REYNALDE AGATHE DUFRESNE (TURENNE)

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REYNALDE AGATHE DUFRESNE (nee TURENNE) With her family by her side, on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, Reynalde passed away peacefully at the age of 92 at Foyer Valade in St.Vital. She was predeceased by her husband, Edmond Dufresne, in 1971. Reynalde will be deeply missed by her four children (Louise (George), Roger (Patricia), Denise and Suzanne), seven grandchildren (Lynn Schick, Deborah Anderson, Lisa Desharnais, Mathieu Lavoie, Eric, Miguel and Charles Moquin) as well as 11 great-grandchildren (Caitlyn and Hunter Schick, Jason, Devon and Justin Anderson, Julie, Danielle, and Sylvie Desharnais, Alexa and Leo Lavoie and Donovan Moquin). She is survived by two brothers (Albert and Robert Turenne) and two sisters (Fernande Turenne and Aline Lacerte). She was predeceased by her siblings Roger, Cecile and Denis Turenne, and Juliette Lavergne. Reynalde was born on February 12, 1917 in St-Pierre-Jolys where she was raised. After marrying Edmond Dufresne, they lived in Ste-Anne-des-Chenes, then briefly in St-Pierre-Jolys until her mother's death, and finally settled in St. Boniface on Ritchot St. The family wishes to thank the staff of Foyer Valade for their kind and devoted care towards our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother during the past three years and especially during the last days of her life. In keeping with mother's wishes, cremation has taken place. A mass in celebration of her life will take place at the St. Boniface Cathedral, 190 avenue de la Cathedrale, at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 27, 2009. In lieu of flowers, if family and friends so desire, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Nov 25, 2009