Dora C. (Pirie) Aleicho

Dora C. (Pirie) Aleicho, 78, of Brooks Avenue, Newport, RI died on Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Warren Skilled Nursing Center in Warren, RI.She was the wife of the late Jose R. Aleicho.Born in Glascow, Scotland on January 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Cesira "Jessie" (Colognori) Pirie. Mrs. Aleicho was a member of the British Air Force when she met and married her husband who was in the US Air Force. They were married almost 50 years. Mrs. Aleicho became an American Citizen in 1962. With her great sense of humor, she loved joking and laughing with her family and friends knitting and playing Bingo.She is survived by her children, Anthony Aleicho of Middletown, RI, Andrew Aleicho of Portsmouth, RI, Alan Aleicho of Newport, RI, Adam Aleicho of Portsmouth, RI and Angela Hurney of Tiverton, RI; and nine grandchildren, Tiffany and Matthew Blythe, Patrick and Stephanie Hurney, Erin, Andrew and Lauren Aleicho, and Alexandra and Addison-Anne Aleicho.She was the mother of the late Ann-Marie Blythe and the sister of the late Andrew Pirie, Victor Pirie, Margaret Jones and Jack Pirie.Calling hours will be held on Monday, January 12, 2015 from 4-7pm in Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, Newport. RI.Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 9 am from Memorial Funeral Home, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am in St. Josephs Church, Broadway at Mann Avenue, Newport, RI.Burial will follow in Newport Memorial Park, Howland Avenue, Middletown, RI.In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 931 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 3004, Warwick, RI 02886 or to the Robert Potter League for Animals, PO Box 412, Newport, RI 02840. Cemetery Details Newport Memorial Park Vaucluse Avenue Middletown, RI, Visitation JAN 12. 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM Memorial Funeral Home 375 Broadway Newport, RI, US, 02840 info@memorialfuneralhome.com http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com Service JAN 13. 10:00 AM St. Josephs Church 5 Mann Avenue Newport, RI, US, 02840