Irène Richard
1939-2022
BRETAGNEVILLE, NB – Irène Richard
(née DeGrâce), 83, of Bretagneville passed away
peacefully at the Stella Maris Hospital, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent on
Sunday, September 4th, 2022. Born in
Saint-Olivier, she was the daughter of the late Onésime
DeGrâce and the late Eugénie (Doucet)
DeGrâce. Irène had a strong faith. She was a
member of the Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola choir for 50 years. She and her
late husband volunteered a lot of their time entertaining residents in
nursing homes with their songs.
Irène leaves to mourn her five children,
Aldéo Richard (Nicole) of Bretagneville, Jacinthe Richard
(Louis) of Pointe-Sapin, Irois Richard (Annette) and Guy Richard
(Thérèse) of Bretagneville, Michel Richard
(Nicole) of Aldouane; 10 grandchildren, Guillaume,
Sébastien, Jean-François, Maryse, Olivier,
Jean-Jacques, Lukas, Miguel, Ariane, Anabelle and seven
great-grandchildren, Fréderic, Nayeli, Serena,
Léo, Delphis, Eléa and Magalie.
Irène will also be sadly missed by her four
sisters, Sr. Lorraine DeGrâce of Quebec, Eva Richard (late
Elzée) of Saint-Louis, Sr. Alma DeGrâce of
Moncton and Jeannette Beaulieu (Réjean) of Gardner,
Massachusetts; four sisters-in-law, Rita Daigle (late Emile) of
Saint-Louis, Alma Daigle (late Antoine) of Dieppe, Yolande Richard
(late Elmo) of Richibucto, Catherine DeGrâce (late Antoine)
of Saint-Louis; one brother-in-law, Eric Richard (Alphonsine) of
Gardner, Massachusetts; as well as by her many nieces and
nephews.
Besides her parents, Irène was predeceased by her
husband, Delphis, her sister, Ida and her four brothers, Edgar,
Arthur, Antoine and Yvon.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the
staff at the Sainte-Anne Hospital and Dr. Pierre LeBlanc for the
compassionate care they gave to Irène. They would also like
to say a very special thank you to Viola Ouellet for the at home care
that she provided.
Visitation will be held at Thompson’s Memorial
Home, Saint-Louis-de-Kent on Friday, September
9th, 2022 from 1:00 pm until departure for the
funeral. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, September
9th, 2022 at 4:00 pm, Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
Roman Catholic Church, Saint-Ignace.
Arrangements are in the professional care of Thompson Funeral
Home, Richibucto. (523-4252)
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Irene Richard 19392022..
Death notice for the town of: Richibucto, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick