Marie Helene (Mary) Soucy

Marie Helene (Mary) Soucy

Female 1926 - 2023  (96 years)

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  • Name Marie Helene (Mary) Soucy 
    Birth 18 Aug 1926  Golden, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 30 Jul 2023  Van Buren, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P6042  Violette Family
    Last Modified 10 Sep 2024 

    Father Hilaire Soucy,   b. Mar 1890, St. Leonard-Parent, NB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Helen Mercier 
    Family ID F4752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emile Albert Violette,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Van Buren, ME Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1993, Caribou, ME Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1946  Keegan, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Evelyn Helen Marie Violette
     2. Donald Albert Violette
     3. Jeannette Violette
     4. Harold Joseph Violette
     5. Albert Violette
     6. John Joseph Violette, twin
     7. Gilbert Violette
     8. Joan Mary Violette
     9. Emily Violette
     10. Ronald Joseph Violette
    Family ID F3645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Violette, 96, passed into her 5th day on July 30, 2023, at a Van Buren healthcare facility, following a short illness. She was born August 18, 1926, in Golden, BC, Canada, a daughter of the late Hilaire and Helene (Mercier) Soucy and raised in the Keegan area of Van Buren.

      Mary was a devout parishioner of St. Bruno-St. Remi Church, Van Buren, where she was also a life member of the Daughters of Isabella (past Regent), the Third Order of Mary and the Columbiettes. She proudly lived her Cursillo and continued to assist with many Cursillo events over the years. Mary was a lifetime member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the former Van Buren Lioness Club. She loved playing BINGO and cards late into the evening but moreover Mary loved seeing her family and many friends from near and far.

      She is survived by ten children, Evelyn Garrick (Marvin), Don Violette, Jan Seger (Chuck), Harold Violette (Maria), Albert Violette (Paula), John Violette (Karen), Gilbert Violette, Joan Ouellette (Ivan), Emily Beaulieu (Bert), and Ron Violette (Suzanne); 30 grandchildren; 37 great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

      Besides her parents, Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband of 46 years, Emile Violette, in 1993; and three siblings, Telesphore Soucy, Adeline Madore, and Maurice Soucy; and two daughters-in-law Pat and Cheryl.

      GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Mary