All Obituaries

LANDRY, Doris L. (Boucher), 88, of West Warwick, passed away Monday evening, August 19, 2019 at Kent Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald F. Landry.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late George and Eleonore (Jarbeau) Boucher. Mrs. Landry was a communicant of St. Joseph Church. She is survived by a daughter, Donna M. Manuppelli (James) of Warwick; a son, Dennis P. Landry (Billie) of Coventry; two grandchildren, Jacob Landry...

REZENDES, Ernest P., 87, of Wakefield Street, West Warwick passed away Thursday morning, August 15, 2019 at Cedar Crest Nursing Center, Cranston.    He was the beloved husband of the late Loretta B. (Bedard) Rezendes, they were married for 52 years upon her passing in 2011.  Born in the Hillsgrove section of Warwick, he was the son of the late Manuel and Georgianna (Morris) Rezendes.  He was a resident of West Warwick for most of his life. Mr. Rezendes was employed as a...

FURTADO, Jose C., 78, of Mayfield Avenue, Cranston, passed away Saturday evening, August 10, 2019 at RI Hospital, Providence. He was the beloved husband of Maria C. (Correia) Furtado, they had been married for nearly sixty years.  Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was a son of the late Jose and Maria (Correia) Furtado.  He resided in Cranston since 1963. Jose was a welder for many years with Apachee Engineering Welding & Fabrication in North Kingstown before retiring in...

MACHADO, Patricia M. (Oakes), 67, of West Warwick, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at West Shore Health Center, Warwick. She was the wife of Peter B. Machado.  Born in South Kingstown, she was a daughter of the late Alfred E. and Elizabeth L. (Boyer) Oakes.  She resided in West Warwick for most of her life. Patricia loved spending time with her family and friends and sharing laughter. Besides her husband she leaves three sons, Vincent D. Machado and his wife Shawnann of...

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FERREIRA, Louise M., (Rogers), 88, of Manchester Drive, Coventry, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at Kent Hospital, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Ferreira, Jr., who passed away in 2013.  Born in West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late John and Pearl (King) Rogers.  She was a lifelong resident of the Pawtuxet Valley area. Mrs. Ferreira was a communicant of St. Anthony Church. She is survived by her loving son, Gary S. Ferreira and his wife Karen...

CIAFREI, Florence D., “Flo”, (Boyer), 90, of Blossom Street, West Warwick, passed away Tuesday morning, July 30, 2019 at West Shore Health Center, Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph E. Ciafrei.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was the daughter of the late Alderic and Amelia (Ferrucci) Boyer. Mrs. Ciafrei was avid seamstress and loved playing the piano.  She was a member of the Little Rest Chapter of the Sweet Adelines and a former member of...

MULLANEY, Mary Louise, 98, of Friendly Road, Cranston, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July, 28, 2019. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Mary A. (Sullivan) Mullaney.  She resided in Cranston since 1974. Louise was employed with the Rhode Island Department of Health for twenty two years until retiring in 1986.  She was a communicant of St. Matthew Church. She is survived by several cousins and longtime friend, Eugenia Moriarty.  She was...

Michael Thomas “Mike” Roarke, 88, died peacefully in the presence of his family on Saturday, July 27, 2019. If Mike were writing this, it would simply read: “Mike died.  Chrysler for sale.”  But this humble man of Irish descent led an admirable life deserving of a few more words. Born and raised in West Warwick, R.I., Mike was the son of the late Walter J. Roarke and Mary T. (Riley) Roarke.  He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Merry Sue...

PALAZZO, Joseph A., 66, of Cranston, formerly of Warwick, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Eleanor Slater Hospital, Cranston. Born in Warwick, he was the son of the late Biagio L. Palazzo, Sr. and Viola M. (Porcelli) Palazzo.  He resided in Warwick until moving to Cranston in 2001. Joe had a kind and gentle spirit who bore his illness with the utmost dignity, rarely complaining about his limitations, but rather always caring about others.  He loved old country music, TV...