Bertha A. BOUTHILLETTE

LACHAPELLE, BERTHA A., 94, of King Philip Road, Pawtucket died peacefully surrounded by her family at her home Thursday. She was the wife of the late Eugene T. Lachapelle. Born in Attleboro, MA a daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Heroux) Bouthillette she lived most of her life in Pawtucket. Mrs. Lachapelle had been owner of Bertha's Beauty Salon of Pawtucket through the 1940s and later became a home maker. A former communicant of St. Cecilia Church, Pawtucket she was a past president of its women's club, a former member of the Memorial Hospital Woman's Auxiliary and a member of the Jewish Community Center Bridge Club.She is survived by two daughters, Denise Emond of Pawtucket and Janet Tarpey of Rumford, five grandchildren David Emond of Brookline, MA, Michael Tarpey of CA, Lisa Tarpey of Brooklyn, NY, Susan Tarpey of Burlington, VT and Kathryn Tarpey of Philadelphia, PA.Her funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. form the LACHAPELE FUNERAL HOME, 643 Main St., Pawtucket with a Mass of Christian Burial in the Church of St. Margaret, Pawtucket Ave., East Providence at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Calling Hours Sunday 5-8 p.m.. In lieu of flowers gifts in her memory may be made to the COLIN MYERS MEMORIAL FUND Attn. Carol Golden at the RI Foundation, 1 Union Station, Providence RI 02903. Burial Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket.Published in The Providence Journal on 8/13/2005.