Dianne E. Ricci, 78, of Boylston Drive, Cranston, passed away on Monday July 24 in the Hulitar Center, Providence. She was the wife of the late Alfred Berard.
Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Irving and Marion (McLaughlin) Sperling. She had lived in Cranston for 20 years previously living in Scituate.
She had been a teacher in the Coventry school system. After she retired she spent many years working in the activities department at Greenwich Farms.
She leaves her daughter Stephanie Mikkelsen and her husband Erik of Scituate and a sister, Jenifer Sperling of Coventry. She also leaves her beloved grandson Raden.
Her funeral service will be held Thursday July 27th at 1pm to which relatives and friends are invited in the Anderson-Winfield Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville. Visitation respectfully omitted. Her burial will be private. If desired donations in her memory may be made to The National Kidney Foundation.
The National Kidney Foundation