All Obituaries

Donna Marie Bois, 62, of Greenville Rd., No. Smithfield, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on April 7,2021 at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence, RI. She was born on January 24, 1959 in Woonsocket and grew up in Bellingham, MA. Daughter of the late Bernard and Mary (Meo) Chamberland. She is survived by her husband, Roger A Bois, Jr. and her two children Kelly and Kevin Bois and their spouses Kat Smith and Amy Bois.  Also, her siblings,...

Edward J Hochwarter, Jr. 76, of Burrillville passed away April 2, 2021. He was the loving husband of the late Margaret M. (Walker) Hochwater. Born in Providence, he was a son of the late Edward and Madelyn Hochwarter. Edward was a US Air Force Veteran who proudly served his country during the Vietnam War.  He was a bus driver and supervisor for RIPTA. After retiring from RIPTA, he drove bus for Academy, Archway and Coach USA.  He was a member of the former Jesse...

Susan Louise Cookson, 62, of Greenville, RI passed away unexpectedly on March 5, 2021 in her home. Born in Framingham, MA, she was the daughter of the late Donald W. Dutcher and Wilma E. Fairbrother. Susan touched countless lives throughout the years. Spending many years running a professional daycare before continuing as a personal nanny, she loved and nurtured children, teaching them valuable life lessons to be carried with them throughout their years. Susan was incredibly loving and was...

Rita T. McClanahan, 84, of Woonsocket passed away peacefully on March 6, 2021. Born in Fall River, MA.. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Taylor) Malenfant. Rita worked in local textile mills. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She was the proud mother of two children, her son, Michael Malenfant and his wife Sunie and a daughter, the late Jeannette (Malenfant) Fontaine. Besides her son she is survived by her grandchildren, Raymond M. Fontaine and his...

Therese “Terry” A. Fontenault (LaFay) 93, passed away on February 1, 2021 in Mohegan, RI. She was born in Woonsocket and moved to Burrillville at the age of 5. She was the daughter of the late Emile and Helen LaFay of Mohegan....

Linda S. Filipponi, 69, of Burrillville, RI. passed away peacefully February 27,2021 at the Rhode Island Hospital. Born in Woonsocket, RI she was the daughter of Frank Flipiponi and Constance Brin She was a homemaker. In her spare time, Linda enjoyed scrolling through Facebook. She is survived by her three children, Adam Ayotte, Ann Ayotte and Laura Ayotte. She is the sister of Frank Filipponi, TX., Gail Durkin, RI., Cil Cassidy, CA., Jeannie Michaud, RI., Debra Welch, ME., David Michaud,...

Apshaga, MD, Albert A., 96, of Burrillville, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 26, 2021. He was the son of the late Peter and Rosalija (Matulankus) Apshaga. Al was a humble man of gentle humor who personified the best qualities of his generation, the Greatest Generation. He served his country in the Second World War as a Merchant Marine radio operator on Liberty ships, and during the Korean War he was the Air Force port doctor in the...

Andrew J Walsh, IV, 33, of Cumberland passed away on February 15, 2021. Loving husband of Amanda (Belisle) Walsh and father of their son Andrew J. Walsh, V. Born in Providence, a son of Andrew J Walsh III, Sharon (Raker) Dufresne and Tonya Walsh. Andrew was a dedicated music teacher for 5 years at Tewksbury High School. He also was a talented Instructional Designer and online professor for 5 years at Johnson & Wales University. As a gifted musician he was proficient with many...

Irene (Lakomski) Nolda, 90, of Burrillville, died February 12, 2021 at Overlook Nursing Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Roland F. Nolda.  They lived for many years on Central Avenue in Mapleville. Born in Providence, Irene was the youngest daughter of the late Bronislaw and Feliksa (Marciniak) Lakomski.  Irene was a loving sister to the late Helen M. Ennis (Joseph) and to the late Chester Lakomski. She graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1948, where she was...

Carol Ann Destoler 78, of Burrillville. passed away February 11, 2021 at the Overlook Nursing Home Pascoag. She was the beloved wife of the late Raoul Destoler. Born in Plainfield, CT, she was the daughter of the late Louis Brisson and Pauline (Plantier) Brisson. Carol was a homemaker; and her greatest love was raising her children. She also enjoyed fishing when she was younger. She leaves behind her daughters, Sheri Actis and Donna Soderland. She was preceded in death by...