He was the husband of the late Diana J. (Gendron) Scandariato; father of Kenneth J. Scandariato and wife Carol, and Steven Scandariato; poppa of Justin and Christian Scandariato, and Tessa and Joshua Eichelberger; great-poppa to Aislin and Gianna; brother of the late Phillip, Bart, Josephine and Theresa.
Cosimo had served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict.
Visitation and funeral services will be held Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. with a funeral service at 11 a.m. in the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence. Burial with military honors will follow in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate.