May 19, 2020

Radican, Katherine E. (Grilli), 91, of Providence, passed away on May 19, 2020 at home.  She was the wife of the late George A. Radican.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Gemma (Policelli) Grilli.

Katherine loved to cook and treasured times with her family.  She was a loving mother,...

May 19, 2020

Cardone, Virginia B. “Ginny” (Marks), 75, of Johnston, passed away on May 19, 2020 at Cherry Hill Manor.  She was the wife of the late Robert Cardone.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Ashton) Marks.

Ginny was a CNA for the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Providence, as...

May 17, 2020

Iannuccilli, Marie L. (Del Signore), 87, died on May 17, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital.  She was the wife of Carmine “Tommy” Iannuccilli.  Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Jellordo and Linda (Parrillo) Del Signore.

She had worked for Bulova Watch, Hedison Manufacturing, and Sharades Manufacturing before retiring.

May 16, 2020

O’Rourke, Thomas F. Jr., 92, of Smithfield, passed away on May 16, 2020 at his home.  He was the husband of the late Lillian M. (O’Keefe) O’Rourke.  Born in Providence, he was son of the late Thomas and Helena (Murphy) O’Rourke.

Thomas was a Loan Officer for the Small Business Administration before retiring.  He was...

May 13, 2020

Godin, Paul R., 81, passed away on May 13, 2020.  He was a devoted husband to his wife Lillian for 47 years.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Irene (Dandeneau) Godin.  He had been a Johnston resident for over 70 years.

Paul worked as a quality technician and retired from Honeywell...

May 12, 2020

Sutcliffe, Olive A. (Chew), 95, of Greenville, passed away on May 12, 2020 at the Village at Waterman Lake.  She was the wife of the late George L. Sutcliffe.  Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Eva (Berry) Chew.

Olive spent many years supporting her husband George at Bradford-Sutcliffe Insurance...

May 12, 2020

Malo, Arleen (St. Jean), 95, of Smithfield, formerly of Warwick, died on May 12, 2020 at Stillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing.  She was the wife of the late Alfred Malo for 69 years until his passing.  Born in Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Florence (Roberts) St. Jean.

Arleen was...

May 11, 2020

Grenier, Christine E. (Whitehead), 87, passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2020 at Briarcliffe Manor Nursing Home.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred and Hilda Whitehead.

Christine was a graduate of North Providence High School where she became a member of the RI Honor Society.  She was a past employee...

May 8, 2020

Petit, Beverly A., 86, of North Providence, formerly of Franklin, MA, died on May 8, 2020 at Hopkins Manor.  She was employed by Friendly’s of Franklin, MA for five years until 1988.

She was the wife of Richard J. Petit.  She was born in Providence and lived in North Providence for 20 years.  She was the daughter...

May 8, 2020

Forgue, Helen D. (Inman), 99, passed away on May 8, 2020 at Overlook Nursing Home.  She was the wife of the late Henry J. Forgue.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Helen (Lakey) Inman.

Helen was a longtime member of St. Peter’s and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Providence....

May 7, 2020

Casali, Gregory P., 59, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2020.  He now joins his parents, the late Charles and Carolina (Gelmi) Casali and his older brother, the late Anthony Casali.

He is survived by his brother, Robert Casali, his sister, Elizabeth Perkowski, and many nieces and nephews.

His services and...

May 5, 2020

Bowman, Beverly L. (Ellison), 94, of Johnston, died peacefully on May 5, 2020 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Raymond Bowman for nearly 60 years until his passing in 2006.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John and Minnie (Illingworth) Ellison.

Beverly was a summer resident of...

May 4, 2020

DiLazzaro, Vincenza (Mancini), 96, of North Providence, passed away on May 4, 2020 at Kent Regency.  She was the wife of the late Giuseppe DiLazzaro.  Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Bartolemeo and Pasqualina (DeCivita) Mancini.

Vincenza worked at Worcester Textile before retiring.

She is survived by...

May 1, 2020

Nero, Virginia Anne (Coleman) “Vig”, passed away unexpectedly Friday Mary 1, 2020.  She was married to Ernest “Cal” Nero for 63 years.  She was the daughter of the late John B. Coleman and the late Mary Alice (Kane) Coleman.

Virginia is survived by her husband Ernest “Cal” Nero and six children, Richard W. (Rebecca) Nero,...

May 1, 2020

Danielian, Margaret, 94, died Friday, May 1, 2020 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Leon Danielian. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Karekin and Yeranohee Haytaian.  Margaret loved being with her family.

She leaves her children, Catherine Markarian (Arthur), Kenneth Danielian (Nancy), and Jeffrey Danielian (Donna),...

Apr 28, 2020

Bush, Thomas M., 75, a lifelong resident of Greenville, passed away on April 28, 2020 at Stillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing.  Born in Oak Park, IL, he was a son of the late Dr. Mitchell and Winifred (Coughlan) Bush.

Tom was a 1962 graduate of Lasalle Academy.  He then attended the University of Rhode...

Apr 28, 2020

Jardin, Beatrice M., 101, a lifelong Smithfield resident, died on April 28, 2020 at Stillwater Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing.  She was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Repoza) Jardin and sister of the late Evelyn Soito.

Bea was employed at Worcester Textile and Allendale Mill.  She then worked as a hostess at...

Apr 25, 2020

Trementozzi, Ronald J., 89, of Smithfield, passed away on April 25, 2020 at West View Nursing and Rehabilitation.  He was the beloved husband of Mary B (Gianfrocco) Trementozzi for 52 years until her passing in 2012.  Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Nicolina (Stacqualursi) Trementozzi.

Ronald worked as a...

Apr 17, 2020

Letourneau, Claire C. (Payette), 85, of Johnston, passed away on April 17, 2020.  She was the wife of Clement D. Letourneau.  Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Cecelia (Lapointe) Payette.

She had worked for New England Telephone for many years before retiring.  She was an avid Red Sox and 49ers fan and loved to...

Apr 15, 2020

Vieira, Dorothy R (Montella), 91, of North Providence, died on April 15, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas J. Vieira and was the sister of the late Lillian VanAmersfoort and the late Barbara O’Gara.

She was the loving mother of Thomas M. Vieira and his wife Stephanie, Robert J Vieira and his companion...