Raymond J. CLOUTIER

LOWELL -- Raymond J. Cloutier Sr., 82, a lifelong resident of Lowell's Centralville section, died Sunday, June 26, at Palm Manor Nursing Home in Chelmsford following a brief battle with cancer. He was the husband of Dorothy (Pitre) Cloutier, also known as "the cake lady," who died March 20, 1998. He was born in Lowell, Aug. 15, 1922, son of the late Albert and Laura (Demers) Cloutier. Before retiring, Mr. Cloutier had been a driver for Guaranteed Aluminum. Before that, he was a union carpenter with Local 111 in Lawrence, having worked for Delibri Construction in Boston for 10 years. He had previously been employed by White Construction Co., in Boston as a superintendent and foreman for many years. Mr. Cloutier was a charter member and former president of the Lowell Co-ed Sea Divers. He was also a divemaster for the Lowell Underwater Recovery Unit, and the Billerica Civil Defense Underwater Recovery Unit. He was a longtime member of the Club Passe Temps, and the Lowell Lodge of Elks. His survivors include three sons and a daughter-in-law, Raymond J. Cloutier Jr., and his companion, Cindy Boston, of Hudson, N.H., Richard V. and Mary (Taylor) Cloutier of Salem, N.H., and Dennis E. Cloutier and his companion, Claire Catenacci, of Lowell; three daughters and sons-in-law, Lucia L. and Keith Jones of Pelham, Kimberly A. and Jim Hill of Chelmsford, and Brenda A. and Paul Deschenes of Hudson, N.H.; a brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Jackie Cloutier of Lowell; two sisters: Sr. Cecile Cloutier SCO and Doris Carbonneau, both of Lowell; two daughters-in-law, Elizabeth (Arpin) Cloutier of New Haverhill, N.H., and Cheryl (Martin) Cloutier of Lowell; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was also brother of the late Lorraine Tebault, Louis, William, Gerard, Albert and Leo Cloutier. Published in the Lowell Sun on 6/28/2005.