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Donald Lema Obituary
He was a son of the late Manuel and Rose (Correia) Lema.
In addition to his wife of 49 years, he leaves his son, Donald M. Lema of Mt. Home, ID; his daughters, Michele Lewry of Taunton, MA, and Sharon Allsworth of Riverside; his 5 grandchildren; a great granddaughter, and his sister, Janet Asciolla of Cranston. He was the brother of the late Richard Lema.
His funeral will be Monday at 8:45 a.m. from the REBELLO FUNERAL HOME, 901 Broadway, East Providence, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Taunton Ave., Seekonk. Military honors and burial will follow at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Calling hours will be Sunday 5-8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are respectfully requested to the American Diabetes Assn., 222 Richmond St., Suite 204, Providence, RI 02903. Online condolences: rebellofuneralhome.com.
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Annie Agresti
October 4, 2007
Sharon,
So sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. You are in my thouhgts and prayers.
Annie
Beverly Francis
October 2, 2007
Sharon,
My heart, thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.
May you find the strength to get through the grieving process that lies ahead.
Love,
Beverly Francis
Rose Patterson
October 1, 2007
To Gloria and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Although our families did not see each other very much my Dad (Louis DeSousa) always spoke highly of Donald. Time passes by so quickly. I remember as a child going to your daughter Michelle's wedding. My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family...so sorry I was not there to pay my respects, but I only heard about his passing early this morning.
With deepest sympathy,
Rose (DeSousa) Patterson
Bob Martra
October 1, 2007
To Donald, Michele and Sharon. First let me say how sorry we are to learn of your Dad's Passing. Even tho the four of us probably never met, our families go back a long time. Your aunt Janet should be able to tell all of you a little about my mom and myself.
Hopefully!
My name is Bob Martra,but my mothers maiden name was Arnold. Alice (Arnold) Martra. My uncle Sonny, and aunt rose were very good friends with your Dad,& uncle Richard, and of course Auntie Janet. If you could please ask aunt Janet to contact me via email,my mom and myself would love to touch base with her. Again sorry about Dad, with our love Bob and his mom...
Nancy Murphy
October 1, 2007
Sharon: my prayers are with you during this difficult time. Love, Nana Murphy
East Providence Police
September 30, 2007
One hand raised we salute you Lieutenant, with a wave of good-bye wishing you all the blessings of this earth
THE DAVENPORTS
September 29, 2007
Sharon sorry for youre loss and our deepest sympathy for you and youre family
September 29, 2007
Donald will be sadly missed by all those whom he considered friends and family.
Ed will especially miss all of the time they spent together talking at the car lot; as well as going for coffee.
Our sincere sympathy to the family.
Rest in Peace.
Ed and Ginny
Charlotte Castro
September 29, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Kenny Francis
September 29, 2007
My deepest sympathy to the entire Lema family. Donald was a credit to the Fire Department, a good union president and great guy.
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