Loretta M. Cardoza Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 27, 2021, at the age of 82, Loretta M. Cardoza of Riverside, Rhode Island passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, William and Mary; and her brother William Miranda. She is survived by: her husband Albert John Cardoza Sr. Born; her sons, Miguel Picanco (Dianna) of Jacksonville, NC and Albert J. Cardoza Jr. (Melissa) of Coventry, RI; her stepson William Cardoza (Mary Lou) of Warren, RI; her daughters, Octavia Spencer (Eugene) of Ocala, FL, Laura "Deana" Lomas of Riverside, RI, Katherine Picanco (Michael) of Ocala, FL, Lizabeth Joynes (Glen) of Bristol, RI and Lois Richardson (Kenneth) of Coventry, RI; her stepdaughters, Lori Rideout of Coventry, RI, Lisa Cardoza of Bristol, RI and Leslie DeCastro of Bristol, RI; and her brothers, Andrew Miranda and Joseph Miranda. She is also survived by seventeen grandchildren, and thirty two great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 85 Astor Avenue, Norwood, MA, 02062, American Diabetes Association, 146 Clifford St., Providence, RI, 02903, or to the American Heart Association, 1 State St., Suite 200, Providence, RI, 02908.