Evelyn M. (Balduf) Costello

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Evelyn M. (Balduf) Costello, age 92, formerly of Palace Avenue, Warwick, died on Monday, August 10, 2015 at Kent County Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late John J. Costello.

Born in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Arthur R. and Mary G. (Eppich) Balduf, she lived in Warwick since 1962. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

A registered nurse, Mrs. Costello was employed at Kent County Memorial Hospital for over 20 years, retiring in the mid 1980’s. She was a graduate of the nursing program at Brightlook Hospital in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

She is survived by three sons, John J. Costello of Warwick, Stephen R. Costello of West Warwick, and Michael J. Costello of Warwick; a sister, Gretchen MacDonald of Wyoming; a brother, Arthur Balduf of Foxboro, MA; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was the sister of the late Bertha Wells.

Mrs. Costello’s family would like to thank the staff of Sunny View Nursing Home and Kent County Memorial Hospital for the excellent care that she received.

Her funeral service will be held on Friday, August 14, at 9:30 a.m. in the Barrett & Cotter Funeral Home, 1328 Warwick Avenue, Spring Green, Warwick. Relatives and friends are invited, and may visit at the funeral home on Friday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery, Exeter.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Kent Hospital Foundation, 455 Toll Gate Road, Warwick, RI 02886. www.barrettandcotter.com