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Chronicle, The (Willimantic, CT) - Monday, June 14, 2010
Deceased Name: Rachel G. Morneau (Gamache)
Rachel G. Morneau (Gamache)
SOUTH WINDSOR/COVENTRY - Rachel G. Morneau
(Gamache), 85, of Coventry, wife
of the late Charles R. Morneau, passed into eternity on Friday, June
11, 2010. She was born in 1925 in
Swanton, VT to Elphege and Yvonne
(Chevalier) Gamache and moved to
CT in 1943 where she worked at
New Departure in Bristol, CT making ball bearings for the military
during World War II. Along with her
husband, Rachel owned and operated
Morneau Lawn & Garden Equipment
in Coventry and then Storrs for more than 45 yrs., while raising her family of eight. For many years, she was an active member of the Willimantic Chapter of Soroptimist, providing guidance to women in the business work force and a devoted communicant of St. Mary's Church in Coventry. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years and son, John L. Morneau. Rachel is survived by her loving children, Charles D. Morneau & wife Linda, Carol Bellavance & partner Myron Fickett, Janet Parla & husband Tim, Joanne McManus & husband Peter, Sandra Graham & husband Rusty, Susan Morneau & fiancé Steven Kuhn, Robert Morneau & wife Carleen, as well as 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind her sister Marie Gamache and brothers, Robert Gamache & wife Patty and Joseph Gamache & wife Anna, Guy & Pat Morneau; her very dear cousin Lucille Tatro and many nieces and nephews. Rachel will be remembered for her positive attitude, generous spirit, kind heart, love of family, music, art & education and her wonderful sense of humor. She always found the goodness in everyone she met and was the glue that held the family together. She will be dearly missed, especially at the annual family picnics. The family would like to thank North Central Hospice and Palliative Care for their care and tenderness, as well as Kris Suprenant, Adele Robinson & Carol Buchanan for their tireless efforts in making Rachel as comfortable as possible. Her family will receive friends and relatives on June 16, 2010 between 4 pm & 7 pm at Coventry Pietras Funeral Home, 2665 Boston Tpke (Rte. 44), Coventry, CT. Her funeral mass will be celebrated Thursday June 17, 2010 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Rt. 31, Coventry, CT, with a reception to follow at Manchester Country Club. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorial donations be made to North Central Hospice and Palliative Care, 8 Keynote Drive, Vernon Rockville, CT 06066-5040 or the American Heart Association, 5 Brookside Drive, P.O. Box 5022, Wallingford, CT 06492. For on-line condolences, please visit www.Pietrasfuneralhome.com.
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