Constance Irene Powers, 87, of Coventry R.I., wife of the late Donald Powers and John R. Arruda, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 7, 2019 after a long illness. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Anna (Boule) Thibault. Prior to retirement, she worked as a seamstress in the local textile industry. She loved cooking, baking, sewing, and dancing, especially ballroom dancing back in her younger days. Connie also enjoyed going on cruises and road trips to such places as New Hampshire and Florida. She leaves: her children, Anne Marie Nadeau and her husband,Paul, of Swansea and Carl Arruda and his companion, Nicole Russell, of Somerset; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a sister, Ann Marie Davis (late husband, Frank Madden) ; a brother, Roland Thibault and his wife, Eileen, of Somerset; and many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Leopolde, Bertrand, and Conrad Thibault, Germaine St. Rock, Jacqueline Gamache, Cecile Fusco, and Annette Caron. Her Funeral Mass was celebrated on Thursday, June 13th, in St. Patrick Church, Somerset, followed by her committal at the parish cemetery.