Providence, RI Obituaries

Anthony “Tony” F. Shepherd, 88, of East Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on November 10, 2026. He was the beloved husband of Christine M. Shepherd. Tony was a genuinely kind, caring, and genero...

Robert (Bob) M. Eisner, age 84, of Mattapoisett, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on Sunday, November 8, 2026. He is survived by the love of his life, Esther (Kaplan) Eisner. Born in...

Tiffany "Tee" Rose Manzi, 38, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026, on "All Saints Day," at Rhode Island Hospital after a courageous year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer. Throughout her entire ...

Frank R. “Butch” McRoberts, 88, passed away on November 2, 2026. Born in Johnstown, PA, a son of the late James, Sr. and Dolores (Halapia) McRoberts. He was the beloved husband of June V. (Haun) McR...

Angelina (LaMarra) Bossone, 93, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on November 1, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph A. Bossone; they were married for 69 years. Born ...

Alice E. (MacDonald) Clattenburg, 94, passed away on Saturday, October 31st, 2026 in Smithfield, RI. Born in Melrose, Massachusetts to Frederick and Mary (Dragan) MacDonald, Alice’s life was a tapest...

Marilyn R. (Berg) Shapiro, age 82, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at Rhode Island Hospital, with her beloved husband and daughter by her side. She was the loving wife of All...

Robert Dennis Jacques, 71, of Leo Avenue, Providence, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Edward Jacques and Evelyn (Parkinson) Jacqu...

Donald Oliver, Retired North Providence Police Chief, formerly of North Providence and Narragansett, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Wednesday, October 28. 2026. Born in Providence, ...

Judith "Judy" Allen Cabral, 79, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2026. Born in Edgewood, Cranston, to Gilbert Allen and Frances (Desmond) Allen, she grew up alongside her sister, Jeannie Erickson,...

Carol (Stanzler) Silverman, age 89, of North Kingstown, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at her residence. She was the wife of the late Michael H. Silverman. Bo...

Irene I. (Provencher) Dumont, 82, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond Dumont. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Armand and Lorett...

Dr. Walter Jay Reedy, PhD, age 78, passed away Monday, October 19, 2026, unexpectedly. He was the husband of Diane (Lausen) Reedy. Born in Long Beach, California, he was the son of the late Walter E....

Michael Anthony Husereau, 61, passed away unexpectedly on October 3, 2026. Born in Westerly, Rhode Island, he was the beloved son of the late Patrick Husereau and Elizabeth (Killian) Tiebosch. Micha...

Rose (Aquino) Yeater, 63, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Andre J. and Eva (Hebert) Aquino. She was the devoted mother of Paul A. Rianna, ...

Susan L. (Durfee) Patterson, 73, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Richard “Rodney” Patterson Jr. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late A...

Marcia J. Bigney, 93, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 16, 2026, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul Bigney, with whom ...

Carole A. (Testa) Parrott, 84, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, October 15, 2026. She was the beloved wife of William A. Parrott, Sr. Born in Providence, a daughter o...

Michael B. Aguirre, 36, passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident on October 6, 2026. Born in Providence, RI, Michael was the beloved son of Manuel E. Aguirre and Winnie Santiago. He later moved ...

Edith M. (Brown) Church, 99, of Providence, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late George B. Church Jr., with whom she shared many devoted years of marriage. ...

Eileen Marie (Maloney) Mento, 77, of West Warwick passed away Monday, October 12, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved wife of Gioacchino “Jack” Mento. Born in Boston, MA, she w...

Barbara Ann Higgins, age 94, of North Providence, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel E. Higgins, with whom she shared many years of love, devotion,...

Lt. (Ret.) Patrick J. Dwyer, RISP, age 78, of Johnston, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Aughnasheelin, Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland...

Raymond C. Vallante, age 70, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Born in Providence, Raymond was the beloved son of Carmine and Barbara (Celio) Vallante. A proud graduate of La Salle Academy, R...

Sharon Rose (Garofalo) Porreca, 71, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, October 8, 2026. Born in Providence, a Daughter of the late Anthony J. and Marilyn M...

Eugene D. Wolfe, 75, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. He was the father of Anthony Wolfe (Lisa Perry) and David Wolfe (Lisa Bissonnette); grandfather of Arianna McDonald, Amber Simmons and ...

