Norman F. Benoit

CUMBERLAND – Norman F. Benoit, 83, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019, surrounded by loved ones at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence. He was the husband of the late Ann L. (Gibson) Benoit. Born in Greenville, N.H., he was the son of the late Albert O. and Ida (Brouillette) Benoit and a longtime resident of Cumberland.

Norman was one of 13 children and came from humble beginnings which shaped him to be the type of man he was today. He enjoyed the simple pleasures and had a positive attitude towards life in general. Norman had a career in sales and worked for both Cardis Furniture and Anderson Little. He was past president of the Chimney Hill Housing Association in Cumberland and would host several holidays playing the piano and having sing-alongs, all while dressed up in various costumes. In his younger days, Norm had also played the French horn with the Red Devils Marching Band.

He is survived by two daughters: Ann-Marie Lefebvre and her husband Normand of West Greenwich, and Karen Tanguay and her husband Craig of Tennessee; two grandchildren: Maeghan A. Lefebvre of Boston and Michaela A. Lefebvre of Brooklyn; six siblings: Lucille Karaniuk of Cumberland, Vivian Powell of Findlay, Ohio, Eva Ouellette of North Windham, Conn., Yvonne Brown of Findlay, Ohio, Jeanette Landry of Cumberland, and Paul Benoit of Toms River, N.J.; and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by six siblings: Teresa Jodoin, Rita McGill, Roland N. Benoit, Albert H. Benoit, Loretta Bergeron and Irene Dupre.

A Catholic Prayer Service will take place at Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home & Crematory, 659 East Greenwich Ave., West Warwick, on Wednesday, May 1, at noon. Burial will be private. Reception to follow. Calling hours will be Tuesday, April 30, from 4 to 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904. Remembrances may be made at carpenterjenks.com.