Jeannine M. Laplante 74, of Front St. died Friday at home. She was the wife of Gerard N. Laplante. Mrs. Laplante was born Woonsocket a daughter of the late Donat and Cecile (DeGrandpre) Cote. She was a seamstress at the former Jacob Finkelstein and Sons for eighteen years and retired in 1996 as the office manager at Mark Steven's main office after eighteen years. She coached the cheerleaders of Woonsocket's Pre-teen Football League and also served as their secretary for many years.
Besides her husband she is survived by a son, Gerard N. Laplante of Somerset, MA, three daughters, Betty Ann Bell of GA, Jeanne M. Salois of Woonsocket, and Geraldine M. Corbeil of N. Smithfield, two sisters Madeleine Montejo of ME, and Beatrice Patenaude of Woonsocket, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. She was also the sister of the late Laurent Cote and Donat Cote Jr.
Her funeral will be held Tuesday at 9:00 AM from the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, 99 Cumberland St. Woonsocket, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM, in St. Agatha's Church, Joffre St. Woonsocket. Burial will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery in Bellingham. Visiting hours will be held Monday 5-7 PM.