopher. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Carol (Sauro) Pikor. She moved to North Providence in 1983. One of the original employees of the Providence Marriott, Deborah had worked for...

Joseph DeResta

Joseph DeResta

Feb 19, 2006

DeRESTA, JOSEPH, 84, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2006 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of the late Elena (Calitri) DeResta. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Carmella (Montecalvo) DeResta. He had lived in Cranston since 1983. Joseph had worked as a jewelry polisher for Tanury Brothers of Lincoln for 14 years....

Silvio N. Montecalvo

Silvio N. Montecalvo

Feb 18, 2006

MONTECALVO, SILVIO N. “SAL”, 76, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2006, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Mary (Ravo) Montecalvo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Carmella (Savella) Montecalvo. He had lived in North Providence for the the past 47 years. He had worked for the North Providence Housing...

Angela Ann Merola

Angela Ann Merola

Feb 17, 2006

MEROLA, ANGELA ANN (PERROTTI), passed away Friday, February 17, 2006 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. She was the wife of Rudolph L. Merola, Sr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Adolph and Louise (D’Arezzo) Perrotti. She lived in Cranston since 1993. Angela had been an Administrative Assistant for Klitzner Industries of Providence for several...

Christina Testa

Christina Testa

Feb 14, 2006

TESTA, CHRISTINA “RUSTY” (BOCCANFUSO), 82, of Beaufort St., passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Our lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. She was the wife of Frank D. Testa. A lifelong resident of Providence, she was the daughter of the late Paolo and Immocolata ( DelPonte) Boccanfuso. Rusty had worked as a cook at the Holy Ghost Day...

Samuel Assanti

Samuel Assanti

Feb 14, 2006

ASSANTI, SAMUEL “POPPA SAM”. 78, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2006, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Roberta (Houde) Assanti. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Raffaele and Concetta (Comella) Assanti. He had lived in North Providence for the past 30 years. Samuel had been a jewelry worker for varies companies...

Ann Lapolla

Ann Lapolla

Feb 12, 2006

LAPOLLA, ANN, 83, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2006. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Addolorata (Petronella) Lapolla. She leaves a sister Nancy Lapolla and a nephew, Rev. Daniel Lapolla, C.S. She was the sister of the late Rev. Angelo Lapolla, Daniel Lapolla and Sister Mary Benilda Lapolla, R.S.M., and the aunt of the...

Catherine A. Viti

Catherine A. Viti

Feb 12, 2006

VITI, CATHERINE A. (CORIO), 64, of Nelson Terrace, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Lewis Viti. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Louise (Pastine) Corio. She had lived on Federal Hill in Providence before moving to North Providence in 1997. Catherine had...

Lawrence W. LaCroix

Lawrence W. LaCroix

Feb 12, 2006

LaCROIX, LAWRENCE W., 84, of Carter Ave., died on Sunday, February 12, 2006 at Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth (Read) LaCroix. They had recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he had been employed as a sales manager for Armour & Co. before his retirement. He served in the Pacific during World War...

Randell Patrick Masterson

Randell Patrick Masterson

Feb 10, 2006

MASTERSON, RANDELL PATRICK, 40, of Woodstock, Connecticut, died unexpectedly at home on February 10, 2006. He was the most beloved son and friend of Dianna (Groves) Masterson of Woodstock, Connecticut and Leonard Masterson of Hope, Rhode Island. Born in Warwick, he resided in Providence before moving to Connecticut. A retired Providence Police Officer, Randy graduated from Moses Brown in 1984...

Louis Palmieri

Louis Palmieri

Feb 7, 2006

PALMIERI, LOUIS, 59, of Tally Ho Rd., passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at home. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa (Marinaccio) Palmieri. Louis had participated at the Fogarty Center for 25 years. He previously participated in the SPRED program at St. Joan of Arc Church, Cumberland. He loved his family and friends,...

Peter M Amoriggi

Peter M Amoriggi

Feb 5, 2006

AMORIGGI, PETER M., 84, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2006 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the husband of Elena (Pezzi) Amoriggi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pietro and Giovannina (Miale) Amoriggi. Peter was the co-owner of the former Amoriggi Seafood of Johnston for 40 years. He served on the...

Albert Paolilli

Albert Paolilli

Feb 4, 2006

PAOLILLI, ALBERT, 80, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2006, at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the husband of Olga (Rossi) Paolilli. They had been married for 56 years. A lifelong resident of Providence, he was the son of the late Antonio and Filomena (Ambrosini) Paolilli. Albert had been the Vice President of the former Blue...

Carmella M. Gorton

Carmella M. Gorton

Feb 2, 2006

GORTON, CARMELLA M. “CONNIE’ (DeCHRISTOFARO), 80, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of William Gorton. A lifelong resident of North Providence, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Carmina (Cambio) DeChristofaro. Connie had been a jewelry worker at the former Bar-Tan Manufacturing of Providence for over 20 years....

George Resnevic, MD

George Resnevic, MD

Jan 29, 2006

RESNEVIC, GEORGE, M.D., 87, of Putnam Pike, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2006 at home. He was the husband of the late Dr. Stanislawa K. (Schubert) Resnevic. Born in Riga, Latvia, he was the son of the late Alfreds and Alexandra Resnevics. He moved to the United States in 1949 and had lived in Chepachet since 1953. Dr. Resnevic had...

Armand Mollicone, Jr.

Armand Mollicone, Jr.

Jan 26, 2006

MOLLICONE, ARMAND, JR. “JUNIOR”, 63, of Urban Ave., passed away Thursday, January 26, 2006 at Golden Crest Nursing Centre. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Armando Mollicone Sr. and Vincenza (DiFalco) Mollicone. He had lived in North Providence most of his life. Armand was the owner and operator of the former Mollicone Inc. for ten years....

Linda C. Celio

Linda C. Celio

Jan 20, 2006

CELIO, LINDA C., 57, of Andover St., passed away Friday, January 20, 2006, at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Helen (DeMarino) Celio. She was a lifelong resident of North Providence. Linda was an Attorney and practiced law from 1985 to 2004. She graduated form Rhode Island...

Mary Curcio

Mary Curcio

Jan 20, 2006

CURCIO, MARY (BOX), 94, of Forand Circle, died Friday, January 20, 2006, at Hopkins Manor in North Providence. She was the wife of the late Frank Curcio, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Domenico and Carmella (D’Andrea) Box. Funeral from the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, Tuesday at 10am, followed by a...