Joan D. (Kukowski) Paquette, 81, of East Walpole died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton. She was the beloved wife of Charles R. Paquette.
Born in Bayonne, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Jean (Mazur) Kukowski.
Mrs. Paquette was a 1949 graduate of Port Richmond High School in Staten Island, NY. After graduation, she was recruited to work at the Central Intelligence Agency in Washington DC, where she met her husband of 57 years. They moved to Massachusetts in 1957 and settled in East Walpole in 1961.
Mrs. Paquette was an active member and past president of the League of Women Voters of Walpole and was a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
An avid square dancer, Mrs. Paquette was a member of the DO-SI-DOers for 35 years and, along with her husband, was their past president.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her children, Suzanne M. Paquette and Laura J. Paquette, both of Foxboro, John H. Paquette of North Waltham, and Alice J. Paquette and her husband Alexander Protopapas of Brooklyn, NY.
She is also survived by three grandchildren, Nathan, Delphine and Thales, a sister, Carole H. Lesniewski of Hopewell, NJ, a brother, Gary E. Kukowski of St. Augustine, FL and many nieces and nephews.
She was the mother of the late Robert C. Paquette and sister of the late Edward M. Kukowski.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral on Saturday, January 5 at 8:15 a.m. from the Ginley Funeral Home 892 Main Street in Walpole (www.ginleyfuneralhomes.com) followed by a funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Church, 186 Washington Street in East Walpole at 9 a.m.
Burial will follow at St. Francis Cemetery in South Walpole. An invitation will be extended to family and friends following the burial to a memorial reception at the Elks Lodge in Norwood.
Calling hours will be held on Friday from 6 - 8 p.m. in the funeral home.