Antonietta (DeBatista) Silvestri
d. September 10, 2008
Antonietta (DeBatista) Silvestri
Antonietta (DeBatista) Silvestri, 77, of Newton Ave., Johnston, formerly of Charlestown, passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at RI Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife for 47 years of the late Fiorindo Silvestri.
Born in Castlevecchio, Italy, a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Domenico DeBatista, she came to the U.S. in 1955 settling in Providence and later in Johnston, before moving to Charlestown in 2003 and returning to Johnston in 2005.
Mrs. Silvestri worked in the jewelry industry for many years and also assisted her husband who was co-owner of Coffee's CafAC. in Cranston.
She was the devoted mother of Anthony F. Silvestri and his wife Marie of Charlestown; loving grandmother of Anthony Silvestri and Joseph J. Silvestri; and dear sister of Clara DeBatista of Castlevecchio, Italy and the late Giofreddo and Domenico DeBatista.
Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME, 1278 Park Ave., Cranston on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Bartholomew's Church, 305 Laurel Hill Ave., Providence at 10:00 a.m.
Entombment will be at Our Risen Christ Garden Mausoleum in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
VISITING HOURS Friday 4-8 p.m.
Born in Castlevecchio, Italy, a daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Domenico DeBatista, she came to the U.S. in 1955 settling in Providence and later in Johnston, before moving to Charlestown in 2003 and returning to Johnston in 2005.
Mrs. Silvestri worked in the jewelry industry for many years and also assisted her husband who was co-owner of Coffee's CafAC. in Cranston.
She was the devoted mother of Anthony F. Silvestri and his wife Marie of Charlestown; loving grandmother of Anthony Silvestri and Joseph J. Silvestri; and dear sister of Clara DeBatista of Castlevecchio, Italy and the late Giofreddo and Domenico DeBatista.
Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME, 1278 Park Ave., Cranston on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Bartholomew's Church, 305 Laurel Hill Ave., Providence at 10:00 a.m.
Entombment will be at Our Risen Christ Garden Mausoleum in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
VISITING HOURS Friday 4-8 p.m.
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