Loretta E. (Piccoli) Melillo, 80, passed away June 12, 2016. Wife of the late Robert E. Melillo Sr.; daughter of the late Cosimo and Lena (Bova) Piccoli; mother of Robert E. Melillo Jr., Cheryl M. DelSignore (Detlev), Brenda L. and Paul A. Melillo; grandmother of Brianna DelSignore and Anthony Melillo; great-grandmother of Lily Zebrowski; sister of Louise Demers and the late Peter, Cosmo, Henry, Anna, Tina, Eleanor and Sr. Marie M.P.F.
Visitation and funeral will be held Thursday from 8:00-9:30 a.m. from PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St Anthony Church, 1413 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence followed by burial in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, 1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904.