Antonetta “Etta” (Cristi) Manfredi, 94, passed away August 11, 2013 at St. Antoine Residence. She was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Giusepina (Argento) Cristi; wife of the late Domenic J. Manfredi; beloved mother of Rosalie A. Gervais and her husband Raymond, Jean M. Sears and her husband Ray, and Donna M. Manfredi; grandmother of four and great-grandmother of three; sister of Anna Tataglia and the late Madeline Asaro, Rose Desmarais, Jennie Corcelli, Josephine Proctor, Angelina Laudano, Mary Nazzarro-Marzano, Joseph, Anthony, Charles, and Vincent Cristi.
Etta had worked in the jewelry industry and loved to crochet, knit, and cook.
Visitation will be held Thursday, 4-7 p.m. with a funeral on Friday at 8 a.m. from the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. in St. Edward Church, 997 Branch Avenue, Providence, followed by interment in the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Antoine’s Residence, 10 Rhodes Ave., North Smithfield, RI 02896.
