Claire E. Basiliere

East Providence – Claire E. (Bellavance) Basiliere, 92, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2015. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert E. Basiliere. Born in Norton, MA, she was a daughter of the late Adelard and Bertha Bellavance. Claire was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She leaves four children, Joyce A. Lupien and her husband, Gerard of Cumberland, Robert E. Basiliere and his wife, Linda of North Attleboro, Donna J. Basiliere and her husband, Mark Laviolette of Seattle, WA and Alan J. Basiliere of Southborough, MA; six grandchildren, Amy Lupien, Lisa Holden, Laura McDuff, Carl, Allan and Sadie Laviolette; seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Doris Paille, Bernice Brown, Alfred Bellavance and Ernest Bellavance. Her funeral will be held on Saturday at 9 a.m. from WILLIAM W. TRIPP Funeral Home, 1008 Newport Ave., Pawtucket followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish,...