Curtis H. Wilbar, Sr.
Apr 26, 2021
South Attleboro – Curtis Hoover Wilbar, Sr., 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Dorothy M. (Betts) Wilbar. Born in Attleboro, MA, he was the son of the late Curtis R. and Ethel M. (Hanscom) Wilbar. Curtis worked at the former Engelhard Industries, Plainville, MA, as a master electrician for...
Theresa C. Campbell
Apr 25, 2021
Pawtucket – Theresa C. (John) Campbell, 72, passed away peacefully at her son’s home on Sunday, April 25, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late James G. Campbell. Born in St. George, Grenada, West Indies. Theresa worked for many years as an instructor in medical labs until her retirement. She was a hard worker, who always had a...
Shirley A. Risho
Apr 23, 2021
Seekonk – Shirley A. (LaCroix) Risho, 84, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 23, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late William G. Risho for fifty-seven years at the time Mr. Risho passed in 2016. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Wallace J. LaCroix and Mabel G. (Simpson) Ciccone. Shirley worked for nearly thirty...
Patricia "Patty" L. Merrill
Apr 21, 2021
North Providence – Patricia “Patty” L. Merrill, 58, formerly of Rehoboth, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Patty was a daughter of the late Richard D. and Ruth E. (McPhee) Merrill. Patty grew up on a farm in Rehoboth and had a special love for animals especially her cat, Reba. She attended college...
Susanna M. Hunter
Apr 18, 2021
East Providence – Susanna M. Hunter, 70, of Rumford, passed away at home on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Born in Germany, she resided in Pawtucket most of her life until moving to Rumford several years ago. She was a daughter of the late William R. and Elisabeth M. (Mausser) Hunter. Susanna attended the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School and worked for...
Virginia Anforth
Apr 17, 2021
Pawtucket – Virginia “Ginny” (Scales) Anforth, 98, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 17, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Eric Anforth. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Hartford A. and Ethel (Smith) Scales, she resided in North Kingstown, Warwick and Pawtucket before moving to Rumford in 2015. Ginny was a member of the Church...
Alfredo "Al" V. Simão
Apr 16, 2021
New Bedford - Alfredo “Al” V. Simão, 67, also of Florence, AZ, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 16, 2021 in Boston, MA, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Linda (Maiato) Simão, who provided him with unconditional comfort and care throughout his illness for the past seventeen years. Born in Santa Bárbara-Além Capelas, on the...
Dawn M. Leland
Apr 14, 2021
Rehoboth - Dawn M. Leland, 56, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Norman J. Leland. The couple would have celebrated their twenty-first wedding anniversary on April 21. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of Beverly (Cameron) Grassey of Pawtucket and Donald Grassi of Pennsylvania. Dawn had resided in Pawtucket before...
Paul Bettencourt
Apr 10, 2021
TO VIEW SERVICES THURSDAY, APRIL 15 at 11 AM VIA LIVESTREAM CLICK HERE Pawtucket – Paul “The Baitman” Bettencourt, 80, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on Saturday, April 10, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Barbara R. (Stuart) Bettencourt for forty-three years. Born in Providence, Paul was one of twenty-one children of the late...
Donna M. Kanelakos
Apr 9, 2021
Seekonk – Donna Marie (Braden) Kanelakos, 85, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Friday, April 9, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Peter John Kanelakos. The couple had been married for sixty years. Donna was born and raised on a farm in Traverse City, Michigan, where she developed her love of animals. She...
Maria Rosa Bolarinho
Apr 8, 2021
Pawtucket – Maria Rosa (Abreu) Bolarinho, 73, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, April 8, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Joao M. Bolarinho. Born in Madeira, Portugal, Maria resided in East Providence for most of her life until moving to Pawtucket, eighteen years ago. She was a daughter of the late Manuel and...
Gloria C. Leonard
Apr 4, 2021
TO VIEW SERVICE VIA LIVESTREAM CLICK HERE Pawtucket – Gloria C. (Lefebvre) Leonard, 95, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Worthington “Sparky” Leonard. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Cora (Lacasse) Lefebvre. Gloria was employed by the Providence Braid Company, Pawtucket,...
Peter G. Ross
Apr 2, 2021
Seekonk – Peter G. Ross, 87, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 2, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Barbara J. (Matthews) Ross for sixty-two years. Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late George and Sophie (Papagonia) Ross. Peter resided in Pawtucket before moving to Seekonk in 1964 and proudly served in the...
Carolyn M. Vieira
Apr 1, 2021
Tucson, AZ - Carolyn Marie Vieira, 69, formerly of South Attleboro, MA, passed away Thursday, April 1, 2021 in Tucson, AZ after struggling with cancer for the past year. Her brother David, niece Heather and nephew Greg were by her side. Carolyn grew up in Eastern Massachusetts where she learned to love the Red Sox, French Canadian food, and Portuguese...
Paula-Jean Girard
Apr 1, 2021
TO VIEW FUNERAL SERVICE VIA LIVESTREAM CLICK HERE East Providence – Paula-Jean (Rego) Girard, 71, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, April 1, 2021. She was the beloved wife of Stephen Girard for forty years. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Joao and Dorothea (Lewis) Rego. Paula-Jean worked as an expeditor for the Internal Revenue...
Michael C. Derderian
Mar 30, 2021
North Providence – Michael C. Derderian, 46, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of Armen and Pauline M. (Bailey) Derderian of Attleboro, Massachusetts. A 1993 graduate from Tolman High School, Pawtucket, Michael continued his studies at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York, and graduated in 1997. He...
Ronald E. Capron
Mar 28, 2021
TO VIEW FUNERAL SERVICE VIA LIVESTREAM CLICK HERE Pawtucket – Ronald E. Capron, Sr., 81, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021. He was the beloved husband of Juliette M. (Malloy) Capron for fifty-nine years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Daniel and Katherine (Hayes) Capron. Ron proudly served in the United States Marine...
Lois "Lulu" E. Chaffee
Mar 28, 2021
Seekonk – Lois “Lulu” E. (Viera) Chaffee, 79, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Almont “Red” M. Chaffee, Jr. Born in Attleboro, she was a daughter of the late Anthony, Sr., and Louise (Elderkin) Viera. Lois worked for many years at the former...
Leonora R. Marques
Mar 28, 2021
Pawtucket – Leonora R. (Thomas) Marques, 92, passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Armindo “Joe” J. Marques. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Joao and Maria R. (Rose) Thomas, she resided in Central Falls before moving to Pawtucket seventy years ago. Leonora and her late husband, were the proprietors...
Dianne M. Horton
Mar 28, 2021
Attleboro – Dianne M. (Fitzpatrick) Horton, 74, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away at her home with family by her side on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Donald R. Horton, Sr. and the late Philip W. Retamoza, Jr. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Eva (Brunelle) Fitzpatrick. Dianne...
