Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI
Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas
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.
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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...
Seoras T. Dunlop
Aug 30, 2017
Pawtucket – Seoras T.
Dunlop, 79, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Marie B. (Ross) Furlong.
Born in Providence, a son of the late Luther E. and Madeline (Drew) Lineberger, he resided in Pawtucket most of his life.
Seoras proudly served in the U.S.
...Lorraine O. Shepard
Aug 30, 2017
Pawtucket – Lorraine O. (Kandar) Shepard, 84, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Robert E. Shepard, the couple would have celebrated their fifty-seventh wedding anniversary on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the daughter of the late Aran and Lena (Jacques) Kandar, she...
Maria Leonia Machado
Aug 29, 2017
Seekonk – Maria Leonia (Gonsalves) Machado, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of the late Henrique Machado.
Born in Faial, Azores, Portugal, a daughter of the late Joao and Rosa (Goulart) Gonsalves, she resided in Pawtucket before moving Seekonk in 1999.
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Leonard J. Iscoll
Aug 28, 2017
Pawtucket – Leonard J.
Driscoll, 90, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 28, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Lucille (Lescault) Doyon-Driscoll and the late Rebecca C. (Doyon) Driscoll.
A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late John T., Sr. and Clara (Haggestrom) Driscoll.
Lenny attended...
Lucille F. Vincent
Aug 28, 2017
Pawtucket – Lucille F. (Leedham) Vincent, 85, passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017.
She was the beloved wife of James W.
Vincent for 60 years.
A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Daniel R., Sr. and Irene J. (Bouchard) Leedham.
Lucille enjoyed traveling to Cape...
Irene A. Tremblay
Aug 24, 2017
Tremblay, 89, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at her home.
She was the beloved wife of the late Edward J.
Tremblay, they were married 60 years at the time of his passing in 2016.
Born in Providence, Irene resided in Central Falls, until moving to Pawtucket in 1956.
She...
Guido Riggi
Aug 23, 2017
Attleboro – Guido Riggi, 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Born in Providence, a son of the late Guido Riggi, Sr. and Concetta (Mattera) Riggi, he resided in Plantation, Florida before moving to Attleboro in 2016. Guido was a U.S. Army veteran. He leaves two daughters, Julia Walsh of Foxboro and Cynthia Parker of Oregon; four sisters,...
John H. Russell, Jr.
Aug 23, 2017
Russell, Jr., 49, passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth A. (Curtis) Russell for 18 years.
Born in Providence, he was a son of John H.
Russell, Sr., of Cranston and Nancy (Bessette) Russell of East Providence.
John was a truck driver and devoted...
Bernard "Barney" F. O'Brien
Aug 22, 2017
Seekonk – Bernard “Barney” F.
O’Brien, 92, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017.
He was the beloved husband of the late Geraldine L. (Beck) O’Brien.
Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Bernard A. and Margaret A. (Lanigan) O’Brien.
Barney had resided in Seekonk most of his...


