(11/20/14) West Warwick - Merilee A. Pratt, 70, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Harold D. Pratt to whom she was married 48 years.
Born in Warwick, the daughter of the late Francis Johnson and the late Martha (Anderson) Johnson-Erickson, she is also survived by her sons: Timothy F. Pratt & his wife Christina of Glendale and Andrew W. Pratt & his girlfriend Anne Kumar of Cumberland and by her sisters: Sandra Malouin (Philip) of West Warwick and Wendy Capotosto (Kenneth) of Coventry.
She was a graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School. She worked as an administrative assistant for RI Mentoring Partnership, Warwick for 21 years retiring in 2010.
Merilee was a member and deacon of Christ Church in East Greenwich. She volunteered at the Arctic Mission in West Warwick. She loved to read. She enjoyed bicycling with her husband, especially on the carriage trails of Acadia National Park in Maine.
A loving and compassionate woman, she was slow to anger and always put others first.
Calling hours Sunday, November 23 from 4-7 PM at Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick. Funeral service Monday, November 24 at 10:00 AM at Christ Church, 1025 Main Street, East Greenwich. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.
Kindly omit flowers. Memorial donations may be made to: Needs Ministry - Christ Church, 1025 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI 02818. Remembrances may be offered online at carpenterjenks.com.
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