Palma J. (Bergantino) Ricci

89, of Cranston, passed away on Friday February 21, 2014 at Cherry Hill Manor in Johnston, surrounded by her loving family.
She was the beloved wife of the late Edmund Ricci.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia (Martinelli) Bergantino. Palma was the devoted mother of Judy Iafrate and her husband Fred of Johnston, Annette Lanni and her husband Kenneth of North Providence and Kathleen Gallo and her husband Robert of Johnston; loving grandmother of Lisa Mainelli, Brenna Pires, Lori Bogle and Amanda Gallo and loving great-grandmother of six She was the dear sister of the late Louis Bergantino, Thomas Bergantino and Nancy Izzi.
Palma enjoyed making pizza for her family, bingo and going to the casino.
Funeral from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & Crematory, 1278 Park Ave., Cranston, on Wednesday at 10 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Rocco's Church, 927 Atwood Ave., Johnston at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery in Cranston. Visiting hours are Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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