PASCOAG, R.I. — Brother Paul E. Parenteau, S.C., 88, also known as Brother Eric, of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Provincial House in Pascoag, R.I., died Thursday, Aug. 29, at Overlook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Biddeford, he was the son of the late Aldeus and Rosilda (Gervais) Parenteau. Brother Paul entered the Brothers of the Sacred Heart on June 26, 1946, in Winthrop. He pronounced his first vows in Arthabaska, Quebec, in 1948, and his perpetual vows at Mount Saint Charles Academy, Woonsocket, R.I., in 1954. In 2008, he celebrated his 60th anniversary in the religious profession.

Brother Paul entered religious life after serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He completed the teaching diploma from the Québec Education Department in 1949; a bachelor of arts in sociology from St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., in 1955; a diploma from the Faculté Libre de Médecine in Lille, France, in 1961; and a master of education degree from St. Michael’s College in 1966.

Brother Paul served in assignments as a teacher in New England at St. Peter’s School in Lewiston, Sacred Heart Juniorate in Pomfret, Conn., Sacred Heart School in Andover, Mass., Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, N.H., Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket, R.I., and St. Dominic High School in Lewiston. In addition, he served as a missionary in Zambia, Central Africa, and Lesotho, Southern Africa, for more than 28 years. In all of his assignments, he was consistently involved in coaching various sports.

In 1960-1961, he spent a semester at a sabbatical program in Rome, Italy; in 1982 at a spiritual renewal program in Santa Fe, N.M.; and in 1991 at another program in Santa Barbara, Calif. For the past 15 years, Brother Paul has served as an extraordinary minister of the Eucharist at Bayberry Commons, Pine Grove and Overlook Nursing Homes in Pascoag, R.I.

Brother Paul is survived by his sister, Dorothy Dugas of North Waterboro; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents; his brother, Fernand; and his sisters, Aurea, Diana, Cora and Rita.

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