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Maria G. (Lidestri) DiMaggio

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Maria DiMaggio Obituary

Maria G. (Lidestri) DiMaggio, of Brandywine Drive, Westerly, wife of the late Giovanni DiMaggio, passed away on Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 at The Westerly Hospital.
Maria was born in Tusa Messina, Italy, the daughter of the late Nicolo and Rosalia (Turrisi) Lidestri.
She was a homemaker and a communicant of St. Michael the Archangel Church.
She is survived by two sons, Pasquale and Nico DiMaggio of Westerly.
A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated Monday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. in St. Michael the Archangel Church, Liberty Street, Pawcatuck. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Burial will be in St. Michael Cemetery. There is no procession from the funeral home. Visiting hours are omitted. Gaffney-Dolan Funeral Home, 59 Spruce St., is in charge of arrangements.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Westerly Sun on Nov. 15, 2008.

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Sean Stewart

November 16, 2008

To Michael's Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. I hope that in time your fond memories will take the place of your sorrow and eventually, each time you think of Maria you will smile.

Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss. Sean Stewart

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