Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Elizabeth J. Millette
Nov 23, 2023
North Attleboro – Elizabeth J.
Millette, 51, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2023.
Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of Jane E. (Maynard) Millette of South Attleboro and the late Thomas A.
Liz worked for many years for Siemens Corporation as a Senior Service Pricing Control & Business Engineer.
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Iolanda S. Santos
Nov 23, 2023
Pawtucket – Iolanda S. (Silva) Santos, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 23, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.
She was the wife of the late Ronald Santos.
Born in Brava, Cape Verde, she was the daughter of the late Antonio R.
Iolanda immigrated to the United States in 1964 and settled...
Thomas W. Thompson
Nov 22, 2023
Pawtucket – Thomas W. Thompson, 86, passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Judith A. (Messier) Thompson for 64 loving years. Born in Providence, Thomas resided most of his life in Pawtucket. He was the son of the late George E. and Ruth H. (Shore)...
Hector J. Beaupre, Jr.
Nov 13, 2023
Pawtucket – Hector J.
Beaupre, Jr., 77, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 with family by his side.
He was the beloved husband of Lorna A. (Breault) Beaupre for fifty-three loving years.
Born in Attleboro, Hector resided in Pawtucket most of his life.
He was the son of the late...
Robert "Bob" G. Armour
Nov 11, 2023
East Greenwich – Robert “Bob” G.
Armour, 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 11, 2023.
He was the beloved partner of Michael L.
Ellis for over fifty years.
Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late John P. and Ruth A. (Morin) Armour.
Bob grew up...
Janice C. Blanchette
Nov 7, 2023
North Providence – Janice C. (Lowry) Blanchette, 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. She was the beloved wife of the late Emile R. Blanchette. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late William F. and Elsie C. (Hultgren) Lowry. Janice worked as a pediatric registered nurse at Rhode Island Hospital for many years. She enjoyed...
Doris C. Desorcy
Nov 7, 2023
Pawtucket – Doris C. (Samson) Desorcy, 83, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.
She was the beloved wife of the late Armand “Smoothie” R.
Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Jules and Loretta (Senecal) Samson.
Doris had resided in Pawtucket most of her life.
She...
Victoria B. Hammond
Nov 6, 2023
Pawtucket – Victoria (Vicki) Barbara (Saback) Hammond, 91, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Monday, November 6th, 2023.
Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of Syrian immigrants, the late Joseph and Emily (Ayick) Saback who both came through Ellis Island.
Victoria grew up in Pawtucket with her mother, siblings, and late grandmother,...
Armand P. Salera
Nov 3, 2023
East Providence – Armand P.
Salera, 75, suddenly passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 after a series of long term health complications.
He was the beloved husband of Cheryl A. (Tetreault) Salera for fifty-five loving years.
Born in Providence, Armand resided in Rumford most of his life.
He was the...
Anita M. Macpherson
Oct 31, 2023
Seekonk – Anita M. (Haberstroh) MacPherson, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. She was the beloved wife of Paul A. MacPherson for fifty-two years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Karolina (Stutzinger) Haberstroh. Anita was a bookkeeper for PRM Concrete for many years until retiring. She was an avid reader and loved...
Kenneth I. Read
Oct 29, 2023
Cranston – Kenneth I.
Read, 96, of Cranston and formerly of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
He was the beloved husband of the late Mary C. (Lanois) Read.
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Thomas I.
B. and Sarah A....
Dorothy M. Hannaford
Oct 28, 2023
Providence – Dorothy “Dot” “Dottie” M.
Hannaford, 88, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023.
Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Paul F. and Eliza C. (Andrews) Hannaford.
Dottie grew up in Pawtucket and worked at the former FRAM, Rumford, for many years.
She was a longtime...
Claire Y. Gosselin
Oct 26, 2023
Claire Yvonne (Juaire) Gosselin – 1929-2023 Claire was born to George (Jewett) Juaire and Yvonne (Bourgeois) Juaire in Attleboro, MA in April of 1929 (right before the “great crash” she would say).
Later in life her parents, George and Yvonne, became known to their grandchildren as Pépère and Mémère George, which was started by Claire’s eldest daughter,...
Judith A. Durowoju
Oct 25, 2023
Riverside – Judith A. (Sahlin) Durowoju, 78, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. She was the former wife of the late Ronald B. Carini. Born in Revere, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Widar Sahlin and Claire (Boland) Taylor. Judith resided in Whitman, Massachusetts before moving to Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1988, she settled in Riverside earlier...
Jane W. Snape
Oct 23, 2023
Seekonk - Barrington – Jane W. (Dunlap) Snape, 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2023.
She was the beloved wife of the late William Snape.
Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Hugh A., Sr. and Margie (Forsythe) Dunlap, she resided in Seekonk over seventy years before moving to Barrington five years...
Ari M. Fernandes
Oct 22, 2023
Figueiredo Fernandes, 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023 surrounded by his family.
He was the beloved husband of Jane A. (Bronco) Fernandes for twenty-three years.
Born in Viseu, Portugal, he was the son of Eduardo "Eddy" and Maria Luisa (Figueiredo) Fernandes.
Ari immigrated to the United States in 1960 and...
Kenneth E. Jackson, Jr.
Oct 21, 2023
Pawtucket – Kenneth E.
Jackson, Jr., 57, passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at RI Hospital.
He was the beloved fiancé of Tammy L.
Born in Pawtucket, Ken resided in Jensen Beach, Florida for over twenty happy years, raising his son Kyle there in life by the ocean.
He moved...
Ralph P. Poirier, Sr.
Oct 21, 2023
Poirier, Sr., 84, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2023 in Woonsocket, RI among loving family after a long and fulfilling life.
Ralph was born in Pawtucket, RI on October 18, 1939.
He was raised by his mom and aunt, working to support his family from a young age.
With a certain knack...
Anne E. Slater
Oct 15, 2023
Attleboro – Anne E. (Crocker) Slater, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, October 15, 2023.
She was the beloved wife of the late Norman R.
Slater, Attleboro Fire Department., Ret.
Born in Methuen, Massachusetts, Anne resided in Seekonk much of her life and lived in Attleboro.
She was a daughter of...
Elizabeth "Libby" J. Mclaughlin
Oct 10, 2023
Charlotte, NC – Elizabeth “Libby” Jane McLaughlin, 78, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away following a long illness, on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Martha M. (Stiles) McLaughlin.
Libby was a graduate of St Mary Academy Bay View.
She went on to...


