All Obituaries

MAIATO, Jose U., 74, of Providence Street, West Warwick, passed away Friday afternoon, January 24, 2020 surrounded by his loving family at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Maria Trindade (DaPonte) Maiato, they had been married for forty-six years.  Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, he was the son of the late Jose M. and Fernanda E. (Santos) Maiato. Mr. Maiato was a machine technician at Concordia for thirteen years and worked at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company...

TYLER, William H. “Bill”, 85, of Coventry, passed away Thursday morning, January 23, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Annette T. (Flamand) Tyler.  Born in Providence, a son of the late Claude and Virginia Tyler.  Father of William H. Tyler, Jr. and his wife Joann, Jane B. Tyler and her husband Jim and John M. Tyler and his wife Kelsey. Grandfather of Brayden and Kaylie.  He was the father of the late Timothy Peter Tyler and Robert J....

PETRARCA, Celestina A. (Marsocci), “Sal", 89, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, January 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at Kent Regency Nursing Center in Warwick. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael D. Petrarca, they were married for 53 years.  A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Josephine (Mancini) Marsocci. Mrs. Petrarca was a 1948 graduate of West Warwick High School.  She was...

MANCINI, Theresa V., 94, formerly of Wilson Street, West Warwick, passed away Saturday evening, January 18, 2020 at West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A lifelong resident of West Warwick, she was a beloved daughter of the late Giuseppe and Ersilia (Lautieri) Mancini; sister to the late Maria C. Mancini and the late Anthony F. Mancini; sister-in-law to Catherine J. Mancini; aunt to Joseph A. Mancini, the late Ronald F. Mancini, and Maria Mancini Scott; cousin and niece to many,...

BENOIT, Alderic J., “Dick”, 94, of Cecile Avenue, Coventry, passed away Saturday, afternoon, January 18, 2020 at Alpine Nursing Home, Coventry. He was the beloved husband of Eileen M. (Theroux) Benoit, they had been married for sixty-four years.  A lifelong resident of Coventry, he was a son of the late Geoffroy J. and Florida (Levesque) Benoit. Mr. Benoit was a manager at Jerry’s Market’s for many years until retiring.  He was a World War II Army Veteran...

JENNINGS-COURY, Muriel (McCauley), 90, of Harvard Avenue, Providence, passed away Friday evening, January 17, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. A lifelong resident of Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles L. McCauley, PPD (Ret.) and Helen (Tapola) McCauley. She loved her cats, reading, and crossword puzzles. She is survived by her children, Joseph J. Coury of Lincoln, Corinne Hachadorian of Coventry, and Charles Coury of Northport FL and her grandchildren. Relatives and friends...

DIONNE, Lyndene C. (Schilling), 70, of Warwick, formerly of East Providence, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday afternoon, January 17, 2020 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Anthony Bolos and Gene (DeLaurier) Sherman. Lyndene’s most enjoyable time spent with her grandchildren. She was an active member/employee of East Providence Elks 2337. Her hobbies were collecting antique treasures and...

Sister Eleanor Little, RSM, 76, (formerly Sister Mary Paul Francis) died peacefully Friday, January 17, 2020.  She was a Sister of Mercy for 58 years.  She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mary (Sullivan) Little. She leaves behind a brother, Raymond Paul Little. Among her many ministries she served as nurse, teacher, and archivist.  Eleanor spent three years living in Dublin, Ireland during which time she traveled to nearby parts of Ireland. Sister lived by her...

REALI, Vittorio "Victor" Emmanuel Georges, 76, formerly of West Warwick, passed away Sunday evening, January 12, 2020 at Rhode Island Hospital. Victor was born on October 8, 1943, a son of the late Frank F. and Mariette A. (Gregoire) Reali from West Warwick, Rl.  He was a life-long resident of the Natick village in West Warwick, Rl until moving to Tamarisk Assisted Living in Warwick in October 2018. In October of 2019 he moved to the Rhode lsland Veterans Home in Bristol. He...

BOMLEY, Anna A. (Ruzzo), 95, of Clyde Tower, 1021 Main Street, West Warwick, passed away Saturday morning, January 11, 2020 at West View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph H. Bomley.  Born in Coventry, she was a daughter of the late Gelardo and Antonetta (Lancellotta) Ruzzo. She resided in Coventry until moving to West Warwick in 1979. Mrs. Bomley was head cashier at the former Berman’s Meat Market for twenty-five years until...