Theresa M. (Johnson) Rega, 86, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Anthony J. Rega. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the lat...

Edward Kansiewicz (80), also known as "Ed" or "Eddy," passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Good Samaritan Society in Omaha, NE, under the care of Hillcrest Hospice. He was born August 18, 1946...

Anthony Arrigo, 82, of Providence, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2026. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose (Tutalo) Arrigo. Anthony was the beloved husband of the l...

Janet D. Litwin, 97, of Providence, Rhode Island and Boca Raton, Florida passed away Monday, October 5, 2026. Janet was the beloved wife of Alfred I. Litwin, who predeceased Janet in 2005. Janet (Jan...

Cosima Joan Fallon, 73, of Cranston, passed away on October 4, 2026, at Kent Regency Care Facility in Warwick, following a courageous year long battle with glioblastoma. Born in Providence, she was t...

Joseph DeRuvo, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2026, in Warwick, Rhode Island. He was born in the Bronx, New York to Giuseppi and Marie (Muranelli) DeRuvo on April 15, 1933. He was the ...

Alfred R. Cardarelli, Sr., 89, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2026. He was the beloved husband of Carol J. (Verducci) Cardarelli. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late John and Genevieve (T...

Russell F. Charron, 73, passed away on September 28, 2026, following a long and courageous battle with illness. He was the beloved longtime partner of Mary L. Steinkamp, with whom he shared 31 years o...

Evelyn M. Cipolla, 86, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2026. Born on June 4, 1940, in the West End of Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Marion Cipolla. She grew up in a...

Arlene F. (McAteer) Corrigan, 86, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2026. Born in Providence, she was the cherished daughter of the late Martin Patrick and Amelia (Dziekiewicz) McAteer. Arlene ...

Frederick "Skip" Weingeroff of Providence, Palm Beach, and New Seabury died peacefully on Monday September 28, 2026, at the age of 93. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, he was the only child of th...

William “Bill” Theodore Ozga, 90, of Providence, RI formerly of Terryville, CT passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2026. He was the dearly beloved husband of Sharon (Flannery) Ozga with whom he sha...

Rotem Cohen passed away on September 25, 2026 in his home surrounded by his beloved family. He was born on May 11, 1960 on Kibbutz Alonim in North Central Israel to Mira and Yacuba Cohen. He was the ...

Peter Richard Troino, 75, of East Providence, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, September 25, 2026. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Anna (Micheletti) Troino. Pete...

Anthony Andrew Zona, of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, formerly of Lincoln and East Greenwich, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2026, after a brief illness. He was 92 years old. Anthony was bo...

Justa M. Negron, 64, passed away September 17, 2026. Born in Puerto Rico, a daughter of the late Juan Antonio Negron and Carmen (Bunanno) Negron. Beloved mother of Kervin L. Negron, Anthony Brunetti, ...

Charles Thomas Coutcher, age 87, of Warwick, RI and who resided in Woonsocket, RI for many years and The Villages, Florida passed away peacefully with family at his side on September 21, 2026. Charl...

Maria B. Da Fonte, age 90, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in Fresno, California. She was the wife of the late Antonio Santiago and Joe Da Fonte. Born in Azores, Portugal, she was the daught...

Sandra S. (Eisenberg) Waldman, age 92, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2026 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Lawrence P. Waldman. Born in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late ...

Ralph J. Willis, 96, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2026. He was the beloved husband of the late Kathleen M. (Garille) Willis, with whom he shared 70 wonderful years of marriage before her ...

Leon Samuel Golden, 96, of Warwick, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at West Shore Health Center in Warwick. He was the loving husband of the late Dorothy (Blaivise) Golden and the son of ...

Carol Jaffe Levinger, age 81 of Providence and Palm Beach Gardens Florida, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Miriam Hospital after a brief illness. She was the wife of Frederick Levinger, w...

Alan M. Samdperil, 87, passed away peacefully at home in Coral Gables, FL on September 16, 2026. He was the devoted husband of Sandra (Chaiken) Samdperil. Sandy and Alan shared 67 years of marriage an...

Joseph E. Kelly, Jr., 97, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on September 18, 2026. He was the son of the late Joseph E. Kelly, Sr. and Marion (Dunn) Kelly. He was the beloved husband of the l...