Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Pawtucket, RI

Serving Pawtucket and Surrouding Areas

Alexander D. Paranick

Alexander D. Paranick

Jan 22, 2017

Pawtucket – Alexander D. Paranick, 92, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Cecile Y. (Gervais) Paranick for sixty-four years. Born in Central Falls, a son of the late Dimitro and Mary (Hull) Paranick, he resided in Pawtucket most of his life. Al was a World War II U. S. Army Air Corps veteran stationed...

Janice C. Bouchard

Janice C. Bouchard

Jan 22, 2017

Attleboro - Janice C. (Fairclough) Bouchard, 73, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Michael P. Bouchard for thirty-nine years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Elsie (Clark) Fairclough. Janice resided in Pawtucket until moving to Attleboro in 1993. She was employed by the Conrad-Jarvis Corp. for forty-eight years...

Ann M. Ayoub

Ann M. Ayoub

Jan 20, 2017

Providence – Ann M. (Davignon) Ayoub, 73, formerly of Seekonk, MA and Naples, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich, RI. She was the beloved wife of the late Naseem A. Ayoub. Born in Central Falls, she was the daughter of the late Lucien and Marguerite (Reilly) Davignon. A registered nurse...

Frances M. Carlos

Frances M. Carlos

Jan 12, 2017

Pawtucket – Frances M. (Foster) Carlos, 100, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2017.  She was the beloved wife of the late Charles E. Carlos. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine (McLeough) Foster. Frances was a former member of the Pinecrest Community Association and bowling league. She was also a...

Claire E. Jachem

Claire E. Jachem

Jan 11, 2017

Pawtucket – Claire E. (Boiteau) Jachem, 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Frederick P. Jachem for 41 years. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Gladys (Roy) Boiteau. Claire worked as a CNA for Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island and Visiting Nurses, she also worked...

Murry Godek

Murry Godek

Jan 6, 2017

Lincoln – Murry Godek, 67, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2017. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Murphy and Irene (Brin) Godek. Murry resided at the Avatar Home, Dexter Rock Road, Lincoln for many years. He was a longtime member of the ARC of Blackstone Valley and enjoyed spending time with his family and...

Steven B. Trenteseaux, Sr.

Steven B. Trenteseaux, Sr.

Jan 6, 2017

Central Falls - Steven B. Trenteseaux, Sr., 51, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Roxanne M. (Charest) Trenteseaux. Born in Providence, a son of Maurice H. and Evelyn (Faria) Trenteseaux of Seekonk, he resided in Pawtucket before moving to Central Falls four years ago. Steve was an avid New England sports fan. Besides his...

Yvette M. Robidoux

Yvette M. Robidoux

Jan 6, 2017

South Attleboro – Yvette M. (Audette) Robidoux, 92, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Fernand R. Robidoux. Born in Central Falls, she was a daughter of the late Armand J. and Eva B. (Aubin) Audette. Yvette was a loving and devoted wife. She and her late husband resided in South Attleboro,...

James B. O'Donnell

James B. O'Donnell

Jan 5, 2017

Pawtucket – James B. O’Donnell, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Barbara A. (Lapham) O’Donnell for sixty years. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Harold A. and Mary K. (Barry) O’Donnell. Jim was the proprietor for thirty-one years of the former Woodlawn Fish...

Sofia Pereszluha

Sofia Pereszluha

Jan 3, 2017

East Providence – Sofia (Bodnar) Pereszluha, 99, of Rumford, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Joseph Pereszluha. Born in Woonsocket, a daughter of the late John and Sofia (Zeremba) Bodnar, she resided in Woonsocket, Lincoln, and Pawtucket before moving to Rumford in 1986. Sofia was a longtime member of the Rumford...

David J. Mclaughlin

David J. Mclaughlin

Dec 28, 2016

Pawtucket - David J. McLaughlin, 65, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Anna T. (Pion) McLaughlin for thirty-three years. Born in Central Falls, the son of the late James and Rita (Pierce) McLaughlin, he resided in Cumberland before moving to Pawtucket thirty-three years ago. Dave was a Master Boat Builder at the Director...

Ellen Keegan

Ellen Keegan

Dec 27, 2016

Pawtucket – Ellen Keegan, 96, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine (Howley) Keegan. Ellen leaves several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late James, John, Margaret, Catherine Keegan and Anne Handrigan. VISITATION will begin Friday at  9:45 a.m. at WILLIAM W....

John V. Moriarty

John V. Moriarty

Dec 27, 2016

Rehoboth – John V. Moriarty, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was the beloved husband of Mary Beth (Snow) Moriarty. Born in Pawtucket, a son of the late John V. and Mary M. (Gibney) Moriarty, he resided in Attleboro before moving to Rehoboth thirty-two years ago. John served his country as...

Linda M. Peirce

Linda M. Peirce

Dec 26, 2016

Pawtucket – Linda M. (Traghella) Peirce, 54, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was the wife of Marc Peirce. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a daughter of Dorothy A. (Anderson) Traghella of Pawtucket and the late William J. Traghella. Linda was a driver for Access Ambulance until her illness. She loved nature and all animals, especially...

Piedad Perez

Piedad Perez

Dec 26, 2016

Pawtucket – Piedad (Velez) Perez, 64, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, December 26, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Luis J. Perez for thirty-six years. Born in Colombia, a daughter of the late Bernardo and Rosmira (Ortiz) Velez, she resided in Pawtucket since 1989. Piedad loved all animals. Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters,...

Jacinto J. Jeronimo

Jacinto J. Jeronimo

Dec 23, 2016

Providence – Jacinto J. Jeronimo, 86, passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, December 23, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Natalia (Picanco) Jeronimo. Born in the Azores, a son of the late Joao and Clotilde Jeronimo, he resided in Montreal, Canada and Pawtucket before moving to Providence four years ago. Jacinto was employed by the...

Theresa Brown-Palana

Theresa Brown-Palana

Dec 21, 2016

Rumford – Theresa (McHale) Brown-Palana, 93, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth J. Brown and the late Joseph F. Palana. Born in Wareham, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Richard V. and Hazel (Stringer) McHale. Theresa had resided in Central Falls and Pawtucket most of her life before moving...

Blanche L. Snyder

Blanche L. Snyder

Dec 18, 2016

Pawtucket – Blanche L. (Charron) Snyder, 89, passed on peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2016. She was the wife of the late Stanley R. Snyder and mother to the late Dr. Ross Snyder and the late Keith Snyder. She is survived by a loving family that will never forget her. Children, Cynthia Caraccia, Charlene Dwyer,...

Gordon "Whitey" Hurst

Gordon "Whitey" Hurst

Dec 14, 2016

Pawtucket – Gordon “Whitey” Hurst, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. He was the beloved husband of the late Eleanor R. (Thurston) Hurst. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Harold and Marion (Bindley) Hurst. Whitey worked as a pipefitter at Electric Boat for many years until his retirement, and was a life...

Rita Karneeb-Sayegh

Rita Karneeb-Sayegh

Dec 9, 2016

Pawtucket – Rita (Matook) Karneeb-Sayegh, 102, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 9, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Abraham Karneeb and George Sayegh.   Born in Pawtucket, a daughter of the late Wadi and Esma (Zeytoun) Matook, she moved to Brooklyn, NY in 1947 and returned to Pawtucket in 1989. Rita was a seamstress for...