Amelia Rocchio

ROCCHIO, AMELIA (ANTONELLI), 100 years of age, of North Providence, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield. She was the wife of John Rocchio. They were married for 83 years and were documented as the oldest and longest married couple in the world. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Raffaele and Brigida (Aquaro) Antonelli.

Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Ella Sarra and her husband, Frank; a sister, Katherine Wilder; four grandchildren, Nancy Forte, Lori Petros, Ginger Hesse and Frank Sarra, Jr. and 7 great grandchildren. She was the devoted mother of the late Gloria Rocchio and the sister of the late Anthony, Joseph and Robert Antonelli, Mary Perrotta, Anna Antonucci, Adeline Angelone, and twins, Rachel Capirchio and Nicholena Plouf.

Visitation Saturday morning 8-9am at the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith Street, North Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10am in St. Lawrence Church, Woonasquatucket Ave., North Providence. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Antoine Residence,
10 Rhodes Ave., North Smithfield, R.I. 02896.