Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Lila A. Bargoot
Jun 11, 2016
Pawtucket – Lila A. (Haddad) Bargoot, 96, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late John F. Bargoot. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Michael J. and Sarah A. Haddad. During World War II, Lila held a State Commission of 2nd Lt. and taught First Aid...
William G. Risho
Jun 6, 2016
Pawtucket – William G. Risho, 86, formerly of Armistice Blvd., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 6, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Shirley A. (LaCroix) Risho for fifty-seven years. Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Samuel and Mary (Shabo) Risho, he resided in Seekonk for many years until returning to Pawtucket in 1997. Bill was a...
Constance "Connie" J. Blake
Jun 6, 2016
Seekonk – Constance “Connie” J. (Roy) Blake, 81, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Monday, June 6, 2016. She was the beloved wife of John W. Blake for 63 years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Roland A. and Jeannette (St. Jean) Roy. Connie worked as a bookkeeper for the Sherwin-Williams...
Eva M. Merrifield
May 30, 2016
East Providence – Eva M. (Rousseau) Merrifield, 93, of Rumford and formerly of Pawtucket, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles K. Merrifield. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Eva (Laporte) Rousseau. Eva worked for the Pawtucket School Department, School Lunch Program for many years...
Cole H. Plouff
May 29, 2016
Seekonk – Cole H. Plouff, 21, passed away unexpectedly at home on Sunday, May 29, 2016. He was the beloved son of Henry J. and Karen C. (Bedard) Plouff. Cole resided in Pawtucket before moving to Seekonk in 2005. He was a graduate of Seekonk High School. Besides his parents, he leaves a sister, Jennifer Almeida and her husband, KC...
Fernando M. Diniz
May 26, 2016
Pawtucket – Fernando “Fred” M. Diniz, 91, passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary C. (Carvalho) Diniz. Born in Woonsocket, the son of the late Antonio M. and Nazare L. (Loureiro) Diniz, he resided in Pawtucket since 1933. Fred was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran. He was a...
Joan M. Joseph
May 25, 2016
Pawtucket – Joan M. (Whitman) Joseph, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth E. Joseph. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph, Sr. and Mary (Carney) Whitman. Joan along with her late husband were the owners of the Attleboro Bowlerdrome. She leaves a son, Scott...
Louis "Lou" R. Read
May 24, 2016
Cumberland – Louis “Lou” R. Read, 76, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Born in Providence, a son of the late Louis F. and Elsie M. (Wildgust) Read, Lou resided in Pawtucket until moving to Cumberland in 1977. He was a Patrolman for the Pawtucket Police Department for thirty years before retiring in 1997. Lou was...
Lea M. Hickey
May 24, 2016
Pawtucket – Lea M. (LeMay) Hickey, 96, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald C. Hickey. Born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late Arthur and Josephine (Benoit) LeMay, she was next to the youngest of seventeen siblings. Lea had been employed by Sydney Blumenthal, Moore Fabric, Robison Rayon, Arbeka...
Kenneth G. Macgregor
May 21, 2016
Pawtucket – Kenneth G. Mac Gregor, 74, passed away unexpectedly at home on Saturday, May 21, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Phyllis (Coop) Mac Gregor. Born in Boston, MA., he was a son of the late Kenneth F. and Agnes T. (Burke) Mac Gregor. Kenneth was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War Era where...
Estelle A. Gardner
May 20, 2016
Pawtucket – Estelle A. (Blanchette) Gardner, 82, passed away peacefully at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care on Friday, May 20, 2016. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Aurore (Guindon) Blanchette and the step-daughter of the late Eve (Hudson) Blanchette. Estelle worked as a payroll clerk at Hasbro for over 25 years retiring at...
Judith "Judy" A. Blais
May 18, 2016
Pawtucket – Judith “Judy” A. (Vecoli) Blais, 68, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Richard W. Blais for 39 years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Silvio J. and Esther M. (Lafond) Vecoli. Judy was the payroll secretary for...
Frances Peets, R.N.
May 13, 2016
South Attleboro – Frances (Correia) Peets, R.N., 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2016. Born in Taunton, a daughter of the late Manuel and Bridget (Stanek) Correia, she resided in South Attleboro most of her life. Fran was a graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing and was a Registered Nurse at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro for...
Emily Lagerquist
May 7, 2016
Seekonk – Emily (Carter) Lagerquist, 84, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Lagerquist and the mother of Karen Tripodi and her husband, Dennis of Lincoln, Lynn Simon of Seekonk, Lisa Varney of Cumberland and Gail Lexner and her husband, Jim of Attleboro. Sister of Florence McDonald of Cumberland. Mrs. Lagerquist...
John A. Sanders
May 3, 2016
Pawtucket – John A. Sanders, 74, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Mildred H. (Doyle) Sanders. Born in Providence, the son of the late John and Eva (DiJoseph) Sanders, he resided in Providence most of his life before moving to Pawtucket. John was a shell fisherman for over eighteen years until retiring,...
Roger R. Bora
Apr 30, 2016
Pawtucket – Roger R. Bora, 75, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 30, 2016. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Joseph W. and Gabrielle M. (Deshaies) Bora. Roger was a groundskeeper at the Pawtucket Country Club for many years. He leaves a son, Roger W. Dumaine and a daughter, Kristine Bora. He was the...
Norman F. Loiselle
Apr 30, 2016
Pawtucket – Norman F. Loiselle, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Born in Providence, the son of the late Norman F. Sr. and Virginia (Sanders) Loiselle, he resided in Pawtucket most of his life. Norman was a graduate of Rhode Island College where he received a Bachelor’s Degree and a graduate of Providence College where he received...
Albert J. Goyette
Apr 25, 2016
Pawtucket – Albert J. Goyette, 87, a retired electrical engineer, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, April 25, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Mary I. (McDermott) Goyette, the couple recently celebrated their sixty-third wedding anniversary. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Hector and Irene M. (Beach) Goyette. Al...
Jeannine M. Arnold
Apr 24, 2016
Cumberland – Jeannine M. (Landry) Arnold, 85, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016. She was the wife of the late Florent A. Arnold. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Alice (Carroll) Landry. Jeannine was a CNA with Visiting Nurse Home Health Services, Providence, for many years until her retirement in 1995. A devout...
Judith A. Azek
Apr 24, 2016
Mashpee, MA – Judith “Judi” A. (Renquin) Drazek, 73, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, April 24, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Anthony F. Drazek, Jr. Born in Attleboro, she was a daughter of the late Omer and Catherine (Heagney) Renquin. Judi was a medical secretary for many years until her retirement several years ago. She enjoyed...


