Jeannine (Hamel) Cayer passed away on August 2, 2024, in Providence after a short illness. She was 95 and was the beloved wife of the late Raymond Cayer.
Born and raised in Central Falls, she graduated from Notre Dame High School. Jeannine and Ray married in 1952 and moved to Cumberland in 1964. She was a long-time secretary at Hasbro in Pawtucket and then at Lonza in Ashton.
For several years, she spent winters in Englewood, Florida, connecting with friends from the Pawtucket area. In 2017, she moved to Tockwotton on the Waterfront in East Providence where she made new friends and took part in a range of activities.
Jeannine especially loved being with family and friends. She was an integral part of holiday celebrations and also enjoyed traveling, both nationally and internationally. She was known to be a good ballroom dancer and loved the music of Jerry Vale. In her later years, Jeannine and her dear friend, the late Bernard “Barney” Masse, enjoyed the company of her relatives and his large extended family.
A communicant of St. Aiden’s, Jeannine’s Catholic faith was central to her life. She regularly donated to Catholic causes as part of her mission to help others.
She was preceded in death by her sisters Pauline Beaudoin and Therese Pare and is survived by many nieces and nephews: Paulette Bouchard of Reading, MA; Richard Beaudoin (Maureen) of Raynham, MA; Denise Beaudoin (Robert Silver) of Salt Lake City, UT; Janet Beaudoin of Walpole, MA; Jacqueline Crooks of Dedham, MA; Ronald Pare (Karla) of Kissimmee, FL; Suzanne Pare of Milton, FL; Denise (Jackie) Pare Hoopes of Wilmington, NC; Roland (Paul) Pare (Denise) of St. Cloud, FL; and Robert (Charlie) Pare of Pensacola, FL.
She also leaves her devoted nieces, Susan Flaherty (Michael) and Linda Cantin along with her sisters-in-law Lillian Cantin, Lorraine Cayer, Luella Wilson, Lucille Paquette, Loretta Hanson (Robert) and many other nieces and nephews. The family especially recognizes caregiver Alicia Lopes for her compassion and care for Jeannine.
Relatives and friends are invited to a visitation on Thursday, August 8, from 9:30 -10:30am at St. Aidan-St. Patrick Parish, Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:30am. Burial following the mass will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in Jeannine’s name may be made to St. Aidan-St. Patrick Parish. For online condolences, visit www.thekeefefuneralhome.com.