Noel Lapierre Passes Away at 87
Noel A. Lapierre
BURRILLVILLE- Noel A. Lapierre, 87, of Douglas Pike, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at home. Devoted father and husband, loved by all who knew him, he was married sixty-two years to the late Aurore M. (Plouffe) Lapierre who recently passed on April 26th.
Born in Woonsocket, he was the son of the late Philemon and Anna (Lefebvre) Lapierre.
Mr. Lapierre worked over twenty years as a truck driver for the former Nelson’s Freightways and Laramee Trucking, both in Woonsocket. He also worked for twelve years as a burner/grinder for Electric Boat, retiring in 1987. A WWII Army Veteran, he was a member of the American Legion and the Teamsters.
He is survived by four children, Leo Lapierre and his wife, Simonne of No. Smithfield, Jacqueline Dionne and her husband, Richard, Victoria Tootell and her husband, Donald and Edward Lapierre and his wife, Sandra, all of Burrillville, nine grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Eugene, Roland, Robert, Normand and Edward Lapierre.
His funeral will be held Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 9:45AM in the Holt Funeral Home, 510 So. Main St., Woonsocket with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM in St. Theresa’s Church, Dion St. Nasonville. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in the Parish Cemetery. Calling hours are Friday from 5-8PM. Memorial contributions may be made to the Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904 or VNS of Greater RI, Hospice Program, 6 Blackstone Valley Place, Suite 515, Lincoln, RI 02865.
Sources: Woonsocket Call