Obituary of DesRoches, Mary Blanche

The death occurred peacefully at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside on Monday, June 14th , 2010 of Mary Blanche DesRoches ( nee Bernard ) of Miscouche, P.E.I. , aged 95 years. Mary was born on June 18th , 1914 in St. Louis , P.E.I. to her late parents Benjamine & Madeline ( nee Gaudet ) Bernard. Beloved wife of the late Urbain J. DesRoches and loving mother of Emily ( Cecil ) Ramsay of S'side, Flo ( Claude ) Gaudet of S'side, Julia ( Claude ) Albert of Miscouche, Anita Greenway of Ontario, John ( Bernie) of Miscouche, Cecilia ( Normand ) DesAutels of Quebec, Olive (late Gerald ) Allain of Miscouche, Stella ( Marcel ) Arsenault of Wellington, Marcelle ( Rene Tremblay ) of St. Nicholas, Marie ( Gil ) Rouleau of Miscouche, Wilfred ( Linda ) of Linkletter & Wilbert ( Patti ) of Miscouche. Also lovingly remembered by her 36 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren and many nieces & nephews. Survived by her sisters Doris MacKinnon of Miscouche & Rita Chaisson of St. Louis , her brother Gerard Bernard of Ontario and her sister-in-law Kathleen Bernard of Alberton. Besides her parents and husband, Mary was predeceased by her son Bernard in infancy, her sisters Judith, Ida, Maggie Ann, Olive & Emily, her brothers Alphonse, Isaac, Sosime, Joshua & Joseph and her sons-in-law Neil MacFarlane, Lewis Young, David Greenway & Gerald Allain. Resting at the East Prince Funeral Home, 245 Pope Road, Summerside until Friday, June 18th, then to St. John the Baptist Church, Miscouche for funeral mass at 10:30 a.m.. Interment to take place in the church cemetery. Visiting hours on Thursday, 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m.. Memorial donations in Mary's memory to St. John the Baptist Church would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to send a condolence to her family , please click Online condolence below OR send directly to epfuneral@eastlink.ca Due to severe allergies, by family request please refrain from wearing any scents.