Adeline Tafuri
Jul 5, 2018
Adeline Tafuri (Petrasso), 96, of North Providence, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Heritage Hills Nursing Center in Smithfield. She was the beloved wife of the late Louis Tafuri. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Mary (Botelho) Petrasso. Adeline was a foot press operator for several local jewelry manufacturers. She loved...
Kathleen M. Gallo
Jul 1, 2018
Kathleen Marie Gallo (Ricci), 65, of Johnston, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 1, 2018 surrounded by her loving family and close friends. She was the beloved wife of Robert T. Gallo. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Palma (Bergantino) Ricci. A member of the Johnston School Department for 19 years, she...
Anthony L. George
Jul 1, 2018
Anthony L. George, 82, of Lincoln, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Barbara (DiMarco) George. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Blanche (Tondreault) George. Anthony was a gifted carpenter and woodworker. He designed and built his own house as...
Marilyn Currier
Jun 29, 2018
Marilyn (Kind) Currier, 87, of North Providence, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at home. She was the wife of the late Robert N. Currier. Born in Boston, MA, she was the daughter of the late Nessaniel and Sarah (Berman) Kind. Mrs. Currier was a composer and taught at Providence College. She is survived by her two sons, Sebastian and Nathan Currier; and...
Anna A. Pirraglia
Jun 26, 2018
Anna A. (DeChristopher) Pirraglia, 92, of North Providence, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late John J. Pirraglia and mother of the late Mary Elizabeth Pelland and John Francis Pirraglia. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Filomena (Volpe) DeChristopher. Mrs. Pirraglia worked for Day-O-Lite Manufacturing and...
Ondina Benitez
Jun 24, 2018
Ondina Benitez, 85, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. Born in Sabana De La Mar, Dominican Republic, she was the daughter of the late Virgilio Gervasio and Andrea Benitez. She is survived by her three daughters, Irma, Mayra and Raquel O. Hernandez; seven grandchildren, Pablo Ventura H., Esdras Ventura H., Paola Ventura...
Pietro Petteruti
Jun 23, 2018
Peter Petteruti, 69, of North Providence, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth (DeCristofaro) Petteruti for 49 years. Born in Roccamonfina, Italy, he was the son of the late Ulisse and Emilia (Maccarone) Petteruti. Besides his beloved wife, he is survived by his three daughters, Emilia Ceprano...
Gloria L. Del Rossi
Jun 17, 2018
Gloria L. DelRossi, 96, of Johnston, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Adolfo and Genovina "Irene" (Albergo) DelRossi. Gloria worked as a seamstress for LaSalle Tailor shop, a business owned by her father. She enjoyed traveling the world, bowling, playing bocce ball and cards. She was a member of...
David W. Almeida
Jun 15, 2018
David Almeida, 62, of Providence, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018 at Roger Williams Medical Center. He was the son of Josephine (Santopadre) Almeida and the late Abel W. Almeida. Besides his mother, he leaves his sister, Patricia Murray and her husband, Mark; and a nephew, Jonathan Murray. His funeral and burial were private.
Giovanni Paris
Jun 9, 2018
Giovanni Paris, 76, of Hope, Rhode Island, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of Katia (Fogli) for almost 50 years. Born in Caserta, Italy, he was the son of the late Ercole and Anna (Prata) Paris. Mr. Paris worked as a jewelry designer for several local jewelry manufacturers before retiring....
Antoinette Murray
Jun 5, 2018
Antoinette "Annette" (Neri) Murray, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at Brookdale Smithfield. She was the wife of the late William P. Murray, Sr. and mother of the late Edward J. Murray. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Demetrio and Barbara (Procopio) Neri. Mrs. Murray was a retired Rhode Island State Worker. She worked at the Department...
Anna M. Gesualdi
Jun 2, 2018
Anna M. (Maselli) Gesualdi, 95, of Lincoln, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the beloved wife of Nicholas Gesualdi for 65years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Marie (DiBiaso) Maselli. Besides her husband, she is survived by her two children, Angela Woodman-Thomson and Mario Gesualdi; and three grandchildren, Nicholas...
Catherine Perrotti
May 29, 2018
Catherine Perrotti, 89, of Providence, passed away at Landmark Hospital on May 29, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Peter and Louise (Laquaglia) Perrotti. She is survived by her brothers Anthony "Chuck" Perrotti and Frank Perrotti, and many loving nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Helen (Perrotti) Lonardo. A lifelong residence of Providence, Catherine retired as Director of...
Filomena T. Marzilli
May 27, 2018
Filomena "Phyllis" T. Marzilli, 95, formerly of Cranston, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Brookdale Smithfield. She was the wife of the late George N. Marzilli. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Francesca (Vaccaro) Solitro. Filomena worked for Columbus National Bank and Citizens Bank for many years before retiring. She was an active communicant of St....
Richard S. Loffredo
May 26, 2018
Richard S. Loffredo, Sr., 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Colleen F. (Scully) Loffredo. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Amato "Marco" Loffredo and Marie (Krantz) Coria. Richard worked as a pyrotechnician for Zambelli International and Colonial Fireworks for over...