Rena F. (Dumas) Ethier 93, formerly of Privilege St., passed away on September 6, 2022, in Asheville, NC. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late William and Edna (Gouin) Dumas. Rena lived most of her life in Woonsocket, before having moved to North Carolina to live with her daughter. In her youth Rena worked as a short order cook at the family restaurant The Quality Lunch, she then worked at the former US Rubber Shop for several years. Rena also worked at the Meadow Crest Restaurant and retired in 1981 as an inspector for the Amprex Electronic Corp. She was a volunteer at the Friends of Assisi Food Pantry in Danielson, CT. Rena enjoyed knitting and playing cards.
She is survived by her son John Ethier of NC, her daughters Pauline Millette and her husband Roger of NC with whom she lived and Denise Cote and her husband Roger of Woonsocket, siblings, George Dumas, and Lorraine Laperle both of Woonsocket, Pauline Conners of Cumberland, and Beatrice Paul of FL, nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Rena was predeceased by her siblings Raymond, Ralph, Albert, Frank, and William Dumas, Edna Alterie, Leona Lariviere, and Madeleine Chicoine.
Her funeral will be held Thursday, September 22, 2022, at 8:30 AM from the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, 463 South Main St. with a Mass of Christion Burial at 10:00 AM at Holy Family Church, South Main St. Woonsocket, Burial will be held in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery in Bellingham. In lieu of flowers donations to Friends of Assisi Food Pantry, 77A Water St., Danielson, CT 06239 in her memory would be appreciated.
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