Pearl Alma (Cooper) Collard 97, formerly of Pelletier Lane, Tiverton, RI, died on Monday. She was the wife of the late Leopold "Paul" H. Collard. Born in Fall River, MA, she was the daughter of the late Alma (Corbin) and Thomas H. Cooper. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a Secretary/Clerk for Interstate Insurance and prior to that was a Licensed Cosmologist and was had worked for Mary B.'s Beauty Salon. She was a communicant of St. Theresa's Parish.
Mrs. Collard was a former member of STAPOCO Inc.
She is survived by a son Paul Collard and was the mother of the late Sister Saint Paul Collard. She also leaves 3 grandchildren, 3 stepgrandchillden, 11 great grandchildren and 2 greatgreatgrandchildren along with several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Russell T. Cooper.
Visitation WEDNESDAY from 5-8 PM at the POCASSET MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 462 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI. Her Funeral will be held THURSDAY at 9am from the POCASSET MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 462 Main Rd, Tiverton, RI with a 10am Mass at St Theresa's Church, Tiverton, RI. Burial at St. Patrrick's Cemetery, Fall River. www.almeida-pocasset.com for online guestbook. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sr. St. Paul Collard Scholarship Fund at Coyle Cassidy High School, Taunton, MA