Manuel Valerio

February 17, 2018

Valerio, Manuel, 87, of East Providence, passed away peacefully Saturday February 17, 2018. He was the husband of Patricia (Higgins) Valerio. Born in Rehoboth, MA he was a son of the late John Valerio and Margaret (Sousa) Valerio and step son of the late Paul Avilar. Besides his wife he leaves 3 daughters Darlene Pepin (Rob) of Maine, Valerie Aguiar (Rick) of Ma and Dawn Rockefeller (Ray) of Cumberland, RI. He was the grandfather of 7, great grandfather of 6 and predeceased by 2 grandchildren. He was the brother of John, Edward and Andy Valerio, Janet Jaquinto and the late Mary Sylvester, SSD Virginia Valerio, Irene Silva, Louise Valerio and William Valerio. Manuel was an avid golf player and fisherman. He was a CPL in the US Marine Corps and a veteran of the Korean War. A memorial service will be held Thursday Feb. 22nd at 11:00 a.m. in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home, 571 West Greenville Road, Scituate. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to Hope Hospice and Palliative Care, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904