All Obituaries

Rose H. (Duffy) Barrie, RN,  81, of Cranston,  passed away peacefully, September 20, 2019 at the Scandinavian Home, Cranston. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Matthew T. Duffy Sr. and Rose H. (Robertson) Duffy. Mrs. Barrie was a Registered Nurse at the Eleanor Slater Hospital in Cranston, before retiring. She was a graduate of CCRI and was a volunteer for the Casey Family Services. Rose is survived by her beloved children, Debra Blair and her husband David, Terri...

ANTHONY P. “SUNNY” LOMBARDO, 89, of Johnston passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Monday September 16, 2019 at Cherry Hill Manor.  He was the beloved husband for 64 years of Assunta C. (Piccirilli) Lombardo.  Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Anthony and Adeline (Moretti) Lombardo.  Mr. Lombardo was a contractor, building houses for many years, later he went on to work at the John E. Donley Rehabilitation Center, Providence.  He...

Joyce E. (Wilber) Farrelly, 79 of Cranston, passed away peacefully September 13, 2019 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul J. Farrelly. Born in Cranston, a daughter of the late Ralph E Wilber Jr. and Dorothy L. (Jordan) Wilber. Mrs Farrelly was a jewelry worker for Swarovski Jewelry Company in Cranston. Joyce was a member of the Oaklawn Baptist Church in Cranston, she loving cooking and was an avid reader. She is survived by her...

Carmela A. (Silipigni) Ranaldi, 97 of Warwick, passed away peacefully September 13, 2019 at Elderwood at Riverside. She was the beloved wife for 74 years of Joseph D. Ranaldi. Born in Providence a daughter of the late Domenic and Paulinea (Imbruglio) Silipigni. Mrs Ranaldi was co-owner with her husband of the former Ranaldi’s Bakery in Cranston. Besides her husband she is survived by her beloved children Raymond A. Ranaldi and his wife Deborah and Gary J. Ranaldi and his wife Cindy....

Eugene F. D’Ambra, 82 of Johnston, passed away peacefully surrounded by his love ones at home on September 13, 2019. He was the beloved husband of Debra A. (Petrozella) D’Ambra for 39 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Aneillo and Marie (Melino) D’Ambra. Mr D’Ambra was a self employed Mold Maker before retiring. He was the beloved father of Joseph E. D’Ambra, Frank D’Ambra, Lori Cesario, Gina Mastrostefano and Nicole Bibby and the Late Joseph E....

Charles A. Hirsch, Esq., 84 of West Greenwich passed away peacefully Thursday September 12 2019 at Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, Providence.  He was the devoted husband for 34 years to Jade C. (Grossman) Hirsch. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John “Johnny” and May (Goldstein) Hirsch.  Charles was a lawyer and former vice president for Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum for 51 years before starting his own practice.  Charlie was a graduate of URI and...

93, passed away Sunday, September 8 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. Louise had been a resident at Brentwood by the Bay in Warwick, and the family extends its sincere gratitude for the exceptional, loving care that she received from Brentwoood’s warm and supportive staff. Prior to Brentwood, Louise was a longtime resident of North Kingstown, in a family home that she shared with her sisters, the late Tina and Florence Carvisiglia. Born in Providence, Louise was the daughter of the late...

June 27, 1951 marks the date of the glorious arrival of Rae Ann Hoyas to Raymond Sr. and Helen Hoyas (Nordquist) of Pawtucket, R.I. Rae Ann was the oldest of five siblings, Charles, Kathleen, Raymond Jr., and Elizabeth. Rae Ann the student, attended St. Teresa's, then Our Lady of Fatima, and then Katherine Gibbs. Rae Ann then diligently served in customer service for New England Telephone/NYNEX for nearly 30 years, until retirement. During her time there, she met William J McGowan Jr.,...

 Daniel, age 86, died Tuesday September 3, 2019. He leaves his wife Sylvia of 60 years, his son Steven and his wife Sylvia and their children Katerina and Teddy of Bethesda, MD, and his daughter Patricia, and her husband Paul Bastia, and their daughters, Arden, Paris and Lily of Warwick, RI. Dan was an Alumnus of La Salle Academy, and Providence College. He was also a Korean War Veteran serving in France.  His burial with Military Honors will be attended by only his very immediate...

GIFFORD, MILDRED J. “MILLIE” (GALLO), 96, of Warwick, passed away Saturday August 31, 2019 at Kent Hospital.  Born in Fall River, MA, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Virginia (Mazzulla) Gallo.  Millie is survived by her son, George Gifford, her daughter Virgina “Ginny” Gifford and was the mother of the late Wayne and Edward Gifford.  She was the sister of Richard Gallo and the late Peter, Paul and Lawrence Gallo, beloved grandmother of...