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north smithfield blackstone woonsocket edition | valley breeze | aPril 23-29, 2015 obiturares / senior news 15 ErnEst H. MonsEn, 84, of Main Street, Blackstone, died April 19. He was the hus- band of the late Eleanor M. (Brackett) Monsen. He leaves his son, Mikael Monsen of Blackstone; his sister, Lillian Arnold; and two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. DorotHy A. LAfrEnAyE, 79, of Woonsocket, died April 11. She leaves her husband, Roland E. Lafrenaye; two sons, David Lafrenaye and Roger Lafrenaye, both of Woonsocket; and two grand- children and four great-grand- children. tHErEsE M. "tErry" PAquEttE, 90, of Woonsocket, died April 17. She was the wife of the late Alexander Paquette. She leaves her chil- dren, David Paquette and Robert Paquette; her sister, Pauline Levesque; her brother, Arthur Forest; and a grandson. ALbErt L. WAttErs Jr., 73, of Bayberry Road, Woonsocket, died April 17. He leaves his wife, Elizabeth A. (Reynolds) Watters; three children, Kerri Watters of Woonsocket, Michael Watters of North Providence, and Douglas Watters of North Smithfield; and five grandchil- dren. tHErEsE E. "tErry" MArquis, 84, of Woonsocket, died April 13. She was the wife of the late Normand E. Marquis. She leaves a son, Richard M. Marquis of Woonsocket; three daughters Lorraine P. Pennington of Harrisville, Rachel S. Bibeault of Woonsocket and Lucille C. Servidio of Holliston, Mass.; her siblings, Joseph M. St. Germain and Pauline Poirier; and nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren. DAviD M. robErt, 67, of Rhode Island Avenue, Woonsocket, died April 13. He leaves his wife, Jeanne C. (Nadeau) Robert; two daugh- ters; Erica McReynolds of Wayne, Pa., Kerry Robert of Somerville, Mass.; two broth- ers, Richard Robert and Steve Robert; two sisters, Claire Nadeau and Julie Chasse; and four grandchildren. AnAbELLE McPHErson KobAcK, 92, of Woonsocket, died April 11. She was the wife of the late Stanley John Koback and the mother of the late Donald S. Koback. She leaves her children, Carol A. Nye and Ronald G. Koback; and five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. DonALD s. KobAcK, 63, of Woonsocket, died April 10. He was the son of the late Stanley and Anabelle (McPherson) Koback. He leaves a sister, Carol A. Nye; a brother, Ronald G. Koback; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. cLAirE L. HEbErt, 93, of Woonsocket, died April 2. She was a daughter of the late Albert and Valada (Desautel) Gaudreau. She leaves two sons, Richard E. Hebert of Florida and Robert D. Hebert of Woonsocket; a daugh- ter, Jeanne C. Rocheleau of Bourne, Mass.; her siblings, Rita Tingley, Florence Brisette and Evelyn Tetreault; and eight grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren and a great- great-grandchild. Also, Michael LaFlamme of North Smithfield lost his father, Richard P. LaFlamme of Bellingham, Mass., April 19. Amy E. Bourgeault of Woonsocket lost her father, Ralph A. Martell, 67, of Bellingham, Mass., April 15. Florence Colcannon of North Smithfield lost her sis- ter, Alice M. Palazzini, 84, of Albuquerque, N.M., April 12. Paul E. Therien, 75, of Manila Avenue, Woonsocket, died April 17, 2015 at Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, Providence. He was the husband of Sandra M. (Hulme) Therien, whom he mar- ried Oct. 3, 1959. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Mederic and Blanche (Boucher) Therien. Paul was the president of Therien Electric, and a mem- ber of IBEW Local 99. He was a member of the Order of Franciscan Seculars and also a communicant of St. Joseph Church where he was a eucharistic minister, CCD teacher and was a member of the building com- mittee. Mr. Therien volunteered for several local organiza- tions including Northern R.I. Mental Health Center and RIARC. Besides his wife, Sandra, he is also survived by their children, Jean Therien of Woonsocket, Paul Therien of Bristol, Matthew Therien of Narragansett and Joel Therien of Boston; his brother, Leo Therien of Millville, Mass.; three sis- ters, Marguerite Desilets of Georgia, Rachel Duquette of Pascoag and Therese Charette of Chepachet; and eight grandchildren, Paige, Nathan, Jacob, Christopher, Nicholas, Anna, Cassy and Peter Therien. He was pre- deceased by his son, Peter Therien. His funeral was on April 21, 2015, from the Holt Funeral Home, 510 So. Main St., Woonsocket, with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph Church, 1200 Mendon Road, Woonsocket. Burial followed in St. Charles Cemetery, Farm Street, Blackstone, Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Community Care Alliance, P.O. Box 1700, Woonsocket, RI 02895 or to St. Joseph Church, 1200 Mendon Road, Woonsocket, RI 02895. Visit www.holtfu- neralhome.com . Justine M. Methot, 92, of Avenue C, Woonsocket, died April 16, 2015, at home. She was the wife of the late Armand Methot Sr. Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late Leo and Aurora (DeForge) Grenon Sr. Justine was a homemaker for most of her life. She is survived by a son, Armand Methot Jr., and three daughters, Joanne Brownlee with whom she lived, Jeanne Shear and Annette Nutting, all of Woonsocket; and eight grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. She also was the mother of the late Dennis R. Methot. Funeral arrangements under the direction of the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home are private. Visit www.fourni- erandfournier.com for the guestbook. DEAtH noticEs Justine M. Methot Paul E. Therien tHEriEn the valley breeze office is at 6 blackstone valley Place, suite #204, lincoln need to visit? WOONSOCKET – St. Joseph Senior Citizens Club announces the following events: Tuesday, April 28, spring ham dinner and meeting; Sunday, May 17, anniversary lunch at Coachmen's Lodge, noon; Friday, May 22 Foxwoods trip; Tuesday, May 26, pasta and meatball dinner; Tuesday, June 23, chowder and clam- cake lunch; May 31-June 4, Wildwood trip. For tickets or more informa- tion on trips, call Fran Roy at 508-928-1295 or Pat Palardy at 401-766-6902. Celebrating April Birthdays are Robert Cousineau, Maurice Durand, Muriel Duggs, Kevin Gomes. Nancy Henault, Connie Lemay, Denise Raiche, Doris Remillard and Jeanne Theroux. Door prize winners at the April 14 meeting were Rina Maculan, Terry Trottier, Jeanne Wall, Arthur Benoit and Pauline Deslauriers. Raffle ticket winners were Thea Barnabe, Nancy Henault, Noella Theroux, Rita Couture and Barbara DiChristofaro. WOONSOCKET – Door prize winners at the St. Agatha Senior Group meeting in April were Lucille Galipeau, Donat Godin, Gloria Belknap and Marcel Hebert. Raffle winners were Beatrice Parent, Claire Blanchard, Yvette Bennetti, Suzanne Belisle and Therese Kiczak. Celebrating birthdays were Guy Duhamel, Jeanne Theroux and Nancy Hemault. Afghans for Hasbro Hospital were brought in by Anita L'Etoile, Claire Paulhus and Beatrice Parent. Pitch winners were Betty Fiscaletti, Lucille Lajoie, Martha Cote, Robert Chenail, Gloria Belknap, Claudette Desaulniers and Gino Orazi. Tickets are now on sale for the Chicken Francaise dinner scheduled for Wednesday, May 13. WOONSOCKET – Golden Hearts Senior Club announces the following winners at its April meeting. Door prize winner was Muriel Dugas. Money raffle winners were Viola Sztabor, Richard Plath, Lucille Lavallee, Rita Charpentier and Terry Horbaychuk. The jackpot winner was Doris Arel and the split-the-pot win- ner was Jeannette Lavallee. Celebrating their anniversary were Yvette and Normand Piette. WOONSOCKET – Parkview Manor Social Club, 679 Social St., will hold an indoor Flea Market on Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The kitchen will be open for donuts, dynamites, hamburgers, hot dogs and baked beans. A special flea market raffle will be held. Prizes include a 32-inch TV, lottery basket, food baskets, afghan, and a coffee maker with Parkview Manor pictured coffee mugs. sEnior nEWs St. Joseph Seniors list events St. Agatha Senior Group announces winners Golden Hearts Senior Club lists winners Flea market at Parkview Manor Saturday tuEsDAy, APriL 28 – Honeywell, 245 Railroad St., Woonsocket, 9 a.m.-noon. WEDnEsDAy, MAy 6 – North Smithfield Middle School, 1850 Providence Pike, 2-6 p.m. • Gov. Pothier Elementary School, 420 Robinson St., Woonsocket, 3-6 p.m. WOONSOCKET – A ham dinner fundraiser for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer will be held on Sunday, April 26, from noon to 5 p.m., at Club Lafayette, 289 Aylsworth Ave. The cost is a donation of $15 per person at the door or by calling 401-775-9834 or 401- 767-6048. Ham dinner fundraiser Sunday bLooD DrivEs In your time of need, The Valley Breeze will print your loved one's full obituary for a small charge. The paper also places the obituary on our Web site, valleybreeze.com, as soon as it is provided to us by your family's funeral director. Notification to friends and neighbors is also made weekdays on WOON-AM radio announcements. Should you desire our services, kindly inform your funeral director. The full charge is $70, or $100 for lengthy obituaries, in the edition of your choice. You may place the obituary in any of our other editions for $50 each. Abbreviated death notices are provided free of charge. Thank you. 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