Obituary of DesRoches, Christina

The passing of Christina DesRoches of Summerside, PEI, wife of the late Cyrus DesRoches occurred on Tuesday, February 11th , 2014 at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, Fredericton, NB. Born on June 24th , 1928 in Richmond, PEI, she was the daughter of the late Elie and Annie (MacDougall) Blaqui&egravere. She was a member of St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Summerside, PEI and the Catholic Women's League. Christina enjoyed playing cards with family and friends; she also enjoyed knitting; at the young age of 65, she took up swimming and line dancing. Christina's number one passion was being a grandmother. Christina was "The Boss of Her Four Boys", Douglas DesRoches (Debbie), Blaine DesRoches (Cheryl), Gregory DesRoches and Vance DesRoches; a passionate Gram to Wendy Reynolds (Paul), Tanya Bonham (Jeff), Trevor DesRoches, Kendra Frizzell (Aaron), Tara Hannay (Mike), Damian DesRoches, Dakota DesRoches, Jontae DesRoches and Jade DesRoches; a loving Great Gram to Emily, Johnathan, Owen, Carly, Andrew, Gemma, Noah, Jacob, Lucas and Kate; a treasured sister, Gertrude Prindiville (Dick); sister in law, Velma Blaqui&egravere; several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her infant brother, Alexius Blaqui&egravere and brothers, Ralph and Lex (Linda) Blaqui&egravere. Visitation will take place at the East Prince Funeral Home, Summerside, PEI on Thursday, February 13th , 2014 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. A Funeral Service will take place at the East Prince Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, February 14th , 2014 at 10:30 am. Interment will take place in St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerside at a later date. For those who wish, remembrances may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. If you would like to send a condolence to her family, please click Online Condolence below OR send directly to epfuneral@eastlink.ca