Mary Eva Bourgeois

1917 - 2015  (98 years)

• Name	Mary Eva Bourgeois
  Born	26 May 1917	Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 Oct 2015
  Person ID	I13815	OGrady Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	William Bourgeois,   b. 22 Nov 1876, Chéticamp, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1943  (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Marie Jeanne Robicheau,   b. 14 Dec 1880, Saint-Louis de Kent, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1970, Minto, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	29 Apr 1899	Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F5502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Joseph Melanson,   b. 5 Dec 1915, Saint-Paul, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1991, Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Norma A. Melanson,   d. 1941  [Birth]   2. Donald Dennis Melanson,   b. 4 Apr 1954, Minto, NB, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 2014  (Age 60 years)  [Birth]   3. Anita M. Melanson   4. Donna D. Melanson   5. Doris M. Melanson
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F5504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GARDNER ? Eva Marie (Bourgeois) Melanson, 98, of Gardner, died peacefully Thursday, October 22, 2015 in Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of Gardner, following a brief illness. She was born on May 26, 1917 in Rogersville, NB, Canada, the daughter of the late William and Marie (Robichaud) Bourgeois. Eva moved to Gardner with her family in October of 1960. She was employed for many years by the former Heywood-Wakefield Company of Gardner as a finisher, retiring in 1979. Eva was a member of Annunciation Parish/Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. She was a dedicated volunteer for the annual parish Bazaar and also volunteered weekly at the Marie Rivier Adoration Chapel. Her passions were spending time with her grandchildren, exercising and swimming at the Fitness & Wellness Center at Mount Wachusett Community College until the age of 95. Eva had many friends at the Fitness & Wellness Center, and she inspired them all to be as active as she was. Her dedication to keep in shape was always one of her hobbies, along with reading and playing her favorite game Rummikub. Eva was also an active supporter of the Gardner Food Bank held at Stop and Shop for many years. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Ernest J. Melanson, who died in 1991; her daughter, Norma A. Frigon, who died in 2001; her son, Donald D. Melanson, who died in 2014; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild; and eleven brothers and sisters. Eva leaves three daughters, Anita M. Caisse and her husband, Francis of Ashburnham, Doris M. Vienneau of Gardner, Donna D. Dion and her husband, Wayne of Estero, Fla,; and special daughter-in-law, Claudette Melanson of Leominster. Eva also leaves ten grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from the Boucher Funeral Home, Inc., 110 Nichols Street, Gardner with a mass at 11:00 a.m. in Annunciation Parish/Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 135 Nichols Street, Gardner. Burial will be held in Notre Dame Cemetery. A calling period will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of her only loving son, Donald D. Melanson, to Compassionate Care ALS, 752 W. Falmouth Hwy, Falmouth, MA 02540. www.boucherfuneral.com