Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Rhode Island Daily Obituaries 07/16/08

  • Allard, Lillian R.

    ALLARD, LILLIAN R., 87, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 13, 2008 at South County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late Maurice Allard. Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Lefebvre) Brennan. She is survived by two sons, Paul and Michael Allard, a daughter, Linda Anderson, 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A Service will be held Friday, July 18, 2008 at 10 a.m. from the HOEY-ARPIN-WILLIAMS-KING FUNERAL HOME, 168 Academy Avenue,…

    • Boscalia Sr., Philip A.

      BOSCALIA, PHILIP A., SR., 99, passed away July 14th at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Born in Millburn, NJ, he was the son of the late Gaetano and Rose (Amora) Boscalia and the husband of the late Anna (Scialdone) Boscalia. Mr. Boscalia was a warehouse worker for Valley Wholesale until retiring in 1958. He leaves a son, Philip A. Boscalia, Jr., as well as two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Rocco Boscalia, Louis Boscalia, Angelina Jackman, Carmella Paola and…

      • Collins, Patricia Ann (Fascio)

        COLLINS, PATRICIA ANN (FASCIO), of West Warwick, passed into eternal rest on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at home. Born September 29, 1944 in West Warwick, a daughter of the late Antonio A. and Doris B. (Chabot) Fascio, Ms. Collins worked as a secretary, and was Lead Operator in the Office of Telephone Services for Governors Bruce Sundlun, Lincoln Almond and Donald Carcieri. She was active in the community, serving on many boards. She had been president of the West Warwick Assistance Agency, Inc., and secretary…

        • Colucci, Anthony A.

          COLUCCI, ANTHONY A., 76, of Smithfield and Cape Cod, died Monday, July 14, 2008 at Cape Cod Hospital. He leaves behind his beloved wife Virginia M. (Corey) Colucci, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage with this past May. Born in Woburn, MA, he was the son of the late Felix and Sarah (Macomber) Colucci. He was a United States War Veteran. A graduate of Merrimack College, he was then employed by the Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company for over 35 years, and in 1986 achieved the highest award given within…

          • D'Arezzo, Albert

            D'AREZZO, ALBERT 'AL', 82, formerly of Coventry, passed away peacefully Sat. at his Tarpon Springs, FL home, surrounded by family. Husband of Eva and father to Guy, Anthony, Robert and Susan D'Arezzo, grandfather of 3.

            • DeAngelis, Thomas V.

              DeANGELIS, THOMAS V. 'ANGEL', 50, of North Providence, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday. He was the son of Rose (Capobianco) and the late Thomas 'Lindberg' DeAngelis. Thomas, a self employed Car Dealer, had been employed by Mutual Isuzu of Smithfield, Gino Corvette of North Providence, and R & R Auto Sales of Johnston. For many years, Thomas, known as 'Tommy Isuzu' was an on-air personality, hosting talk shows on both WALE and WICE. He enjoyed making wine, cooking, and singing…

              • Joost, Marie E. (Reilley)

                JOOST, MARIE E. (REILLEY), 89, of Charlestown, passed away on Sunday July 13th in the South County Hospital in Wakefield. Mrs. Joost was the wife of the late Frederick B. Joost, Jr. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late James L. and Ellen G. (Gill) Reilley, Marie has lived in the South County area since 1955. Mrs. Joost was a graduate of the Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing and was the Head Nurse at Uniroyal for 25 years. She was head nurse at CibaGeigy for 10 years. She was the President of the…

                • Kukla, Anthony F.

                  KUKLA, ANTHONY F. 'TONY', 62, of Coventry, died Tuesday at Kent Hospital, Warwick. Born in Woonsocket, the son of the late Frank and Jennie (Szarek) Kukla, he was raised in Blackstone, MA, graduating from Blackstone High School. He attended U Mass in Amherst School of Agriculture. Mr. Kukla worked as an attendant at the Wrentham State School and the Dr. Joseph Ladd School on a locked ward for severely handicapped residents. Tony was a counselor at the J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center group home,…

                  • Lesneski Jr., Edward

                    LESNESKI, EDWARD JR., 57, of Victory Highway, died not alone, but in his mother's loving arms, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer, Saturday, July 12, 2008 at his home. In his last days, he had been surrounded by a loving family. Mr. Lesneski was born in Newport a son of Florence M. (Powell) Lesneski of West Greenwich and the late Edward Lesneski, Sr. He had been a resident of West Greenwich for most of his life. Mr. Lesneski was a mechanic for various automotive firms for many years until…

                    • MacDonald Jr., H. Jack

                      of Bristol Animal Shelter, c/o Bristol Animal Shelter, 395 Metacom Ave., Bristol, RI.

