Born in East Providence, a daughter of the late Charles J. and Margaret (Kelly) Wells, she had been the wife of the late Peter Manoogian and William R. Smith.
She was the mother of Lillian Jean D’Antuono and her husband Frank, Carole DiCenzo and her husband Sam; grandmother of Carolyn DiCenzo and Lynda Venditti; great-grandmother of Samantha; sister of the late Barbara Taylor, Charles, William and Robert Wells.
Visitation and funeral services will be held Thursday from 9-10:30 a.m. from the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence, followed by a service at 11 a.m. in the Cathedral of St. John, 271 North Main Street, Providence. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston.