Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Margaret (Newhouse) Pasch; wife of the late Louis A. Emma Jr.; mother of Lois P. Emma, Steven L. Emma and his wife Martha Dempster, Faye L. Knochenmus and her husband Walter Jr.; grandmother of 7; great-grandmother of 7 and great-great-grandmother of 2.
Mrs. Emma had worked as an office manager for B.I.F. Industries before retiring.
Visitation will be held Thursday, 5-7 p.m. with a funeral service on Friday at 9:30 a.m. from the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in St. Pius V Church, 55 Elmhurst Avenue, Providence, followed by interment in the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the RI Community Food Bank, 200 Niantic Avenue, Providence, RI 02907.