Monday, October 27, 2008

Rhode Island Obituaries 10/27/08

  • Alvin L Ward - Newport, RI

    (10/27/08) Alvin L. Ward, 78, of Sharon Ct., Newport, passed away October 25, 2008, at the Heatherwood Nursing and Subacute Center. He was the husband of Madeline L. (Jaillet) Ward. Born in St. Louis, Missouri o...

    • Bernardo, Clementina D.

      BERNARDO, CLEMENTINA D., 92, of Cranston, died Saturday (10-25-2008) in Saint Elizabeth Home, East Greenwich. Born in Mata do Rei, Portugal, a daughter of the late Joaquim and Maria (das Dores) Ferreira, she had lived in Cranston for over 60 years. She was the wife of the late Evaristo Bernardo. Mrs. Bernardo came to the States in 1937 and became a citizen shortly after. She was a member of the Cranston Portuguese Woman's Auxiliary. She leaves a daughter, Maria L. and her husband Edward Rondeau of…

      • Bevilacqua, Caesar W.

        BEVILACQUA, CAESAR W., 77, of Cannon St., passed away October 24, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Gertrude (Ruhnau) Bevilacqua. Mr. & Mrs. Bevilacqua have been married for 44 years. Born in Providence a son of the late John and Maria (Regine) Bevilacqua. Mr. Bevilacqua owned and operated the former Caesar's Place in Providence for many years. He was a Korean Army Veteran. He was the father of George DiSalvia of Warwick and Anita DiSalvia of Farmington, MA.…

        • Bucci Sr., Agostino A.

          BUCCI, AGOSTINO A., SR. 'GUS', 82, of Woonasquatucket Avenue, passed away October 26th at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center. He was the beloved husband of Anna M. (Rotondo) Bucci for 62 years. Born in North Providence, a son of the late Arthur and Angelina (Pesaturo) Bucci. Mr. Bucci retired as a Captain in the Sheriff's Writ Department for the State of Rhode Island. He also had worked at Quonset Point; he was a member of the VFW post and the American Legion, and was a WWII Navy Veteran. Father…

          • Caesar Bevilacqua - Cranston, RI

            (10/26/08) BEVILACQUA, CAESAR W. 77 of Cannon St. passed away October 24, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Gertrude (Ruhnau) Bevilacqua. Mr & Mrs Bevilacqua have been marr...

            • Calandrelli, Gino

              CALANDRELLI, GINO, 87, died peacefully Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Miriam Hospital. He was the loving husband of Pia (Pietropinto) Calandrelli. He was born August 24, 1921 in Naples, Italy, son of Antonio and Emilia (Catrisano) Calandrelli. He was an engineer and former co-owner of American Ring in East Providence, RI. He is survived by his children Liliana Dolan and her husband Bernard of Burrillville, RI, Anna Fitzgerald of Greenville, RI and Peter Sangiovanni, Jr. and his wife Maria of Smithfield, RI.…

              • Catherine J (Salisbury) Jackson - Providence, RI

                (10/26/08) Catherine J. Jackson, 66, of Providence, died Saturday at Roger Williams Medical Center. She was the wife of Donald J. Jackson. Born in Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late William Salisbury...

                • Cotoia, John

                  COTOIA, JOHN, 83, of Elmdale Ave., Providence passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the husband of Virginia (Blais) Cotoia. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Giovannina (Manzo) Cotoia. John was the former owner and operator of Cotoia Brother's Auto Sales for many years, before retiring. He was Chief Deputy Sheriff of Providence County Court System under Governor John Chaffee. Besides his wife he is survived by his children, Joseph Cotoia of…

                  • Di Panni, Ann C. (Pinto)

                    DI PANNI, ANN C. (PINTO), 89, of Providence, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Roberts Health Center in North Kingstown. She was the beloved wife of the late Costanzo 'Christopher' Di Panni. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Francesco and Fortunata (Sindoni) Pinto. She was the devoted mother of Barbara Chartier of North Kingstown, Dolores Flanagan of Coventry, Ann Dante of Florida, Constance McCarthy of Cranston, Michael Di Panni of Scituate, William Di Panni of…

                    • DuPont, Claire F. (O'Connell)

