All Obituaries

Theresa Marie Gillikin, 94, of Providence, RI, passed away June 3, 2023 at the Steere House Nursing Home.   Born in Providence, RI on September 25, 1928, she was the youngest of 3, born to Moses and Anoosh Goushakjian, both Armenians, who immigrated to the US during the Armenian Genocide in the early 1900s. She was the baby sister to the late Virginia Ruth Caldarone who passed in 1972 at the young age of 48, and her brother, Steven, who was killed in Europe during WW2 at the...

Vincent Lato, Jr., 77, of Providence, passed away June 1, 2023 at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Vincent Lato Sr. and Antoinette (Ferrante) Lato. He leaves his son and daughter-in-law, Gregory V. and Kristin Lato, and his daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer A. and Mark Cicerone; his four grandchildren, Mark Anthony Cicerone, Sophia Cicerone, Siena Lato and Brianza Lato; and his former wife, Cynthia A. Rosato. He was the brother of the late Dolores...

Teresa Marrapese, 92, of East View Avenue passed away on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023. She was the wife of the late Carmino Marrapese, they had been married for 56 years before he passed in 2004. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Donato and Dora (Prezioso) Paolucci. Teresa was a devoted and loving homemaker for her family her entire life. She is survived by her two sons, Carmino Jr. of Boca Raton, FL, and Lewis Marrapese of Cranston, her three daughters Lorraine Cipriano...

Deborah J. (Petrarca) Clark, 65, of Warwick, passed away Friday, May 26, 2023, at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Dana R. Clark for 39 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Elaine J. (Muratore) the late Albert F. Petrarca. She was an office manager at the George Wiley Center in Pawtucket, RI. Deborah found joy in camping and was an avid gardener. She was a lover of all animals; she enjoyed sitting on her deck in the sun watching the birds. Most of all she enjoyed...

Janet, (Lacour) Harrison, age 83, of Johnston passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Janet was born in Providence and moved to her home in Johnston in 1991 where she resided for thirty-one years. She worked as a civil servant for the federal government for thirty-four years until her retirement as an Immigration Services Officer in 2016. She was the beloved daughter of Loretta and Louis Robert Lacour Junior who preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her...

Maria (Cairo) Leone, 90, of Block Island, passed away May 21, 2023 at the Westerly Hospital. She was the wife of the late Aldo Leone. Born Jan. 6, 1933, in Caserta, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Carmine and Francesca (Viscardi) Cairo. Maria and her late husband, Aldo, founded and operated Aldo’s Bakery in Old Harbor Block Island for many years and still is operated by members of her family. She is survived by her children, Leone “Leo” Leone (the late Lori),...

Herta B. (Schildbach) Macaruso, 84, passed away peacefully at home May 16, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Joseph M. Macaruso for 62 years. She was the daughter of the late Wenzel and Berta Schildbach.   Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter Kris R. Marotti and her husband  Anthony T. Marotti, Jr. of Lincoln, RI, daughter Gina Macaruso Lineberger and her husband Charles Lineberger of Floral City, FL and her brothers Helmut Schildbach and  Siegfrid...

Anna F. (DiDonato) DeRita, 93, of Hope, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long battle with vascular dementia. Born in Providence on Dec. 24, 1929, she was the beloved daughter of the late Antonio and Maria (Silvestri) DiDonato. She was the wife of the late Alfred DeRita who passed on May 14, 1989.  She is survived by her devoted daughter, Maria Ferreira and her husband David, and her grandchildren, Alyssa and...

Raymond V. Tremblay, Jr., “Ray” 73, passed away peacefully at home Monday, May 15, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Kimberly F. (Fay) Tremblay, having been married for almost 44 years and together for 46 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Lynn Tremblay and the beloved family pup, Harley. Son of Raymond V. Tremblay, Sr. and Vincenza (Miele), Ray was the second oldest of 15 children survived by John “Jackie,” Robert, Gary, Claudette,...

Mary C. Pitre 100, of Cranston passed away May 14, 2023. She was the wife of the late Raymond P. Pitre. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of Pasquale and Angelina (Mazzucco - Tucciarone) Carcone. One of eight siblings, she is survived by her sister, Olga Stickel of Cranston, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers Enrico, Eugene, Mario, Emilio, and Silvio Carcone and a baby sister Maria Carcone. She attended Providence schools and graduated Mt. Pleasant High...