OBITUARY

Gilda Spina, 89

Mother of Father Douglas J. Spina, pastor ofSt. Martha Church, East Providence

Posted

CRANSTON — Gilda Spina, 89, the mother of Father Douglas J. Spina, pastor of St. Martha Church, East Providence, died Dec. 23. She was the wife of Angelo Spina, to whom she was married for 65 years.

Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Annunziata (Vesperoni) Petrucci. She was an inspector for Norton Safety Products before retiring.

In addition to her husband and Father Spina, she is survived by a daughter, Sandra A. Curran of North Kingstown; two sisters, Anna Sionne and Elda Azzarone, both of Cranston; and a brother, Joseph Petrucci of Charlestown. She was the sister of the late Raymond Petrucci.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 30 in St. Martha Church. Burial was in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.