PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Diane Joan (Plourde) Bourque, of Providence, R.I., formerly a longtime resident of Lynn, passed away in the Rhode Island Hospital on Thursday, May 19, 2016, she was 67.
Born in Lynn on April 2, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Irene (Cote) Plourde. Diane was raised and educated in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School.
Diane was the beloved wife of the late Benoit J. Bourque, with whom she spent 32 years in love and marriage together until Benoit’s passing in January of 2001. She had a fond love for arts and crafts and loved to make floral arrangements.
Diane took her expertise to work and became the florist manager with Stop & Shop in Danvers until her retirement in 2011. She loved camping, especially along Lake Winnipesaukee. Her true love though was always spending time with her grandchildren.
Diane is survived by her sons, Raymond Bourque and his wife Kim of Providence, R.I., and Marc R. Bourque and his wife Deborah of Londonderry, N.H.; her daughter, Laurianne Bourque of Norwell; her grandchildren, Brianna, Eric and Ryan Bourque; and her siblings, Ronald Plourde of Lynn and Gloria Olbash of Lynn as well as several nieces and nephews.
Service information: Funeral from the CUFFE-MCGINN Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn, on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 9:30 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, 579 Boston St., Lynn, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Visiting hours will be held in the funeral home on Monday, May 23, 2016 from 4-8 p.m. Contributions in Diane’s memory may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 300 5th Ave., Suite 6, Waltham, MA 02451-8750. For online guest book, please visit Cuffemcginn.com.