Martha F. (Risher) Ledoux

Martha F. (Risher) Ledoux 73, of Woonsocket, and beloved wife of Albert Ledoux, passed away at The Friendly Home Thursday, June 30, 2022. Prior to her passing she was surrounded by her loving friends and family. Martha was born in Ypsilanti, MI, a daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Williams) Risher She was a free spirit, a non-conformist, in short, a hippie. Martha even lived in a commune in California. Her job was tending the rabbits, and was able to keep them healthy, curing them of eye infections and other ailments. She ran a crisis center in Missoula, MT. A deeply spiritual person, she knew and was invited to study with a prominent medicine man in Montana. Martha was also a CNA and worked in nursing homes, worked as a home healthcare worker, and at one time was responsible for ordering all supplies for the Westborough Nursing Home. She met her husband Al dancing twenty – seven years ago and they have been together ever since, without a single argument. They took care of each other.

Martha was a beautiful, vibrant, quirky, non-judgmental, loving person. All were blessed to have known her.

In addition to her husband Al, she is survived by her children: Jessica Sanders of RI, Mike Bauer of WA, Alex of NY, stepsons: Christopher, Brian and Jason Ledoux, thirteen grandchildren: Christian, Ashe, Taylor, Austin, Hayden, Brady, Emily, Kayla, Devin, Corinne, Caleigh, Tegan, and Owen, three great-grandchildren: Juliet, Henry, and Weston, and five siblings: Rebecca Risher of WA, Mike Risher of MT, Daniel Risher of MT, Mary Hitzeman of CA, and John Risher of UT, and many others she considered family. She was also the sister of the late Bill Risher.

Visiting hours will be held Thursday, July 21, 4-6 PM in the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, 463 South Main St, Woonsocket. Burial will be private. Please visit: www.fournierandfournier.com for directions and guestbook.

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