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Lorraine Medeiros Obituary
Born August 29, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Elphege and Rosianna (Martin) LaPlante.
She was the beloved mother of Anthony J. Medeiros, Jr. and his wife Pauline of East Providence, Dennis R. Medeiros and his wife Kathy of West Warwick, Lisa E. Griggs and her husband Michael of Bourne, MA, Lorry A. Bueller and her husband Joseph of Coventry and the late Rosemary Appolonia. Caring sister of Irene Correira of West Warwick, Fernande LaRoche of West Greenwich and the late Rosaire LaPlante, Treffle 'Pat' LaPlante, Rose Belanger, and Claire Cote.
Mrs. Medeiros, along with her husband, cared for 28 foster children over many years. She was lovingly known as Memere to 18 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, and the adopted grandchildren that she loved dearly while working at Storks Nest Daycare through the Foster Grandparents Program.
Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 8:00 am from THE PRATA-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 78 Providence Street, West Warwick with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 am in SS John & Paul Church, South Main Street, Coventry. Burial will follow in R.I. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Tuesday 4-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 5312, Akron, OH 44334 would be appreciated. www.murphyfuneralhomes.org
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Memories and Condolences
for Lorraine Medeiros
John
June 17, 2024
Miss you every day. Wish you were able to see Rylie grow... she has become an amazing young woman.
Tina Canterbury
June 26, 2008
Lisa,
So sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family at this difficult time.
John Appolonia
June 25, 2008
Memere-
You where loved by so many, I will miss you and never forget who you where and what you meant to me. I love you and miss you even as I type this note. I pray that you are happy and have been reunited with Papa and my mother. And I am grateful for the time in which we had together. I will always remember those days that we spent at your house among so many friends and family and I will cherish them forever.
Je toujours vous manquerai et toujours aura un endroit spécial dans mon coeur pour vous.
Love-
John
Elizabeth Theroux
June 25, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort. To Ferdie I just saw you and you were saying Lorraine was so sick. Sorry for your loss. Betty
brenda reall
June 24, 2008
to my family and friends with love. Live today as if tommrow will never come. I may never see tommrow theres no written guarantee, and the things that happened yesterday belong to history. I can't predict the future I can't change the past, I have hust the present memories to treat as my last. I must use this moment wisely for soon it will pass away and be lost forever as part of yesterday. I must excerise compassion help the fallen to their feet. Be a friend to the friendless make their life complete. The unkind things I do today may never be undone, and friendships that I fail to win may never be won. I may never get the chance to pray unbended knees. So I do for know so we can forgive yesterday.
I love you all.. Brenda
Dora Horta
June 24, 2008
Hi!
Lisa, and Lorry I use to go to school with you Lisa and ride the bus you Lorry I just wanted to say sorry for the loss of your mom. I miss seeing her at the baseball field and Head Start.
Jean LaPlante
June 24, 2008
I will always remember what a big heart Aunt Lorraine had. Her door was always open and made a difference in many lives that she touched during her short time with us. So sorry for your loss and just remember there is another angel watching over all of us.
Monique LaPlante
June 23, 2008
I am very sorry to hear about your loss, at this time. My thoughts and prayers are with you through this tough loss. Just remember that I am thinking about you and your family.
May God Bless
Monique LaPlante
June 23, 2008
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2008
Nicole Botelho
June 23, 2008
The Medeiros Family
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