Georgianna M. Laviolette
1922-2019
Laviolette, Georgie (Childerhouse) – Georgianna
Muriel Laviolette, widow of the late Jean Henri
« John » Laviolette, passed away on Thursday, January
31, at the Parkland Shannex. She was born in Saint John, NB on
February 18, 1922 to the late W. Henry and Elizabeth (nee Sullivan)
Childerhouse. She attended Holy Trinity School and graduated from St.
John Vocation School as a licensed hairdresser. In 1945 she married
John Laviolette, a handsome young soldier who happened to be boarding
in the flat just above the Childerhouse home at 301 Rockland
Road.
After his discharge from the army at the end of World War II,
John began a banking career which took him and Georgie to various
locations in New Brunswick and Quebec. He finally settled into a
management position at the regional headquarters of the Royal Bank of
Canada in downtown Montreal. Georgie thoroughly enjoyed being a
homemaker and hostess for the many social events that would be put on
for fellow bankers and their clients. Georgie and John both looked
forward to their many winter vacations in Florida. A highlight of
their extensive travels was the Caribbean Cruise which they took on
the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.It was only later
in life that Georgie decided to try her hand at painting. It did not
take long before it became evident that she was a gifted artist.
Nothing pleased her more than to be able to give one of her art pieces
to family members and friends.
Following her husband’s death in 2004, Georgie
returned to Saint John, the city of her birth, after sixty-two years
of being away. She resided at Chateau de Champlain where she actively
took part in every social event and was often considered « the
life of the party ». It was only in the last years that her
family moved her to Parkland Saint John where she received exceptional
medical and personal care.
Besides her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by
her sisters who were her life-long dearest friends: Gertrude Lawson,
Agnes Campbell, Julia Glynn, Wilhelmina Kunitzky, Geraldine Olsen and
Aleada Johnson.
Georgie is survived by her cherished brother, Stephen
Childerhouse of Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as many nieces and nephews
who were a source of great joy in her life.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Brenan’s Funeral Home, 111
Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424), where a visitation will be held
on Monday, February 4, from 6 – 8 PM. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, February 5, from the Holy
Redeemer Church, 316 Somerset St., at 12 noon. Interment will take
place at Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Dieppe, NB at a later date. In
lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity
of the donor’s choice would be appreciated by the
family.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Georgianna Laviolette 19222019..
Décès pour la Ville: Saint John, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick