DELLAGROTTA, WILLIAM A., 88, of North Kingstown, passed peacefully at the Hope Health Hulitar Hospice in Providence on Monday, March 1, 2021. He was the husband of Diane M. (Micheli) DellaGrotta for 61 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Peter and Concetta (Melozzi) DellaGrotta.
He was the father of William “Billy” A. DellaGrotta of North Kingstown, Anthony “Tony” DellaGrotta and his wife Erin of Greene, and Lisa J. Brown and her husband Charles of Coventry. His most precious gift was his grandchildren, Brian Marchesseault, Kyle Brown, Christina DellaGrotta, Anthony DellaGrotta, and Catherine DellaGrotta and one great granddaughter Felise Marchesseault. William was the brother of Antonio DellaGrotta of Bristol, Madeline Cotoia of Narragansett, and the late Vincent DellaGrotta, Augusto DellaGrotta, Pasquale DellaGrotta, Margie Morra, and Jenny Petruno.
William served in the US Army during the Vietnam era. Afterwards, he was employed as a machinist at Leesona Corporation and later retired from General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown. William was a true outdoorsman; he enjoyed duck hunting, fishing, and quahogging in Narragansett Bay. He loved working in his garden and enjoying the fruits of his labor to share with others. William enjoyed the simple pleasures of life and treasured time spent with his family. We will truly miss this extraordinary man who always had kind words for others.
Visiting hours will be Saturday, March 6, 2021 from 8:30 am to 10:00 am in the Iannotti Funeral Home at MAPLE ROOT, 2000 Nooseneck Hill Rd., (Rte.3) Coventry, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am in Saints John & Paul Church. Interment with Military Honors in Saint Joseph Cemetery in West Greenwich. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Rhode Island Food Bank https://rifoodbank.org/ would be appreciated. iannottifh.com
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