Jeanne D’Arc Fournier
1926-2020
Jeanne D’Arc (Lucas) Fournier (October
23, 1926 – March 1, 2020)
It is with very sad hearts that we say goodbye to our
incredible mother Jeanne D’Arc Fournier at the age of 93 who
passed away in the early morning hours of March 1, 2020, at Shannex in
Fredericton, New Brunswick. Thank you to all the
staff at Shannex who took such great care of our Mom over the years,
we will always be grateful.
Jeanne D’Arc, born and raised in
Edmundston, New Brunswick, the third child of a family of four girls,
was a person with strong drive, conviction and
determination. Her first passion was her family and we all
felt her love and wonderful presence over a lifetime of
memories. After she raised her family, she became an artist,
her pressed flower arrangements were her true passion and the
exceptional works of art she created still blesses homes across the
country today. She exposed her art for many years at
« Carré des Artisans » in Edmundston as
well as many Christmas art shows. She was always involved in
the community, « Présidente des filles
d’Isabelles », « Présidente
des Artisans », « Présidentes des
Bénévoles de l’hôpital
», « bénévole pendant les
élections », to name a few.
In her younger years her and our father
Germain Fournier (Papa Main) had six children and they both worked
hard to accomplish their dreams of raising a good family.
People used to say to Mom, how did you two do it, your children have
all been so successful. Their secret was always sticking
together when making decisions raising us. We truly are blessed to
have had such a good team leading us, guiding us and taking good care
of us.
Our mother,
whom the grandchildren and great grandchildren have always nicknamed
Maman D’Arc, has been the driving force behind our family
for many years. We have all drawn strength, and felt her
love and devotion towards us and this has trickled down to our
children and their families as well. Mom was always ahead of
her time, she taught us from a very young age, how to be independent,
how to grow, how to manage life’s challenges. She
instilled in us, perseverance, diligence, « savoir faire
» and « joie de vivre ». When
we think back we have such great stories to tell.
Jeanne D’Arc was pre-deceased
by her father, Calixte Lucas, her mother, Yvonne Soucy, her three
sisters, Evelyn (Ron) Dubé, Marguerite (Vernon) Street and
France (Hervé) Arseneault, her husband, Germain Fournier
and her eldest child, Evelyn (Greg Melling) Fournier. She
leaves her five surviving children, Louise (Regal) McLean,
Gloria (Michael) Allan, Venise (Marc Jourdain) Fournier, Guy (Wilma
Barnes) Fournier, Henri (Kim Tetsull) Fournier, nine grandchildren,
Éric (Anne Marie Guertin) Lajoie, Alain Lajoie, Douglas
(Angela Strk) McLean, Chris Cashabeck, Sean (Ros Boyce)Allan, Lisa
(Karel) Rodriguez, Nicole (JP) Poirier, Jessica Moore, Kath
(Andy) Davies, Kirk (Sandra Attalla) Fournier, Holly and
Charité Fournier, Allyson and Thomas Fournier, 13 great
grandchildren, Alexandre, Andréanne et Valérie
Ève Lajoie, Skylar and Ashton Lajoie, Fergus and Nina
McLean, Lucy and Malcolm Rodriguez, Lorelei and Annabelle Poirier,
Boedy Hulsman, Kainoa Davies.
We pray and thank you Lord for this strong, beautiful
woman who blessed us with her love and presence, we miss her so much
already, “Mom, may you rest in peace and do give a big hug to Dad
and our sister Evelyn for us”. May God
bless.
We love
you,
Louise, Gloria, Venise, Guy
et petit Henri
Note: There are no dates for interment at
this time.
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Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick