Louise E. (Gobiel) Chapdelaine, 88, formerly of 55 Anderton Ave.

 

Pawtucket died on Nov. 4, 2007 after a long battle with

 

Alzheimer's disease at the Scallop Shell Nursing Home. She was

 

the devoted wife of the late Edmond G. "Chappy" Chapdelaine.

 

Louise was born in Pawtucket September 9, 1919 to the late Oneil

 

and Louise (Jacobs) Gobiel. She was a life long resident of

 

Pawtucket. As a child, she lived at 71 Reservoir Ave. During her

 

teens and while her husband was at war, she lived on Stedman

 

Ave. Soon after the war, Louise and Chappy built a home on

 

Anderton Ave. and she dedicated her life to her husband and their

 

four children. There was no place on earth that brought her more

 

happiness than her family in the little read house on the dead-end

 

street in Fairlawn. During the thirties, she worked for Woolworth's

 

and E.L. Freeman on Main St. and watched the steeple blow off of

 

the Pawtucket Congregational Church during the '38' hurricane.

 

She also worked at Dale Box and Display as a jewelry display

 

maker and while there cultivated many lasting friendships. Louise

 

is survived by three daughters; Louise Jensen of Westford, VT,

 

Michelle O'Brien of Portsmouth, Denise Davis of Westerly. One

 

son Harold Chapdelaine of Vineyard Haven, MA. Eight

 

grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held

 

Thursday at 9am from the Merrick R. Williams Funeral Home 530

 

Smithfield Ave. Pawtucket with a mass of christian burial at 10am

 

in St. Edward's Church Weeden St. Pawtucket. The church she

 

was both baptized and married in. Her bearers will be her

 

grandson Seth Jensen, her granddaughters; Sinead O'Brian,

 

Stephanie and Amanda Davis and Elise and Michele Chapdelaine.

 

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday 7-9pm. Burial will be

 

with her husband in the RI Veterans Cemetery Exeter, RI. In lieu

 

of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association 245

 

Waterman Ave. Providence, RI 02860.