Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Vivian B. Cummings
Oct 12, 2022
Attleboro – Vivian B. (Lavallee) Cummings, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald O. Cummings. A lifelong resident of Attleboro, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Alice (Lamy) Lavallee. Vivian was a proud graduate St. Mary Academy - Bay View, East...
John Henry Ullmann
Oct 10, 2022
Pawtucket – John H. Ullmann, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, October 10, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Agnes F. (Polion) Ullmann. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Louis J. and Hannah (Crowninshield) Ullmann. John was a proud Korean War United States Army veteran, and...
Maria C. Aguiar
Oct 9, 2022
Maria C. (Pacheco Cabral) Aguiar, 75, passed away on Sunday evening, October 9, 2022, at the Miriam Hospital after a recent heart attack. She was the beloved wife of the late Jose M. Aguiar for fifty-four years. Born in Ponta Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel, Azores, she was the daughter of the late Jose J. and Maria C....
June M. Ruel
Oct 5, 2022
Pawtucket – June M. (Harris) Ruel, 88, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Marcel “Chuck” Ruel. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Evelyn (Buteau) Harris. June worked for many years as a retail salesclerk at Apex and the former Zayre Department Store. Most recently...
Douglas R. Gobeille
Oct 5, 2022
Rehoboth – Douglas R. Gobeille, 84, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Lorraine P. (Vincelette) Gobeille, who passed in 2019. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Emile and Helen (Douglas) Gobeille. Doug was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam Era and went onto a career...
Patricia L. Gilbert
Oct 5, 2022
Patricia L. (O’Neil) Gilbert, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon G. Gilbert. Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Raymond F. and Ruth S. (Sanford) O’Neil. Pat had resided in Seekonk and Bristol before moving to Shrewsbury, MA, five years...
Frances A. Taylor
Oct 4, 2022
Pawtucket – Frances A. (McKeen) Taylor, 85, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert A. Taylor. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Alice (McKeen) Forcier. Frances was a machine operator at the former Robbins Company, Attleboro, for many years until...
Carlos E. Och Caal
Oct 3, 2022
Pawtucket – Carlos Efraín Och Caal, 68, passed away on Monday, October 3, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Olga Eva (Lopez) Och for forty-three loving years. Born in Tamahú, Guatemala, Carlos was a son of the late Fidel and Julia (Caal) Och. Carlos worked for 37 years as a valued team member at Senior...
Barbara V. Stanton
Oct 3, 2022
Pawtucket – Barbara V. (Vigeant) Stanton, 91, passed away at home on Monday, October 3, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late John J. Stanton. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph O. and Helena L. G. (Gelinas) Vigeant. Barbara was a supervisor at the Department of Employment and Training, Pawtucket, for...
Lt. Kenneth F. Ryan, Sr.
Sep 30, 2022
Seekonk - Lt. Kenneth F. Ryan, Sr., Pawtucket Police Department (Ret.), 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 30, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Gloria (Natalini) Ryan for sixty-one beautiful years. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude (Garrett) Ryan. A veteran of the U.S. Army, Kenneth...
Stanley A. Jablonski
Sep 30, 2022
East Providence – Stanley A. Jablonski, 83, of Rumford, passed away at home on Friday, September 30, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Bruneau) Jablonski. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Anna (Almeida) and John Joseph. Stan resided in Rumford over fifty-five years. He was a United States Army veteran. Stan...
Marybeth Peters
Sep 29, 2022
Marybeth Peters, former head of the U.S. Copyright Office, died peacefully on September 29, 2022, at the age of 83 following a long illness. A distinguished attorney, widely acknowledged around the world as a leading expert on U.S. and international copyright law, she was appointed Register of Copyrights in 1994 and served in the position for 16 years until retiring...
Richard M. Higgins
Sep 28, 2022
Pawtucket – Richard M. Higgins, 62, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Debra M. (Poulin) Higgins. The couple celebrated their thirty-sixth wedding anniversary on September 6, 2022. Born in Boston, he was a son of the late Richard M., Sr. and Barbara A. (Morrow) Higgins....
Philip Kitsalis
Sep 28, 2022
Bristol – Philip Kitsalis, 87, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Andrew and Andriana “Anna” (Beck) Kitsalis. A Korean War veteran of the U.S. Army, Philip was stationed in Germany during the Korean War and was the cook for his comrades. He worked as the lead chef for Brown...
Vivian M. Berthelette
Sep 25, 2022
Pawtucket – Vivian M. (Lamoureux) Berthelette, 84, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Roger L. J. Berthelette. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Eugene E. and Mattie M. (Lanoue) Lamoureux. Vivian was a graduate of the former Sacred Heart High School and was a longtime...
Claire M. Durand
Sep 24, 2022
Rumford – Claire M. (Doucette) Durand, 84, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the former wife of the late Roger H. Durand of Lincoln, Rhode Island. Claire was a long-time resident of Rumford. She cherished time spent with her family and friends. Over the years she became the center of the Durand family,...
Leonard B. Titus, Sr.
Sep 23, 2022
Attleboro – Leonard B. Titus, Sr., 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 23, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Carol J. (Parent) Titus. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late George, Sr. and Irene (Hamel) Titus. Leonard worked at Raytheon Data Systems, formerly located in Norwood, MA, where...
Margaret T. Lockwood
Sep 22, 2022
Seekonk – Margaret T. (Byrnes) Lockwood, 76, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Born in Cranston, the daughter of the late Henry J. and Marion F. (Mulick) Byrnes, she resided in Pawtucket before moving to Seekonk in 1974. Margaret was a fifth-grade teacher at Cumberland Hill Elementary School, Cumberland, for thirty-four years until retiring in June 2002. She leaves...
Ernest F. Marasa
Sep 21, 2022
Pawtucket – Ernest F. Marasa, 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary R. (Risho) Marasa. Born in Astoria, New York, a son of the late John and Mary (Spinola) Marasa, he resided in Pawtucket since 1946. Ernie was a proud World War II U.S. Army veteran, and a master...
Shirley A. Lucke
Sep 21, 2022
Attleboro – Shirley A. (Church) Lucke, 90, passed away peacefully at her home and with her family by her side on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. She was the beloved wife of the late Ernest Lucke. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Mason B. and Marion A. (Pierson) Church. Shirley worked for over thirty-three years for the...


