Ivy G. Autote

AUTOTE, IVY G. (ALLEN), 93, of 25 Easton Avenue, Warwick, died on Friday, September 5, 2008 at Kent County Memorial Hospital in Warwick. She was the wife of the late Omer E. Autote.

Born in Cranston, a daughter of the late Charles H. and Ada E. (Harrop) Allen, she lived in Warwick since 1943.

Mrs. Autote was employed as a jewelry worker with W.R. Cobb in Cranston for 15 years, retiring in 1978. She was a member of the Gaspee Seniors and the Warwick Friends, and was a volunteer at the Pilgrim Senior Center.

She is survived by a son, David R. Autote, and his wife Elaine, of Merrimack, NH; a daughter, Janice L. Johnson of Warwick; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was the sister of the late Frank Allen, Charles Henry Allen, Gordon Allen, Ernest Allen, Hilda Fleury, and Emily Danis.

Her funeral will be held on Monday, September 8, at 10 a.m. from the Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Avenue, Spring Green, Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 596 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited, and may visit at the funeral home on Monday from 9-10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the RI Community Food Bank, 200 Niantic Ave., Providence, RI 02907.