Sylvia A. Sawyer, 88 of 30 Sayles Hill Rd. Lincoln, died Saturday in Landmark Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Jeremiah “Jerry” Sawyer. Mrs. Sawyer was born in Woonsocket a daughter of the late Euclide and Georgiana (Gagnon) Carpentier. Mrs. Sawyer was a homemaker.
She is survived by three sons Robert Sawyer of Coventry, Roger Sawyer of Woonsocket, and Russell Sawyer of Pawtucket, four daughters Carol Desrosiers, Jo-Ann Bouffard, and Cynthia Arnold all of Burrillville, and Janet Brunelle of Woonsocket, twenty one grandchildren and twenty six great grandchildren. She was also the mother of the late Richard Sawyer, Sylvia Sawyer, and Nancy Gonsalves, and sister of the late Albert Carpentier, Florence Auger, and Florida Sudol.
Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 9:00 am. from the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, 463 South Main St. Woonsocket, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am., in Holy Family Church, South Main St. Woonsocket. Burial will be held in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery in Bellingham. Visiting hours are Tuesday 4-7 pm.