All Obituaries

Richard Sprague, 83, of Cranston passed away on July 30, 2020. He was the beloved husband for 37 years of Phyllis (Persechino) Sprague. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Ernest and Caroline (Howarth) Sprague. Richard was the General Manager for Contact Radio & Paging for 20 years in Providence and later worked as Director of Security for Thrifty Car Rental in Warwick. Richard enjoyed being with people, telling jokes and always offering a helping hand to anyone who...

Marie (Rekrut) Swenson, 98, passed away on July 30 after a short illness. She was the wife of the late Martin R Swenson. They were married for 37 years. Marie lived in Cranston since 1959. She retired from Federal Products after 40 years of service as a calibrator and inspector. She was an artist, selected as artist of the month at the Cranston Senior Center for August 1994. Her watercolors and pastels have been on display at the Cranston Senior Center and Cranston Public Library. Marie...

Charles "Chuck" P. Paley, age 84, of Providence, died peacefully on Saturday, July 25, 2020 surrounded by his family. Born in Youngstown, OH, he was the son of the late Panayotis “Pete”  Palaiologos and Sophia (Lambrinos) Palaiologos. His sister, Mary Wellman, pre-deceased him. He was the beloved husband of Ann-Marie (Nardi) Paley for 49 years. Following graduation from Brown in 1958 he returned to...

John A. Stabile, 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday July 22, 2020 at Alpine Retirement Home, Coventry. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Carmine and Angelina (Rossi) Stabile. He was the husband of the late Theresa M. (Spagnolo) Stabile and the late Gloria (Interlandi) Stabile. John was a WWII Navy Veteran receiving the Victory Medal. He was a polisher at Gorham Manufacturing for over 48 years. He is survived by his children Deborah A. Peters and Nancy Stabile,  also...

Eva Y. Bonitati, age 88, of Smithfield, died peacefully at home surrounded by loving family members on July 21, 2020. Eva was the fifth child of the late John and Theresa (Moretti) Marcello. Born on April 7, 1932 in Cranston, she attended public schools graduating from Cranston High School in 1949. She began working as a bookkeeper for a local dairy while still in high school after her teacher tabbed her as his best choice for the position. After graduation she began working as a clerk for...

Louis V. Rossi 87, of Cranston, a man of deep faith and humility passed to eternal life peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on July 10, 2020. Born on Federal Hill, Providence to the late Vincenzo and Maria (Marcello) Rossi, Louis was the beloved husband of Maria (Jo) Rossi.  He is survived by his son Louis Rossi and his wife Colleen, his daughter Alissa Rossi and her husband Roh Bari, with whom he lived. He was the brother of Vincent Rossi and his wife Dolly (Solitro),...

Christopher Antonelli, III, 63, passed away July 7, 2020 at Newport Hospital. He was the son of the late Christopher Antonelli, Jr. and Evelyn L. (Girardi) Antonelli. He is survived by Cynthia  (Blair) Antonelli, one daughter, Alessandra C. Antonelli and two brothers, Stephen R. and Paul J. Antonelli.  Christopher grew up in North Providence on Peckham Avenue, and graduated from La Salle Academy as the class of 1974. Chris from a young age had an exceptional talent for anything...

Emilio DeRensis "Emil", 87 of Johnston, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Diana P. (DiMatteo) DeRensis for 64 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Domenic “Tom” DeRensis and Marie (Ciampanelli) DeRensis. Mr.DeRensis was a Manufacturing Supervisor on the night shift at the former Levington Manufacturing Co. in Warwick, before retiring. He was a Korean War Army Veteran. Besides his wife he is...

Frank J. Colucci Sr., 72 passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Devoted husband to Linda E. (Nyberg) Colucci for 49 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Pasquale M. And Jean (Zangrilli) Colucci. Frank was an electrician and an IBEW Member Local Union #99. Besides his wife he is survived by four children, Frank J. Colucci Jr., Michael A. Colucci, Karen C. Ruszkoski and Jacob, and Susan Jean Colucci. Proud grandfather of Sophia Colucci,...

The family of Domenic Giusti Jr., would like to extend our sincere appreciation for everyone's kind wishes. We have been gifted beautiful flowers, meals, bountiful gift baskets, certificates, numerous cards and remembrances. We are so thankful for all of those who took the time to offer their thoughts about Domenic, our beloved husband, father, father-in-law, and grandfather. Through the kindness of others, we have shared many stories, memories, tears and laughter. We have...