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Steven J. Blanchette, Jr. | April 12, 2017 | Obituary

Steven J. Blanchette, Jr.
April 12, 2017 | Obituary

photo of Steven J. Blanchette, Jr.
photo of Steven J. Blanchette, Jr.

Steven J. Blanchette, Jr., 39, of Exeter, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017.  Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Valerie A. (Shadeck) Pontarelli. 

Steven was a 1995 graduate of North Kingstown High School where he played football and was entered into the 2007 Athletic Hall of Fame.  He proudly served in the U. S. Army during the Iraq War and with the 115th Military Police Company.  He was an avid Red Sox & Patriots fan. 

He leaves his loving grandmother, Judith A. Greene of Exeter, his sister, Dorrie Pontarelli of Florida, and his brother, Donald Pontarelli of Cumberland.  He was the nephew of Robert Shadeck of Exeter, Craig Shadeck of North Kingstown, Joseph Greene of Georgia, Thomas Greene of Texas, Judith P. Torres of Exeter, and the late Richard Shadeck.  He also leaves many cousins. 

His Committal Service with full Military Honors will be held Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 12:30 pm at  the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter.  Relatives & friends are invited and asked to meet at the administration building parking lot at 12:15 pm. 

Calling Hours will be held Wednesday, April 19th from 4:00-7:00 pm in THE CRANSTON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME of WICKFORD, 140 West Main Street, Wickford Village, North Kingstown. 

 

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Steven J. Blanchette, Jr., 39, of Exeter, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017.  Born in South Kingstown, he was the son of the late Valerie A. (Shadeck) Pontarelli. 

Steven was a 1995 graduate of North Kingstown High School where he played football and was entered into the 2007 Athletic Hall of Fame.  He proudly served in the U. S. Army during the Iraq War and with the 115th Military Police Company.  He was an avid Red Sox & Patriots fan. 

He leaves his loving grandmother, Judith A. Greene of Exeter, his sister, Dorrie Pontarelli of Florida, and his brother, Donald Pontarelli of Cumberland.  He was the nephew of Robert Shadeck of Exeter, Craig Shadeck of North Kingstown, Joseph Greene of Georgia, Thomas Greene of Texas, Judith P. Torres of Exeter, and the late Richard Shadeck.  He also leaves many cousins. 

His Committal Service with full Military Honors will be held Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 12:30 pm at  the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 301 South County Trail, Exeter.  Relatives & friends are invited and asked to meet at the administration building parking lot at 12:15 pm. 

Calling Hours will be held Wednesday, April 19th from 4:00-7:00 pm in THE CRANSTON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME of WICKFORD, 140 West Main Street, Wickford Village, North Kingstown. 

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