All Obituaries

William Miller Jr. "Bill" 74, of Warwick   passed away on Saturday May 4, 2024 at Kent Regency Center, after a long battle with many medical complications.  Bill was the son of William Miller Sr. and Rita Poole Miller.  He was a former Computer Programmer at Blackstone Valley Electric/Eastern Utilities, later known as National Grid, for over 40 years.  Bill also worked at Zenga"s in East Greenwich for many years. Bill was born in Providence but grew...

John Clifford Smolenski Sr 80, of Cranston, passed away on April 30, 2024 at Kent Hospital. John was born on November 14, 1943 in New London, Connecticut. He was the son of the late Zigmond and Agnes (Garvey) Smolenski John “Smo” was the devoted, loving husband to Sandra Miller.  He was preceded in death by his son, John Smolenski Jr. and is survived by his four daughters Heather (James) Christie, Gwen (Joe Kells) Smokenski, Rachel Smolenski and Diane (Sarah) Pompae, three...

Philip V. Bucci October 1, 1933 – April 29, 2024 Philip V. Bucci 90, of Cranston passed away peacefully at home in his sleep on Monday April 29, 2024 following a several year battle with kidney disease. The family would like to acknowledge  the nurses at Continuum Hospice and Palliative Care for making his final days as comfortable and pain free as possible. Funeral services will be strictly private, and donations to Continuum Hospice and Palliative Care in his name are...

Manuel R. Dias "Manny" 92 of Providence, passed away April 10, 2024. He was the husband of the late Alice A. (Delgado) Dias. Born in Xartinho, Portugal, he was a son of the late Manuel and Francelina Dias. He is survived by his children, Michael Dias and his wife Louise, Manuel Dias, Jr., Deborah Jennings and her husband Albert, ten grandchildren Michael Jr., Amanda, Christopher, Nicole, Jeffrey, Jarod, Kayla, William, Brian, Nicole and numerous great grandchildren. He was the...

  Francis Walter Doyle, 84, of Warwick, RI passed away peacefully on Monday April 15, 2024 after a decades long battle with cancer.    Born in Providence on April 27, 1939 Francis was the oldest son of Francis J. Doyle and Mildred F. Fiske. After graduating from North Providence High School, he proudly enlisted in the Navy.  He went on to be the first of his family to graduate college earning a Bachelor of Accounting from Bryant College.  In...

Grace was born in Providence, daughter of Henry and Mary (McCorry) Waldron was one of five siblings; Henry, Kay, Anne, and Mary.  She was raised in Providence and Cranston and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School in Providence. As a young adult, she entered the Religious Sisters of Mercy in Cumberland to be a nun. While she left the novitiate, Grace never left the church. She was a dedicated Catholic her entire life. She met the challenge of paralysis from...

Andre E. "Andy" Mennillo, lost his earthy life on April 7, 2024. Andy was a wonderful boy who grew to be a young man with a big heart who somehow lost his way. He was dearly loved and will be sorely missed by his father Dana, step mother Kathi and sister Nina Mennillo, as well as his mother Irene Mennillo, brother Elias Fura, step brother Joshua Woods and step sister Danielle Matarese and most sadly, his beautiful son Andre and Andre's mother Danielle Morgan Mennillo. We hope...

Harold W. Wilcox "Harry" 86, of Cranston passed away at Hulitar Hospice surrounded by his loving family on April 5, 2024. He was born at home on February 26, 1938 to the late Byron V. and Alice (Carter) Wilcox. He was the devoted husband to the late Joyce N. Wilcox and loving father to the late Deborah Gingrich of Florida. He is survived by his sons Keith Wilcox Sr (Deborah) and Kirk Wilcox Sr (Kathleen) both of Cranston. He was the brother of Anne Rhodes of Sacramento, California...

Cynthia "Cindy" L. Zarra 73, of Cranston passed away unexpectedly Tuesday April 2, 2024 at Rhode Island Hospital with her loving husband Donald P. Zarra, by her side. Born in Providence, Cindy was the daughter of the late Margaret and Herbert Medcalf and the step-daughter of the late Albert Gardner. Cindy lived in Cranston for most of her life. She graduated from Cranston High School East. Before retirement she was an office worker at several places, including Mack Trucks in...

Ricardo Antonio Abreu Abad, Our loving husband, father, papa, son, brother, uncle and friend (March 21, 1966 – April 2, 2024) Though born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, raised in Santiago (Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic), Ricardo was a true son of Manhattan, New York. Raised here from youth, he grew to find his lives calling, as a husband, father, and independent business owner. Meeting his wife Daisy as a teenager at 15 years of age, they soon began a loving marriage, which span 39...