Lucienne A. LACHANCE

LAVOIE, LUCIENNE A. (LACHANCE), 82, of Nottingham Drive, died Wednesday at Briarcliff Manor in Johnston. She was the wife of the late Raymond G. Lavoie. Born in Canada, a daughter of the late Pierre and Marie L. (Lachance) Lachance. She had been a resident of West Warwick and Warwick for many years. Mrs. Lavoie was employed as a seamstress at Sunbury Dress Co., in West Warwick and Cranston, for 35 years retiring in 1985. She was a member of the International Garment Laborers Union and a communicant of St. Kevin Church.She was the beloved mother of Cynthia A. Heffernan, mother in law of George E. Heffernan, both of West Warwick, grandmother of Steven J. Heffernan, of Worcester, and Tracy L. Hess, of Cumberland, great grandmother of Connor J. and Brady P. Heffernan, of Worcester, sister of Jean Rene, Marcel, Roger, Phillipe, Jeannine, Louise and Lucille Lachance, all of Canada, and the late Adrien, Robert and Paul Lachance.Her funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Kevin Church, Sandy Lane, at 11 a.m. Burial will be private. Visitation Saturday 9-10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Alzheimer's Association 245 Waterman Street, Suite 306, Providence, RI 02906 will be appreciated.Published in The Providence Journal on 10/20/2005.