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Nicola Africo, 70, of Providence, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Diane (Rost) Africo and the late Maureen (Murphy) Africo. Born in San Pier Niceto , Sicily; he was the son of the late Biaggio and Rosaria (Puleio) Africo. Nicola was the founder of Mr. Nick's Frozen Lemonade and Ice Cream in North Providence, R.I. for 20 years. He later started Mr. Nick's Trucking in Seekonk, Ma and was involved in the transportation industry for...

Barbara A. (Corey) Cimini, 70, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at her home in Pawtucket. She was the devoted wife of the late Philip P. Cimini, Sr., who passed away on March 27, 2013. Born on August 17, 1950 in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Rose (Kando) Corey. Barbara attended Central Falls High School where she graduated in 1968. She also attended St. Joseph’s Practical School of Nursing where she became an L.P.N. in 1972. She worked...

PROVIDENCE- Donald A. Beauchemin, 77, of Providence, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Miriam Hospital in Providence. He was the devoted husband for 51 wonderful years to the love of his life, M. Joan (Gruca) Beauchemin. Born on July 16, 1943, in Providence, he was the oldest of three children born to the late Albert A. and Gertrude R. (Hunt) Beauchemin. Donald grew up in Providence and briefly attended La Salle Academy, before transferring to Hope High School, where he...

Josephine Muccino, 90, passed away peacefully in the same home in which she was born and raised her children, surrounded by the comfort of her dear family on Friday, September 11, 2020. She was the devoted wife of the late Richard A. Muccino. Born on November 9, 1929, Josephine was the loving daughter of the late Frank and Virginia (Santaniello) DiBona. Josephine was a dedicated homemaker for many years, taking great pride in raising her three children. As her children grew older in age,...

Jason “TEX” Lee Taylor, 51, of Pawtucket, RI, formally St. Albans WVA lost his battle with addiciton, on Tuesday September 8th. Jason attended the Art Institute of Dallas where he learned to perfect his techniques. Jason was an artistic genius who saw the world in a million different colors. At the time of his death he was using his artist abilities doing inlay wood and tile design in new construction. Jason was animated, warm hearted, kind and although he battled mental...

Marino, Peter J., 93, of Langdon St., Providence, RI entered peacefully into Eternal Life on Monday, September 7, 2020.  Mr. Marino was the beloved husband of the late Lillian J. (Zinno) Marino. They were married 64 years before her passing in 2014, Born on May 19, 1927 in Providence, RI, the son of the late Peter and Mariangela (Iorfida) Marino. Mr. Marino was a Sales Representative employed at Providence Wholesale Drug Company for 36 years retiring in 1986. He was past President for...

NORTH SMITHFIELD- Raymond “Ray” H. Gromkiewicz, 54, of North Smithfield, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2020, following a brave and valiant battle with renal cancer, at his home, surrounded by the love, comfort, and care of his dear family. He was the devoted husband to Jacqueline (Irizarry) Gromkiewicz. Born on August 14, 1966, in Providence, he was the doting son of the late Raymond H. Gromkiewicz, Jr. and Muriel R. (Bergeron) Gromkiewicz. Ray worked as a Machine...

PROVIDENCE- Constance R. DiTomasso, 86, of Providence and Ft. Myers, FL, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020, surrounded by the love, comfort, and care of her family at Hope Hospice and Palliative Care in Providence. She was the devoted wife of the late William S. DiTomasso. Born on March 19, 1934, in Central Falls, she was the loving daughter of the late Albert and Alice (Lebeouf) Baril. Constance was employed for many years as a Teacher Aide with the Providence School Department....

Lori A. Spaziano, 57, of Cranston, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, August 28, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Providence on July 15, 1963, she was the beloved daughter of Judith (Bercen) Spaziano and the late Stephen Spaziano. Lori was a teacher at Cranston Community Action Program in Cranston for many years.  Besides her mother, she is survived by her loving sisters, Susan Spaziano and Lisa DiRaimo and her husband Frank. She is...