Lucille (Rioux) Bedard

Lucille (Rioux) Bedard, 92, of Nashua, widow of Lionel E. Bedard, passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, 2022, after a period of declining health.

A lifelong resident of this city, Mrs. Bedard was born in Nashua on June 12, 1930, a daughter of the late Alphonse C. and Marie Ann (Cassista) Rioux. She was educated in Nashua schools and was a communicant of the former St. Francis Xavier Church. She worked for many years at Almy’s Department Store.

She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Lucille enjoyed watching old movies, crocheting, playing cards, sitting on her side porch visiting with her neighbors and watching people walk by.

In addition to her parents, Lucille was predeceased by her husband, Lionel, who passed away July 10, 2021. They were married on April 30, 1949, and shared more than 72 years together. She also was predeceased by a brother, Alphonse Rioux Jr; a sister, and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Donald Girouard; and her daughter-in-law, Patricia Ann (Gibson) Bedard.

Members of her family include her son, Gerard L. Bedard; her daughter, Lorraine Frappier; six grandchildren, Matthew Bedard, Adam Bedard, Michael Bedard, Tracy Frappier, Tammy Frappier and Timothy Frappier; six great-grandchildren, RJ, James, Lily, Scarlett, Daisy and Domenic; three sisters and two brothers, Pauline Lambert, Paul Rioux and his wife Anita, Sylvia Carroll and her husband, Roy, Anita Beaulieu and her husband, Ron, and Richard Rioux and his wife, Laura; also many nieces and nephews; and her Godchild, Marie Boyer.

There are no calling hours. A graveside service will be in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, 32 Pine Hill Ave., Nashua, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at 11 a.m. Friends are invited to attend. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com. Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, 18 Lock St., Nashua.