Theresa F. Lepore

Theresa F. “Tootsie” (Brogno) Lepore, 82, of Davie, FL and formerly of North Providence passed away May 19, 2013 at home. She was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Santina (Capalbo) Brogno. Beloved wife of Gennaro S. “Gerry” Lepore; devoted mother of Karen J. Lepore-Pellicano and her husband Gary, Gerald M. Lepore and his wife Inorinda, and Michael P. Lepore and his wife Doreen; cherished grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 9; and sister of Grace Berkowitz and the late William Brogno.

Theresa had been a secretary for the North Providence School department before retiring and was a member of local 1033 Laborers Union.

Visitation and funeral will be held Thursday from 8:30- 10:00 a.m. in the PONTARELLI-MARINO Home, 971 Branch Ave., Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:45 a.m. in St. Anthony Church, 1413 Mineral Spring Avenue, North Providence. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. www.pontarellimarinofunerals.com