BATHURST … Mrs. Marthe Desrosiers, 90, wife of the late Alphonse Desrosiers, of the « Manoir Brise de l’Oasis », Bathurst, passed away on Tuesday (July 21, 2009) at the « Manoir Brise de l’Oasis », Bathurst.
Born in Robertville, she was the daughter of the late Augustin and Marie Hélène (Haché) Cormier.
She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
She is survived by:
Two sons:
Majella (Juliette) of Montréal
Martin (Claudia) of Gatineau
Seven daughters:
Marie-Ange of Rockland,
Carmelle of Ottawa,
Pauline (Gary Desrosier-Hickey) of Fredericton,
Claudia (Marcel Poulin) of Beresford,
Denise (Serge Cormier) of Sainte-Marie de Beauce,
Réjeanne (Jacques Charest) of Sherbrooke et
Murielle (Paul Burley) of Moncton.
Sister-in-law:
Brigitte Desrosiers of Timmins, Ont.
16 grandchildren : Josiane, Mireille, Chantal, Monia, Yann, Pascale, Karine, Samuel, Eric, Joël, Mathieu, Marie-Jo, Danielle, Jonathan, Christian, René and 6 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
She was pre-deceased by two sons; Victorin (Claudine), Maurice, one daughter; Anathalie (Donald LeBlanc), and all her brothers and sisters.
The body is resting at Heritage Funeral Home (www.mfheritage.com), Beresford. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday afternoon (July 24, 2009) at 1 p.m. from Eglise Ste Thérèse, Robertville. Visiting hours are Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 and Friday from 11 a.m. until time of Funeral.
For anyone wishing to send tokens of sympathy, the family would appreciate donations to the Kidney Foundation, the Parkinson Foundation of Canada or a favourite charity.