Irene Bonaventure

Bonaventure, Irene A. (Dorio), 75, a retired school bus driver, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2015 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center after fighting a long battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Eugene M. Bonaventure for 46 years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Degidio) Dorio.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Michael Bonaventure and Lori Bruno, her stepchildren, Paul, Peter, and Glen Bonaventure, and seven grandchildren.

Irene's funeral will be held Monday at 9:15 am from the Robbins Funeral Home, 2251 Mineral Spring Ave., North Providence with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 1804 Atwood Ave., Johnston. Burial will follow in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. Calling hours Sunday 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Women & Infants Foundation, Program in Women's Oncology-Endometrial Cancer Research, 101 Dudley St., Providence, RI 02905.