Robert G. "Doc" Blanchette Obituary

Robert G. “Doc” Blanchette, 87, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at his home in West Warwick, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on November 21, 1933 in Providence, a son of the late Leon and Juliette (Cloutier) Blanchette.

Robert served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a proud veteran. He was a wonderful father and loving grandfather. Robert was retired from the Carpenters Local # 94 and enjoyed the fruits of his labor for over twenty years. He was a member of the Phenix Sportsman Club, the West Warwick Lodge of Elks # 1697, and the Club Jogues for over fifty years. He will be missed by many.

Robert is survived by his wife of 62 years, Joan S. (Souza) Blanchette; a son, Robert Blanchette (Alison); two daughters, Leanne Cuomo and Suzanne Ledford and husband John; five grandchildren, Sean and Ryan Ledford and Juliana, Alexandra, and Benjamin Cuomo; three sisters, Carol Mayer, Claire Rice, and Diane Blanchette; and two brothers, Leon and Paul Blanchette.

A Mass of Christian Burial to which family and friends are invited to attend will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 10 am in SS. Peter & Paul Church, 48 Highland Street, West Warwick. Military honors will be accorded outside the church after the mass. Burial will be private. Face masks are respectfully requested and social distancing and seating capacity limits in the church will be observed. Arrangements are by the Potvin-Quinn Funeral Home, West Warwick.

Relatives and friends are also cordially invited to use the online guest book directly below to offer messages of sympathy and condolence along with memories and stories in celebration of Robert's life.

For those who were unable to attend Robert's funeral mass, you can view directly below a recording of it along with the military honors that followed. The Rev. Robert Giardina was the celebrant and homilist at the Mass of Christian Burial that took place on Wednesday, December 9th in SS. Peter & Paul Church in West Warwick.