| AHLIJANIAN, HARRY M., 77, of Sweet Corn Dr., Cranston, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. He was the beloved husband for 52 years of Zarie K. (Krikorian) Ahlijanian. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Misak H. and Vartouhi (Andrikian) Ahlijanian. A 1953 graduate of Wentworth Institute School of Architectural Engineering, Mr. Ahlijanian was an Architecture Facilities Engineer with Grinnell Fire Protection for many years, and later at Kent County… BROWN, MYRL GLENN, 68, of Main Street, Hope Valley, and formerly of Trent Avenue, Warwick, died on Sunday, July 20, 2008 at home. He was the husband of Florence A. (Labriole) Brown. Born in Scranton, PA, a son of the late George and Ella (Weidow) Brown, he lived in Warwick for 30 years, moving to Hope Valley 3 months ago. Mr. Brown was a custodian for the Warwick Public Schools for 21 years, retiring in 2001. A U.S. Navy veteran, he served for 21 years as an aircraft firefighter, retiring from the Navy in… CICOGNA, JOHN ANTHONY, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Operations Specialist Surface Warfare (Ret.), of Saunderstown, RI, formerly of Camden, ME, born in 1936 in the Bronx, New York passed away at the John Clarke Retirement Center in Middletown on Monday, July 21, 2008. John was the son of Filomena Cicogna and John Lennera and the beloved husband of Nancy (Nicki) Cicogna. He leaves behind his daughter Hilary Singho of Washington, DC, and his sons Steven Cicogna of Brunswick, ME, John Allan of Marblehead, MA and… Delmar E. "Del" Crandall, 99, of Egypt Street, Ashaway, died peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2008, at The Westerly Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Grace Eleanor (Champlin) Crandall. Born in Hopkinton on Dec. 4, 1908, he was the son of the late Ellsworth and Minnie (Thompson) Crandall. Mr. Crandall had been a carpenter and builder in South County for 40 years working with the late Walter Eccelston. He later retired from the maintenance department at… DiORIO, LOUISE M., 69, of Maple Avenue, a homemaker, died peacefully on July 21, 2008 at the Philip Hulitar Impatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Joseph J. DiOrio and the late Norman Paolello. Born in Fall River, MA, a daughter of Teresa (Sementilli) Castigliego of Bristol and the late Paul Castigliego, she lived in Barrington for 47 years. Besides her husband and mother, she is survived by a daughter, Louann Mello of Barrington and a son, Norman Paolello, Jr. and his wife Annette of… Dietlin-Jencks, Marie C. (Prior) DIETLIN-JENCKS, MARIE C. (PRIOR), 66, a retired accounting clerk died Friday, July 18, 2008 at home in Palm Coast, FL. She was the beloved wife of Jeral W. Dietlin and the late Richard E. Jencks. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Andrew F. and Beatrice (LaClair) Prior and the stepdaughter of Margaret Prior. She was the beloved mother of Richard Jencks, Thomas Jencks, Tinamarie Hawes, and David Jencks. Stepmother of Jeral W. Jr. and Stephen A. Dietlin, Diane Pelligrino, Lori Waldec,… FOLSOM, BETTY P., 88, died Monday at Kent Hospital. Born in Providence she was the wife of the late Earl Folsom and companion of Winfred A. Franklin. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Ruth (Pierce) Anthony. Mrs. Folsom was a secretary for the Brown-Lyle & Marshal Investment Co. for many years before retiring in 1983. Besides her companion she is survived by a niece Joan R. Dorsi. Her funeral service will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. in the Gorton Menard Funeral Home, 721 Washington St.,… GARDNER, SHELLY M., 34, of Flat River Rd. died Saturday at home. She was the wife of Ronald Gardner. Born in Fulda, Germany she was the daughter of Robert W. and Maria (Hettler) Pray of Pawtucket. She lived in Coventry for the past seven years. Besides her husband and parents she leaves four daughters, Andrea Mota of Woonsocket, Kayle, Skyler and Aliandrea Gardner, all of Coventry, two sons Brandan Mota of Woonsocket and Corey Gardner of Coventry, one brother Scott Pray of Pawtucket. Her funeral will be… Gionfriddo, Rose Marie (Augeri) GIONFRIDDO, ROSE MARIE (AUGERI), 88, of 288 Sprague Street, Portsmouth, RI, died Monday, July 21, 2008 at Grand Islander Health Care Center, Middletown. Her funeral will be held on Friday, July 25, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. from the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary's Church, Spring Street, Newport. Burial will be in St. Columba Cemetery in Middletown. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2008, from 4-7, in the funeral home.… HOWARD, WARREN E. 'POPEYE', 75, of Glocester, died Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at Fatima Hospital in North Providence. He was the beloved husband of Hattie L. (Graham) Howard. A life long Glocester resident, he was the son of the late Raymond O. and Esther M. (Blanchard) Howard. Mr. Howard worked for the Glocester Highway Department for 34 years, retiring in 1994; after retiring, he was a maintenance worker for the Glocester Country Club. He was a U.S Army veteran, serving in Okinawa and Korea and was a… Jackvony, Frances M. (Frattarelli) JACKVONY, FRANCES M. (FRATTARELLI), 92, of Warwick passed away peacefully on July 21, 2008. She was the wife of the late Alfred Jackvony, Sr. and daughter of the late Esterino and Antonetta (DeLuca) Frattarelli. Her sons, Alfred Jackvony, Jr. and Bernard A. Jackvony, were at her side. She loved her two sons greatly but equally, always reminding them that she didn't play favorites. She adored her two daughters-in-law, Claire Jackvony and the late Sharon Jackvony, referring to them as the daughters she… JONES, SIDNEY M., 47, of Washington Avenue, died Saturday at Landmark Medical Center. