Christina A. (Ciancola) Massa Pagliarini

Christina A. (Ciancola) Pagliarini

75, of East Greenwich formerly of Coventry, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Monday, August 26, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late John G. Massa and Samuel Pagliarini. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Alviti) Ciancola. She was employed by Bank of America in the accounts payable department for many years before her retirement and a part time hairdresser for the former Miss Ann’s Beauty Salon for over thirty years. Christina completed the Live Strong Cancer Survivor Program. She enjoyed crocheting and knitting for the Homeless and Project Linus.

She is survived by her loving daughters, Deborah Marasco and her husband Claudio of East Greenwich, and Tina Zambarano and her husband Dean of Warwick. She was the cherished grandmother of Isabella and John Marasco and Christina and Emily Plouffe. She was the sister of Victoria Houlihan of Coventry and the late Robert Ciancola.

Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Avenue, Cranston on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, 1525 Cranston Street, Cranston. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. VISITING HOURS Thursday morning 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd. Suite 3004, Warwick, RI 02886 or Amedisys Foundation, C/O Beacon Hospice, 1130 Ten Rod Road, Suite 8205, North Kingstown, RI 02852. The family would like to acknowledge the Roger Williams Cancer Center, the staff at Beacon Hospice, and especially her caregivers Angela Santilli and Lisa Corsi for their tireless efforts in caring for Grandma Chris.