John M. Funaro, 51, of Rustic Acres Drive, Chepachet, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at his home. He was the beloved son of John Funaro Jr. of Smithfield and Norma T. DeMaio of Glocester.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his sisters: Christine Smaldone and her husband, Christopher of Foster and Rita Cerroni and her husband Thomas, of Smithfield. John was a loving uncle to Michael, Nicholas, Lauren, Mathew, Jacob & Samantha.
Born in Providence, he had lived in Glocester since 2004 and had previously lived in Smithfield.
John received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at RPI and also a Masters of Science degree at Brown University and worked at Johnson & Johnson in Philadelphia.
John’s greatest joy was spending time with his family and his extended family. John was a great friend to many. He brought laughter and joy to everyone he met.
A visitation will be held Monday evening from 4-7pm in the Anderson-Winfield Funeral Home, Rt 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville with a funeral service at 6:45pm. Memorial gifts may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Hospital or Mental Health Association of Rhode Island.