Mary Julia (Bedigian) Eknaian, 93, of Briarcliffe Manor. Johnston, RI; formerly of South Kingstown, RI and Attleboro MA, died peacefully Sunday, September 14, 2025. Her beloved husband, Henry Eknaian, died in 2006, to whom she was married on April 22, 1951. Born in Newton, Massachusetts on July 3, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Anteras Bedigian and Helen...
Stephen Blaine Oliver, 69, of Raynham, MA, passed away surrounded by the love of his family and the care of hospice at his residence on Saturday, September 14, 2025. He was the beloved and cherished husband of Cindy Mae (Chase) Oliver to whom he was married on September 15, 1984. Born in Houlton, Maine on June 24, 1956, he was...
Donna Paton Richards, 79, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at her home in Portsmouth, RI. She was the beloved wife of William A. Richards. Both graduated from North Attleboro High School, and were happily married for 57 years.
Born on January 30, 1946 in Attleboro, MA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rita (Gay) Paton.
Besides her...
Corliss Marie (LaChance) Mello, 79, of North Attleboro, MA, passed away on September 12, 2025, surrounded by love. Born in Attleboro, MA, on January 28, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Florian Raymond LaChance and the late Edna C. (Bouchard) LaChance. A lifelong resident of North Attleboro, she was a 1963 graduate of North Attleboro High School and...
Paula F. (Laliberte) Menard, 60, of Plainville, MA passed away unexpectedly at her residence on September 10, 2025. She was the wife of Eugene "Gene" Leonard Menard to whom she was married on October 24, 1992. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island on January 22, 1965, she was a daughter of Beverly (Rainville) Laliberte of North Smithfield, Rhode Island and the...
Jan Endriss Eskelund, 71, of Rehoboth, MA passed away unexpectedly at her residence on September 10, 2025, following a period of declining health. She was the much-adored wife of Peter M. Eskelund with whom she shared 51 years. Born in Providence, Rhode Island on October 23, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Ellsworth Kendall Endriss and the late...
Wayne R. Jewett, 66, of North Attleboro, MA., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence. He was the beloved father of the late Zachary “Zack” Jewett. Born in Attleboro, MA., on December 15, 1958, he was the beloved son of the late Elaine (Como) Jewett and Gerald Jewett. Wayne was an academic...
Christine Mary (Moore) Cole Jackson, 67, of Attleboro, MA passed away at her residence surrounded by family on September 8, 2025, following a brief illness. She was the wife of Gary Alan Jackson to whom she was married on April 12th of this year and was the wife of the late Scott E. Cole who died in 2022. Born in...
Joseph Arthur Wilfrid Riel, 97, of North Attleboro, MA passed away at his residence on September 8, 2025, under the care of hospice, and surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of the late Irene "Rita" C. (Ferrante) Riel with whom he shared 73 loving years and who died on July 23, 2023. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts...
Dominick Bonanno, 79, of North Attleboro, MA., passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 7, 2025, surrounded by his loving family at home.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 3, 1945, he was the son of the late Dominick and Louise M. (Avelone) Bonanno.
Dominick was a man of many passions. He was an environmentalist, always wanting to be outdoors, enjoyed...
Elena McCann, 59, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away on September 5, 2025, at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Born in Brooklyn, New York on December 11, 1965, she was a daughter of the late Humberto Gonzalez and the late Mosarte Aponte. She graduated college with a degree in social work and was employed as a social...
Joseph Michael Avellar, 66, of Attleboro, MA passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025, passed away at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice in Providence, Rhode Island following a brief illness.
Born in Attleboro, MA on November 1, 1958, he was a son of Anthony Avellar of Attleboro, MA and the late Beverly Ann (Cote) Avellar. He was raised and educated in his...
Anita Reynolds (Gauthier) Carlson, age 77, died at home on September 5, 2025, following a difficult struggle with brain cancer. Born in Attleboro, MA, on November 25, 1947, she was raised in Assonet and graduated from Apponequet Regional High School in 1965. For most of her adult life, she resided in Attleboro. Anita worked for many years as a legal...
David J. Nardone, 70, of Chicopee, MA formerly of Mansfield, MA, passed away on September 4, 2025, at the Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, MA following a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Mansfield) Nardone. Born in Boston, MA on July 9, 1955, he was a son of the late Angelo Nardone and the late Marilyn (Hartnett) Nardone....
Patricia "Pat" Doerle, of Attleboro, MA, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025, at Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, Rhode Island after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born in Syracuse, New York on March 29, 1957. She was a graduate of Canastota High School, Canastota, New York, Class of 1974. Pat was an outstanding...
Katherine Malkowski of North Attleboro passed away peacefully, with her mother, father, and sister by her side, on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, after a courageous nine-month battle with brain cancer. Katie lived a full and meaningful life in her too-short 29 years. Friends and family were the most important part of her...
Luanna Marie Shorey, 72, of North Attleboro, MA passed away suddenly at her residence on August 28, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Born in Bangor, Maine on February 8, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Robert J. Shorey and the late Ellen Shorey. She was raised and educated in her native state of Maine and was a graduate...
Patricia Entwistle Roberts, 65, of North Attleboro passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on August 27, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with breast cancer. Born on January 21, 1960, in Pawtucket, RI to Charles and Shirley Entwistle, Patricia, “Pat” or “Pattie” as she is known, was a loving wife, beloved mother and grandmother, and a vibrant teacher whose...
Ritual Hindu Service Sunday, August 31, 2025 8:30 - 10:30 am "Memorial Chapel" Dyer-Lake Funeral Home 161 Commonwealth Avenue North Attleboro, MA Traditional Cremation Witnessing Sunday, August 31, 2025 11:00 am Woodlawn-North Purchase Crematory 825 North Main Street Attleboro, MA
Captain Helen M. Doyle, BSN, RN-C, USAF Helen was born in Providence, RI on February 24, 1935. She was the daughter of Maud G. (Sargent) Grover and Luther W. Grover. Helen was predeceased by her three sisters, Doris M. (Grover) Mitcham, and her husband Frank, Marjorie N. Grover and Eileen E. (Grover) Borden, and her husband Robert. She was also...