Mary Madeline (Lynn) Bongiorni

M. Madeline (Lynn) Bongiorni passed away peacefully on August 3, 2026. She was the wife of the love of her life, Peter J. Bongiorni. They were married for 58 loving years. She was the daughter of the late Joseph L. Dinagen and the late Gertrude L. (Geoghegan) Dinagen. She leaves behind and will be missed by her two daughters, Barbara Ann Cerwonka and Tara Ann Ajello, sons-in-law Craig P. Cerwonka and Joseph P. Ajello, and granddaughters Meredith Ann and Abigail Ann Cerwonka.

She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mercy in East Greenwich for more than 50 years and a volunteer in the school. She was a member of the Edmundite Guild and the Veridames of Providence College. Lynn and Peter were avid fans of Providence College basketball.

With her late husband Peter, an alumnus of St. Michael’s College in Vermont and past president of the Alumni Association and Board of Trustees, she helped run the New England Prospective Student Events for St. Michael’s College here in Rhode Island for 14 years.

Lynn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dentistry. She worked as a hygienist and in orthodonture, specializing in servicing hearing impaired children. She will be missed by her former college roommates, Ann (Free) Oriold of Pennsylvania and Frances (Fink) Peebles of California, friends for over 70 years. The three of them did not have sisters but they always had each other.

All services are private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Mary Academy-Bay View in Riverside, RI, or mail in donation to St. Mary Academy - Bay View Office of Advancement, 3070 Pawtucket Avenue, Riverside, RI 02915

Arrangements have been entrusted to Hill Skeffington Funeral Home and Cremations, 822 Main Street, E Greenwich, RI 02818

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