Obituaries

North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries

Local obituaries for the North Providence, RI area

William Phillips

William Phillips

Jan 21, 2015

Phillips, William M. 87, of North Providence, died Wednesday January 21, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of Mary (Arbour) Phillips. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Manuel and Eva (Phillips) Phillips. William was a salesman for Ballou, Johnson and Nichols for many years before retiring. He was a Coast...

William Simone

William Simone

Jan 12, 2015

Simone, William, 95, of Lyman Ave., died January 12, 2015 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of the late Florence (Laprise) Simone and son of the late George and Mary (Russo) Simone. William worked as a watchman engineer at Narragansett Electric for many years before retiring. William is survived by a son, Robert Simone, a...

Madeline Campbell

Madeline Campbell

Jan 12, 2015

Campbell, Madeline F. (Gilleran), 96, died January 12, 2015 at Heritage Hills Nursing Centre. She was the wife of the late John R. Campbell. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Eileen (Ware) Gilleran. Madeline worked as a ward secretary at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital for many years before retiring. She was the...

James Kelly

James Kelly

Jan 12, 2015

Kelly, James V., 92, died January 12, 2015 at Miriam Hospital. He leaves his beloved wife of 56 years, Joan, children Joyce C. Bercaw and husband Robert, James D. Kelly and his wife Christine, and David S. Kelly, and his grandson Rob Bercaw. Jim grew up in Providence in a large extended Italian family. He was a decorated veteran...

Lynn Kiley

Lynn Kiley

Dec 26, 2014

Kiley, Lynn A. 66, a legal secretary and resident of North Providence, died Friday December 26, 2014 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and May (Hardman) Winterbottom. She is survived by two daughters, Rachel E. Shurtleff and Mellissa A. Kiley, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren, whom she enjoyed,...

John Decotis

John Decotis

Dec 24, 2014

DeCotis, John (Giovanni), 92, of Sebastian, FL passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. He was a long time resident of Smithfield, RI and moved to Florida 15 years ago. He was born April 10, 1922 in Johnston, RI the oldest son of Francisco DeCotis and Maria DiMichele. He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Anna, his...

Thelma Zawislak

Thelma Zawislak

Dec 22, 2014

Zawislak, Thelma V. (Jette) 87, formerly of North Providence, died Monday December 22, 2014 in Florida, where she had resided with her niece and caretaker, MaryJeanne Carlson. She was the wife of the late Anthony F. Zawislak. Born in Johnston, RI, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Dora (Foster) Jette. Thelma was employed by Lees Manufacturing,...

Eugene Gilligan, Iii

Eugene Gilligan, Iii

Dec 19, 2014

Gilligan, Eugene F. (Gene), 67, passed away on December 19, 2014. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn (Morrissey) Gilligan to whom he was married 24 years. Born in Irvington, New Jersey, he was son of the late Eugene and Elaine Johnson Gilligan. He was the father of Jacqueline Gilligan who resides at home. He was the brother of...

Ida Jenkins

Ida Jenkins

Dec 15, 2014

JENKINS, Ida D., 93, of Greenville Avenue, Johnston passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Saint Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich, after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Jenkins, Sr. Born in Johnston, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Anna (Mancini) DiMeo. Before retiring, Ida was a jewelry machinist...

Cheryl Fowler

Cheryl Fowler

Dec 13, 2014

Cheryl Fowler, 63 of Johnston, died peacefully on December 13th. She is survived by her husband and best friend Stephen of Johnston, her daughter and son-in-law Cheryl and Eddie Tudino of Coventry, her dog, cat, and wild birds. Cheryl loved nature and all of God's creatures. A private burial will take place at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery on December...

Edward Breault

Edward Breault

Dec 9, 2014

Breault, Edward, 85, of North Providence, died December 9, 2014 at home. He was the husband of the late Laura (Desmarais) Breault. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Edward and Bertha (Pelletier) Breault. Edward was a machinist and union secretary at Wardwell Braiding Machine Co., Central Falls and a deputy sheriff for the State of...

Patricia Morra

Patricia Morra

Nov 28, 2014

Morra, Patricia A., 60, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Virginia (Manco) Palumbo and the late Norman Nadeau. She was the wife of Thomas Morra for 24 years. Patricia worked at Cavanaugh for 25 years. She was a 1973 graduate of Johnston High School. She...

James Cooney, Jr.

James Cooney, Jr.

Nov 22, 2014

Cooney, James E. Jr., "Bobby", 77, of Stillwater Rd., died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center after a long illness. Born in Providence, on April 19, 1937, he was the son of the late James E. Cooney, Sr. and the late Lea (Brunelle) Cooney. Bobby was a lifelong resident of Smithfield. He was a superintendent...

Louis Allaire

Louis Allaire

Nov 15, 2014

Allaire, Louis E. 81, of Coventry, died Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Kent County Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Leonora (Sousa) Allaire. Born in Smithfield, he was a son of the late Walter and Irene (Vickers) Allaire. Louis was a salesman at Palmer Chrystler Plymouth for over 10 years and sold Real Estate. He was in...

Albert Alexander, Jr.

Albert Alexander, Jr.

Nov 6, 2014

Alexander, Albert E. Jr., 62, of 22 Buratti Rd., Johnston, died peacefully on November 6th. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Albert and Margaret (Sangermano) Alexander. He is survived by his sister, Cindy Crawford of Corinth, VT and his stepmother Marie Alexander of Cranston. He also leaves behind many friends from The Fogarty Center. Albert...

Dorothy Buffi

Dorothy Buffi

Nov 4, 2014

Buffi, Dorothy J. (Parr), 69, of North Smithfield, died November 4, 2014 at her home. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Mulcahey) Parr. Dorothy worked at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of RI for almost 40 years before retiring. For the last ten years, she enjoyed traveling, spending time with her grandchildren and pets, and gardening. She...

John Ricci

John Ricci

Nov 1, 2014

Ricci, John C., 86, of North Providence, died November 1, 2014 at his home. He was the son of the late John and Domenica (Ottaviano) Ricci and husband of the late Marion (Minard) Ricci. John spent most of his life running the family business, Ricci's Supermarket and later was employed by the State of Rhode Island as a hearing...

Nancy Ricci-Barlow

Nancy Ricci-Barlow

Oct 26, 2014

Ricci-Barlow, Nancy, of Camarillo, California died October 26, 2014 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born on November 25, 1952, and raised in North Providence, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Marion (Minard) Ricci. Nancy is survived by her husband Stephen Barlow, her son, Edward Barlow and his wife, Katie, her daughter, Briana Barlow,...

Rose Randle

Rose Randle

Oct 23, 2014

Randle, Rose L. (Geary), 88, passed thru the gates of heaven on Thursday Oct.23rd. Beloved wife of the late Roy D. Randle. Born in Providence, daughter of the late Joseph F. & Mary R. (O'Toole) Geary. She lived in Providence before moving to Pembroke Pines, FL in 1998. Beloved mother of daughter, Ruth M. (Randle) Cole, Sons, Richard, Joseph,...

Lillian Walsh

Lillian Walsh

Oct 22, 2014

Paradise Walsh, Lillian (Kelly) passed away peacefully on October 22, 2014, 4 days before turning 88. Born Lillian Anna Kelly on October 27, 1926 in Providence R.I. she was the daughter of Anna Frazier and Everett Kelly. She was married in 1947 in Centredale R.I. to Joseph J. Paradise and they made their home in Lincoln R.I. After Joe's...