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Francesca Bianco, 67, Interior Designer, Restaurateur

A Spiritual Celebration will be held Saturday in Providence; calling hours are today at the W. Raymond Watson Funeral Home in Riverside.

Francesca Coats Bianco, formerly of Bowden Avenue, Barrington, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 5, 2013. She was 67.

She was the former wife of the late Nicholas L. Bianco. Born in Long Island, NY, a daughter of the late Roger Coats and Alvina Davis, she lived in Barrington for 26 years.

She was an interior designer and the owner and operator of Interiors by Francesca and the owner and operator of L’Oasis restaurant, Providence. She was a lifelong artist.

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A Spiritual Celebration will be held on Saturday, June 8, in the Providence Friends Meeting House, 99 Morris Avenue, Providence at 11 am. Calling hours are today from 4-8 pm in the W. Raymond Watson Funeral Home, 350 Willett Avenue, Riverside.

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