Elaine Manganaro Gotjen Obituary

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Elaine Manganaro Gotjen (Warren, Rhode Island), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on December 28, 2025 at the age of 82. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Elaine farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Elaine is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Nicholas Manganaro and Maria Tedesco (Goneconto); her husband Reginald Gotjen; and her brother Nicholas A. Manganaro of Cohasset, MA. She is survived by: her daughters, Courtney Gotjen and Jessica Gotjen Seth (Elvis); her sister-in-law Jean Manganaro; and her nephew Nicholas P. Manganaro.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Rhode Island.