Maria F. (Cordeiro) Angelicchio

74, of Cranston passed away Tuesday April 7, 2020.  She was the beloved wife of the late Matthew Angelicchio.

Born in Terceira, Portugal she was the daughter of the late António Inácio Cordeiro and Diana de Freitas Cordeiro.

Maria was employed by the former Imperial Knife Co. for several years until retiring.

She was the loving mother of Jorge O. Cordeiro and his wife Michelle (Tsai) Cordeiro of Alexandria, VA; sister of Laura Cordeiro Aguiar of Palm Coast, FL; Oldemiro de Freitas Cordeiro from Riverside RI; Joao Alberto Cordeiro from Palm Coast, FL; Maria Cordeiro from Pawtucket RI; Manuel Henrique Cordeiro from Peabody, Massachusetts  and is the sister of late Jose Gabriel de Freitas Cordeiro (deceased) from the  Cape Cod, Mass; and António Eduardo Cordeiro (deceased) from N. Billerica, Mass.

Maria was a very generous and loving person and will be remembered by family, friends, and colleagues for her compassion.  She devoted countless hours and energy to helping anyone who asked for her support.  Maria was the truest of friends and her loyalty to her family was paramount.  Her passing words were to let her family and friends know she loved them very much.

Her funeral arrangements will be private.  In lieu of flowers, a contribution in her memory can be made to the  Rhode Island Hospital Foundation at https://giving.lifespan.org/RIH/Support-RIH (click on the designation arrow and select Rhode Island Hospital Emergency Preparedness Fund).