Joseph A. Fournier, Sr., 88, of 84 Hendrick Street, Providence, RI, died Monday morning peacefully at home. After returning home from the Second World War, he went to work for Uniroyal in Providence and was employed there until they ceased operations in Rhode Island in early 1970s.

Born November 17, 1921, in Providence, RI, He was the son of the late Joseph H. and Annie D. (Dugas) Fournier. He was the brother of the late Norman W. Fournier and the late Raymond J. Fournier. The husband of the late Mary N. (Denisewicz) Fournier, he is survived by two son’s John D. Fournier and Thomas L. Fournier both of Providence. He was the father of the late Joseph A. Fournier Jr. Mr. Fournier was the grandfather of Anastasia M. Fournier, Thomas L. Fournier Jr. and Christina D. Fournier. A World War II Air Force veteran, he was a tail gunner/radioman on a B25 Bomber. During the height of the war, he flew on many missions over Nazi Germany.

Funeral arrangements are private. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery in Exeter, RI.