Paul H. Leclaire

LECLAIRE, PAUL H., 87, of Elmore Ave., died Thursday, October 18, 2007 in Briarcliffe Manor, Johnston. He was the husband of the late Germaine (Nault) Leclaire.

A lifetime Woonsocket resident, he was the son of the late Wilfred and Alida (Leclair) Leclaire. Mr. Leclaire worked as a Machinist for the former Parkinson's Machinery, Greenville, retiring in 1982. Previously, he worked for twenty years for Dennison Manufacturing, Framingham, MA. He was a WWII Army Veteran and a Communicant of our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church.

He is survived by a son, Richard Leclaire, and his wife Gisele of Seekonk, MA, two daughters, Suzanne Accardo of Johnston and Vivian Ferry, and her husband Henry of Cranston, his brother Camille Leclaire of Woonsocket, and four grandchildren.

His funeral will be held Monday, October 22, 2007 at 10AM from the Holt Funeral Home, 510 So. Main St., Woonsocket with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM in Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, 1409 Park Ave., Woonsocket. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Bellingham, MA. Calling hours are Sunday from 5-8PM. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Jeraldine S. Ferry Scholarship Fund, C/O Mt. St. Charles Academy, 800 Logee St., Woonsocket, RI 02895. www.holtfuneralhome.com