Olga M. Toppi

Olga M. Toppi (Giornelli), of Providence, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Miriam Hospital. She was married for 56 years to the late Leonard J. Toppi. Born in East Greenwich, RI, she was the daughter of the late John and Assunta (Perretta) Giornelli.

Mrs. Toppi was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church, Providence and was a member of the Rosary and Altar Society. She enjoyed sewing, painting, cooking and baking. She was devoted to her family as well as her friends and was always there to help others in need.

She leaves one son, Joseph Toppi and his wife Grace, of Smithfield; three daughters, Susan Toppi Butler and her husband Joseph, of North Kingstown, Nancy Mancini and her husband Robert, of Warwick and Anne Marie Southwick and her husband, Gary, of Wakefield. She leaves three grandchildren, Rachel and Elizabeth Toppi and Hannah Southwick. She is also survived by two brothers, Raymond Giornelli of Atlanta, GA, and John Giornelli of Warwick and a sister, Elena Bernstrom of East Greenwich. She leaves one loving sister-in-law, Angela Toppi of North Providence.

VISITATION will be held Tuesday morning from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., in the MACERONI Funeral Home, 1381 Smith St., North Providence, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Blessed Sacrament Church, Academy Ave., Providence. Burial will follow in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Home and Hospice Care of RI, 169 George St., Pawtucket, RI 02860 or to Blessed Sacrament Church, 239 Regent Ave., Providence, RI 02908.