It is with great sadness that we announce the death of
Theresa Ann Benoit, age 91 of Pomquet, Antigonish County. She was a
loving wife to Alex, a devoted mother, grandmother, and great
grandmother.
At the time of her peaceful death in St. Martha’s
Regional Hospital, Theresa was surrounded by her loving husband and
family.
Born in Pomquet, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and
Ida Benoit.
Theresa’s faith and her church were an important
part of her life. She prayed many novenas for others and said her
rosary daily. After raising 10 children, Theresa, or
Grandmère as we all knew her, went to work at Morrison Hall
and Bloomfield Centre at St. Francis Xavier University and was a
mother to many students.
She always welcomed people into her home and at a moments
notice was able to offer a home-cooked meal. Her baking, especially
her squares, were greatly appreciated by the grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Alex, and her
children Yvonne (Eddie) MacNeil, Guelph, Ontario; James (Margie)
Benoit, Lower South River; Edmund (Maria) Benoit,
MacLellan’s Brook; Elaine (Robert) Delorey, Lower South
River; Robert (Rochelle) Benoit, Pomquet; Charles (Rosemarie) Benoit,
James River; Gerard (Darlene) Benoit, New Glasgow; Janette Randall
(Brian Munroe), GlenAir Estates; Jacqueline (Kevin) Knocton; Taylors
Road; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Benoit; 29 grandchildren, 55 great
grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild. She is also survived by
her sisters Margaret Benoit, Boston, Mass, and Josephine Doiron,
Pomquet; and brother Arthur Benoit, Penacook, New
Hampshire.
She was predeceased by her son Leonard, grandsons James (in
infancy) and Michael, son-in-law, Greg Randall, brother Peter;
sisters, Ethel Boudreau, Rita McNeff, and Irene Breen.
Visitation will be in C.L Curry Funeral Home 135 College St.,
Antigonish, on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, from 2-4 and 7-9pm. Funeral
Mass will be at Ste. Croix Church, Pomquet on Thursday July 20, 2017
at 10:30am with Reverend Andrew Gillies presiding. Burial in the
parish cemetery.
In Memoriam, donations to Antigonish Town & County
Palliative Care Society appreciated.
Online condolences: www.clcurry.com