Ralph C. Buteau

Pawtucket - Ralph Charles Buteau, 90, of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully at The Philip Hulitar Center, with his family by his side, on May 30,2022. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Mary Lucy (King) for 65 years and the cherished father of Dianne Connor, and her husband Frank, of Naples Florida and LuAnn FitzGerald of West Roxbury, Massachusetts.  He was the proud Grandpa of Garrett FitzGerald, and his fiancé Leigh Costello, of Dedham Massachusetts. A man of great faith, Ralph was a lifelong communicant of St. Leo the Great Church in Pawtucket, now St. John Paul Parish.  Born in Central Falls, he was the son of Walter and Ella (Thelig) Buteau.  Ralph attended Central Falls Schools and proudly served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean War.  During that time, he was stationed for one year at Sparrevohn Air Force Base in rural and rugged Alaska, maintaining and monitoring radar equipment designed to protect the US from attacks by enemy forces. Upon his honorable discharge from the Air...