OBITUARIES

Anthony L. Marino

Anthony L. Marino

Dec 19, 2013

ANTHONY L. MARINO, 83, of North Providence, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the beloved husband of Evelyn (Colarusso) Marino for 57 years. Born in Cranston, he was the son of the late Francisco and Anna (Saccoccia) Marino. Mr. Marino worked as a meat department manager for the First National Stores and...

Claire Ann DelSelva

Claire Ann DelSelva

Dec 19, 2013

CLAIRE ANN (WEFERS) DEL SELVA, 74, passed away, Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Lawrence, MA, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Gertrude (Fowler) Wefers and the stepdaughter of the late William Matthews. Mrs. DelSelva had worked for Raytheon for many years before retiring. She is survived by three sons, George DelSelva, Jr.,...

Anthony M. Lonardo

Anthony M. Lonardo

Dec 14, 2013

Lonardo, Anthony M. “TL”, 52, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Rita (Raposo) Lonardo. They were happily married for 30 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Edward and Marie (Gilchrist) Lonardo. Anthony was employed by the Episcopal Diocese for many years. Besides his wife, he is survived...

Lena D'Amore

Lena D'Amore

Dec 13, 2013

LENA D'AMORE (MANCINI), 100, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 13, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Antonio D’Amore. Born in Providence, she was the devoted daughter of the late Antonio and Catherine (Ramieri) Mancini. She is survived by her loving children, Leonard D’Amore and his wife Joanne, Jeanette Marfeo and her...

Helen A. Caldarone

Helen A. Caldarone

Dec 2, 2013

HELEN A. CALDARONE, 78, of Providence, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Caldarone Sr. and Louise (Petrucci) Caldarone. She is survived by two sisters, Ruby Simonelli and Dorothy White; a niece and two nephews. She was the sister of the late Thomas Caldarone Jr., Marie Caldarone and...

Eleanor Jane Napolitano

Eleanor Jane Napolitano

Nov 29, 2013

ELEANOR JANE NAPOLITANO (D’AMICO), 89, of Providence, RI, wife of the late John Napolitano, died peacefully, painlessly, fully accepting and with dignity on November 29, 2013 surrounded by loving family in the compassionate care of Miriam Hospital. Ele had no children – yet a hundred kids. She was a devoted and adoring sister to the late Corrine Brown, the late...

Jean R. St. Pierre

Jean R. St. Pierre

Nov 27, 2013

JEAN (MARATTO) ST PIERRE, 72, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Roland W. St. Pierre for 50 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Jennie (Campagnone) Maratto. Jean worked for the Silver Lake Center as a Pre-School Teacher for many years before...

Herbert F. DeSimone

Herbert F. DeSimone

Nov 27, 2013

Herbert F. DeSimone, 84, former Assistant Secretary of Transportation for the Environment and Urban System for President Nixon and former Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, died on Wednesday, November 27, at Cedar Crest Nursing Home. Mr. DeSimone was born in Providence, the only child of Florie DeSimone and Lena (Capuano) DeSimone, and married to Sally Reynolds De...

Evelyn S. Tomasso

Evelyn S. Tomasso

Nov 26, 2013

Evelyn S. Tomasso (Pieranunzi), 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the Home & Hospice Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony Tomasso. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Oresto and Yolanda (Falchini) Pieranunzi. Evelyn was employed as a riveter at Quonset Shipyard during WWII...

Joseph Palmieri

Joseph Palmieri

Nov 22, 2013

JOSEPH PALMIERI, 90, of Greenville, passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the husband of Maria (Kattke) Palmieri for 27 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Carmine and Carolina (Aceto) Palmieri. In 1943, at the end of Mr. Palmieri’s freshman year at Providence College, he enlisted in the...

Josephine Pensotti

Josephine Pensotti

Nov 20, 2013

JOSEPHINE PENSOTTI (DiPIRO), 93, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Steere House. She was the wife of the late Candido “Candi” Pensotti. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Domenic and Mary (Ballaro) DiPiro. Josephine was a kind and generous person who took extraordinary pride in her two grandsons, and who took great pleasure in caring...

Alfred A. DiStefano, Jr.

Alfred A. DiStefano, Jr.

Nov 16, 2013

ALFRED A. DiSTEFANO, Jr., 82, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 16, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Theresa (Roy) DiStefano. They were happily married for 59 years. Born in North Providence, he was the son of the late Alfred and Jennie DiStefano. Mr. DiStefano was an Electrical Inspector for the State...

John C. Guglielmetti

John C. Guglielmetti

Nov 14, 2013

JOHN C. GUGLIELMETTI, 67, of Providence entered peacefully into eternal rest on November 14, 2013 at Roger Williams Medical Center surrounded by his loving family and dear friends. He was the beloved husband of his high school sweetheart, Carolyn T. (DiSanto) for 43 years. Born in and a lifelong resident of Providence, he was the loving son to the late...

Philip Manzo

Philip Manzo

Nov 14, 2013

PHILIP MANZO, 61, passed away peacefully, Thursday, November 14, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Nicholas and Rose (Cesino) Manzo. Besides his parents, he is survived by his loving children, Alexandra Manzo and her wife, Barbara and Marisa Manzo-Borino and her husband, Nickolas. He was the companion of Michaela Violet and...

Gerard R. Nadeau

Gerard R. Nadeau

Nov 8, 2013

GERARD R. NADEAU, 58, of Smithfield, passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 at home surrounded by his husband, family and friends. He was the cherished partner and husband of Mark Cesana for 30 years. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of Theresa (Lambert) Nadeau and the late Rene Nadeau. Gerard worked in the business office at Our Lady of...

Cynthia M. Picard-Bryant

Cynthia M. Picard-Bryant

Nov 7, 2013

Cynthia M. Picard-Bryant, 46, passed Thursday, November 7th, 2013 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Surrounded by her loving husband, Gregory Bryant; daughter, Meaghan Colannino; and immediate siblings, Robert Picard and Deborah Connors, Cynthia leaves behind a life filled with family, friendship, love, and selflessness. Born on December 9th, 1966 and raised in Cumberland, Rhode Island Cynthia most recently found a...

Salvatore DellaGrotta Jr.

Salvatore DellaGrotta Jr.

Oct 30, 2013

SALVATORE DELLAGROTTA, JR., 77, of Providence, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at home surrounded by his cherished family. He was the beloved husband of Concetta (Viti) DellaGrotta for 55 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Emily (Bocchino) DellaGrotta. Mr. DellaGrotta had worked for Clifford Metal before retiring and was honorably discharge from...

Frank Lisi

Frank Lisi

Oct 28, 2013

FRANK LISI, 95, of North Providence, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. He was the husband of the late Assunta “Sue” (Montella) Lisi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Clementina (Viti) Lisi. Mr. Lisi had worked as a Water Analyst for the Narragansett Bay Commission before retiring. He...

Theresa Araujo

Theresa Araujo

Oct 27, 2013

THERESA “TERRY” (CARBONI) ARAUJO, 54, of Providence, passed away, Sunday, October 27, 2013 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of Jeanette (Morin) Carboni and the late Joseph A. Carboni. Terry had worked at Rhode Island Hospital for the last 21 years. Besides her mother she is survived by two sons, Edward Patnaude and...

Robert W. Donatelli

Robert W. Donatelli

Oct 26, 2013

ROBERT W. DONATELLI, 80, of North Providence, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 at home. He was the beloved husband of Carol A. (Daley) Donatelli. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Giuditta (Urbano) Donatelli. Mr. Donatelli was an Owner and Operator of Donatelli Building Company. He graduated from Norwich University and was honorably discharged...