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Demetrio Purizaca Obituary

PURIZACA, DEMETRIO M., 97, of Varnum Avenue, died Friday at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maria Brigida Purizaca.

Born in Piura, Peru, he was a son of the late Casimiro and Simona Purizaca. Mr. Purizaca was a musician in the Peruvian Navy.

He is survived by four children Demetrio R., Eufemia, Rina, and Ana; twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

The funeral will be held on Wednesday, at 8:00am from the Russell J. Boyle & Son Funeral Home, 331 Smith St., Providence. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30am in Saint Patrick Church, 244 Smith St., Providence. Burial will be in Saint Ann Cemetery, Cranston. Visiting hours Tuesday, 7-9pm. www. boyleandsonfuneralhome.com

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Published by The Providence Journal on Nov. 24, 2008.

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Joseph Carty, Jr.

November 26, 2008

Demetrio and Family,
Please accept my sincere sympathy on the death of Demetrio M. Purizaca. Although you will miss him dearly, you will always cherish your memories of him. May he rest in peace.

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