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Giovanna DiPrete Obituary

DiPRETE, GIOVANNA 'JENNIE' (RUZZO), 90, of Knotty Oak Rd., passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Kent Regency Eldercare, Warwick. She was the wife of the late Alfred R. DiPrete.

A lifelong resident of Coventry, she was the daughter of the late Giovanni and Louisa (Petrarca) Ruzzo.

Jennie was the loving mother of Alfred R. 'Al' DiPrete Jr., Dennis M. DiPrete, and Jo-Ann M. Forcino all of Coventry; Caring grandmother of six, great grandmother of two. She was the sister of the late Antonio, Louis, Michael Ruzzo, Margaret Serpa, and Elizabeth DeFusco.

Her funeral will be Thursday at 9 am from the Robert A. Iannotti Funeral Home, 415 Washington St., (Rte. 117), Coventry, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in Sacred Heart Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, West Warwick. Visiting hours are Wednesday 4-7 pm.

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

Published by The Providence Journal on Sep. 2, 2008.

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John Leite

September 2, 2008

I am so sorry to hear about your mother passing, Jenny and my mother Lillian got along great and I am sure they are having a great time in heaven.

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