All Obituaries

Ryan P. Morisseau 32, of Worcester Rd., formerly of Harrisville, passed away on February 1, 2023. He was the beloved son of Paul and Joyce (O’Connell) Morisseau. Ryan received his Masters in Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2013 and worked for several architectural firms in the Framingham area. He was a member of AIA.  Ryan was a 2008 graduate of Mt. St. Charles Academy. He was a worldwide traveler and visited over ten different countries. Ryan loved dogs,...

Muriel D. (Lambert) Payette 88, of Clinton St. passed away on January 30, 2023, at Landmark Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Rene G. Payette. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late Urgel and Emilina (Arel) Lambert. Muriel was an assembler for AT Cross Co for over thirty years before retiring. She was a member of the Kennedy Manor Club. Muriel is survived by her son Rene G. Payette Jr. of Woonsocket, and great-grandchildren Michael and Neida Bianchi of Forster of and...

Woonsocket Patricia Ann Dumas 64, passed away in the Hope Health Philip Hulitar Center Saturday, January 28, 2023 after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her mother Gloria Fontaine and father, Frank Dumas. Patricia was born with special needs that required lifelong care. Her parents and maternal grandparents, John and Gertrude Dion, lovingly cared for her during her early childhood. Later, she was cared for in a special needs facility until residential life became available. Patricia...

William E. Reynolds 99, of Richmond St. passed away on January 23, 2023 at home. He was the loving husband of the late Rita M. (Gauthier) Reynolds. Born in Woonsocket, he was a son of the late Frank and Anna (Cohan) Reynolds. Bill joined the US Army Air Corps and served during WWII in France, Belgium, and Germany. He was the foreman for the Department of Public Works for the Town of Blackstone for twenty-three years before retiring in 1989. For a time, he also worked as the town’s...

 Manville Yvette G. (Dusablon) Plasse 93, passed away peacefully Friday, January 20, 2023 in the Holiday Health and Retirement Home Providence. She was the beloved wife of the late Herve F. Plasse. She was a graduate of St. Clare in Woonsocket. Yvette was a dedicated homemaker for most of her life, and  also worked part time at Hospice St. Antoine Residence before retiring. She loved her orange soda, choir, enjoyed travel, bingo, word search puzzles, Facebook, Foxwoods, and...

Our beloved daughter Emily Xuan Nguyen passed away suddenly on Friday, January 20th. She gave us the best 15 years of our lives. Her Gramma Le Nguyen, Aunt Anh Nguyen, Uncle Kevin, cousins Mina and Logan, and baby sister Mylien miss her very much. She shall be forever in our hearts. With love from mom, Trang Vo, and dad Sonny Nguyen. Services are Private.

 Woonsocket Claudette R. (Beaudoin) Blais 77, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in the Philip Hulitar Center, Providence. She was the beloved wife of Richard G. Blais. Claudette was born in Woonsocket, a daughter of the late Aldrick and Diana (Provencel) Beaudoin. She worked in jewelry manufacturing for many years retiring in 1995. Claudette enjoyed knitting and doing word puzzles. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter Jacqueline Morrisseau of IN, two...

Roger L. Cote 69, of Blackstone passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Roger was born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Roger H. and Jeannette (Cournoyer) Cote. He was a machinist for Ark-Les Corp for many years retiring in 2016. Roger was an active outdoorsman, woodworker, and car enthusiast. He was also an avid sports fan and loved the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution Soccer team. His love of soccer stemmed from watching his son Daniel coach soccer games....

Erna M. (Stiegler) Sacchetti 95, of Cumberland, RI died peacefully Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Erna was born in Schwabach Germany, the daughter of the late Oscar and Elizabeth (Rech) Stiegler. She had the misfortune of living all her teenage years during war, but she endured. When the war ended, at age 20, she became the first German war bride to arrive in RI. After raising a family, she trained to become a physical therapist and worked at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital for 34 years. In 1982,...

Robert A. Rondeau, age 84, of Woonsocket, RI, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023, at St. Antoine Residence. He was lovingly surrounded by his family at his bedside. He was the beloved husband of M. Pauline Rondeau, they were married for sixty-one years. Bob was born in Woonsocket on December 28, 1938, to the late Arthur and Berthe (Cedras) Rondeau. He was a graduate of Bellingham High School, Nichols College, and Bryant College. He honorably served his country in the US Navy from 1956 to...