OBITUARY: Marguerite C. Ferland Larose
DATELINE: Swanton, Vermont
Mrs. Marguerite C. Ferland Larose, age 73 years,
a longtime resident of the Janes Road died, surrounded by a loving family, late
Monday morning, May 12, 2008, in the Northwestern Medical Center.
Born in Highgate, VT on, Oct. 23, 1934, she was
the daughter of the late Leonard and Anna (Bilodeau). She was a graduate of the
former St. Anne’s Academy and on, Oct. 5, 1957, was married to Normand A.
Larose who predeceased her on Sept. 25, 1999.
Marguerite is remembered by her children as a
devoted wife and a loving mother and grandmother. In more recent years her life
was centered around her Roman Catholic faith. She was a very faithful and
dedicated parishioner of The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
teaching many years in the parish religious education program. As one of the parishes’
first Eucharistic Ministers she brought communion weekly to many of the sick
and shut-ins within the parish community. Marguerite also belonged to both the
Nativity Parish Altar Society and Ladies of Saint Anne often participating in
the preparation of countless numbers of parish and bereavement meals.
Marguerite leaves her three children, Michael Larose
of St. Albans, Claire Larose of S. Burlington and Helen Traver, her husband
Terry and their daughter, Jessica all of Boise, ID; brothers and sisters, Fabien
Ferland (Rita) of Georgia, Sister Cecile Ferland of Buffalo, NY, Cecile Laroche
(Henry) of Highgate Ctr., Father Martin Ferland of the Most Holy Trinity
Monastery in Petersham, MA and Clement Ferland (Gloria) of Highgate Ctr.; a
brother-in-law, Douglas Gale of Sheldon and numerous other brothers and
sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides her parents and husband Normand,
Marguerite was also predeceased by a son Roger in 1959, a daughter Linda in 1976
and a sister Theresa Gale in 2004.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be
celebrated Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 11 a.m. from The Church of the Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 65 Canada St., Swanton. Father Leonidas B. Laroche
will be the celebrant and homilist. The Rite of Committal and Interment will
follow at the Larose family lot in Saint Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Friends may call at The Kidder Memorial Home,
To offer online condolences please visit: www.kiddermemorialhome.com
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