All Obituaries

BARETTI, VINCENT P. SR., 90, of Coventry, passed away at Riverview Health Care Community on Thursday, January 23, 2020. He was the husband of the late Marion A. (Wilson) Baretti. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Ida (Ionotti) Baretti.   Vincent served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War. He was then was employed at the Lessona Corporation for 33 years. Vincent loved the New York Yankees and playing Hi-Lo Jack with his close group of card...

MILLER, MARY ELLEN, 59, of West Warwick, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, January 26, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Marion  (Connely) Miller.    Mary Ellen was employed at Raytheon for many years and then later worked at The Home Depot, before illness forced her to retire. Wherever the place, Mary enjoyed spending time laughing with family and friends; and also spending time with her beloved cat Fred.    She is survived by her...

MOORE, FANNY BELLE (McCALLUM) 94, of Princess Avenue, Cranston, passed away peacefully, at the Brentwood Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, January 24, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Cecil E. Moore Sr. in 1990. Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Gertrude (Cosgrove) McCallum.   Fanny was employed as an assembler in the RI jewelry manufacturing industry for 50 years before retiring in 1991. Fanny had been a resident of Glocester...

DICAPRIO, Umberto, 87, of Torch Lane, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at West View Nursing Home.  He was the husband of the late Patricia L. (Cornell) DiCaprio and companion of Claire McParlin. Born in West Warwick, he was a son of the late Pasquale DiCaprio Sr. and the late Rachela (Gazzero) DiCaprio. Umberto served in the US Army during the Korean War.  He was a Firefighter with the crash rescue crew at TF Greene Airport for 38 years before...

CORREIA, JOSE T., 86, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, January, 19, 2020. He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Maria L. (Faria) Correia.    Born in São Miguel, Azores, Jose was a son of the late Jose T. and Maria de Luz (Teixeira) Correia. In 1956, Jose enlisted in the Portuguese Army. After he was trained as a Telegraph Operator in Lisbon, he was transferred to the base in Terceira, Acores. Jose then moved to...

LEBLANC, ROBERT L. "BOB", 55, of Herbert St., Warwick, passed away at Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH, from injuries sustained from a snowmobile accident in Stratford, NH on Saturday, January 18, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Julie M. (Briggs) LeBlanc for 27 years. Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of Aline M. (Fournier) LeBlanc of Warwick, and the late Lester R. LeBlanc, Ph.D.   Robert was an achiever and a great provider for his family. He graduated from...

REILLY, Stephanie E. (Litschauer), 78, of Liena Rose Way, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Kent Hospital.  She was the beloved wife of 57 years to John B. Reilly. Born in Passaic, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Zirger) Litschauer. Stephanie lived most of her life in Garfield, NJ, until moving to Rhode Island in 2004. She was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing. Putting her sewing talents to work, she would make the infant bibs used for baptisms at Our...

  CHAPDELAINE, ALBERT A., 87, of Hope, lost his battle with renal failure on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Kent Hospital.  A life long resident of Coventry, he was a son of the late Oscar and Rose (Salvas) Chapdelaine.   Albert was employed with Local 251 as a heavy equipment operator, before retiring. He worked for Cardi Construction for over fifteen years.  Albert previously worked for the former LaChance Enterprises. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean...

SILVERMAN, SANDRA L. (DOUGHTY), 77, of Whittier Drive, Coventry, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. She was the wife of Douglas F. Silverman for 54 years. Born in Fort Fairfield, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Clarence E. Doughty Sr. and Pauline M. (Dorsey) Doughty.   Sandra had been employed as a nurse assistant at Kent Hospital before retiring.   She was the mother of David Silverman and his wife Felice of Arlington, MA., and Steven Silverman and his wife Lee...

BURNHAM, RITA M. (MOON) 91, of Coventry, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at RI Hospital. She was the wife of the late Francis C. Burnham for 67 years. Rita was the daughter of the late Everett E. and Dorothy (Knight) Moon.   After earning a Licensed Practical Nursing degree, Rita was employed as a Visiting Nurse for 12 years then at Kent County Memorial Hospital for many years before retiring. She enjoyed quilting and playing piano. She played piano for the Coventry Players...