MARY (DeROSA) DICKINSON, 90, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Elmhurst Extended Care. She was the wife of the late Robert C. Dickinson, Jr. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Lucia (Sivo) DeRosa.
Mrs. Dickinson worked for the State of Rhode Island School Lunch Program for many years before retiring.
Mary was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. One of her many joys were spending time with her family telling stories or just coloring with the kids. She was always ready with a smile or to lend advice.
She is survived by her two grandchildren, Jonathan M. Dickinson and his wife Jill and Maria DiFanti and her husband Chris; four great-grandchildren, Chace, Robert, Cassidy and Allison; and a Godson, Anthony Stradone. She was the mother of the late Kathleen C. Dickinson, and the sister of the late Carlo DeRosa, Concetta Stradone, Anna DeRosa, Josephine Corsinetti and Alice Stein.
Her funeral will be held Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. from the MACERONI FUNERAL HOME, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 237 Garden Hills Dr., Cranston. Interment will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. VISITATION Monday 4 - 7 p.m.