Emma (Ristaino) Chupka, 98, of North Smithfield, Rhode Island, died December 4 in St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield. She was the wife of the late Joseph A. Chupka who died in February 2013.
Born in Franklin July 1, 1915, the daughter of the late Carlo and Caroline (Repucci) Ristaino , Mrs. Chupka was raised in Franklin and had lived in Cleveland , Ohio, Keene, New Hampshire, Cumberland, Rhode Island and Baltimore, Maryland before moving to St. Antoine’s.
She is survived by her son William Chupka and his wife Deborah of Placida, Florida. She was the mother of the late Carol Moynihan Lockett.
She is also survived by her granddaughter Nicole Chupka and was the grandmother of the late William J. Chupka.
Mrs. Chupka is also survived by her sisters, Florence Ristaino of Franklin and Marie Massaro of Springfield, Virginia.
She was the sister of the late George, Charles, Henry, Patrick, Louis, Richard, Margaret Ristaino, Josephine Quinn, Celia Ristaino, Amelia Cataldo, and Lillian Bubnowicz.
She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held in the Ginley Funeral Home of Franklin (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com) 131 Main Street Franklin on Saturday, April 12 at Noon.
Visitation will be on Saturday from 11:30-Noon.