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Gemma Bell Violette
At the Grand Falls General Hospital, Monday, October 13, 2003, Mrs. Gemma Bell Violette of Saint-Leonard passed away peacefully and prayerfully surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late John P. Bell by first marriage and of the late Lucien Violette by second marriage. Born at Siegas, New Brunswick in 1917, she was a daughter of the late Xavier and Rose-Anna (Cyr) Lapointe.
Mrs. Violette was a member of the Saint-Leonard Daughters of Isabella and was a former president of W.B.A. Insurance (Women's Benefit Association). A prayerful person well known for her abilities as a homemaker, having raised four daughters, she was also known by the local people for her nine years of service at the former Acadia Restaurant and later as a nurses' aid at the Foyer Notre-Dame Nursing Home for ten years. Her first husband passed away in December 1969, after which she was alone for many years until she married Lucien Violette in 1983. She moved to Edmundston where she resided for 15 years. It was during this time she built new friendships, having wintered in Florida for eight years. During this time, she attended Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs parish church. Four years ago, the couple returned to her former Saint-Leonard home where she lived until her death. Her second husband passed away in April 2002.
She was predeceased by her second daughter, Barbara Ann at the age of 20 months, as well as two brothers, Albeo and Fernand Lapointe and three sisters, Venolia Levesque, Geraldine Lapointe and Fabiola Lapointe. She is survived by three daughters, Mona (Richard) Martinik of Tariffville, Connecticut, Carol (Maurice) Michaud of Saint-Leonard and Phyllis (Jim) Doucette of Van Buren, Maine, seven grandchildren, Maurice, Sandra, Terry Lee, Andrea, Richard Anthony, Philip and Thomas, seven great grandchildren, Jessica, Brandon, Amanda, Dana Marie, Norris, Preston et Forrest, one brother, Georges Lapointe of Saint-Leonard, three sisters, Georgette (Louis) Castonguay of Bristol, Connecticut, Bernadette Leclerc of Grand Falls and Laurenna (Herbert) Martin of Sarnia, Ontario, as well as nieces and nephews. She also leaves the family of her second husband, who were an important part of her life. They loved and respected her as did she in return.
Resting at O'Regan's Chapel, 83 Saint-Antoine Street, Saint-Leonard with visiting hours Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 p.m. Her funeral will be held Thursday, October 16th at 4 p.m. from the Saint-Leonard Roman Catholic Church, with interment to follow in the Saint-Leonard cemetery. For those who wish, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
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1917 - 2003 (86 years)
