Aug 11, 2020

Rovensky, William J., 95, of Johnston, died on August 11, 2020 at Briarcliffe Manor.  He was the husband of the late Adelaide “Carol” (Bittner) Rovensky and son of the late Peter and Theresa (Vanco) Rovensky.  He was a US Navy veteran of WWII.

Bill is survived by nieces and nephews.  He was the brother of the late...

Aug 10, 2020

Pickering, J. Gilbert “Gil”, 91, died on August 10, 2020 at Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and Care Center.  He was the husband of the late Marion (MacQueen) Pickering and companion of the late Helen Abate.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late James and Florrie (Sheargold) Pickering.

Gil was an engineer, employed by...

Aug 8, 2020

Corsetti, David A., Jr., 60, of Woonasquatucket Avenue, North Providence, died Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital.  He was the son of Cecile (Florio) Corsetti and the late David A. Corsetti, Sr.

David was a self-employed handyman.  He was a past president of the Elmhurst Little League. In addition to baseball, he coached basketball and...

Aug 1, 2020

Sprague, Forrest R., Jr., 90, of North Scituate, died Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Woodpecker Hill Nursing Home.  He was the husband of Nancy K (Atkinson) Sprague.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Forrest R. and Ethel (Lund) Sprague.

Forrest was the superintendent of the former Providence Gas Company for many years...

Jul 30, 2020

Mariotti, Carolina (Petrella), 95, of Smithfield, died on July 30, 2020 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Caesar G. Mariotti.  Born in Italy, she was a daughter of the late Felice and Maria (Pirolli) Petrella.

Carolina came to this country in 1959, becoming a citizen shortly thereafter.  She worked at Mine Safety Appliances...

Jul 28, 2020

Small, Bernadette V. (Dutille), 96, of Smithfield, died on July 28, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Deacon William A. Small, Sr.

Born in Brunswick, ME, she was a daughter of the late Adolph and Marion (Belanger) Dutille and sister of the late Bernard Dutille and Anne Ryan.

Bernadette was a staff assistant...

Jul 22, 2020

Johns, Joyce A. (Fiore), 65, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Johns.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Michael R. Fiore, Sr. and the late Jeanne F. (Godin) Fiore.

Joyce was a project manager and regional delivery lead for IGT for...

Jul 19, 2020

Threshier, Lillian D. (Newman), 91, of Pawtucket, formerly of Johnston, died on July 19, 2020 at her home.

Lillian grew up on a farm in Johnston, a daughter of the late Alfred and Marion (Martineau) Newman, with her siblings, Alfred, Herbert, Chester, and Beatrice.  She was married and had four children, before getting divorced.  At the age...

Jul 17, 2020

Sharkey, Barbara E. (Feeley), 90, of Johnston, died on July 17, 2020 at her home.  She was the wife of the late Vincent T. Sharkey.  Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Helen (Ballou) Feeley.

Barbara was retired from the textile and jewelry industry.  She enjoyed shopping, reading, going out to breakfast...

Jul 11, 2020

Petit, Richard J., 90, of North Providence, formerly of Franklin, MA, employed by the Raytheon Co. in Wayland, MA before retiring in 1992, died on July 11, 2020 at his home.  HE was the husband of the late Beverly Petit, who passed on May 8th.  Born in Providence, RI he had lived in Johnston, RI for 30 years.

Jul 6, 2020

Michael Nicholas Colabella, known as “PAPA/ PA” to his family.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island on December 07, 1927 to Marie (Fandetti) and Domenico Colabella died on July 06, 2020 at age of 92.  He was preceded in death by his wife Vi (Corbeil) Colabella.

Besides his sister Carmela Bonetti of Texas, he is survived...

Jul 2, 2020

Gardner, Diane M. Anderson (Goring), formerly of Smithfield passed away on Thursday, July 2nd, at Woonsocket Health & Rehabilitation Centre.  She was the wife of Everett Gardner.  They had been married for 21 years.

She is survived by her daughters; Svea Anderson and her husband, Ben Vosper of Tucson, AZ; and Greta Anderson and her...

Jun 28, 2020

Irene I. Forgue, 91, of North Kingstown, died Friday, June 26, 2020, one day shy of her 92nd birthday. at Robert's Health Center in North Kingstown.  She was the former wife of the late Walter H. Forgue.

Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Eva (Berry) Chew.  She was a resident of...

Jun 22, 2020

Unsworth, Kerri L., RN, 56, of North Providence, passed away on June 20, 2020.  Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Judith C. (Schenck) Unsworth.

Kerri was a registered nurse, most recently working as a nursing instructor at RINI.  She also worked per diem on the COVID response team at Lifespan,...

Jun 18, 2020

Ducharme, Roger E., of Johnston, passed away at home on June 18, 2020 after a brief illness.  He was the husband of Marsha Ducharme.  Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Leo and Madeleine Ducharme.

Roger served in the Air Force during the Vietnam era.  Prior to serving, he worked in the food industry...

Jun 18, 2020

Montecalvo, Sr., Ronald S., 71, of North Providence, passed on June 18, 2020 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center.  He was the beloved husband and best friend of Betty E. (DiDonato) Montecalvo.  He was the son of the late Saverio J. and Margaret A. (Crosta) Montecalvo.

He was the cherished father to Ronald S. Montecalvo Jr. and his wife...

Jun 8, 2020

On Monday, June 8th 2020, Barry Leonard Fortier exited this world to seek peace and rest elsewhere.  With him goes an enormous quantity of love, laughter, brilliance and an amount of unequaled humility not often known by most.

Barry showed up to Mary “Doris” on August 21, 1944………now, let’s try and understand the context for that arrival;...

Jun 7, 2020

Costa, Ann M. (Crudele), 82, formerly of North Providence, died on June 7, 2020 at Cherry Hill Manor.  She was the wife of the late Robert K. Costa.

Born in Providence, she was the last surviving child of the late Louis and Anna (Costanza) Crudele.

Ann was a devoted wife and mother, as well as...

Jun 6, 2020

McKay, Donald M., 91, of Smithfield, died on June 6, 2020 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center.  He was the husband of Shirley (Fox) McKay.

Born in Smithfield, he was a son of the late Archie and Rosalind (Bergantine) McKay.

Donald had worked at Worcester Textile, Esmond Mill, and was a bus monitor for the Town of Smithfield.

Besides his...

Jun 5, 2020

Ricci, Hilda, 93, formerly of North Providence, passed away on June 5, 2020.  She was the wife of the late Adolph Ricci.  Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late John M. and Domenica (Ottaviano) Ricci.

Hilda could always be found at Ricci’s Supermarket, her family’s business.

She is survived by twelve...