Florence A. Medeiros, LPN, 72, of Log Road , passed away Monday, May 27th surrounded by her family at RI Hospital .
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Florence (Souza) DeGeorge. She lived in Johnston and North Providence before moving to Smithfield . Mrs. Medeiros was a nurse at the former Lying -In Hospital and also worked for 9 years at the Morgan Health Center until retirement.
She was a lifetime member of the Kelly-Gazzarro VFW Post Ladies Auxillary. She was a former Girl Scout Leader and was also a writer for the Valley Breeze and Your Smithfield Magazine. She enjoyed bowling, photography, and her family.
She is survived by her sons, Carl Medeiros, Jr. of Pawtucket , Anthony Medeiros of Laurel, MD and Frederick Medeiros of West Greenwich; her grandchildren whom she raised, Danielle Gagnon of Smithfield, Desiree Gagnon of Norwood, MA and Robert Gagnon of Cranston. She was the mother of late Christine Ann Gagnon. She also leaves seven additional grandchildren: Jessica, Toni, Carl III, Anthony, Jr., Ryan, Freddy Jr. and Vinny and five great grandchildren: Nakyah, Desmon, Kyla, Nevaeh and Andre. She was the sister of Fred DeGeorge of West Greenwich, Kathy Compagnone of West Palm Beach , FL and Anthony DeGeorge of Cranston .
Funeral Friday at 10 am from the ANDERSON-WINFIELD Funeral Home, Route 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville , RI . Mass of Christian Burial at 11am at St. Philip Church, 622 Putnam Pike, Greenville . Visitation Thursday 4-7pm. Burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery , East Providence . In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Arthritis Foundation 2348 Post Rd. Suite 104 , Warwick , RI 02886 , http://www.arthritis.org/rhode-island or Wounded Warrior Project, PO BOX 758517, Topeka , KS 66675 www.woundedwarriorproject.org