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22 obituaries JUNE 4-10, 2015 | vallEy brEEzE | North smithfiEld blackstoNE wooNsockEt EditioN Rita D. CaRlino, 91, of Woonsocket, died May 28. She was the daughter of the late William and Georgiana (Mainville) Laferriere. She leaves her husband, Richard Carlino, and several nieces and nephews. nina KatheRine PeRez, 95, of Woonsocket, died May 27. She was the wife of the late Consuelo "Gil" Perez. She leaves her daughters, Donna Rowe of Dartmouth, Mass., and Linda Aprea of Centerville, Mass.; a sister, Norma Balfour; and five grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Jean R. "BoB" Beaulieu, 80, of Woonsocket, died May 25. He leaves his wife, Annette M. (Platiau) Beaulieu; a daughter, Paulette J. Beaulieu of Woonsocket; and his sib- lings, Therese Duhamel and Gertrude Paul. Ruth GaBRielle Bonte, 90, of North Smithfield, died May 25. She was the wife of the late Andre R. Bonte. She leaves three daughters, Eugenie R. Bonte of St. Louis, Mo., Andrea Bonte Arcuri of Jupiter, Fla., and Jane Bonte Dwyer of Lincoln; five sons, Eugene A. Bonte of Boston, Andre R. Bonte Jr. of Manchester, N.H., Richard E. Bonte of Woonsocket, Robert P. Bonte of Laguna Niguel, Calif., and Anthony K. Bonte of San Jose, Calif.; and 12 grandchildren and a great- grandson. Also, James P. Curran III of North Smithfield lost his father, and Kerry Curran and Nancy Landry, both of Woonsocket, and Maureen Morse of North Smithfield lost their brother, Dr. James P. Curran Jr., 70, of Smithfield, May 29. Brian P. Maloney of Woonsocket lost his father, Alphonsus J. "Al" Maloney, 63, of Cranston, May 29. Donna-Lynn Jolicoeur of Blackstone and Robert Grenier, Leo Grenier and Pauline Rondeau, all of Woonsocket, lost their brother, Roland P. Grenier, 62, of Millville, Mass., May 28. Robert Morin and Roger Morin, both of Woonsocket, lost their sister, Georgianna "Sis" Lagacé, 79, of Worcester, Mass., May 27. Michelle E. Allard of North Smithfield and Lianne L. Bateman of Blackstone lost their mother, Alice L. Rocheleau, 92, of Bellingham, Mass., May 26. Kim M. Pizzarelli of North Smithfield lost her mother, Barbara M. Toegemann, 72, of Greenville, May 26. Denis Gagne of North Smithfield lost his brother, Jean L. Gagne, 50, of Fort Myers, Fla., May 16. Death notiCes Edouard J. Lanctot, 88, of Katherine Road, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at home, with his family by his side. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Descoteaux) Lanctot. Born in Albion, R.I, he was a son of the late Louis and Clarinda (Gagnon) Lanctot. Mr. Lanctot worked as a laborer for J.F. White Contracting in Boston, Mass., for 35 years. He was a member of St. Agatha's Senior Citizens and served as a eucharistic minister for Precious Blood Church. He was a United States Army vet- eran serving in World War II. He is survived by his seven sons, Michael Lanctot and his wife Susan of Cumberland, David Lanctot and his wife Carolyn of North Smithfield, Roger Lanctot of Providence, Peter Lanctot of Providence, Charles Lanctot and his wife Celeste of Woonsocket, Mark Lanctot and his wife Jean Marie of New Hampshire, and Edward Lanctot and his wife Karen of Warwick; four daughters, Patricia Charron of Woonsocket, Mary Labonte and her husband Joseph of Woonsocket, Jean Garoffolo and her husband Nicholas of Connecticut, and Ann Marie Ferriera of Cumberland; three brothers, Francis Lanctot of Millville, Mass., Aldor Lanctot of Texas, and Joseph Lanctot of Manville; two sisters, Doris Marchand of North Smithfield and Claire Creighton of Massachusetts; and 37 grand- children, and 20 great-grand- children. He also was the father of the late Richard and William Lanctot, and the brother of the late Lucien, Raymond, Romeo and Leon Lanctot and Louise Holubesko. His funeral was on May 30, 2015, from the S. DiPardo Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 1583 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, R.I., with a Mass of Christian Burial at Precious Blood Church, Carrington Avenue, Woonsocket. Burial with Military Honors was held in St. Jean the Baptist Cemetery, Bellingham, Mass. Roger Belanger Sr., 83, of Belcher Avenue, North Smithfield, died May 26, 2015, in his home after a courageous battle with pancreatic can- cer. He was the husband of Susan (Furtado) Belanger for 53 years. Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Alban and Amanda (Durand) Belanger. Roger loved creating things with his hands and special- ized in woodworking. He was the owner/operator for Roger Belanger General Contracting Company, focusing in residen- tial and commercial renova- tions and designing several buildings within the greater Woonsocket area. Roger taught his son the trade and the business is now carried on by Roger Jr. Besides his wife, he is sur- vived by their son, Roger "Bonnum" Belanger Jr. and his wife Tracey of Millville, Mass.; two brothers, Robert Belanger of Cumberland and Conrad Belanger of New Bern, N.C.; his sister, Lucille Colerick of Prescott, Ariz.; his lov- ing grandchildren, Kaitlynn, Kendra and Roger Belanger III; and his loving schnauzer, Lucky. He was the brother of the late Yvette Langevin and Doris Belanger. His funeral was held May 30, 2015, in the Holt Funeral Home, 510 South Main St., Woonsocket. Burial was pri- vate. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Home and Hospice Care of R.I., 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904 or to the charity of one's choice. Visit www.holtfuneralhome. com . lanCtot Edouard J. Lanctot Roger Belanger Sr. BelanGeR Ella Y. Turcotte, 82, of North Smithfield, R.I., passed away on May 28, 2015, at Landmark Medical Center. She was the wife of Edward Turcotte. She was born in Woonsocket, a daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Giguere) Lataille. Ella worked for General Electric Co., and she was a resident of North Smithfield for many years. Besides her husband, she is survived by nieces and neph- ews. Funeral services will be held at a later date; arrangements are entrusted to the Brown Funeral Home, 1496 Victory Highway, Oakland. www.brownfuneral- homes.com . Ella Y. Turcotte You can donate blood at the Rhode Island Blood Center's Woonsocket site, 2168 Diamond Hill Road, Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-7 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. or visit one of these community blood drives: thuRsDay, June 4 – Sacred Hands, Massage & Wellness, 719 Front St., Woonsocket, 3-6 p.m. MonDay, June 8 – Thundermist Health Center, 450 Clinton St., Woonsocket, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. • Seven Hills Rhode Island, 30 Cumberland St., Woonsocket, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. tuesDay, June 9 – Dunkin' Donuts, 941 Victory Highway, North Smithfield, 2-5 p.m. For information on donating blood, call the Rhode Island Blood Center at 800-283-8385 or visit www.ribc.org . WOONSOCKET – Mended Hearts, a support group for heart patients and their care- takers, will meet Wednesday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m., at Ocean State Cardiovascular Center, 191 Clinton St., Suite 100. The meeting will be hosted by Drs. Saber and Elgabry. All are welcome. For more information, call 508-883-1291. 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