Fernanda ( Ventura) Merolli

90, of Providence, passed away on Tuesday April 22, 2014 peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Born in Ceprano, Pr Frosinone, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Arduino and Maria Felice (Rea).
She was the beloved mother of Marie Longo and her husband Joseph Jr. of Providence, loving sister of Giovanni Battista Ventura, Gina Trapassi, Anita Roscioli, Antonietta Ventura, Bianca Mazzuoccolo and the late Vittoria Roazzi.
Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Ave. Cranston, on Friday at 9 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Holy Ghost Church, Providence at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours are Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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