CHAREST, Noella
1927 - 2017 (89 years)
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Name CHAREST, Noella - Family story from Pauline (Charest (Watson)):
At one of the Hairdressers Convention in Providence, Noella took me as her guest. I was about 16, 17 years old and she had to demonstrate on stage how to wash hair, cut hair, put rollers on and style. The winner of this competition would be included in the Hairdressers Magazine and won a beautiful trophy.
This was the time when Liberace was famous and so she contacted his manager to get permission to call her creation the "Liberace Haircut" and with permission granted she started practicing on her favorite customer (one of the Fournier Funeral Parlor girls across the street from Mrs Forcier's Beauty Salon on Cumberland Street in Woonsocket.) Her model was tall, blonde and, of course, very beautiful.
Aunt Noella was a real professional and her Liberace Hairstyle won first prize at the National Hairdressers Convention at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence.
Editor's Note: Noella's sister Rita was a big fan of Liberace and once spent an afternoon meeting and talking with him.
Born 15 Dec 1927 Woonsocket, Rhode Island 
[1] Gender Female Graduation Noella graduated with a license as hairdresser from Dr. Alice N. Finan School in Providence, Rhode Island. The money was provided by her father, and brother Armand. Armand was in the Army, fighting in the south pacific, and had been saving his army pay to purchase a car when he returned home. When he found out his sister Noella needed money to go to school, Armand gave her the money from his savings. Noella never forgot what Armad did for her, and would talk about it the rest of her life. Died 4 Nov 2017 Hollywood, Florida Cremated 17 Nov 2017 Saint Jean-Baptiste Catholic Cemetery, Bellingham, Massachusetts, United States Person ID I10 Charest Genealogy Last Modified 5 Nov 2022
Father CHAREST, Ildephonse, b. 19 Mar 1891, Upton, Quebec, Canada , d. 20 Jan 1945, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 53 years) Relationship Birth Mother FRECHETTE, Emelie, b. 22 Nov 1889, St. Didace, Quebec, Canada , d. 3 Jun 1957, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (Age 67 years) Relationship Birth Married 4 Oct 1916 Joliette, Quebec, Canada Photos 
The Charest Family, Descendants of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest
A family photograph of all nine children of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest. Taken during a family reunion in the early 1980s. This was the last time all nine children were together, as Margaret would pass several years later.
From Left to right, top row:
Rita, Noella, George, Lucille, Margaret
Second Row:
Clair, Joe, Armand, Theresa
Ildephonse Charest and Emilie Frechette
Ildephonse Charest and Emilie Frechette, unknown year taken. Possibly another photo taken on their wedding day.
Wedding Photo of Claire Charest and Leo Forand
Wedding photo of the Charest family at the wedding of Claire Charest and Leo Forand. From left to right:
Louis George Charest, __, __, __, __, __, __, __ .Documents 
Genealogy of the Charest Family
A detailed genealogy of the Charest family, as researched by Roger Forbes. Much of his source information comes from French-language documents maintained at the French-American Association, Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Summary of Deceased Family Members
A summary of birth and death dates of members of the extended Charest family, descendents of Ildephonse Charest and Emily Frenchette. This document was developed as a collaboration between Roger Forbes and Pauline (Hurteau) Watson. As Pauline wrote:
"This is a project that was undertaken because one of my nephews wanted to know when some of our relatives passed away. I thought it was a very important and necessary project to do and Roger offered to help locate some of the dates. This project was very hard to do and brought back many, many memories. It was done with lots of love and many tears."
This document should be considered a primary source reference for the dates shown.Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 PAPAGNO, George, b. 19 Mar 1919, Woonsocket, Rhode Island , d. 29 Apr 2020, Pembroke Pines, Florida (Age 101 years) Photos 
The Papagno Family
Noella, George Papagno, and daughter Jane. Believed to be a wedding protrait of George and Noella's wedding.
George and Noella Papagno
During their retirement years in Hollywood, Florida
Noella and George Papagno with their Son James
Noella and George Papagno with their Son JamesLast Modified 26 Feb 2016 Family ID F14 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 UNKNOWN, Unknown Children + 1. PAPAGNO, Jane 2. PAPAGNO, James Last Modified 2 Jul 2021 Family ID F68 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Family story from Pauline (Charest (Watson)):
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Photos 
Armand Charest and Noella (Charest) Papangoes
Armand Charest and his sister Noella. Noella was a hair dresser who was able to earn her license in the early 1940s because of Armand. While Armand was in the Army he was sending his pay home into a saving account. Noella mentioned to Armand she wanted to become a hairdresser but didn't have the money to attend the school. Armand told her to use his Army money for her school and license. Noella never forgot his kindness and spoke of it often to Armand's children. This photo would have been taken sometime around the later half of the 1990s.The Charest Family, Descendants of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest
A family photograph of all nine children of Ildephonse and Emilie (Frenchette) Charest. Taken during a family reunion in the early 1980s. This was the last time all nine children were together, as Margaret would pass several years later.
From Left to right, top row:
Rita, Noella, George, Lucille, Margaret
Second Row:
Clair, Joe, Armand, Theresa
Lucille and Noella
Lucille and Noella, photograph taken in the late 1970s, Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Noella (Papagno) Charest and Grandson Joseph Navarro
Noella (Papagno) Charest and Grandson Joseph Navarro, taken in Hollywood, Florida.Noella (Papagno) Charest
Noella (Papagno) Charest
Noella (Papagno) Charest
Making family Christmas Tree decorations
Noella (Papagno) Charest
Noella hanging her homemade Christmas decorations on her tree. Noella made Christmas decorations with tiny photos of her family members as Christmas gifts.
Noella (Papagno) Charest
Noella making Christmas tree decorations. She would make ornaments with the faces of family members on them, and give these away to her extended family.
Book Cover: Written and published by Noella Papagno
Cover of the book: "Desairology: The Dressing of Decedents Hair." Written by Noella Papagno-Charest, she pioneered the field of Desairology. Noella's brother Armand helped her edit this book prior to publication.Noella and George Papagno with their Son James
Noella and George Papagno with their Son James
Documents 
Funeral Memorial Card for Noella (Papagno) Charest
Funeral Memorial Card for Noella (Papagno) Charest
Headstones 
Funeral Urn of Noella (Papagno) Charest
Noella died in Hollywood Florida where she lived for the last 45 years of her life, but she chose to be buried in the Charest family burial plot in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. She was cremated in Florida, and her ashes sent to Rhode Island where a memorial service was held, prior to her ashes interred in the family plot.
Videos 
Desairology_ Hair Care for the Deceased
Noella trained as a cosmologist and later pioneered the field of "Desairology:" the practice of arranging the hair for the deceased prior to viewing by families and loved ones. Noella wrote a book on this topic, and later developed a training program which offered continuing education credits. This video is a professionally-produced video of Noella explaining the field of Desairology.
This video currently resides on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ck1PEvh5UM
Promotional Video for Desairology
Noella (Papagno) Charest pioneered the cosmology field of Desairology, the field of dressing hair for the deceased. She published a book and developed training materials for continuing education credits. This was one of the last videos Noella produced promoting her programs.
This video resides on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0H39kUVSqY
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Sources - [S2] Security Questionnaire, US Military Document, 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S2] Security Questionnaire, US Military Document, 2 (Reliability: 3).