Jacquelyn Margaret Duchesneau

Jacquelyn Margaret Duchesneau, 95, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away on October 19, 2026.

Jacquelyn was born on February 23, 1931, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to Emelienne (Chartier) and Arthur J. Bulger. She grew up with her three siblings, Jeannette Archambault, Paul Bulger, and Robert Bulger. She attended St. Xavier Academy in Providence, Rhode Island, and later graduated from Salve Regina University.

In 1957, Jacquelyn married Joseph Duchesneau. They shared 65 years of marriage and raised their three children in Maplewood, New Jersey. Over the years, their family grew to include seven grandchildren and, more recently, a great-grandson. Joseph passed away in 2022.

Jacquelyn worked as a laboratory technologist at Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, where she remained until her retirement. In retirement, she and Joseph made their home in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and were members of Stella Maris Catholic Church on Sullivan’s Island.

Throughout their many years together, Jacquelyn and Joseph traveled the world, sharing a love of travel and the experiences and adventures it brought them. Her Catholic faith and devotion to her family were the enduring foundations of her life. For Jacquelyn, family was always at the center of life, and the family she and Joseph built together was her greatest joy.

Jacquelyn is survived by her three children and their spouses: Michelle Lally and her husband, Joseph M. Lally; Peter Duchesneau and his wife, Jamie; and Marc Duchesneau and his wife, Leslie.

She is also survived by her grandchildren, Margot Martschink and her husband, Miles; J. Michael Lally; Jakob, James, and John Duchesneau; and Ella and Edgar Duchesneau; and by her great-grandson, George Martschink, son of Margot and Miles.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been finalized. Jacquelyn will be laid to rest at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jacquelyn’s memory may be made to Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times.