Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Claire B. Ledoux
Feb 25, 2020
Pawtucket – Claire B. (Couture) Ledoux, 92, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur L. Ledoux. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Wilfred O. and Delvina L. (Fugere) Couture. Claire resided in Pawtucket before moving to North Smithfield in September of 2016. She had been...
Edward H. Pelletier
Feb 18, 2020
Pawtucket – Edward H. Pelletier, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Joan G. (Lizotte) Pelletier for fifty-six years. Ed was a son of the late Louis T. and Sarah (Adams) Pelletier, he resided in Cumberland before moving to Pawtucket in 1972. Ed served in the United States Army. He had been...
Wayne E. Facteau, Sr.
Feb 17, 2020
Pawtucket – Wayne E. Facteau, Sr., 69, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Joyce A. (Rec) Facteau for forty-eight years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Anna A. (Messier) Facteau. Wayne was a sales representative for the DeBlois Oil Company, now Petro for thirty-four...
Louis "Lou" A. Labounty
Feb 16, 2020
Seekonk - Louis "Lou" A. LaBounty, 75, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sunday, February 16, 2020, with family by his side. He was the husband of Gloria R. (Peloquin) LaBounty for fifty-four years. Born in Pawtucket on October 31, 1944, Lou was the son of the late Louis A. and Theresa B. (Cournoyer) LaBounty. A 1962 graduate...
Jeffrey "Jeff" L. Lamoureux
Feb 13, 2020
Attleboro – Jeffrey “Jeff” L. Lamoureux, 69, passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at home with his loving wife by his side. He was the husband of Claire M. (Brissette) Lamoureux for thirty-four years. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Norman C. and Lillian B. (Brown) Lamoureux. Jeff worked at the Providence Veterans Administration Medical...
George P. Banna, Jr.
Feb 9, 2020
Pawtucket - George P. Banna, Jr., 75 of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Providence. Born in Central Falls, he was the son of the late George P. Banna, Sr. and Alice L. (Najmy) Banna. George was very proud of his father’s Venetian Blind business for which he continued operations...
Walter Bibby, Jr.
Feb 9, 2020
Pawtucket – Walter Bibby, Jr., 68, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, February 9, 2020. He was the husband of Gloria (Young) Bibby. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Walter Bibby, Sr. and Martha F. (DeRoche) Bibby-Boucher. Besides his wife, Walter leaves four children, Nayla Menard (Joseph Nappi) of Westwood, MA,...
Kyriaki Tsapanidis
Feb 8, 2020
North Providence – Kyriaki (Georgiadis) Tsapanidis, 89, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Stylianos “Steve” Tsapanidis. Born in Drimia Ksanthi, Greece, she was a daughter of the late Anastasios and Hrisa Georgiadis. Kyriaki was a homemaker who enjoyed caring for her family and spending time with her grandchildren. She leaves a...
Margaret "Rita" Queenan
Feb 7, 2020
Pawtucket – Margaret “Rita” Queenan, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2020. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J., Sr. and Alice C. (Whaley) Queenan. Margaret will be lovingly remembered as a wonderful person, who always put others ahead of herself and her own needs. If there were angels among us,...
Albert H. Robitaille, Jr.
Feb 1, 2020
Albert “Al” H. Robitaille, Jr. of Pawtucket passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020. At the time of his death he was at home and surrounded by his family. Born in 1935 in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Albert H., Sr. and Marie Alice (Provost) Robitaille. He was the loving husband of Jeannette N. (Emery) Robitaille for...
Mary G. Andrews
Feb 1, 2020
Pawtucket – Mary G. (Abosamra) Andrews, 82, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020. She was the wife of the late Eugene Andrews. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lillian (Lemay) Abosamra. Mary’s life was spent helping friends, neighbors and relatives in every way she could. She worked at the former Schoolhouse Candy, Pawtucket,...
Shirley Y. Deblois
Jan 31, 2020
Pawtucket – Shirley Y. (Bell) DeBlois, 88, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. She was the wife of Donald D. DeBlois for sixty-nine years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Frank Bell and her loving mother, Lozena (Phaneuf) Bell. A lifelong communicant of the former St. Leo the Great Church, Pawtucket, Shirley dedicated her life...
Constance "Connie" J. Mills
Jan 31, 2020
Pawtucket – Constance “Connie” J. (Everly) Mills, 87, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020. She was the wife of the late James W. Mills, Sr. Born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Arthur C. and Bernice (Richardson) Everly. Connie was a proud, lifelong member of Darlington Congregational Church in Pawtucket. She enjoyed spending time at...
Louis "Lou" J. Metaxas
Jan 30, 2020
Pawtucket – Louis “Lou” J. Metaxas, 97, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020. He was the husband of the late Nicoletta (Englis) Metaxas. Born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, he was the son of the late John L. and Katherine (Menounos) Metaxas. He was a resident of Pawtucket for over 60 years and a summer resident of West Hyannisport, MA. Louis...
John "Jack" H. Baptista, Sr.
Jan 22, 2020
Pawtucket - John “Jack” H. Baptista, Sr., 84, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully at his home in South Carolina on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth C. (Cribb) Baptista. Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late Edward M. and Adeline F. (Doucette) Baptista, he resided in Pawtucket until moving to South Carolina in...
Donald J. Lamothe, Sr.
Jan 18, 2020
Seekonk – Donald J. Lamothe, Sr., 91, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020. He was the husband of the late Mary Jane (Boileau) Lamothe and Josephine (Yoder) Lamothe. Born in Winooski, Vermont, he was the son of the late Adolphe and Yvonne (Lacourse) Lamothe. A U.S. Navy Korean War veteran, Donald served aboard USS O’Brien during conflict. He graduated...
Dorothy P. Newman
Jan 16, 2020
Pawtucket – Dorothy “Dot” P. (Johnson) Newman, 99, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. She was the wife of the late William H. Newman. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Burt) Johnson. Dot worked as an office manager at Conrad-Jarvis, Corporation in Pawtucket for over fifty years prior to retiring. She was...
Catherine T. Richards
Jan 12, 2020
Pawtucket – Catherine T. (O’Hearn) Richards, 91, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Edward E. Canfield, Sr. and the late Eugene C. Richards. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Edward W. and Anna (Hague) O’Hearn. Catherine was part of the Classic Sounds choir...
Dennis J. Gilmartin
Jan 10, 2020
Woonsocket – Dennis J. Gilmartin, 67, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 10, 2020. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dolly (Florence) Gilmartin. Dennis was retired from his long-time career with USA Today as a prepress specialist. As a young man, he was an avid photographer and a proud employee of Geoff's Meat Distributing....
Margaret "Maggie" S. Gardner-Giampietro
Jan 5, 2020
Lincoln – Margaret “Maggie” S. (Downey) Gardner-Giampietro, 73, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2020 in East Providence. She was the wife of the late Donald F. Gardner and the late Thomas A. Giampietro. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Stephen W. and Genevieve L. (Laushway) Downey. Maggie enjoyed volunteering her time at the Ronald McDonald...


