Laurette A. Merola

August 16, 2018

Mrs. Laurette A. Merola, 92, of Woonsocket, RI, passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018. She was the wife of the late Eugene “Gino” Merola. She was born March 6, 1926, the daughter of the late Leonile and Yvonne (Letourneau) Magnan in Pawtucket, RI. Laurette had five children and is survived by two sons, Gary L. Nadeau and Scott A. Merola, and two daughters, Jeanne A. Anderson and Judith A. Hoyceanyls. She is preceded in death by her eldest son Ralph M. Nadeau. She also leaves 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren. Laurette is also survived by her siblings Maurice Magnan, Leo J. Magnan, Bertha Carpenter and Marie Y. Breault. She will be remembered as a spirited and loving, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sibling who enjoyed bingo, playing cards and scrabble, knitting, reading and enjoying mystery shows and passionately following professional tennis. By request, a private Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Joan of Arc Church, Cumberland, RI, with burial following at Notre Dame Cemetery in Pawtucket, RI.