                      • McDonald, John J.

                        McDONALD, JOHN J., 83, of Greenpost Lane, Warwick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at home, surrounded by family and friends, under the care of VNA Hospice. He was the beloved husband of Louise M. (Francis) McDonald. Mr. and Mrs. McDonald celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past February. Born in Providence, a son of the late Raymond and Martha (Young) McDonald, he lived in Warwick for most of his life. Mr. McDonald was a machinist at ITT Hammel-Dahl for thirty years, retiring…

                        • Nahigian, Mildred E.

                          NAHIGIAN, MILDRED E., 85, of Austin Avenue, died Monday at Fatima Hospital. She was the wife of the late Haig A. Nahigian, Sr. She leaves her son, Haig A. Nahigian, Jr. and his wife, Christine of Chicago, Illinois, and a daughter, Dianne N. Sass and her husband, David of Warwick. Memorial service Friday at 10:30 a.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church, 251 Danielson Pike, North Scituate. Visitation Thursday 4-7:30 p.m. with prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. in the ANDERSON-WINFIELD Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville…

                          • Nelson, Nerina M. (Sanzaro)

                            NELSON, NERINA M. (SANZARO), 92, of Smith Street, Providence passed away July 14, 2008 in the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center. She was wife of the late Sven Nelson and the daughter of the late Lucio and Pasqualina (Corvese) Sanzaro-DeSantis and step daughter of the late Giovanni DeSantis. Nerina owned and operated the former Nerina's Beauty Salon for 22 years before retiring. She was the step-mother of Robert S. Nelson of MA,; sister of Christine Dettore of Providence, the late Esto Sanzaro and step…

                            • Ramstad, Yngve

                              RAMSTAD, YNGVE, a longtime University of Rhode Island economics professor and former department chair, died July 5, 2008, of complications from ALS. He was 67. The Rhode Island chapter of the ALS Association honored Yngve with its Brian Dickinson Courage Award on June 12. Although Yngve was unable to attend, more than three dozen colleagues and friends, including two from his high school years, were present. His daughter, Kathryn Ramstad-Albert, accepted the award on his behalf. Yngve was born March 20,…

                              • Sabetta, Raymond M.

                                SABETTA, RAYMOND M., 79, of Silver Lake Avenue, Providence passed away July 14, 2008. He was the husband of 55 years to Anna F. (Cannata) Sabetta and the son of the late Arduino and Anna (St. Angelo) Sabetta. Mr. Sabetta was employed for 50 years at Electric Boat as a design draftsman. Raymond was also very active in the community, most notably he was Assistant District Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America: Narragansett Council dedicating many years of service since 1965 and in 2001 he received the…

                                • Salzberg, Albert C.

                                  SALZBERG, ALBERT C., Ph.D., 73, of Rockville, Maryland, a professor of English at Rhode Island College for 45 years before retiring in 2007, died July 9, 2008. He was married for 43 years to Helen E. (Ginsberg) Salzberg. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Rhode Island in 1962 to teach at RIC. He lived in Providence until moving to Maryland in June, 2007 to be near his children and grandchildren. Dr. Salzberg received his B.A. and M.A. from Brooklyn College and his Ph.D. in English from New York…

                                  • Silva, Lidia M.

                                    SILVA, LIDIA M., age 94, formerly of Urban Ave. and Talbot St., died Monday, July 14, 2008, at the Waterview Villa. She was the wife of the late Peter H. Silva. Born in Brava, Cape Verde, on Sept. 15, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Boaventura Canto and Maria (Andrade) Mingola. She is survived by her children, Robert Silva and Linda Lopes of East Providence and Peter Silva and his wife Linda of Pawtucket; her four grandchildren, Ann-Marie, David, Jennifer, and Robert; and her four great-grandchildren,…

                                    • Southworth, Ethel Lillian

                                      Ethel Lillian Southworth, 88, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at the Genesis Eldercare in Lebanon, N.H. She was born May 17, 1920, in Westerly, the daughter of Nelson W. and Lillian (Johnson) Himes. She attended school in Westerly and graduated in 1938 from Westerly High School. She attended nursing school and worked for over 30 years at The Westerly Hospital. On Jan. 16, 1943, she married James William Southworth Jr. of Pawcatuck. They lived all their married life in Pawcatuck. He died in 1983. Following her…

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