Yvette Therese Harrison

Yvette Therese (DeBlois) Harrison, 90, of Pawtucket, RI, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Waterview Villa Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in East Providence, RI. She was the beloved wife of Edmund J. Harrison of Pawtucket.Born on May 27, 1925 in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late Dennis DeBlois and the late Ida (Cloutier) DeBlois.Yvette worked for many years as a Solderer for Swank, Inc., before retiring. A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, she was a member of St. Cecilia Church. She loved cooking and baking, and was long active with her family with the Boy Scouts. Her generosity and caring were apparent in the hats and clothes she made for newborn babies at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Yvette's happiest moments were with her family, especially time spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, Edmund, she is survived by her children: Dennis E. Harrison of Pawtucket, RI; and Ronald J. Harrison and his wife, Barbara (Zompa) Harrison, of Ivins, UT. She was the adoring grandmother of Christopher, Scott, Kate, and Alexandra; and cherished great-grandmother of Madison, Hunter, Oceannah, Colby, Mackenzie, and Sophia. She was the sister of Roland DeBlois of North Providence, RI, and Donald DeBlois of Pawtucket, RI; and leaves many nieces and nephews.Yvette was the beloved mother of the late Michael D. Harrison, and the sister of the late Edwin "Pete" DeBlois. Visitation has respectfully been omitted.Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend a Memorial Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. Cecilia Church, 1253 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.Private burial will be in the Rhode Island Veteran's Cemetery in Exeter, RI.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Yvette's name to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.Yvette's family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice Care of New England.For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit an on-line guest book at www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro. (508) 695-0200