Madelene L.
Frechette, 83, of Peabody, died Monday, January 2, 2011 at the
Kaplan Family Hospice House, Danvers.
Born in Salem,
March 30, 1928, the daughter of the late Alphonse and Marie Ange
(Paquet) Frechette, Madelene was a graduate of St. Anne's School,
Salem. She worked for many years in the shoe industry with Ideal
Baby Shoe and Dory Shoe in Lynn and ended her career working as a
machinist in Middleton.
Madelene was
very active with Ste. Anne's Parish when she lived in Salem and was a
member of Ste. Anne's League of Catholic Women. She enjoyed ballroom
dancing and playing pool. Most of all, Madelene enjoyed spending
time with her many nieces and nephews. She was devoted to her family
and spent much of her life caring for her family and friends.
Madelene was
the youngest and last surviving of seventeen children: Cecile
Frechette, Amide Frechette, Roland Frechette, Alfred Frechette,
Philippe Frechette, Raymond Frechette, Rita Pelletier, Catherine
Pelletier, Lucienne Hines, Gerard Frechette, Geraldine LeBlanc,
Theresa Corbin, Rose Levasseur, Antonio Frechette, Pauline Frechette,
and Celine Bouchard. She is survived by fifty-two nieces and nephews
as well as many great-nieces and nephews.
Her funeral
will be held from the Berube & Sons Funeral Home, 191 Lafayette
St. (Rt.1A/114) Salem, Thursday at 8 am followed by a Funeral Mass in
Ste. Anne's Church, Jefferson Ave. Salem at 9 am. Burial will be
private. Visiting hours are Wednesday from 4 to 8 pm. Relatives and
friends invited. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be
made to the Kaplan Family Hospice House c/o Hospice of the North
Shore 75 Sylvan St. Danvers, MA 01923 or to a charity of one's
choice.
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