Theresa M. Demeulenaere

Pawtucket – Theresa “Terry” M. (Thornton) Demeulenaere, 74, passed away at home with family by her side on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Peter “Ron” Demeulenaere for over fifty-five years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late William, Sr. and Annette (St. Hilaire) Thornton. Theresa was a devout Catholic and communicant of St. John Paul II (and formerly St. Leo the Great) Church.  She was an avid reader and dissectologist “Google it”, who loved to spend time with her grandchildren.  Besides her loving husband, she leaves four children, Ronald D. Demeulenaere of Pawtucket, Debra J. Chapman and her husband, Matthew, of Smithfield, Terilyn Dorval and her husband, Michael, of Smithfield and Steven J. Demeulenaere and his wife, Vicki, of Michigan; seven grandchildren, Kayla Demeulenaere, Kyle Demeulenaere, Markie Morrow, Emma Demeulenaere, Ryan Demeulenaere, Kamden Dorvall, and Brayden Chapman; three siblings, William Thornton, Jr. and his wife, Marilyn, of New...