Roberta L. Briggs

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Roberta L. Briggs, 71, of Sand Street, Coventry, RI, Passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at home. She was the wife of Charles A. Briggs. They were married for thirty-five years.

Born in Providence, RI, she was the daughter of the late Lionel and Jeannette (Roberts) Gelinas. Roberta was an assembler for Kenney Manufacturing Company of Warwick, RI, for seventeen years until retiring.

Besides her husband she is survived by four stepdaughters; Christine Eddy, Sheryl Dooley, Sheila Johnston and Tina Biggs; a sister, Patricia M. Skurka; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two nephews, Curtis and Steven Skurka. She was predeceased by a son, Adelbert A. Hackenberg, Jr.

Her services will be private and are under the direction of Gorton-Menard Funeral Home and Crematory, 721 Washington Street, Coventry, RI.