Barbara Ann Monteleone (Maisano), age 83, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 28, 2019 in Grace Barker Nursing Home. She was the loving wife of Anthony B. Monteleone to whom she was married 61 years.
Born in Bristol, RI a daughter of the late Anthony and Grace (Puffer) Maisano she relocated to Cleveland, OH and Newington, CT with Anthony before settling back in Bristol to raise her family.
A graduate of Colt Memorial High School, Class of 1953, she earned a degree in Business Administration from Bryant College in 1955. Mrs. Monteleone worked at Rhode Island College of Pharmacy as secretary to Dean Rivard and then at Bristol County Water Co. In 1967, she and Anthony purchased and operated Riverside Nursing Home in Riverside, RI for 37 years. During this time she was the Administrator and attended C.C.R.I. and earned her Nursing degree.
Passionate about traveling, she also enjoyed cooking, knitting, refinishing furniture, reading and going to Goose Wing Beach. An avid card player, she enjoyed playing with her special group and loved time spent with her family and friends.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Nancy A. Parente and her husband Dennis of Bristol; one son, Anthony Monteleone of Lincoln; and three grandchildren, Alyssa Grace Parente, Jenna Rae Monteleone and Jacqueline Rose Parente. She was the mother of the late Michael Monteleone and grandmother of the late Michael J. Monteleone.
Her Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 10:00 AM in Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 141 State Street, Bristol followed by burial in Maria del Campo Cemetery, Barrington. Contributions may be made in her honor to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Research, www.curepots.org. For directions and tributes, www.wilbur-romano.com