                      DuPONT, CLAIRE F. (O'CONNELL), 82, formerly of Maplewood Drive, a former registered nurse, died Saturday at Brentwood Nursing Home in Warwick. She was the wife of the late Adrien R. DuPont. Born in North Adams, MA, she was a daughter of the late James E. and Mary (Huguenard) O'Connell. Mrs. DuPont was a nurse at the former Providence Lying-Inn Hospital; Rhode Island Hospital and later did private duty nursing. She was a graduate of Cranston High School in 1944 and the RI Hospital School of Nursing…

                      • Dwyer, Beverly A. (Giorgio)

                        DWYER, BEVERLY A. (GIORGIO), 66, of Douglas Ave, died Sunday at her home. She was the wife of John R. Dwyer. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Giovannina (Germano) Giorgio. Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, John J. Dwyer and his wife Kimberly, Dianna DeGrasse and Patricia L. Dwyer, 2 brothers, Joseph and Ronald Giorgio, 5 sisters, Barbara Rougas, Rosemary Watts, Joann Wendoloski, Carol Claprood and Christine Wendoloski, 4 grandchildren and a great grandson.…

                        • Edmondson, Alfred E.

                          EDMONDSON, ALFRED E., 57, of West Shore Rd., Warwick, and formerly of Coventry, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Kent Hospital. Born in Balboa, Panama, he was the son of the late Juan and Aura (Perez) Edmondson. Alfred moved to Coventry, RI when his family retired from the Panama Canal Zone in 1980. He lived with his parents until becoming a member of the J. Arthur Trudeau community. Alfred enjoyed family activities, coffee outings, karoke, dancing, and bowling. He will be greatly missed by his four…

                          • Galligan Jr., John P.

                            GALLIGAN, JOHN P., JR., 71, of Nardolillo Street, died Saturday at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, a son of the late John P. and Mary (Beagan) Galligan. He was the step son of Edna I. (Mathewson) Galligan of Johnston. John was a fork lift operator in California for many years. He lived in Anaheim, California for forty years before moving back to Johnston five years ago. He was a communicant and Eucharist Minister at Saint Brigid Church, Johnston. He was a member of Johnston Senior Center…

                            • Greer, Mildred E. (Babcock)

                              • Lussier, Paul G.

                                LUSSIER, PAUL G., 66, of Coventry died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at home after an illness. He was the beloved husband of Elaine H. (Maheu) Lussier and a son of the late Hector G. and Rita M. (Barlow) Lussier. Paul was a claims manager for General Accident Insurance for 30 years prior to retiring and also a former member of the Cranston Police Dept. from 1965-1968. He served in Vietnam as a member of the US Marine Corp and was currently Junior Commandant for the RI Marine Corp League. Paul was an avid drag…

                                • Maria Dos Anjos (Vitorino) Novo - Fall River, MA

                                  (10/26/08) Maria Dos Anjos (Vitorino) Novo, 66, of Ridge St., Fall River, wife of Joao Novo, died Saturday, October 25, 2008. Born in St. Michael, Azores, the daughter of the late Manuel and Alzira...

                                  • Mauro, Janet M. (Menzel)

                                    MAURO, JANET M. (MENZEL), 76, of Shadow Farm Way, Wakefield, RI and Pinehurst, NC, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008. She was the beloved wife of Edmund M. Mauro, Jr. Born in Southern Pines, NC, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mildred (Gorman) Menzel, dear sister of the late James Harry Menzel and dear sister-in-law of Roberta Thurrott of Tucson, AZ. Besides her husband, she was the devoted mother of Linda Peck and her husband Staunton of Summit, NJ, Diane Sullivan and her husband Stephen of…

                                    • McIntyre, Alice M. (McPartland)

                                      MciNTYRE, ALICE M. (McPARTLAND), 75, of Portsmouth, RI, died Sunday, October 26, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in New York City to the late Mary Catherine (Carroll) and Owen McPartland, she was predeceased by her brothers, Joseph, George and James McPartland and her daughter, Mary Alice McIntyre. She leaves to honor her memory her devoted husband, Peter Joachim McIntyre; her daughters, Maureen Brawner of Gales Ferry, CT and Alison McIntyre of Washington, D.C.; sons-in-law, Michael…

                                      • McMurtrie, Alicia S. (Meisser)

                                        McMURTRIE, ALICIA S. (MEISSER), of Old River Rd., Lincoln, died Friday, October 24, 2008 at home. She was the wife of Arthur J. McMurtrie. They recently celebrated their sixty-third wedding anniversary. Born in Lawrence, MA, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Katherine (Siek) Meisser. Mrs. McMurtrie was a graduate of Colby Jr. College, NH. She was a homemaker and an avid golfer, enjoying her membership at Kirkbrae Country Club. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Richard McMurtrie of…

                                        • Murriel, Bernard

                                          MURRIEL, BERNARD, 51, formerly of Providence, died Sunday, October 19th, at Louis Smith Hospital, Lakeland, GA. He was the husband of Felicia Darlene (Cook) Murriel. Born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Clifton Murriel and Ozzie (Bryant) Murriel. Bernard was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Besides his wife, he is survived by children, Elijah and Jonathan Murriel, both of Brooklyn, NY, Shavon Murriel of Providence, Alieta, Michael and Chantal Cook, all of Pawtucket, siblings, Anthony Murriel of…

                                          • Paiva Jr., Joseph

                                            PAIVA, JOSEPH, JR., 80, of Warren Ave., died October 24, 2008 at Miriam Hospital. He was the former husband of Agnes (Carreira) Paiva of East Providence. Born in Seekonk, MA, he was the son of the late Joseph and Constance Paiva. He worked as a maintenance worker for Trifari for many years. He served in the US Navy and the US Army. He is survived by his children; Michael Paiva of East Providence, Catherine Paiva-Santos of Barrington, Melissa Yuski of East Providence, 5 grandchildren and 5 great…

                                            • Peloso, Susan A.

                                              PELOSO, SUSAN A., 61 passed away October 25, 2008. She was the former wife of Robert H. Peloso. Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late Leo K. and Mary C. (Swain) Convery. She was a Registered Nurse at Women & Infants Hospital for 22 years. She is survived by two children, Christopher R. and Elizabeth S. Peloso, a grand daughter, Alexis E. Peloso and two brothers, Leo and Peter Convery. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 9:00 am in Our Lady of Mercy Church, Fourth…

                                              • Rafferty, Isabelle A.

                                                RAFFERTY, ISABELLE A., 85, of East Greenwich Avenue, died Saturday (10-25-2008) at home. Born in Providence a daughter of the late William F. and Isabelle A. (Clark) Cunningham. She had lived in West Warwick since 1997, previously living in Providence with her husband Edward J. Rafferty, Jr. Mrs. Rafferty was an assembler for Kenney Manufacturing before retiring in 1981. She leaves a son, Edward J. Rafferty, III of Forestdale and a daughter Donna R. Drapeau of Salem, NH and 4 grandchildren, Caitlin…

                                                • Salley, Helen E.

                                                  SALLEY, HELEN E., 98, died Sunday at the Greenville Health Center. She was the wife of the late Neil B. Salley. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Anna (Heran) Barden. She was a member of the St. Philip Senior Citizens. She is survived by her sons, Neil B. Salley and his wife Dorothy-Jean of Smithfield, Kenneth E. Salley and his wife Priscilla of Woonsocket and Robert J. Salley and his wife Patricia of Scituate and 9 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was the sister of the late…

                                                  • Santos, Denise M. (Bouchard)

                                                    SANTOS, DENISE M. (BOUCHARD), 46, of Crescent Ave., Cranston, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife for 25 years of Paul Santos. Born in Cranston, a daughter of the late Donald L. and Marguerite M. 'Rita' (Navarette) Bouchard, she was a lifelong resident of Cranston. Denise was office manager at James B. Owens Public Insurance Co. retiring due to illness and previously worked at Cranston ARC.…

                                                  • deFaria, Osvaldo F.

                                                    deFARIA, OSVALDO F., 71, of Richfield Ave., died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Evergreen House Health Center. He was the husband of Leonilde (Silva) deFaria. He was born in Brava, Cape Verde a son of the late Alfred and Ida (Feijoo) deFaria. Mr. deFaria was a supervisor for Modern Die & Machine Company before retiring. He was a member of the Ideal Club in East Bridgewater. Besides his wife he leaves two daughters; Marlise Sa, and Suzette DeFranco, three sons; Osvaldo deFaria Jr., Franklin deFaria…

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