Joseph V. Riccardi, Sr., 73, passed away November 10, 2019.
He was the beloved husband of Rita A. (Solitro) Riccardi. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late John P. and Mary (Rotondo) Riccardi. Joseph was the loving father of Rhonda A. Riccardi, Krista A. Lamoureux and her husband Steven, and Joseph V. Riccardi Jr. and his wife Nancy; cherished grandfather of Anthony, Shane and Giabella; great-grandfather of Talia.
Joseph served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Visitation and funeral will be held Wednesday, 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the PONTARELLI-MARINO Funeral Home, 971 Branch Avenue, Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Bartholomew Church, 297 Laurel Hill Avenue, Providence. Burial with military honors will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. www.stjude.org/donate