Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Rose Pitassi
May 6, 2018
Seekonk – Rose Pitassi, 94, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Arthur R. Pitassi, who passed away in 2014. Born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Claudino and Ermelinda (Tomasso-Mendoza) Oliveira. Rose worked for many years as a solderer in the jewelry industry for...
Linda D. Prew
May 6, 2018
Pawtucket – Linda D. (Nardelli) Prew, 69, passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Harold S. Prew, Jr., they would have celebrated fifty one years of Marriage in June. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was one eight children of the late Raymond Nardelli and June (Dube) Nardelli-Schupp. She was the beloved granddaughter of...
Esther J. Dahlstrom
May 4, 2018
East Providence – Esther J. (Hagstrom) Dahlstrom, 95, of Yulee, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 4, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Evert E. Dahlstrom. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late John and Henrietta (Heggland) Hagstrom, she had resided in East Providence, Pawtucket and South Attleboro before moving to Florida in 2010. Esther...
Alice Bennett
May 4, 2018
Pawtucket – Alice (Malkasian) Bennett, 89, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018. She was the widow of Clarke H. Bennett. Born in Pawtucket in 1928, she was a daughter of the late Ohannes and Hermena (Nahabedian) Malkasian. Alice was a graduate of Johnson & Wales Business School. She was a retiree of Federal Civil Service and started her career...
Carol A. Buco
Apr 30, 2018
North Attleboro – Carol A. (Voisey) Buco, 71, formerly of South Attleboro, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward Buco, Jr. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Rita (Mulvenna) Voisey. Carol was a homemaker and she enjoyed life’s simple pleasures. She also enjoyed spending quality...
Lois D. Conley
Apr 29, 2018
Pawtucket – Lois D. (Beaudoin) Conley, 93, a retired Licensed Practical Nurse, passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward “Bob” R. Conley. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Emery A. and Mary C. (Gryllis) Beaudoin. Lois was the sister-in-law of David D. and Barbara A....
Mark A. Schupp
Apr 26, 2018
Mark A. Schupp, 37, of Pawtucket and formerly of Seekonk, passed away unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was the beloved son of Barry R. and Brenda E. (Smith) Schupp, and was the former husband of the late Sarah L. Ingersoll. Mark resided in Seekonk until moving to Pawtucket in 2004. He attended St. Raphael Academy, Pawtucket...
John A. Villa
Apr 26, 2018
Pawtucket – John A. Villa, 76, passed away on April 26, 2018. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary E. (Ray) Villa. Born in Denver, CO, he was the son of the late Arcadio and Petra (Dominguez) Villa. Mr. Villa enlisted in the United States Navy after graduating from North Platte High School, NE. He served during the...
Mae A. Pearce
Apr 24, 2018
Dennis Port, MA – Mae A. (Marshall) Pearce, 83, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Wilbur I. Pearce, Jr., who passed away on February 24, 2009. Mae and her late husband, previously resided in Pawtucket and Seekonk. They leave two sons, James C. Pearce of Dennis Port, MA and Clifford A....
Lorraine V. Caruthers
Apr 24, 2018
Attleboro - Lorraine V. (Beaupre) Caruthers, 83, of South Attleboro, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Morris Caruthers for 65 years. A lifelong resident of South Attleboro, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Rhea (Gauvin) Beaupre. Lorraine worked for Superior Plastics in Cumberland, for many years until her...
John A. Fiske
Apr 24, 2018
Pawtucket – John A. Fiske, 66, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Eva M. (Cudworth) Fiske for twenty years. Born in Worcester, MA, he was a son of the late Earl, Sr. and Marion (Burnham) Fiske. John worked as auto body repairman and technician for many years and took great pride and joy...
Paul J. Bardsley
Apr 23, 2018
North Attleboro – Paul J. Bardsley, 67, passed away peacefully at home with family by his side, on Monday, April 23, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Dianne E. (Braganca) Bardsley for 29 years. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Norman J. and Ruth A. (McCaughey) Bardsley. Paul attended Providence College and was the proprietor...
Donald R. Turcotte
Apr 20, 2018
Seekonk – Donald R. Turcotte, 71, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018. He was the husband of the late Linda (Prestly) Turcotte. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of Rita (Lefebvre) and the late Maurice Turcotte. A graduate of East Providence High School, Mr. Turcotte worked as a truck driver for Dytex Chemical Company, Central Falls and A....
Edward " Ed" Raposa
Apr 14, 2018
Pawtucket – Edward “Mr. Ed” Raposa, 83, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (Sweeney) Raposa for forty-four years. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Cabral) Raposa. Edward resided in Bristol before moving to Pawtucket forty-four years ago. He was a superintendent...
Donald R. Lawrence
Apr 13, 2018
Pawtucket – Donald R. Lawrence, 79, passed away at home on Friday, April 13, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Patricia A. (Perry) Lawrence for fifty-seven years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Joseph and Blanche (LaPalme) Lawrence. Donald was a machinist at Pilgrim Screw, Providence, for twenty years until retiring in 2001....
Berthe A. Labossiere
Apr 13, 2018
South Attleboro - Berthe A. (Curnel) Labossiere, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Oscar R. Labossiere. Born in Verviers, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Philomene (Lemaire) Curnel. Berthe came to the United States in 1946 and resided in Pawtucket before moving to South Attleboro...
Francis Sousa
Apr 13, 2018
Pawtucket - Francis “Frank” Sousa, 82, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018. He was the beloved husband of Mary (Mello) Sousa for fifty-nine years. Born in Pawtucket, he was the son of the late Manuel and Gertrude (Bridges) Sousa. Mr. Sousa worked as an art installer at Rhode Island School of Design for twenty-four years prior to retirement. He...
Doreene H. Mccarthy
Apr 11, 2018
East Providence – Doreene H. (Needham) McCarthy, 66, of Riverside, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. She was the beloved wife of Robert L. Presbrey. Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Leonard R. and Hope F. (Brown) Needham, she resided in Riverside since 1971. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, Reginald L. McCarthy, Jr. and his...
Bertha Scully
Apr 10, 2018
Seekonk – Bertha (Hoogasian) Scully, 95, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. She was the beloved wife of the late Edward “Ted” Scully. Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Eli and Lucy (Parasigian) Hoogasian. Bertha was a class of 1940 graduate of Pawtucket High School (Tolman) and worked as the office manager of her family’s...
Robert T. Lavallee, Jr.
Apr 8, 2018
Pawtucket – Robert T. Lavallee, Jr., 68, passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018. Born in Pawtucket, a son of Yvette R. (Brunelle) Lavallee of Ocala, FL and the late Robert T. Lavallee, Sr., he resided in Pawtucket and East Providence most of his life. Bob was a Vietnam Era U.S. Navy veteran and also served in the U.S. Army...


