GALLANT, SISTER RITA - Sister Rita Gallant, in religion Sr Marie Paul-Émile, n.d.s.c., passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2012, where she resided at the Maison-mère des Religieuses Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, Moncton following a lengthy illness. She was 90 and in her 67th year of her religious life. Born September 14, 1921 in Grande-Digue, NB, she was the daughter of the late Henri and Marguerite (Roy) Gallant. Besides her religious family, she is survived by two brothers: Gérard “Gerry” and Edgar as well as several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by two sisters: Éva and Alice, as well as five brothers: Eddie, Hector, Arthur, Éric and Albert.
Sister Rita will be resting at the Notre-Dame-d’Acadie Pavillion of the Maison-mère, 125 King St., Moncton (Godfrey Lane entrance) on Monday, February 6, from 2 to 9 p.m. and on Tuesday, February 7, from 9 a.m. until the funeral mass. Solemn Vespers will be held on Monday evening at 7 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 in the Maison-mère chapel at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Memramcook cemetery. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Frenette Funeral Home, Moncton (858-1900).
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