All Obituaries

GRINNELL, ROY W., 73, of Lady Lake, FL, formerly of Rhode Island, passed away peacefully in Oxford, Florida on March 1, 2023. He was the loving husband of nearly 53 years to Donna (Dessaint) Grinnell.    Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Robert J. Sr. and Charlotte M. (Cartopy) Grinnell.    Spending his childhood in the Greenwood section of Warwick, Roy attended Warwick Veterans High School and graduated in 1967. After High School, he served his country in...

JOUBERT, PETER K., of Coventry, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at home on the morning of Wednesday, June 7, 2023. He was the loving husband of Sandra (Tougas) Joubert.    Born in Warwick, RI, he was a son of the late Leo and Pearl (King) Joubert.    Peter studied Political Science and English at the University of Rhode Island.  He was the President and Owner of ABC Seamless Gutters Inc., Coventry for over 30 years. Peter was a lifelong...

PIGEON, DONALD HENRY, 78, of West Greenwich, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 2, 2023 at West Shore Health Center, Warwick. He was the loving husband of 22 years to Carol (Stanley) Pigeon.    Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Joseph Louis Adolphe and Olevina Elise (Carbonneau) Pigeon.    After growing up in the Conimicut neighborhood of Warwick, Don enlisted into the United States Navy, where he proudly served for three years. Having always been...

Richard Edward Cappalli, 91, of Coventry, passed away on Thursday evening, June 8, 2023 at home with his beloved wife of forty-eight years, Elizabeth Ann (Roperti) Cappalli at his side.    Born in Providence on April 28, 1932, Richard was the loving son of the late Albert and Ida (Nardi) Cappalli.     Richard was raised in Providence and was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School.  During the Korean War, Richard honorably served in the U.S. Navy and was...

BIANCO, GILDA (CABALLERO), 94, of Coventry, passed away at home unexpectedly on Sunday, May 21, 2023. She was the wife of the late Dominic Bianco and the late Leonard Douglas.  Born in New York City, New York, she was a daughter of the late Xavier and Rose (Silva) Caballero.  Mom worked for ConEd after High School until she married.  As we were growing up, she became a crossing guard with the NYC Police Department. She later returned to ConEd to work in Accounts Payable...

MULVEY, BRIAN ALAN, 42, of Matteson Road, Scituate, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family and pets Clyde, Jerry, Lucille, Barney and Norma, on Saturday, May 27, 2023. Born in Warwick, he was a son of Paula (Kimball) Mulvey of Scituate and Daniel M. Mulvey and his wife Joanna Gonzalez-Mulvey of East Providence. Brian was the stepson of the late David Como. Brian attended Scituate High School. While in Nursing School, Brian worked at Gregg’s Restaurant as a bartender and...

Donald R. Jones, 86, of Coventry, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Kent Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of fifty-nine years to Julia A. (Darling) Jones.   Born in Providence on January 3, 1937, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mildred (Tucker) Jones.   Donald was raised in Coventry and was a graduate of Coventry High School and honorably served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.  Don owned and operated Don’s Auto Top in...

GIARRAPUTO, AUDRIA C., 47, of Coventry, passed away at Mass General Hospital, Boston on May 16, 2023. She was the loving wife of David Souza.    Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of Roger and Teofila (Rodriguez) Giarraputo.   Audria was a member of the first graduating class of Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School in 1993. After High School, Audria attended both the Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. She was very proud of the time spent...

Jerry “Poppy” P. Ucci, 80, of Coventry, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 19, 2023 at Kent Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of 54 years to Lucille T. (Collard) Ucci.  They recently renewed their wedding vows on May 4, 2023.   Born in Coventry, he was the loving son of the late Jerry F. and Anita A. (Petrarca) Ucci.     Jerry was raised in Coventry and was a graduate of Coventry High School, Class of 1962.  He also earned an...

Petrella, Evelyn D., originally of West Warwick, RI, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2023.   All services where private.