Obituaries

North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries

Local obituaries for the North Providence, RI area

John Stevens

John Stevens

Dec 9, 2015

Stevens, John A. Jr., 61, of North Kingstown, died December 9, 2015 at home after a brief battle with cancer. He was the son of Rita (Dionne) Stevens of Cocoa Beach FL, and the late John A. Stevens, Sr. John was a former brick layer and worked on the construction of Americas Cup Avenue, the Doris Duke Estate, and...

Judith Unsworth

Judith Unsworth

Dec 5, 2015

Unsworth, Judith C. (Schenck), 73, died December 5, 2015 at home. She was the wife of the late Joseph H. Unsworth. Born in Providence and raised in Esmond, she was the daughter of the late Emery and Diana (Monjoe) Schenck. Judith worked as a CT Technologist for Rhode Island Hospital for many years before retiring. She is survived by...

Florence Corte

Florence Corte

Dec 3, 2015

Corte, Florence C. (Durand), 92, died December 3, 2015 at Hopkins Manor. She was the wife of the late John J. Corte. Born in Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Lea (Patient) Durand. Florence was retired from A.T. Cross. She was a communicant of Mary, Mother of Mankind Church and was an avid bingo player....

John Egan

John Egan

Nov 30, 2015

Egan, John R., 74, died Monday, November 30, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Jo-Ann (Gavigan) Egan. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Francis and Mary (Mulvey) Egan. John was a 50 year member of the Steamfitters Local 476. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Besides his...

Doris Hein

Doris Hein

Nov 30, 2015

Hein, Doris I. (Guerin), 96, went to live with Jesus on November 30, 2015. She was the wife of the late James E. Hein. Born in Framingham, MA, she was a daughter of the late Ovide and Eva (Boucher) Guerin. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn A. Lees and her husband Walter of North Kingstown, two grandchildren, Deborah...

Ellen Goff

Ellen Goff

Nov 22, 2015

Goff, Ellen E. (Hughes), 93, died November 22, 2015. She was the wife of the late James E. Goff. Born in Warwick, she was a daughter of the late John and Margaret (McCarthy) Hughes. Ellen was a 1940 graduate of Aldrich High School. She served in the US Marine Corps during WWII, stationed in Hawaii. She is survived by...

Rhea Richard

Rhea Richard

Nov 20, 2015

Richard, Rhea Y. (Simard), 95, of North Providence, a homemaker, died November 20, 2015. She was the wife of the late Arthur R. Richard for 48 years before his passing. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Alvera (Lamontagne) Simard. Rhea is survived by six children, June Hochberg and her husband Gary, Alan...

M. Beauchemin

M. Beauchemin

Nov 19, 2015

Beauchemin, M. Irene (Labrie), 87, of Smithfield, died peacefully November 19, 2015 at Hebert Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Donald Beauchemin. Born in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Alma M. (Forgue) Labrie. Irene was a homemaker, and a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed playing bingo. She...

Helen Green

Helen Green

Nov 17, 2015

Green, Helen L. (DeQuattro), 88, of Providence, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Woodpecker Hill Nursing Home. She was the wife of Luke Green. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Maria (Conti) DeQuattro. Helen was the secretary for the Tax Administrator of the State of RI for 35 years before retiring. Her...

Charlotte Mcdonald

Charlotte Mcdonald

Nov 16, 2015

McDonald, Charlotte S., 99, of Pleasant View Ave., Smithfield, died Monday November 16, 2015 at Brookdale Nursing Home. She was the wife of the late Raymond F. McDonald. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late James and Mary (McGuire) Kennedy. She had lived in Smithfield since 2000, previously residing in North Providence for 45 years. Charlotte...

Caroline Laferriere

Caroline Laferriere

Nov 13, 2015

Laferriere, Caroline V. (Whalen), 84, died Friday November 13, 2015 at Briarcliffe Manor. She was the wife of the late Leo J. Laferriere. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Bessie (Golembieski) Whalen. Caroline was a graduate of Bryant College. She taught at the North Providence High School. She is survived by...

Donald Gaunt

Donald Gaunt

Nov 5, 2015

Gaunt, Donald A., 59, of Smithfield, died November 5, 2015. He was the husband of Cathy (Albert) Gaunt for 40 years. Born in Providence and raised in Johnston, he was a son of Nellie (Northup) Gaunt of Johnston and the late Fred Gaunt. Donald worked for AGI Construction for over 25 years. Besides his wife and mother, he is...

Dr. Falino

Dr. Falino

Nov 5, 2015

Falino, Dr. John, age 102, formerly of North Providence, died on November 5, 2015 at the Elmhurst Extended Care Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Born in Providence, in 1913, he was the last surviving child of seven children born to Joseph and Jennie (Colangelo) Falino. He was the husband of the late Alexandra (Kordopati) Falino. Dr. Falino was a...

David White

David White

Oct 31, 2015

White, David R., 70, of North Providence, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015. He was the beloved husband of Madelyn (Campbell) White for 44 years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Harold C. and Catherine F. (Flaherty) White. David was a supervisor for the State of RI, Division of Probation and Parole for many...

Andrea Sciarra

Andrea Sciarra

Oct 23, 2015

Sciarra, Andrea (Andrew), 90, of Johnston, died October 23, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of the late Lucia (Angelino) Sciarra and the brother of the late Salvatore Sciarra. Born in Italy, he was a son of the late Raffaele and Teresa (Della Gatta) Sciarra. Andrea worked as a jewelry polisher before retiring. A...

Domenic Dichiaro

Domenic Dichiaro

Oct 23, 2015

DiChiaro, Domenic, 97, of Lyman Ave., died October 23, 2015 at Hallworth House. He was the husband of the late Marian J. (Tremblay) DiChiaro. Born in North Providence, he was a son of the late Antonio and Emanuela (Montecalvo) DiChiaro. Domenic was employed by General Cable of Providence, New England Precision Products, and Electric Boat. He also worked part-time...

Cheryl Boullard

Cheryl Boullard

Oct 17, 2015

Boullard, Cheryl A., 59, died surrounded by family and friends following a short illness on October 17, 2015. Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Abatiello) Boullard. She is survived by a sister, Joyce Etchells, a brother, Edward Boullard, nieces and nephews, Melissa Woods, Brenda Manchester, William Etchells, Belinda Zivich, Suzanne...

Josephine Pezzullo

Josephine Pezzullo

Oct 9, 2015

Pezzullo, Josephine M. (Quintiliani), 97, died October 9, 2015 at Briarcliffe Manor. She was the wife of the late Americo "Bamby" Pezzullo. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Rose (Ianni) Quintiliani. Josephine is survived by her four children, John C. Pezzullo and his wife Betty, Gerald P. Pezzullo and his wife Michele,...

Judith Sivo

Judith Sivo

Oct 8, 2015

Sivo, Judith A. (Rook), 72, of Buzzards Bay, MA, passed away October 8, 2015 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. She was born in Louisiana, raised in Greenville, RI and lived in Cranston, RI while raising her three children. She has lived in Buzzards Bay, MA for the last 13 years with her sister. She was the daughter...

Edward Rankl

Edward Rankl

Oct 1, 2015

Rankl, Edward G., 87, died October 1, 2015. A resident of Cleveland, Georgia, formerly he was a long time resident of North Providence. He was the husband of the late Helen A. (Fontaine) Rankl, and son of the late John and Anna (Ott) Rankl. Mr. Rankl had worked for the former Brown and Sharpe Mfg. until his retirement. He...

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