The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, April 19, 1995              TAG: 9504190394
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B8   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

LISA M. COLASANTI

Lisa Marie Colasanti, 30, of the first block of Hedge Lane, died April 17, 1995, in a Norfolk hospital.

A native of Norfolk, she was employed as a heavy equipment operator with the City of Portsmouth. She was a member of Pinecrest Baptist Church and Portsmouth Anglers Club.

Survivors include her mother, Karen Lee Colasanti; three sisters, Lori Garner, Shelby Clark and Jodi Dorsey; and maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Mejia, all of Portsmouth; her companion, Tommy Bowers; nieces, Ciara Clark and Jessica Dorsey; and nephew, Broc Garner.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Oak Grove Cemetery by the Rev. Tom Potter. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today in Loving Funeral Home, Churchland, and other times at 3005 Ferguson Drive.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB