Andree E. Staelen

Andree E. (DuBois) Staelen, 94, formerly of White Parkway, died March 14, 2019 in St. Antoine Residence, North Smithfield. She was the wife of her beloved late husband of fifty-nine years Jacques E. Staelen, Sr. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Georges and Valentine (Delbaere) Dubois.



Mrs. Staelen was a graduate of Regis College with a BS degree in social work. While at school she was a member of the Young Ladies Sodality Club, Secretarial Club and the Louis Pasteur Club. Mrs. Staelen was also a member of the Womens Club Richelieu where she served as President and she was a communicant of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, as well as a long standing member of the OLQM Ladies Guild where she also served as president.



She is survived by her two children, Marc Staelen and his wife Claire of North Smithfield and Nicole DeYoung and her husband Eric of Chapin, SC; her sister, Jeannine Welch of Connecticut; four grandchildren, Danielle and Sophie Staelen, Dr. Kristen Pitts and her husband Chandler, and Evan DeYoung; and her daughter-in-law, Lorraine Staelen. She was predeceased by her son, Jacques Staelen, Jr.; her brother; Jacques DuBois and his wife Lucille; her sister, Georgette Davis and her husband Gerard; and her brother-in-law, Dr. Edmund T. Welch.



A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 18, 2019, 10 a.m. in Holy Family Church, 414 South Main St., Woonsocket. Burial will follow in St. Jean the Baptist Cemetery, 314 Wrentham Rd., Bellingham. Calling hours are Sunday from 2-4 PM in the Holt Funeral Home, 510 South Main St., Woonsocket. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Antoine Residence Activities Fund, 10 Rhodes Ave., North Smithfield, RI 02896.

Visitation
Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmHolt Funeral Home

510 S Main St
Woonsocket, RI 02895

Holt Funeral Home

Committal
Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:00 amSt. Jean the Baptist Cemetery

314 Wrentham Road
Bellingham, MA 02019

St. Jean the Baptist Cemetery

Funeral Service
Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 10:00 amHoly Family Parish

414 South Main St.
Woonsocket, RI 02895

Holy Family Parish

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