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Congdon St. Baptist Church, 17 Congdon St., Providence; viewing begins at 10 a.m. Cremation will follow. www.Bright-FuneralHome.com Mancini, Barbara Hilda (Thorp) MANCINI, BARBARA HILDA (THORP), 88, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Steere House, Providence. Formerly of Narragansett and Providence, she was the beloved wife of the late Raymond G. Mancini. Born in Boston, MA, she was daughter of the late Jens Oscar and Hilda (Peterson) Thorp. Mrs. Mancini was a professional dancer in her early life, and later attended Rhode Island College while raising her family. Her joys were travel, books and entertaining, and especially, nurturing her children, grandchildren,… McCABE, KEVIN J., 54, of Tampa, Florida died unexpectedly at home Friday. Born in Providence, a son of John F. and Margaret A. (Leary) McCabe of Middletown, formerly of Warwick, he had lived in Tampa for 20 years. Kevin was employed with Crosstown Couriers for the last several years. Kevin will be sorely missed by his loving family. Besides his parents, he leaves 3 brothers, John P. McCabe of West Kingston, Patrick J. McCabe of Jamestown, and Michael D. McCabe of Warwick; 5 sisters, Rosemary A. Geoghegan of… MORIN, IRENE M. (PICHETTE), 90, died Sunday, July 20, 2008. She was the devoted wife of the late Rene R. Morin. Beloved mother of Irene B. Paulin and Rolland J. Morin, both of Warwick. Loving and cherished grandmother of Carl Paulin, Daniel and Anita Morin. Great grandmother of Daniel Morin, Jr. A funeral service will be held Friday at 11 am in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick. Burial in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston. Visiting hours Thursday 4-8 pm.Information and… PESERVICH, ALDA LESSIE, of North Kingstown, RI, passed away suddenly at home on July 11, 2008. Born on July 2, 1920, in Hartford, Connecticut, she grew up in Brooklyn, New York, spending summers with her mothers family in Connecticut. As a young woman, she enjoyed learning, especially studying history, geography, and languages, and traveling NYC by roller skates with her group of friends to after-school student activities at the Brooklyn Public Library, museums, and concert halls. World affairs were a major… RUSSILLO, JOHN S. 'BROTHER' 63, of Alto Street, Cranston, passed away Monday July 21, 2008 at home. He was the beloved husband of Elvira (Assanti) Russillo. Born in Providence he was the son of the late John T. and Beatrice (Marzocchi) Russillo. He worked for NAPA Parts of Smithfield. Mr. Russillo was an active softball player for the past 40 years. Besides his wife he is survived by his son Steve Russillo, one grandchild, and a sister Elvira Verdecchia. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a… SANTOS, JOHN B., 71, of Western Hills Lane formerly of Warwick, passed peacefully surrounded by family July 22, 2008. Husband of Joan E. (Conley) Santos and son of the late Victor and Colthilda (Almeida) Santos. Father of Edward J. Santos, Lillian C. Jefferson, Ann Marie Ferri, Robert J. Naylor and the late Vivian J. Santos and John B. Santos, Jr. Brother of James J. Santos, Robert J. Santos, Maria J. LaMarca and the late Victor and Edward Santos. Also survived by 15 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.… SMITH, EDWARD J., 51, of 97 Wesleyan Avenue, died Sunday at Kent Hospital after a brief illness. He was the husband of Gisele L. (Townsend) Smith. Born in Providence, a son of the late William and Lucille (Morrison) Smith, he had lived in Warwick for over 20 years. Mr. Smith was a distribution Manager for GTech for 18 years. He was a passionate Red Sox fan and was the former lead guitarist for local bands Toys and Narragansett Rock and Roll. He leaves 2 sons, Edward J. Smith and Michael E. Smith, both of… TAYLOR, GERTRUDE P. (HUARD), 93, formerly of Cala Drive, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008. She was the beloved wife of the late Hugh W. Taylor. Born in Fall River, a daughter of the late Archie and Margaret (Leary) Huard, she resided in Pawtucket for 53 years. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She leaves one daughter, Roberta T. Stromberg of Wakefield; two sons, James E. Taylor and Robert W. Taylor both of Pawtucket; one sister, Joan Mockler of Noank, CT;… VARGAS, JOSE FARIA, 79 of Perry Street, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008. He was the husband of Maria A. (Rodrigues) Vargas they had been married for 47 years. Born in Feteira Faial Azores, he was the son of the late Jose and Rosa (da Luz) Vargas. He moved to this country in 1968, settling in Central Falls. He was employed by the American Insulated Wire Company for 26 years, retiring in 1994. He was a member of CJ Lusitana and of the Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity Brightridge Club, where he was named… |
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Rhode Island Daily Obituaries 07/23/08
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