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OBITUARY
Mary DAVIS DUSSAULT
1924-2024
It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Davis Dussault announces her passing. A native of Quebec City, she was predeceased by her parents, John A. Davis and Ruth Conway, and by her loving husband of over fifty years, René. Mary was also predeceased by her brothers and sisters: Jean, Brian (Drusilla Hewitt), Kevin (Sue), Vida and Ruth.
She will be sorely missed by the Dussault family: Lise (Patrick McKenna), François (Henriette Tremblay) and Marie (Jacques Gagné), as well as by her nieces and nephews, including her godchildren John Davis (Ann), Lynn Davis (Ken) and Ann McKenna (Simon), and many cousins and friends.
A special thank you to her sister-in-law, Lise Dussault McKenna, for helping Mary so much over the past many years, to her niece, Linda Davis, who accompanied her in her final moments, and to the staff on the third floor of Saint Brigid’s Home, who showed great compassion, sensitivity and dedication in caring for Mary.
We will all miss her warm, bright smile, her contagious laughter and wonderful sense of humour, and her kind heart.
The funeral and celebration of life will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, at 1145 Ave. de Salaberry, Quebec City, QC G1R 2V7, followed by burial at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, 1601 Chemin Saint-Louis, Quebec City, QC G1S 1G4.
If desired, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jeffery Hale-Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation, 2109-1270 Chemin Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, QC, G1S 2M4; Tel: (418) 684-2260.
In the photo are, from left to right, president Harnold Savard of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 265; Nancy Leroux, founder of Le Répit des Vétérans; and Richard Roger, director of the Poppy Committee.
Photo by Alcide Maillet, Branch 265
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