Rosa M. Bédard (1918-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial

Rosa M. Bédard

Birth

20 Apr 1918

Issoudun, Chaudiere-Appalaches Region, Quebec, Canada

Death

16 Nov 2012 (aged 94)

Saint-Hyacinthe, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada

Burial

Sisters of the Presentation of Mary Cemetery

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Sister Rosa Bédard, whose religious name was Sister Lucie of the Immaculate, died at the infirmary of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, on November 16, 2012, at the age of 94. She had served in the religious life for 73 years; and in addition to her religious family, she left behind many nieces and nephews in the United States and Canada, as well as many friends.

Sister Bédard was waked on Monday, November 19, from 7 to 8:30pm and on Tuesday from 1 to 2:30pm, at the Mother House of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Saint Hyacinthe (650 Rue Girouard Ouest). Her funeral was held on Tuesday at 2:30pm in the chapel of the Mother House, followed by interment in the community cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Mongeau Funeral Home in Saint Hyacinthe.

Original Text (in French):

À l'infirmerie des Sœurs de la Présentation de Marie de Saint-Hyacinthe, le 16 novembre 2012, est décédée à l'âge de 94 ans, Sœur Rosa Bédard, en religion 'Sœur Lucie de l'Immaculée', après 73 ans de vie religieuse. Outre sa famille religieuse, elle laisse dans le deuil plusieurs nièces et neveux au Canada et aux Etats-Unis et de nombreux amis(es).

Sœur Bédard sera exposée le lundi 19 novembre de 19 heures à 20h30 heures à la Maison-Mère des Sœurs de la Présentation de Marie de Saint-Hyacinthe, 650 rue Girouard Ouest, Saint-Hyacinthe. Les funérailles auront lieu le mardi 20 novembre à 14h30 en la chapelle de la Maison-Mère suivies de l'inhumation au cimetière de la communauté. Mardi, elle sera exposée à compter de 13 heures.

La direction des funérailles a été confiée à la Résidence funé- raire Mongeau, Réseau Dignité, 1115 Girouard Ouest, Saint-Hyacinthe.

SISTER ROSA BEDARD's FAMILY

Her Parents:
Hildevert J. Bédard 1880-1939 [age 58]
and Rose Anna (Bertrand) Bédard 1882-1923 [age 41]
married on January 31, 1903
at Saint Mary's Church in Willimantic, Connecticut
Her Stepmother:
Élise 'Alice' (Boucher) Bédard 1888-1943 [age 55]
Notes:
1. Hildevert was christened 'Joseph Hildevert Bédard'. A son of Joseph and Julie (Ferland) Bédard, he was born and baptized on June 30, 1880, at St-Antoine-de-Tilly in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
2. Rose Anna was christened 'Marie Rose Georgiana Bertrand'. A daughter of Napoléon and Georgiana (Robert) Bertrand, she was born on August 20, 1882, and baptized on August 22 at Ste-Marie-de-Monnoir in Marieville de Rouville, Québec, Canada.
3. Hildevert Bédard remarried (to Élise Boucher) on August 9, 1926, in Willimantic, Connecticut.

Her 10 Siblings:
► Léonard Bedard 1903-1966 [age 62] - place of burial unknown
Léonard was born on November 30, 1903, in Willimantic, Connecticut. He passed away on June 11, 1966, at the Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci hospital in Montréal, Québec, Canada and was interred at a cemetery in the Vimont district in Laval, Québec (probably Cimetière St-Elzéar, but unconfirmed).
► Wilfred Bedard 1904-1965 [age 60]
► Rosario J. 'Rosie' Bedard 1906-1966 [age 60]
► William Bedard 1907-1996 [age 89]
'Brother William Bedard', Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.), Watertown, New York
William was born on April 4, 1907, in Willimantic, Connecticut, and passed away on November 1, 1996, in Québec, Canada. His place of burial is unknown.
► Antonio A. Bedard 1909-1983 [age 74]
Born on March 22, 1909, in St-Apollinaire, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada, Antonio was christened 'Joseph Antonio Apollinaire' on March 23 at Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur in Issoudun, Lotbinière. He passed away on August 16, 1983, in Beauport, Québec; but his place of burial is unknown (presumably in Beauport).
► Donat J. 'Don' Bedard 1912-1986 [age 73]
► Avila J. 'Pancho' Bedard 1914-1966 [age 52]
► Émile J. Bedard 1915-2003 [age 87]
Born on July 7, 1915, in Issoudun, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada, Émile was christened 'Joseph Émile' at Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur. He passed away on January 24, 2003, in Waterbury, Connecticut; but his place of burial is unknown (presumably in Calvary Cemetery in Waterbury).
► Raymond J. Bedard 1916-1993 [age 76]
Born on July 14, 1916, in Issoudun, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada, Raymond was christened 'Joseph Raymond' at Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur. He passed away on March 12, 1993, in Kemah, Texas; but his place of burial is unknown.
► Lucie A. (Bedard) Beaudoin 1920-2005 [age 85]

Her Grandparents:
► Joseph F. Bédard 1856-1926 [age 70]
and Julie E. (Ferland) Bédard 1850-1927 [age 76]
married on July 17, 1876
at L'Église de St-Antoine-de-Tilly in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Notes:
1. Joseph was christened 'Joseph Flavien Bédard'. A son of Jean-Baptiste and Marie Adélaïde (Desrochers) Bédard, he was born and baptized on April 18, 1856, at St-Antoine-de-Tilly in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
2. Julie was christened 'Marie Julie Esther Ferland'. A daughter of Abraham and Esther (Roger) Ferland, she was born and baptized on November 14, 1850, at St-Antoine-de-Tilly in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada.
► Napoléon L. Bertrand 1858-1936 [age 77]
and Georgiana A. (Robert) Bertrand 1864-1933 [age 68]
married on October 25, 1881
at L'Église de St-Ange-Gardien in L'Ange-Gardien de Rouville, Québec, Canada
Notes:
1. Napoléon was christened 'Joseph Louis Napoléon Bertrand'. A son of Vital and Amable (Robert) Bertrand, he was born on March 24, 1858, and baptized on March 26 at Ste-Marie-de-Monnoir in Marieville de Rouville, Québec, Canada.
2. Georgiana was christened 'Georgiana Adelphine Robert'. A daughter of Jean-Baptiste and Adelphine (Gingras) Robert, she was born on April 1, 1864, and baptized on April 3 at St-Ange-Gardien in L'Ange-Gardien de Rouville, Québec, Canada.

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