- Date Of Birth: January 21, 1925
- Date Of Death: October 13, 2020
- State: Massachusetts
Queenta (Ragaini) Benoit, 95, of Upton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in Worcester. She was the beloved wife of the late Edmund “Leo” P. Benoit, who passed away in 1989.
Born in West Boylston, she was a daughter of the late John and Santa (Buzzetti) Ragaini and was raised and educated in Grafton.
Prior to retirement from Fenwal Corporation as an assembly worker, Mrs. Benoit was employed at General Electric for several years.
Queenta was an active parishioner at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish and the former Holy Angels Parish, both of Upton.
In her earlier years, she and her husband Leo often enjoyed dancing together at the Upton VFW and at many family functions. Wherever there was music playing, they were dancing.
She is survived by her children, John Benoit and his wife Ellen, of Bellingham; William Benoit and his wife Virginia, of Crimora, VA; Patricia Charbonneau and her husband Paul, of Cape Coral, FL; Ronald Benoit and his wife Monique, of Woonsocket, RI; and Catherine Hagan and her husband James, of Cape Coral, FL. She is also survived by siblings, Victor Ragaini and his wife Mildred of Fort Myers, FL; and Josephine Parsons and her husband, Frank of Grafton, WV. Finally, she leaves her beloved 13 Grandchildren, 28 Great-Grandchildren, and 6 Great-Great-Grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her siblings, Mary Keith, Frank Ragaini, Sylvia Bouthiette, Mafilda “Tillie” Groomes, and Bruno Ragaini.
