Claire E. (Dumas) Knight, 82, of North Kingstown, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. She was the wife of the late Armand Blanchette and Frank R. Knight. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Theodore J. Dumas & Stella (Serafian) Dumas.
Claire was known in North Kingstown, RI as the "Mitten Lady." For many years she donated handmade crochet and knitted items to the Senior Center and other charitable organizations for their spring and fall bazaars.
Claire was the mother of Steven J. Blanchette of Jacksonville, FL and the late Nancy Blanchette & Brian Blanchette. She was the grandmother of Steven Blanchette, Jr. of Bristow, VA. She was the sister of Annette Dwyer of North Kingstown, Lorraine Stanley of Heath, OH, Louise Beaufort of South Kingstown, Theodore Dumas of Coventry, Albert Dumas of Greenville, and Alfred Dumas of So. Attleboro, MA.
Her funeral services will be private. Burial in Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry. Arrangements have been entrusted to THE CRANSTON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME of WICKFORD.
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Claire E. (Dumas) Knight, 82, of North Kingstown, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. She was the wife of the late Armand Blanchette and Frank R. Knight. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Theodore J. Dumas & Stella (Serafian) Dumas.
Claire was known in North Kingstown, RI as the "Mitten Lady." For many years she donated handmade crochet and knitted items to the Senior Center and other charitable organizations for their spring and fall bazaars.
Claire was the mother of Steven J. Blanchette of Jacksonville, FL and the late Nancy Blanchette & Brian Blanchette. She was the grandmother of Steven Blanchette, Jr. of Bristow, VA. She was the sister of Annette Dwyer of North Kingstown, Lorraine Stanley of Heath, OH, Louise Beaufort of South Kingstown, Theodore Dumas of Coventry, Albert Dumas of Greenville, and Alfred Dumas of So. Attleboro, MA.
Her funeral services will be private. Burial in Maple Root Cemetery, Coventry. Arrangements have been entrusted to THE CRANSTON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME of WICKFORD.
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