Lorraine Bourgeois
1929-2009
Lorraine Justine Bourgeois, age 80, of Sackville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, November 1, 2009, at the Sackville Memorial Hospital. Born in Cap Pele she was a daughter of the late Edmond and Lena (Vienneau) Thibodeau.
Lorraine was employed with the Drew Nursing Home and Fawcett House for seven years as a cook. She was a member of the St. Vincent Roman Catholic Church and a member of the CWL. She was also a singer and former member of the Sackville Glee Club. Lorraine was an avid seamstress, an excellent cook, enjoyed making crafts, reading, and spending time with her family.
Lorraine will be sadly missed by a son, Acquila (Deborah), Sackville; five daughters, Sonia (William) Buchanan, Leonette (Robert) Nelson and Maurise Levesque, all of Sackville, Yvette (Wallace) Ward, Bedford, N.S., and Michelle (Bernard) Goguen, Cap Pele; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren; four brothers, Henry (Rita), Gerard, Roger (Claudette) and Ivan (Lorette) Thibodeau; a sister Dora (Ola) Boudreau; as well as sister-in-law Dianne Thibodeau.
She was predeceased by her husband Melas Bourgeois; brothers, Acquila, Lionel and Joseph; as well as great granddaughter Lauren.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge St., Sackville (364-1300), from where visitation was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, followed by a vigil (Parish prayers) at 8:30 p.m.
The funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in the Parish Cemetery.
Those wishing to make a donation in memory of Lorraine may do so to the Holy Rosary Cemetery, the Extra Mural Program (Tantramar), or to a charity of your choice.
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