Lenora Purvis

Lenora Purvis, 93, passed away April 15, 2017. She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. Purvis. Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Isabella (DeCesare) Coletti.

She is survived by three children; Tom K. Purvis, Jane L. Burley and David K. Purvis, 14 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Jean L. Arruda and Lorraine Erinakes, and was the sister of the late; Ernest, Salvo, Ermina, and Norma Coletti, Helen DePetrillo, Julia LaFlamme, Gilda Patalano, Mary Baldino, Evelyn Lisi and Josephine Blanchette.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday April 19th at 10:00 am at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 65 Third St., East Greenwich. Burial will be in Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, North Kingstown. Calling hours are omitted. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hope Hospice & Palliative Care, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904.