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Stasha Akers Obituary

Stasha K. Akers

MANVILLE - Stasha K. Akers, 89, of Manville died Tuesday March 3, 2026. Wife of the late James Lee Akers. Survived by daughter Patricia K.V. Shirley & late husband David T.

Shirley. Mother of

the late

James G.

Akers (Chief, Manville Fire Dept. ret) & surviving wife Susan Akers. Grandmother of Amanda Akers and great-grandmother of Cecilia Rose, Juliet Ivy, and Jeffrey John Nobile, III.

Funeral Saturday March 14th at 9:00am from Menard-Lacouture Funeral Home, 127 Carrington Ave. Woonsocket with a Funeral Mass at 10:00 am in Holy Trinity Parish / OLQM Church, Park Ave. Woonsocket. Burial St. James Cemetery, Manville. Visiting hours Friday March 13th 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to American Cancer Society www.cancer.org. For complete obituary www.menardfuneralhome.com

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Published by Woonsocket Call on Mar. 12, 2026.

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Mar

13

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Menard-Lacouture Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Woonsocket

127 Carrington Ave, Woonsocket, RI

Mar

14

Funeral

9:00 a.m.

Menard-Lacouture Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Woonsocket

127 Carrington Ave, Woonsocket, RI

Mar

14

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Holy Trinity Parish

Park Ave, Woonsocket, RI

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Menard-Lacouture Funeral Homes & Cremation Service - Woonsocket

127 Carrington Ave, Woonsocket, RI 02895

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