Karen L. (Hammond) Vespia

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Karen L. (Hammond) Vespia, 52, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016.

Born in Providence she was a daughter of the late Herbert J. Hammond and Carole A. (Reilly) Karpovitz.

Karen was the beloved mother of Karla J. Amaral (Eric), Kerri L. DeGraide (Matthew), and Paul J. Vespia (Katie); loving grandmother of Noemia, Emily, James, and Eric, Jr.; former wife of Wayne D. Vespia; and sister of Jay D. Hammond, Debra R. Hammond-Belcher, Jon W. Hammond, and Jeffrey T. Karpovitz.

Her visitation will be held Thursday from 4-7 p.m. with a service at 7 p.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the, Huntington’s Disease Society RI Chapter, PO Box 14085, East Providence, RI 02914. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com