She grew up in Federal Hill until moving to Cranston to live with her sister Maria (Helen) Lamantia Pannozzi in 1939.
Worked at Shepherd's Dept. store in Providence in the 1920's and 30's, and at Banspatch bakery, eventually worked at New England Telephone starting in 1940 until her retirement in April 1968.
Favorite foods - Canoli pastries from Scialo's bakery on Federal hill.
Favorite performers Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante.
Politics: Lifelong Democrat.
Favorite TV shows: Alfred Hitchcock, Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke, TV Variety shows, particularly Dean Martin
Favorite Movies: All George M. Cohan movies with James Cagney, Come September with Rock Hudson;
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