Stella A. Bedard

Pawtucket – Stella A. (Kowalski) Bedard, 92, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012. She was the beloved wife of the late Raymond J. Bedard, a former teacher at Tolman High School. Born in the Hebronville section of Attleboro, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Kaczowka) Kowalski. Stella resided in Attleboro and Petersburg, Virginia before settling in Pawtucket in 1947. She was a 1937 graduate of Pawtucket High School, now Tolman High School and attended the Sturdy Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was the co-owner of the former Teachers Pet Restaurant, South Attleboro until 1955. Stella was a former member of the Lincoln Country Club and its bowling league. She was a former Assistant Brownie Leader and a Unit Leader at the former Camp Blackstone, Cumberland. She leaves her daughter, Mary-Jane Nunes and her husband, Arthur; two grandchildren, Joshua and Lindsey Nunes; a great-grandson, Ray LaPorte; a sister, Agnes Lonczak; a brother, John Kowalski and several nieces and nephews. She was the...