Archive - Jun 2012
June 26th
Leo P. Beauchamp
WOONSOCKET- Leo P. Beauchamp, 84, of Woonsocket, died June 24, 2012 in his home. He was the husband of Priscille (Dumais) Beauchamp, who died in 2004.
Born in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son of the late Wilfred and Anne (Bonin) Beauchamp.
Joseph L. Levesque
WOONSOCKET- Joseph L. Levesque, 83, of Paradis Ave., Woonsocket, died Sunday at Landmark Medical Center. He was the husband of Patricia A. (Tyler) Levesque. They were married on May 22, 1959.
Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward and Aurore (Jarvis) Levesque. He was a lifelong resident of the city.
Mr. Levesque served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Following his service Mr. Levesque was employed in the local textile industry at several area firms before his retirement.
William H. Gilbert
CUMBERLAND- William H. Gilbert, 83, of Wysteria Lane, died Friday, May 18, 2012, at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of Patricia (Morley) Gilbert.
Born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Chester and Eda (Koerner) Gilbert, he had lived in Cumberland for the past forty-six years.
Mr. Gilbert was owner of Concordia Music Corp., and prior to that, he was an engineer for Raytheon, and for Sylvania.
Miriam Bourne
ENGLEWOOD, FL- Our beloved wife and mother Miriam "Mim" Bourne passed away at her home in Englewood, Fl on May 9, 2012 at the age of 83.
"Mim" was born in Harrisville, RI and worked for the State of RI until retirement.
She is survived by her husband, Stanley E. Bourne, and his family; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Susan Nicholson with grandson Samuel Willneff in Virginia Beach, VA; grandson, Ashley J Nicholson of Cordele, GA; nieces, Laurel Magan and Dale Correia of MA.
Interment will be in Chepachet, RI at Acotes Cemetary at a later date.
Alfred J. Caron
CUMBERLAND/LINCOLN/WOONSOCKET/NORTH SMITHFIELD- Alfred J. "Pete" Caron, 88, a Cumberland resident for almost 50 years, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at Mount Saint Rita Health Centre. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Muriel Bergesson.
Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Alfred and Marie (Chartier) Caron.
Beverly Ruth Gray
BELLINGHAM- Beverly Ruth (Dempsey) Gray - On June 24, 2012 after a short period of declining health.
Known by her family as Bevy, her friends called her Bev. As Bevy wished, she passed away at home surrounded by those near and dear to her.
Born in Melrose, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Elsie Dempsey.
Bevy was married to Edwin W. Gray for forty nine years, Eddie passed away in March of 2006.
Richard T. Tokarski
WOONSOCKET- Richard T. Tokarski, 63, of Woonsocket passed away early Monday morning, June 25, 2012 due to terminal illness.
Richard retired from GM where he had worked for more then 30 years. He was an avid softball player.
LINCOLN – A bolt of lightning from a front of storms passing through the area Monday morning is believed to have sparked a fire in the roof of a home at 1809 Old Louisquisset Pike and left a family of three temporarily homeless.
Mark Rodrigues said he son, Austin, 17, was home at the time of 10:50 a.m. strike and immediately called the fire department.
“The Fire Department said they heard a heavy bang in the area and then got the call,” Rodrigues said while looking over the aftermath of the fire at his home on Monday.
June 25th
Ruth E. Pasquerillo
WOONSOCKET- Ruth E. Pasquerillo, 81, formerly of Village Rd. died peacefully, Saturday June 23, 2012, in Landmark Medical Center, with her loving family by her side.
She was the wife of the late Anthony Pasquerillo.
Born in Burlington, Vermont, daughter of the late Carlo and Grace (Raymond) Florino.
Ruth worked as an assembler for twenty five years for Dennison Inc., before retiring.
Constance D.
Morisseau
CUMBERLAND- Constance D. (Neveu) Morisseau, 95, of Cumberland, died June 24, 2012 in Mt. St. Rita Health Center in Cumberland. She was the wife of the late Herve F. Morisseau. Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late William and Blanch (Boissey) Neveu.
