ELEANOR (CANDELMO) BIANCHI

96, of Cranston, passed away on Sunday July 8, 2012 at Bethany Home in Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late James W.Bianchi.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Vincenza (D'Arezzo) Candelmo. Eleanor was a former charter member of the Alpine Country Club, an avid golfer and a Red Cross Grey Lady volunteer.

She was the devoted mother of Jane Ann Rollo and her husband Michael J. Sr. of Providence, loving grandmother of Michael J. Rollo Jr., Mia J. Evangelista, Robin A. Rollo and Marc C. Rollo; loving great-grandmother of seven. She was the dear sister of the late Ernest, John, Anthony and Guido Candelmo, Rose Lombardi, Anna Buonacorsi and Amelia Rossignoli.

At Eleanor's request funeral services and burial were private.