Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Eric J. Fournier
Aug 18, 2013
Attleboro – Eric J. Fournier, 84, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 18, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Lorraine T. (Marot) Fournier for 24 years, and the late Louise (Dulieu) Fournier. Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Raoul and Laura (Riendeau) Fournier. Eric was an Industrial Engineer for Royal Electric, Pawtucket for many...
Doreen G. Marshall
Aug 16, 2013
Pawtucket – Doreen G. (Brule) Marshall, 56, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2013 after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of Paul A. Marshall for 40 years. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Dorothy Y. (Patten) Shaw and the late James McCabe. Doreen was a homemaker and enjoyed attending her pulmonary rehabilitation...
Thelma R. Landry
Aug 16, 2013
Pawtucket – Thelma R. (Lantagne) Landry, 91, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas E. Landry. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Christine (Henvey) Lantagne. Thelma worked for the John Hancock Insurance Company for many years until her retirement in 1978. She was...
Courtney Olet
Aug 8, 2013
Pawtucket – Courtney Drolet, 66, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Sandra C. (Chlebek) Drolet for thirty-seven years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Honore P. and Leona J. (Merow) Drolet. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, Matthew D. Drolet, a daughter, Heather N. Drolet, a brother,...
Theresa C. Porter
Aug 5, 2013
Cumberland – Theresa C. (Durand) Porter, 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred M. Porter. Born in Central Falls, a daughter of the late Arthur J. and Rose A. (Vandale) Durand, she moved to Pawtucket in 1963 and then to Cumberland in 1995. Theresa was the Export Manager for...
Dorothy A. Brown
Aug 2, 2013
Pawtucket – Dorothy A. (Drake) Brown, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederick V. Brown. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late Timothy J. and Lottie E. (Lamorine) Drake. Dorothy worked as a dietary aid at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island for over 10 years...
Lucien H. Provost
Jul 30, 2013
Pawtucket – Lucien H. Provost, 82, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Beatrice S. (Labonte) Provost. Born in Montreal, P.Q., Canada, he was a son of the late Henri & Marie Reine (Vincent) Provost. Lucien was a United States Army veteran of the Korean War and then worked as a...
Albert L. Colaccio
Jul 26, 2013
Attleboro – Albert L. Colaccio, 95, of South Attleboro, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, July 26, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Sarah “Sally” (Swarbrick) Colaccio. Born and raised in Providence, a son of the late Alessandro and Resttula (Grillo) Colaccio, he resided in South Attleboro over 40 years. Al was a foreman at Fram,...
Beverly A. Sheehan
Jul 22, 2013
Pawtucket – Beverly A. (Carvalho) Sheehan, 73, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Frederic W. Sheehan. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Mary (Martins) Carvalho. Beverly worked at Texas Instruments, Attleboro for many years until her retirement. She leaves two children, Shawn C. Sheehan...
Donald "Don" C. Turcotte
Jul 22, 2013
Pawtucket – Donald “Don” C. Turcotte, 70, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Katherine L. (Connor) Turcotte for 25 years. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Charles J., Sr. & Cecelia (Phillips) Turcotte. Don served in the United States Army and then worked as a truck driver and...
Susan T. Nolette
Jul 18, 2013
Pawtucket - Susan T. Nolette, 58, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Roland J. “Ziggy” and Irene M. (Beauchemin) Nolette. Sue was a graduate of the former St. Jean-Baptiste High School, Pawtucket and a graduate of Rhode Island College where she received her Master’s Degree in Education. She was an...
Lloyd "Rusty" G. Rhodes, Sr.
Jul 14, 2013
Pawtucket – Lloyd “Rusty” G. Rhodes, Sr., 75, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 14, 2013. He was the beloved husband of Frances E. (Downey) Rhodes for fifty-one years. Born in Greenville, Ohio, he was a son of the late George F. and Accle Lottie (Wicker) Rhodes. Rusty resided in Pawtucket for the past four years, he previously...
Ellis J. Newton
Jul 13, 2013
East Providence - Ellis J. Newton, 88, formerly of Rumford, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July13, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Arline (Trahan) Newton. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Jay C. and Pearl (Pennington) Newton. Ellis resided in Rumford over forty years and was a parishioner at Saint Margaret Church.He is...
Nellie Lemire
Jul 8, 2013
Central Falls – Nellie (Macksoud) Lemire, 93, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 8, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late Ovila Lemire. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Habib and Lillie (Sasba) Macksoud. Nellie worked at Hasbro for many years until her retirement. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother, who...
Katherine E. Mccaughey
Jul 8, 2013
Pawtucket – Katherine E. McCaughey, 66, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2013. She was the beloved daughter of the late Hugh J. and Ella M. (Turner) McCaughey. Katherine was a Class of 1975 graduate of Roger Williams University and worked in retail as a buyer, at Ann & Hope, Cumberland for 31 years and for the TJX, Corporation...
Helene D. Geoffroy
Jul 6, 2013
Pawtucket – Helene D. (Joyal) Geoffroy, 74, died peacefully on Saturday, July 6, 2013 amongst family. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Armand Albert and Ernestine Regina (Brouillard) Joyal. A communicant of St. Cecilia Church, she served as a choir member and music librarian for over 50 years. Most recently employed at Fiore Asmussen,...
Janina "Jen" J. Brown
Jul 5, 2013
Pawtucket – Janina “Jen” J. (Borek) Brown, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Kenneth A. Brown; together they would have celebrated 63 years of marriage in August. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late John and Bertha (Sypek) Borek. Jen was a communicant of St. Teresa Church for...
Monica P. Sawyer
Jul 4, 2013
Pawtucket – Monica P. (Ladysz) Sawyer, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 4, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late William T. Sawyer. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Alexander and Mary (Dzezna) Ladysz. Monica was the Supervisor of the Pricing Department at ITT, Royal Electric, Pawtucket, over 40 years until retiring...
John W. Naismith, Sr.
Jul 3, 2013
East Providence – John “Sonny” W. Naismith, Sr., 77, of Rumford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. He was the beloved husband of the late Ann C. (Grzenda) Naismith. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late John L. & Wilhelmina (Robertson) Naismith. Sonny was the Foreman at Standard Film, Co., East Providence over 40 years...
June E. Davis
Jun 29, 2013
Pawtucket – June E. Davis, 90, passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013. She was the beloved wife of the late William J. Davis. Born in Mansfield, MA, a daughter of the late William and Shirley (Bruce) Anderson, she resided in Pawtucket over fifty years. June enjoyed watching birds and loved music and dancing. She leaves three daughters, Debra L. Davis-Crombie,...


