(01/20/11) Doris ( Colasanti ) Volk, 85, of Country View Dr., died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. She was the wife of Richard H. Volk, to whom she had been married for sixty-one years. Mrs. Volk, the daughter of the late Vincent and Marie (Scarpecchio) Colasanti, was born in Brooklyn, NY on July 23, 1925 and had been a resident of Warwick for the past sixty years.
Mrs. Volk was one of the founders of the Cedar Hill Kindergarten in Warwick and volunteered for several years at the J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center in Warwick. She and her husband enjoyed many years of boating at the East Greenwich Yacht Club.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter Kristin Volk of New York City, son Robert A. Volk and his wife Phou Volk of North Providence, daughter-in-law Mary Volk, wife of her late son Richard H. Volk Jr., and four grandchildren, who were the light of her life -- Lynne Volk, Bethany (Volk) Weygand, Robert and Richard Volk. She was the mother of the late Karen Volk and sister of the late Howard J.Colasanti.
Visiting hours will be Sunday, January 23, 2011 from 2-4 PM at the Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, RI. Information and condolances at www.carpenterjenks.com.
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