Bathurst - Mrs. Melvina "Vina" Doucet, 96, wife of the late Fred N. Doucet, of West Bathurst, passed away peacefully on Tuesday (July 22, 2008) at the Chaleur Regional Hospital, Bathurst.
Born in South Bathurst, she was the daughter of the late Jerome and Anna (Theriault) Melanson.
She was pre-deceased by her husband, Fred N. Doucet, in 1992 and is survived and will be sorely missed by her daughter; Janice and son-in-law Guy of Bathurst
Baby brother; Louis Melanson (Odille) of Bathurst
Many nieces, nephews, extended family & friends.
She was pre-deceased by half brothers; Philias, Benoit "Benny", Thomas, Arthur, half sisters; Frances (Mrs. James Kenny), Pricilla (Mrs. Amos Doucet), Sylvie, Marguerite, Ida, brother; Reginald, sisters; "Carmelita" (Mrs. Herb Landry), "Leona" (Mrs. Louis Roy).
Proud mother and home-maker, she received her correspondence Diploma in insible re-weaving and opened her own business from home. An expert gardener, she loved flowers and called them "Food for the Soul". She was also an avid Geneologist, excelled in a multitude of crafts and loved making her own Christmas displays. She was a member of the Nepisiguit Geneology Society, Bathurst Gardiner Club and the NB Scottish Cultural Association.
The body will rest after 7:00 p.m. Monday at Elhatton's Funeral Home (www.elhatton.com), Bathurst. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday morning (July 29, 2008) at 11:00 a.m. from the Holy Family Church, St. Peter Ave., Bathurst. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visiting hours are Monday from 7 to 9 and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until time of Funeral. Donations in memory of Vina may be made to the C.N.I.B or the Nepisiguit Geneology Society.