Shirley M. Cardente, of Helena, Mont., died at the Mt. Ascension Transitional Care Facility on April 6, 2025, after a short illness.
Born in Providence, R.I., in 1937 and a lifelong resident, she transitioned to Montana in 2020.
She was a full-time homemaker to her late husband, Joseph A. Cardente, owner of Portland Transmission, daughters Lynn Cardente-Watts of Montana and Brenda Potter-Sabbow of Florida, sons Joseph Cardente Jr. of New Jersey and deceased son Daniel Cardente, in addition to seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service for the immediate family at the Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston, R.I.