Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Francesco and Giovannina (Della Grotta) Persechino; wife of the late Joseph M. Mollicone; mother of Debra Simone and her husband Eugene, and Karen Yannella and her husband Vincent; grandmother of Francesca A. and E. Justin Simone; and sister of the late Marie Rianna.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, 4-7 p.m. with a funeral service on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. from the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. in St. Augustine Church, 639 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Providence, followed by interment in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
