Angelina "Angie" G. (Simonelli) Avarista, 91 of Johnston, passed away July 18, 2014. She was the wife of the late Joseph Avarista.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Raffaele and Maria (Agresti) Simonelli.
Angelina was a sales clerk for Filenes for 18 years before retiring. She was also a communicant of St. Rocco Church.
She was the mother of Joseph A. Avarista and his wife Dr. Barbara Roberts, Kenneth J. Avarista and Paula J. Avarista; grandmother of Kenneth J. Avarista Jr. and his wife Marjorie and sister of Anthony Simonelli, Hilda Chiaverini, Anna Verino and the late Alfredo Simonelli and Vincenza DePastina.
Her funeral with visitation will be held Tuesday at 8:00 am from the ROMANO FUNERAL HOME, 627 Union Avenue, Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am in St. Rocco Church, 927 Atwood Ave., Johnston. Burial will follow in St. Ann Cemetery. www.romanofuneralhome.com.