All Obituaries

Richard H. McGee, 75, of Woonsocket, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, in his home, with his family by his side. He was the husband of Lorraine C. (Landry) McGee, with whom he would have celebrated his 56th wedding anniversary this May. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late J. Harold and Gerarda (Daignault) McGee. Dick was a 1962 graduate of Mt. St. Charles Academy, and studied marketing and copywriting at Bryant College and Rhode Island School of Design. In 1980, he received a...

Marcel W. Duguay, 89, of Woonsocket, died Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Georgette (Caron) Duguay. Born in Woonsocket, he was a son of the late Adelard and Palma (Lavoie) Duguay. Mr. and Mrs. Duguay would have celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary this August. Mr. Duguay was a 1949 graduate of Mt. St. Charles Academy and a Korean War Air Force Veteran. He was the owner and operator of Sunlite Pools, specializing in in-ground pools....

Evelyn R. (Frechette) Cutting, 97, of Woonsocket, died Thursday, March 19, 2020 in The Friendly Home. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Eva (Brunet) Frechette. Evelyn worked as a textile worker. She later was a housekeeper at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, where she was also a communicant. Evelyn enjoyed shopping with her niece Pauline, and driving her car. She leaves her daughter, Carolyn Jarret, and her husband, James, of Woonsocket; four grandchildren, Melissa...

  Beatrice M. (Caya) Parent, 93, of Blackstone, MA, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Landmark Medical Center. Born in Blackstone, MA, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Edna (Grenon) Caya. Beatrice worked as a seamstress for many area companies in Woonsocket. She served as a Girl Scout Leader, delivered Meals on Wheels in Blackstone, volunteered at the former Woonsocket Hospital, made ground mats for the homeless, and afghans for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She...

Rita A. Desjardins, 76, of Woonsocket, died Sunday, March 15, 2020 in St. Antoine Residence. She was the wife of the late Anthony Desjardins. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Rene and Cordelia (Thibeault) Perreault. Rita is survived by two daughters, Donna and Christine Desjardins, both of Woonsocket, and her grandson, Wayne Desjardins, Jr. of Douglas, MA. She was predeceased by her son, Wayne Desjardins, and her sister, Constance Dugas. Her funeral will be held Friday,...

Lenora Perron (Tosches), age 94, formerly a long-time resident of Woonsocket, RI passed away at Cross Timbers Rehabilitation & Health Center in Flower Mound, TX on March 17, 2020. Lenora was born on May 30, 1925, in Milford, MA. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Benneditina (Iannaci) Tosches. Lenora married Robert A. Perron in Milford on January 11, 1947. They had one daughter, Nancy. She worked as a homemaker and as a sewing machine operator for the former N.E. Industry....

Virginia Loring Cooke (Ginny), 83, of Woonsocket, died suddenly at home, February 17, 2020. She was born in Boston and was the only child of the late Benjamin Franklin Cooke and the late Gladys Hood Cooke. At 14, Ginny began dancing professionally at local Boston supper clubs on weekends and during school vacations. As she liked to say, “she was a school girl by day and a show girl by night.” When she graduated from Jamaica Plain, MA high school in 1954, she went on the road...

Helen J. (Lovell) Knapp, 97, of North Smithfield, died March 2, 2020 in The Holiday, Manville. She was the wife of the late George Knapp, Jr. Born in Danbury, CT, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Mildred (Stevens) Lovell. Mrs. Knapp enjoyed dancing, horseback riding, being outdoors, and was a loving mother and grandmother. Helen is survived by four daughters, Janice Mello of North Smithfield, RI, Mary McCarthy of Newtown, CT, Linda Bowles or Loudon, NH, and Susan Cooper of...

Tammy Lynn Pendleton, 46, of Woonsocket, died Saturday, February 29th at Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Asheboro, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Jo Ann (Ray) Pendleton. Tammy was a support worker at Seven Hills. She enjoyed traveling and was a very caring, loving and beautiful soul. She is survived by her children, Alexandria Bergeron, Amanda Shangraw and Edgar Pendleton; grandmother of Aubrey and Ashton Shangraw and Savannah Rose Pendleton; and sister of Lisa...

Dorothy C. Mercer, 102, of Woonsocket, died March 3, 2020, at home. She was the wife of the late W. Edward Mercer. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Helen Harford Oakes. Mrs. Mercer worked as a bookkeeper for Crown Yarn Dye Co., South Attleboro for twenty years. She was a member of the Association of Universalist Women, the Universalist Senior Citizen's, the Clara Barton Guild, the Golden Heart Seniors, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, the...