1931
Therese
2009
Therese Smith
September 2, 1931 — January 16, 2009
RICHFORD, VT / CLACKAMAS,OR
Therese M. Smith the widow of Roland Smith from Richford, VT was admitted to the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Clackamas, Oregon on January 6th, 2009 where she quietly passed in her sleep on January 16th with family at her side.
She was born in Montreal, Canada on September 2nd, 1931, to the late Loius and Philna (Lengevin) Deschense. She came to East Berkshire, VT in 1947 and was naturalized in 1961. She devoted her life to being a homemaker, raising her children and a being foster parent to nearly 10 children from 1983 to 1996
She leaves behind her daughter, Diane Smith of Clackamas, OR and 3 sons, Real and his wife Carolyn of Richford, VT, Larry and his wife Fuencisla from Honolulu, HI and Ivan and his wife Marsha of New Orleans, LA. Therese also had 9 Grand Children, Connie, Laurie, Phillip, Kenny, Travis, Tracy, Joshua, Jennifer, and Holly; 6 Great Grandchildren, Samantha, Dustin, Danielle, Denise, Peyton, and Cody; 1 Great Great Grand Child, Joshua; a brother, Jean Paul Deschenes of Montreal, Que.; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. She also left behind her favorite kitty cat Capri. Besides her parents, Therese was predeceased by her husband Roland L. Smith on December 3, 2000. They were married April 21, 1951. She was also predeceased by 5 brothers, L. Phillippe, Aurien, Albany, Armand, and Vanutelli Deschenes; and 2 sisters, Florianne Dufresne, and Irene Doyon.
A graveside memorial service will take place at the All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Richford, VT in the spring at the convenience of the family.
For those who wish, contributions in Thereses memory may be sent to All Saints Cemetery Association, C/O Raymond Godin, 512 Godin Road, Richford, VT 05476-9564.
Therese M. Smith the widow of Roland Smith from Richford, VT was admitted to the Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Clackamas, Oregon on January 6th, 2009 where she quietly passed in her sleep on January 16th with family at her side.
She was born in Montreal, Canada on September 2nd, 1931, to the late Loius and Philna (Lengevin) Deschense. She came to East Berkshire, VT in 1947 and was naturalized in 1961. She devoted her life to being a homemaker, raising her children and a being foster parent to nearly 10 children from 1983 to 1996
She leaves behind her daughter, Diane Smith of Clackamas, OR and 3 sons, Real and his wife Carolyn of Richford, VT, Larry and his wife Fuencisla from Honolulu, HI and Ivan and his wife Marsha of New Orleans, LA. Therese also had 9 Grand Children, Connie, Laurie, Phillip, Kenny, Travis, Tracy, Joshua, Jennifer, and Holly; 6 Great Grandchildren, Samantha, Dustin, Danielle, Denise, Peyton, and Cody; 1 Great Great Grand Child, Joshua; a brother, Jean Paul Deschenes of Montreal, Que.; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. She also left behind her favorite kitty cat Capri. Besides her parents, Therese was predeceased by her husband Roland L. Smith on December 3, 2000. They were married April 21, 1951. She was also predeceased by 5 brothers, L. Phillippe, Aurien, Albany, Armand, and Vanutelli Deschenes; and 2 sisters, Florianne Dufresne, and Irene Doyon.
A graveside memorial service will take place at the All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Richford, VT in the spring at the convenience of the family.
For those who wish, contributions in Thereses memory may be sent to All Saints Cemetery Association, C/O Raymond Godin, 512 Godin Road, Richford, VT 05476-9564.
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