Margaret St. Pierre

1938 - 2017

ST. PIERRE, MARGARET "MARNA"
78, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She was the beloved wife of Forest L. St. Pierre with whom she celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on July 1, 2016.
Born in Dickson City, PA, she was the daughter of the late Melvin C. and Margaret (Munley) Stanton. A graduate of Pawtucket West High School, she received a Bachelor's Degree in 1960 and later a Master's Degree in Elementary Education from Rhode Island College. She was an elementary school teacher for thirty years; most of which she taught at Western Coventry Elementary School until her retirement in 1998.
Mrs. St. Pierre was a devout Catholic. She was a communicant of and Eucharistic Minister at SS. John & Paul Church in Coventry where she taught religious education and first communion classes, lead a book group and was a member of the prayer shawl ministry. Her table at the parish's annual bazaar, "Mrs. Claus's Oven" & particularly her banana nut bread, was always a favorite. She was an accomplished artist, specializing in oil paints. She enjoyed photography and playing the piano. She travelled extensively throughout the world, visiting ten countries in all, including a most meaningful visit to The Healing Shrine at Lourdes, France. She also spent time volunteering at Coventry Health Center.
Besides her husband, Mrs. St. Pierre is survived by her three daughters: Elizabeth St. Pierre & her fiancé Michael C. Tedeschi of Coventry, Michele Sweeney & her husband Tom of Natick, MA and Mary Ellen Birdsall & her husband Dean of Bantam, CT. She was "Mum Mum" to her eight beloved grandchildren: Veronica & Sarah Birdsall, Katelyn, Jessica, Caroline & Thomas Sweeney, and Forest & Rebecca Lovett. She is also survived by her three sisters: Cecilia Dumas & her husband Ted of Coventry, Marion Gagnon & her husband Normand of Mercer, ME and Kathy Trottier & her husband David of Cranston.
Calling hours will be on Monday, February 27 from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, February 28 at 10 AM at SS. John & Paul Church, Coventry. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, West Greenwich.
Donations in her memory may be made to SS. John & Paul Church, 341 South Main Street, Coventry, RI 02816 or to the scholarship bearing her name c/o The Coventry High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 705, Coventry, RI 02816 (www.oakeralumni.org). Condolences may be offered and remembrances shared online at
carpenterjenks.com.