JoAnn (Mantenuto) King 65, of Blackstone, and a former Bellingham resident died Thursday May 7, 2009 at the home of her daughter Tracy Kelly in Bellingham, following an extended period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Ernest T.F. King, who died in 2000.
Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, January 18, 1944 a daughter of the late Angelo and Anna Mae (O’Brien) Mantenuto, she was raised and educated in Needham, and was a 1962 graduate of Needham High School.
A longtime homemaker, Mrs. King also worked in the dinning room of the Forge Hill Senior Living Center in Franklin for several years, until her illness forced her to stop working.
She enjoyed spending time with family and being in her garden.
She is survived by a son Mark T.F. King of Franklin, three daughters Lisa K. Loo of Bellingham, Shelly A. Armstrong of Mendon and Tracy L. Kelly of Bellingham, a brother Edward J. Mantenuto of Holliston and a sister Patricia Casey of Mashpee and 7 grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Tuesday May 12, at 9:15AM from the Charles F. Oteri & Son Franklin Funeral Home 33 Cottage St. (www.franklinfuneral.com) with a funeral Mass in St. Brendan’s Church 382 Hartford Ave. Bellingham, at 10AM.
Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Franklin.
Calling hours are Monday from 4-8PM.
If desired donations in her memory may be sent to the American Lung Association 460 Totten Pond Rd. Waltham, MA 02451 would be appreciated.