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North Providence, Rhode Island Obituaries
Local obituaries for the North Providence, RI area
Arthur Pickering
May 7, 2010
Pickering, Arthur A., 74, of Barrett Ave., died May 7, 2010 at his home. He was the husband of Mary Ann (Kells) Pickering. They would have celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary on May 11th. A lifelong resident of North Providence, he was a son of the late James and Florrie (Sheargold) Pickering. Arthur had attended the University of Massachusetts...
Chester Sleboda, Jr.
May 6, 2010
Sleboda, Jr., Chester, 74, died May 6, 2010. He was the husband of Alice (Desrosiers) Sleboda. A lifelong Smithfield resident, he was a son of the late Chester and Genevieve (Kozinski) Sleboda. Chester was a truck driver for Supreme Middle Atlantic Corporation of Woonsocket until retiring and also drove for the Teamsters Local #251. He was former owner of...
A. Azevedo
May 1, 2010
Azevedo, A. Edward, of Smithfield, passed away on May 1, 2010. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Genovese) Azevedo. Mr. Azevedo was born in Middleboro, MA on July 28, 1926, the son of the late Anthony S. Azevedo and Gladys (Rathbone) Azevedo. He received a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Bryant College in 1948. During World War...
Alice O'Reilly
Apr 26, 2010
O'Reilly, Alice Elizabeth "Betty" (Rothwell), 81, died April 26, 2010 at Miriam Hospital. She was the wife of the late George W. O'Reilly, Sr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ann (Corbett) Rothwell. Alice was a librarian for the North Providence School Department, the former co-owner of Twigs Florist, and a homemaker for...
Richard Dionne
Apr 19, 2010
Dionne, Richard, 61, of Smithfield, died April 19, 2010 of Parkinson's Disease complications. Born in Providence, he was the son of Rita (Conti) Dionne and the late Raymond Leo Dionne. Richard grew up in East Providence, served eight years in the U.S. Navy, and retired in 1988 as a Sales Manager at Boston Digital. He organized a Parkinson's support...
John Demaine
Apr 19, 2010
Demaine, John G., 84, died April 19, 2010 at his home. He was the husband of the late Irene M. (Raposa) Demaine. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Nora (Parkinson) Demaine. Before retiring, he was a loom fixer for the former Woonsocket Weaving. He served in the Army during WWII. John leaves a...
Louise Walsh
Apr 7, 2010
Walsh, Louise M. (Garvey), 80, of Smithfield, died April 7, 2010 at the Miriam Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles S. Walsh for over 50 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Harriet (Murphy) Garvey. Mrs. Walsh was a librarian aide at the East Smithfield Public Library for over 30...
Margaret Murphy
Apr 7, 2010
Murphy, Margaret D. "Dot" (Hodson), 90, died April 7, 2010 at Cherry Hill Manor. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Murphy and daughter of the late Reginald A. and Marion (Quigley) Hodson. She leaves four children, Mary Murphy, Kathleen Murphy, Patricia Piccoli, and Timothy Murphy, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister, Lois Cooke, and a brother,...
Jeanette Gorman
Apr 6, 2010
Gorman, Jeanette (Paiva), 93, of Esmond Village, Smithfield, died April 6, 2010 in Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Gorman, Sr. Born in North Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Olivia (Perreira) Paiva. Mrs. Gorman had worked at the A. T. Cross Company in Lincoln for 14...
Arlene Sparadeo
Apr 2, 2010
Sparadeo, Arlene, 90, died April 2, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Alfred V. Sparadeo. Born in Haverhill, MA, she was a daughter of the late Alan and Catherine (White) Farland. She leaves a son Gerard Giberti and his wife Oanh of Alhambra, CA, three granddaughters, two grandsons, and two great...
Bertha Ramieri
Mar 30, 2010
Ramieri, Bertha D. (Metro), 81, a homemaker, died March 30, 2010 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Paul R. Ramieri. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis Metro and Bertha (Frank) Metro-Ireland, and stepdaughter of the late Griffith Ireland. She leaves a son, Marc R. Ramieri (JFD, Ret.) of Johnston....
Michael Lasalandra
Mar 18, 2010
LaSalandra, Michael L., 73, of Morton Ave., a retired Roadway Express truck driver, died March 18, 2010 at home. He was the husband of Jacqueline E. (Giglio) LaSalandra. Born in East Providence, he was the son of the late Michael and Helen (Webb) LaSalandra. Besides his wife, he leaves a stepson, William Carline III and his wife, Jenifer, of...
John Allen
Mar 16, 2010
Allen, John H., "Jack", 74, a retired Plating Manager, died March 16, 2010 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility. He was the husband of Audrey L. (Fenner) Allen. Born in Providence he was the son of the late John H. and Mary E. (Watts) Allen. A graduate of Hope High School, he attended Bryant College. He was a Marine Corps...
Thomas Villemaire
Mar 15, 2010
Villemaire, Thomas Henry, of 12 Iris Lane, North Providence, RI, formerly of East Hampton, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 15, 2010. Born in Burlington, VT on July 26, 1945, he was a son of the late Peter and Dorothy (St. Pierre) Villemaire. He graduated from Glastonbury High School in 1964 and went on to work at Pratt...
Leo Yekelchik
Mar 14, 2010
Yekelchik, Leo, 77, of Scituate Ave, died March 14, 2010 at his home. He was the husband of Helen P. (Guidone) Yekelchik. Born in Manhattan, New York City, he was the son of the late Jack Yekelchik and Lillian (Schneiderman) Allegri. Mr. Yekelchik was an operator for the now Narragansett Bay Commission for 23 years, retiring in 1995. He...
Francine Shaw
Mar 13, 2010
Shaw, Francine L. (Laliberte), 75, died March 13, 2010 at home after a long fight with cancer. She was the wife of Kenneth R. Shaw. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Eddie E. and Irene (Cote) Laliberte. Francine worked at Twin River and the Plainridge Race Track for many years before retiring. She loved her...
Josephine Thorn
Mar 11, 2010
Thorn, Josephine (Rocchio), 72, died March 11, 2010 at Golden Crest Nursing Center. She was the wife of the late John J. Thorn. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Rose (Carbone) Rocchio. Josephine worked as a patent clerk at Providence Public Library until retiring. She leaves six daughters, Rose L. King, Cheryl A....
Eleanor Jasparro
Mar 10, 2010
Jasparro, Eleanor (Minasian), 88, of Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville, a resident of Johnston for most of her life, died March 10, 2010 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Domenic Jasparro. Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Seth and Jennie (Lombardo) Minasian. A 1942 graduate of the nursing...
Gloria Arruda
Mar 10, 2010
Arruda, Gloria D. (Mendes), 79, of Greenville, died peacefully at home on March 10, 2010 surrounded by her loved ones. A lifelong resident of Smithfield, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Gloria (Costa) Mendes. Gloria worked for the Smithfield School Department as a teacher's aide for many years until retiring. A devoted mother and grandmother, she...
Roberta Iacone
Mar 8, 2010
Iacone, Roberta P.(Evans), 81, of Smith St., died March 8, 2010 at Elmhurst Extended Care Facility. She was the wife of the late Aniello J. Iacone. Born in Smithfield, was the daughter of the late Walter and Bessie (Steere) Evans. She leaves her companion Paul R. Johnson. Her funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 AM in the...
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