Obituaries in Providence, RI

Linda Margaret Curtis Pontarelli 78 passed away on January 13 2026 at Hope Hospice in Providence Rhode Island surrounded by her loving family. Born in Providence RI she was the daughter of Maria Madeline Carmone and Antonio Amando Pontarelli. She is survived by Bruce A. Curtis her beloved husband of...

Raymond U. Stebbins 88 of Warren RI passed away peacefully on December 14 2025. The son of the late Raymond and Jeanette Vezina Stebbins and the beloved husband of Cecile M. Aube Stebbins. Raymond worked for many years and as a math teacher and retired in 2000 from Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmo...

J. Raymond Pearson Sr. late of Warwick Rhode Island passed away on January 2 2026 at the age of eightyseven. Born in West Warwick Rhode Island to the late Mary Ellen Corr and late John O. Pearson he lived most of his life in Warwick and West Warwick with stints in North Kingstown and Cumberland as w...

Charles Bruce "Chuck" MacFarland passed away at home on January 12 2026 after a heartbreaking and dizzying battle with Parkinsons Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Chuck was born June 30 1956 in Townshend VT the youngest child of Douglas Andrew and Beatrice Shine MacFarland. He grew up in Newfane a ch...

Thomas A. St. Claire age 72 of Newport RI entered eternal rest on December 30 2025 at Newport Hospital surrounded by family. He was born October 12 1953 in Providence RI to the late Louise and Ernest St. Claire. Thomas graduated from Cranston West High School and Berklee College of Music Boston MA w...

Elba Miriam de Serrano age 83 of Providence RI passed away peacefully on January 3 2026 surrounded by family. Born on January 6 1942 in El Salvador to Emelina Lara and Napoleon Arias she spent her life dedicated to her family her community and her faith. She was known for her green thumb warm smile ...

Christopher DePalma 46 beloved son and brother was called to his eternal resting place on January 14 2026. He entered this world on July 17 1979 in Warwick RI born to Linda and Donald DePalma. Christopher is survived by his mother Linda Rogers father Donald DePalma brother Greg DePalma and fiancee K...

Joel graduated from Scituate High School in 1971. He worked as a Logger and Iron worker with Local 37. He was a life long resident of Rhode Island. He is preceded in death by his parents Leo and Elma Niemi his brother John Niemi and sister Janis Lamb. Surviving Joel are his children son Joel Martin ...

Lucia Fellows Palmer age 73 of Tiverton Rhode Island passed away on October 22 2025. Born on March 5 1952 in St. Paul Minnesota she was the daughter of Richard Boyce Fellows and Lucy Guye Meyer. Lucia graduated from St. Paul Academy Wellesley College and the University of Minnesota Medical School. S...

A.T. Wall longtime Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections died peacefully on December 11 after a long illness surrounded by his family and longtime caregivers. He was 72. Ashbel Tingley Wall II was born on a U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka Japan on August 6 1953 where his father John Wal...

Vincent Paul Ferraioli 90 of Westerly passed away Friday afternoon October 31 2025. He was born September 17 1935 in Providence a son of the late Armando and Eva Ferraioli. He graduated from Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia Providence College and went on to serve in the RI National Guard. I...

Providence Irene Ann Daniels 82 died Wednesday at the Hope Health Hospice Center surrounded by her family. She was the loving wife of Stephen McNulty Daniels for 48 years prior to his passing. Born in Pawtucket to the late Tony and Polly Alfonso Tente she was a longtime fixture of the citys East ...