Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Claire B. Plante
Dec 2, 2019
Pawtucket – Claire B. (Salois) Plante, 90, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Monday, December 2, 2019.
She was the beloved wife of the late Paul M.
A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Emile and Marianne (Crevier) Salois.
Claire was employed at Josten...
Gunnery Sergeant Harold S. Prew, Jr.
Nov 28, 2019
Pawtucket – Gunnery Sergeant Harold S.
Prew, Jr., USMC (Ret.) 76, passed away unexpectedly on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 2019.
He was the beloved husband of the late Linda D. (Nardelli) Prew.
Born in Central Falls, he was a son of the late Harold S., Sr. and Eva (Paulhus) Prew.
...
Capt. Joel L. Biliouris, Usn (Ret.)
Nov 27, 2019
Seekonk – Captain Joel L.
Biliouris, Supply Corps, USN (Ret.), 75, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
He was the beloved husband of Gertrude “Trudy” M. (Bachini) Biliouris.
The couple had been married for fifty-four years.
Born in Providence, a son of the late Charles “Chick” and Mildred (Sidel)...
Lillian M. Parrillo
Nov 23, 2019
Seekonk – Lillian M. (Prestly) Parrillo, 73, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, November 23, 2019.
Born in Attleboro, Lillian lived most of her life in Pawtucket and more recently in Seekonk.
She was a daughter of Bernadette G. (Cole) Prestly of Pawtucket, and the late Francis C.
Lillian was a...
Irene B. Baptista
Nov 21, 2019
Cumberland – Irene B. (Read) Baptista, 87, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 21, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late John Baptista. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Thomas I. B. and Sarah A. (Smith) Read. Irene worked at A.T. Cross Co., Lincoln for many years until her retirement. In...
Ronald Joseph Lizotte
Nov 19, 2019
East Providence – Ronald “Ron” J.
Lizotte, 77, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.
He was the husband of Patricia L. (Beauregard) Lizotte for fifty-seven years.
Born in Central Falls, he was the son of the late Earl K. and Ruth (Grennan) Lizotte.
Ron was...
Patricia R. Halliday
Nov 19, 2019
Rehoboth -- Patricia R. (Ryan) Halliday, 62, passed away at home, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019.
For the past 18 months Pat had been fighting a battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), a rare degenerative brain disorder.
She was the beloved wife of Michael J.
Halliday for 33 years....
Dorothy Atwood Pelchat
Nov 18, 2019
Pawtucket – Dorothy A. (Rudd) Pelchat, 94, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019.
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Julia (Wheeler) Rudd.
Dorothy worked as a data entry clerk for American Insulated Wire, Pawtucket, for over ten years prior to retiring in 1996.
Previously,...
Maria "Lucy" L. Nunes
Nov 17, 2019
Pawtucket – Maria “Lucy” L. (Martins) Nunes, 92, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019.
She was the wife of the late Albert Nunes.
Born in Portugal, she was the daughter of the late Francisco and Virginia (Pinto) Martins.
Lucy was a communicant of St.
Joseph Parish in Pawtucket, and a...
Dorothy A. Tetreault
Nov 16, 2019
Cumberland – Dorothy A. (Otto) Tetreault, 81, passed away at home on Saturday, November 16, 2019.
She was the beloved wife of the late George E.
Born in Boston, she was one of three children of the late Harry and Florence (Dunleavy) Otto.
Dorothy worked as an office manager in the industrial supply...
Dionysios "Dennis" Andrikopoulos
Nov 15, 2019
Pawtucket – Dionysios “Dennis” Andrikopoulos, 87, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday morning, November 15, 2019.
He was the beloved husband of Vasiliki (Alphorito) Andrikopoulos for 59 years.
Born in Kalavrita, Greece, he was one of four children, Helen Kotrotsou, Mary Kallas and brother, Vasili of the late Andreas and Georgia Andrikopoulos.
...Georgette R. Depot
Nov 15, 2019
Attleboro – Georgette R. (Laliberte) Depot, 82, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019.
She was the beloved wife of the late Francisco M.
Pedro and more recently the late Lucien V.
Born in Central Falls, Georgette lived most of her life in South Attleboro until moving to New Hampshire to make her...
Doris E. Fournier
Nov 14, 2019
North Smithfield – Doris E. (Fontaine) Fournier, 93, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in the comforting care of the St.
She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph M.
Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late George and Estelle (Lussier) Fontaine.
Doris...
Carol Marie Ray
Nov 14, 2019
Providence – Carol M. Ray, 80, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Wilson and Laura (O’Connell) Ray. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island, Carol worked for the Providence school system for forty-five years, most recently as a librarian at Central High School. She was an avid...
Michael L. Quaglia, Sr.
Nov 14, 2019
Pawtucket – Michael L.
Quaglia, Sr., 83, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019.
He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia C. (Salisbury) Quaglia.
Born in South Attleboro, he was a son of the late Antony and Sola (Rintala) Quaglia.
Michael was a graduate of Attleboro High School, Class...
Elaine M. Souza
Nov 14, 2019
Pawtucket – Elaine M. (Rounds) Souza, 63, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 14, 2019.
She was the beloved wife of Thomas M.
Souza, Sr. for 38 years.
A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of Raymond Rounds, Sr. of Providence and the late Shirley...
Barbara A. Furman
Nov 11, 2019
Barbara A. (Edwardo) Furman, 71, of Seekonk, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
She was the beloved wife of Benjamin A.
Furman, they had been married for twenty-five years.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the...
Arminda Sousa
Nov 8, 2019
Pawtucket – Arminda (Pedro) Sousa, 100, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019.
She was the wife of the late Antonio R.
Born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Clare (DeJesus) Pedro.
Sousa lived in Portugal for over thirty years before moving to Pawtucket in 1952.
...Claire R. Caufield
Nov 7, 2019
Pawtucket – Claire R. (Mathieu) Caufield, 91, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019.
She was the beloved wife of the late James W.
A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Jenny (George) Mathieu.
Claire was the hostess at the former East Side Checker Club for...
Peter J. Kanelakos
Nov 7, 2019
Kanelakos, 85, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.
He was the husband of Donna (Braden) Kanelakos for sixty years.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he was the son of the late John and Venetia (Loupos) Kanelakos.
Peter graduated in 1952 from Pawtucket West...


