THERESE BOURRIER (GABORIAUD)

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THERESE BOURRIER

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, Thérèse (Gaboriaud) Bourrier at the Foyer Notre-Dame on December 15, 2019.
Thérèse was born on August 6, 1921 in Notre-Dame de Lourdes. She was the fourth of a family of five.
She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 45 years, Marc, in 1986; as well as her father Hilaire and her mother Berthe both born in France; her brother Henri Gaboriaud and his wife Valerie; two half brothers, Eugène and Gabriel Coutant; a half sister Madeleine (Gaborieau); her son André; her daughter-in-law Estelle (née Ross); her granddaughter Linda Bourrier; and her great-grandson Stéphane Cormier.
She leaves to mourn her passing four children, René (Marie Lussier), Donald (Muriel Bérard), Norman (Lilliane Augert) and Paulette (Denis Vincent), as well as her daughter-in-law Christiane (Chabbert). She will forever be remembered by her 11 grandchildren, as well as 17 great-grandchildren. She also leaves to mourn her sister-in-law Béatrice (Denis Weicker) from Winnipeg.
Thérèse and Marc raised their family on the farm in St. Lupicin. Thérèse was a hard worker and spent her days taking care of the five children, maintaining a large garden, milking the cows, baking bread, bottling her dandelion wine, etc. She could always be heard humming little tunes that she learned in her youth. After 28 years on the farm, Thérèse and Marc retired in Notre-Dame.
During her years in St. Lupicin, Thérèse enjoyed participating in community activities such as card parties, the Ladies of Ste. Anne, and the church maintenance. She was often asked to sing at weddings held in the St. Lucipin Church and she could be heard practicing the Ave Maria from a distance. Once the children were older she took up curling, a sport that she followed on TV for many years.
Once moved to Notre-Dame, she joined the Daughters of Isabella and worked at the Foyer Notre-Dame as an activity worker where she entertained the residents until her retirement at age 65. Since March 2007, it is she who benefited from this program as a resident of the Foyer.

Aurevoir Mom, grand-mère et arrière
grand-mère. Nous t'aimons beaucoup.
We will miss you dearly.

Father Alain Guenou will officiate the Funeral Mass at the Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Church on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Prayers and a video tribute will precede the Mass at 1:30 p.m.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Foyer Notre-Dame for the excellent care provided to Mom.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made towards the new hospital project to the Fondation Santé Notre-Dame Health Foundation, P.O. Box 190, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, MB R0G 1M0.

Adam's Funeral Home of Notre-Dame-de-
Lourdes, Manitoba in care of arrangements.
Phone 248-2201 or 1-888-400-2326. www.afh.ca

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Dec 18, 2019