Constance P. Benoit

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Constance P. Benoit, 92, of Wakefield, and formerly of Anawan Cliffs, Narragansett, passed away on Saturday, after a long illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Emile A. Benoit.

Born in Woonsocket, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Armand and Georgine (Valois) Picard. She attended Rivier College in New Hampshire and graduated from the Eastman Institute of Oral Health at the University of Rochester in New York.

Connie was a former dental hygienist. She loved to play golf and tennis, and she was an avid bridge player and former member of the South County Bridge Club. Connie enjoyed attending sporting events as well as watching them on television. Mrs. Benoit was also a former resident of Naples, Florida, where she was a member of the Wyndemere Country Club, and she is also a former member of the Point Judith County Club and the Dunes Club.

She is survived by two daughters, Emilie Benoit, Esq., of Wakefield and Christine Benoit, DMD, and her husband Bruce Gouin, DMD, of Charlestown; and two grandchildren, Brendan Gouin, DMD, of Wakefield and Annick Gouin of Charlestown. She was the sister of the late Georges Picard, DMD; Jean Picard, DDS; Yolande St. Germain and Henri Picard.

The funeral will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday from the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia St., Wakefield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Church, 180 Old North Road, Kingston. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are Wednesday, 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to South County Hospital, 100 Kenyon Ave., Wakefield, RI 02879, or Hope Hospice & Palliative Care, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904. For guest book and condolences, averystortifuneralhome.com.