Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
Roland N. Gobin
Sep 29, 2017
Pawtucket – Roland N. Gobin, 76, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 29, 2017. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Arthur and Jeannette (Tardif) Gobin. Roland served in the U.S. Army reserve. He was a firefighter for the City of Pawtucket for twenty years until retiring on May 1, 1988. Roland enjoyed making models...
Walter S. Donahue, Jr.
Sep 29, 2017
Pawtucket – Walter S.
Donahue, Jr., 96, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 29, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Lillian (Kenney) Donahue for seventy-three years.
Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the son of the late Walter Scott Donahue and Grace (Hawes) Donahue, he resided in...
Denise P. Levasseur
Sep 29, 2017
Pawtucket – Denise P. (Laurence) Levasseur, 63, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Ronald R. Levasseur, the couple would have celebrated their thirty-first wedding anniversary on Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Denise was the daughter of the late Arthur and Theresa (Dupre) Laurence, she had resided in Pawtucket most of her life. Denise was ...
Geraldine M. Shea
Sep 26, 2017
North Attleboro – Geraldine M. (Federico) Shea, 74, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late Paul D.
Born in Westerly, she was a daughter of the late Jerry and Mary (McCarthy) Federico.
Geraldine was an elementary school teacher in the Pawtucket School...
Sandra L. Hart
Sep 21, 2017
Cumberland – Sandra L.
Hart, 55, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late William and Bertha R. (Gagan) Hart.
Sandra was a graduate of Bryant College, Class of 1983 and worked for the Amica Insurance Co., Lincoln, for thirty two years as a...
James H. Taylor
Sep 21, 2017
Seekonk – James H. Taylor, 79, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Judith A. (Dupee) Taylor for 57 years. Born in Fitchburg, MA, he was the son of the late Philip and Irene M. (Robin) Taylor. James served in the Rhode Island Army National Guard and worked as a tool maker for Leach...
Dorothy M. Palana
Sep 21, 2017
Seekonk – Dorothy M. (Taipe) Palana, 94, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph F.
Palana, William Barry and John Enos.
Born in Providence, the daughter of the late J.
Howard and Mary (Lannon) Taipe, she resided in Seekonk since 1981.
...Clara M. Homsany
Sep 15, 2017
Pawtucket – Clara M. (Gmyrowski) Homsany, 95, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late Henry J.
A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Marcin Gmyrowski and Agnes (Rosa) Gmyrowski-Oziemblewski and the step-daughter of the late Feliks Oziemblewski.
Clara was a longtime...
Joseph D. Plante
Sep 11, 2017
Pawtucket – Joseph D.
Plante, 67, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Betty L. (Ahmed) Plante for 48 years.
Born in Attleboro, he was a son of the late Edward R. and Dorothy H. (Bliss) Plante.
Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
...
M. Rose Mccabe
Sep 8, 2017
Rose (Keenan) McCabe, 96, passed away in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida on Friday, September 8, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late John I.
Born in Swansea, she was a daughter of the late James B. and Rose M. (Vaudreuil) Keenan.
Rose resided in Pawtucket most of her life and...
David W. Boisclair
Sep 7, 2017
Boisclair, 57, formerly of Pawtucket, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Thursday, September 7, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Laurie A. (Johnston) Boisclair for 28 years.
Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of Chief Francis W.
Boisclair, (Pawtucket F.D., Ret.) and Audrey B. (Hutton) Boisclair of Pawtucket....
Norman A. Jerauld
Sep 7, 2017
Attleboro – Norman A.
Jerauld, 87, of South Attleboro, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Rosalie N. (Palmer) Jerauld for 53 years.
A lifelong resident of South Attleboro, he was a son of the late Raymond, Sr., and Gertrude (Cheney) Jerauld.
Norman was a...
Phyllis E. Plante
Sep 5, 2017
East Providence - Phyllis E. (Brown) Plante, 89, of Rumford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, with her beloved husband, Charlie at her side.
Phyllis was born on July 7, 1928 in Dodgeville, MA.
She was the first daughter born to Bill and Mary (Campbell) Brown.
Phyllis spent her childhood in...
Therese L. Marziasz, R.N.
Sep 4, 2017
Pawtucket – Therese L. (Bergeron) Marziasz, R.N., 91, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late William M.
Born in Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Lamoureaux) Bergeron.
Therese graduated from Saint Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in 1947.
...
Maureen C. Fernandes
Sep 4, 2017
Pawtucket – Maureen C. (Welsh) Fernandes, 80, passed away at home on Monday, September 4, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Fernandes, Sr. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was one of five late children of the late Patrick and Catherine (Kennedy) Welsh. Maureen was a homemaker and enjoyed bus trips and visiting Cape Cod....
Steve L. Xifaras
Sep 3, 2017
Xifaras, 94, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Mary (Koufalis) Xifaras for sixty years.
Born in New Bedford, he was a son of the late Louis and Stella (Gerakaris) Xifaras.
Steve was a World War II U.S.
Navy veteran, and a member of the American...
Joseph M. Kelly
Sep 3, 2017
Pawtucket – Joseph M. Kelly, 69, passed away at home on Sunday, September 3, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Kathleen (Scott) Kelly for forty-five years. A son of the late Joseph E. and Rita (Maguire) Kelly, he resided in Lincoln before moving to Pawtucket forty-two years ago. Joe was the proprietor of Kelly Home Improvement. Besides his wife,...
Robert A. Forcier
Sep 3, 2017
Pawtucket – Robert A. Forcier, 71, passed away at home on Sunday, September 3, 2017. Born in Providence, a son of the late William B. and Louise F. (Lussier) Forcier, he had resided in Pawtucket over thirty years. Bob was a Vietnam Era U. S. Army veteran. He was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island receiving a Bachelor’s...
Clifford A. Read
Sep 1, 2017
Attleboro – Clifford A.
Read, 90, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 1, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of the late Lorraine M. (Leonard) Read.
Born in Central Falls, he was the son of the late William A. and Edna H. (Bryans) Read.
Cliff resided in...
Rosalie M. Bolton, R.N.
Aug 31, 2017
Pawtucket – Rosalie M. (Paquin) Bolton, R.N., 92, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph J.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Adelard F. and Sarah C. (Burke) Paquin.
Rosalie worked at St.
Joseph Hospital, Providence as a...


