Armand G. Toupin, 86, of North Smithfield died Friday July 29, 2016 at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the loving husband of Rachel P. (Gingras) Toupin. They were married on August 9, 1958.
Born and raised in Woonsocket he was a son of the late Henry and Marie Anne (Marien) Toupin. He was a resident of North Smithfield for over 50 years.
Mr. Toupin was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War.
He was employed in the local textile industry at several area mills including the French Worsted. He later worked for the Friends Foundry in Woonsocket for over 20 years before retiring in 1992.
Armand was a member of the B.P.O.E. Lodge #850 in Woonsocket. He enjoyed camping and square dancing. A good hand of cards or a game of cribbage was right up his alley. Armand had a wonderful sense of humor, loved to talk to everyone and was always on the spot with a good joke at just the right moment.
In addition to his wife of 59 years he is survived by a son Donald R. Toupin and his fiancée, Sara Beth Holdgate, of Woonsocket, two daughters Denise A. Lalliberte and her husband, Marc, of Cumberland and Diane M. Fisher of Douglass, MA. He was the brother of Roland and Gerard Toupin, Rita Forget, Margaret Vadnais, Lorraine Langevin and the late Ernest, Albert, Lionel “Skippy” Toupin, Theresa Lapage and Lucille Toupin. He is also survived by his grandchildren Nichole Hartmann, Jennipher Tripp, Danielle Stewart, Nathan and Emily Labliberte and the late Krystina Marie Labrecque and great-grandchildren Kevin, Tyler, Jack, Abigail, Ezra and Violet and many nieces and nephews and their families.
His Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday at 11:00 am in Holy Family Church, South Main St. Woonsocket. Burial will be private. Visiting hours are omitted. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association 1 State St. Suite 200 Providence, RI. 02908. Arrangements are by the Menard-Lacouture Funeral Home, 127 Carrington Ave. Woonsocket.
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