Chicopee, Mass. – Priscilla “Pat” Goulette (Nadeau), 86, passed away on March 28, at Western Massachusetts Hospital.

Born in Lewiston on July 14, 1922, she was the oldest daughter of the late Arthur and Augustine Theriault. She lived on North Temple Street before moving to Chicopee, Mass., where she lived for over 50 years. Priscilla was a longtime communicant of Assumption Parish in Chicopee. She worked as a box maker in Chicopee for many years.

She has four surviving sisters, Violette Barriault of Lisbon, Gloria Landry of Lewiston, Lucille Denis of Lewiston and Anita Prolejko of Depew, N.Y.; five children, Donald Goulette and his wife Linda, of Chicopee, Mass., Robert Goulette of Southwick, Mass., Arthur Goulette and his wife Kimberly, of Southampton, Mass., Claire Bordeau and her husband Robert, of Palmer, Mass., Gail Trzeciak and her husband Wayne, of Chicopee, Mass. She also leaves her 13 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren; her son-in-law, Robert Winters of Arizona: and her daughter-in-law, Caroline Goulette of Westfield, Mass.

She is predeceased by her husband, Arnaud Goulette, who died in 1986 at the age of 67. She is also predeceased by her daughter, Diane Winters, who died in 2000; and her son Thomas, who died in 1989.

The family would like to thank all the nurses and staff at Western Massachusetts Hospital for all their compassion and care.


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