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Mary Louise Ann “Mary Lou” <I>LeBlanc</I> Williamson

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Mary Louise Ann “Mary Lou” LeBlanc Williamson

Birth
Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA
Death
28 Sep 2021 (aged 89)
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA Add to Map
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Mary Louise LeBlanc was born on November 7, 1931 in Lodi, California. She was the youngest daughter of Eugene L. "Gene" LeBlanc and Marie Louise "Lou" (nee Durocher) Le Blanc. She was in the 'young set' of the family where the last 4 were born in different places in California. The 'first set' was all born in Ecorses Township or Alverno, Michigan. The 'middle set' was born in Alverno, Michigan.
She was baptized on December 2, 1931 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Lodi, California. Her Godparents are: Mr. & Mrs. William Ireland, her half sister, Abbie Josephine LeBlanc and Husband William H. Ireland, Jr.
Her 1st Holy Communion was on June 11, 1939 in Sherwood, Oregon.

The family moved to 63 Wilson Street in San Jose on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The home was a former speak-easy during prohibition.

She and her dear sister Marilyn T. H. Le Blanc would be inseparable at their home on Wilson Street in San José and was sneaky enough to go to bed at night with their clothes on and after the bed check, sneak out the window to go to the local USO and dance with the Soldiers and Sailors.

She was confirmed at Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church on May 27, 1944 and her Godmother was Mrs. Negrette. She took the name Ann.

She was a very bright and happy person and had a great voice. Never a soloist, but would harmonize at the drop of a hat!

Her husband, V. Arthur Williamson, loved her very much from when she was still in High School at San Jose Senior High, and waited until she graduated in 1948 to marry her. He was 9 years older than her. This was the time she was living with her 'Ma' and Step-Father, Dominic "Pa Romano" Romano on Paula Street in San Jose, California.

They were married on 14 Jan 1950 at City Hall in San Jose, California.

They could not have children, so they adopted twin boys at the age of 9 months: Dean Arthur & Daryl Louis were their given names.

V. Arthur was a USPS Mail Man and worked very hard to provide the family with all they needed. He was a Baptist so she converted to be with him at Church. She was born Roman Catholic.

After he passed, she got a job at the Community Hospital of Los Gatos in the Administration Department where she worked for 17 years.

She was a great dancer and she joined her brother, Bernard J. "Barney" LeBlanc & his wife Joann L. (nee Cano) as a member of the San Jose Elks Club so she could dance to her hearts content. There she met Pete, a very wealthy man that took her on Cruises and treated her to fine dining.

She outlived most of her family and was able to sell her home to move to assisted living. She was there for over 5 years and then the Pandemic hit. We tried to visit her, but she was not able to see anyone. Calls were permitted, so we called her often. She contracted COVID-19 from a health worker at the Assisted living facility and passed from that.

She shared the same date of birth with her nephew, Gregory Scott V. "Greg" LeBlanc, whom was born in 1955.
Mary Louise LeBlanc was born on November 7, 1931 in Lodi, California. She was the youngest daughter of Eugene L. "Gene" LeBlanc and Marie Louise "Lou" (nee Durocher) Le Blanc. She was in the 'young set' of the family where the last 4 were born in different places in California. The 'first set' was all born in Ecorses Township or Alverno, Michigan. The 'middle set' was born in Alverno, Michigan.
She was baptized on December 2, 1931 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Lodi, California. Her Godparents are: Mr. & Mrs. William Ireland, her half sister, Abbie Josephine LeBlanc and Husband William H. Ireland, Jr.
Her 1st Holy Communion was on June 11, 1939 in Sherwood, Oregon.

The family moved to 63 Wilson Street in San Jose on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The home was a former speak-easy during prohibition.

She and her dear sister Marilyn T. H. Le Blanc would be inseparable at their home on Wilson Street in San José and was sneaky enough to go to bed at night with their clothes on and after the bed check, sneak out the window to go to the local USO and dance with the Soldiers and Sailors.

She was confirmed at Saint Leo the Great Catholic Church on May 27, 1944 and her Godmother was Mrs. Negrette. She took the name Ann.

She was a very bright and happy person and had a great voice. Never a soloist, but would harmonize at the drop of a hat!

Her husband, V. Arthur Williamson, loved her very much from when she was still in High School at San Jose Senior High, and waited until she graduated in 1948 to marry her. He was 9 years older than her. This was the time she was living with her 'Ma' and Step-Father, Dominic "Pa Romano" Romano on Paula Street in San Jose, California.

They were married on 14 Jan 1950 at City Hall in San Jose, California.

They could not have children, so they adopted twin boys at the age of 9 months: Dean Arthur & Daryl Louis were their given names.

V. Arthur was a USPS Mail Man and worked very hard to provide the family with all they needed. He was a Baptist so she converted to be with him at Church. She was born Roman Catholic.

After he passed, she got a job at the Community Hospital of Los Gatos in the Administration Department where she worked for 17 years.

She was a great dancer and she joined her brother, Bernard J. "Barney" LeBlanc & his wife Joann L. (nee Cano) as a member of the San Jose Elks Club so she could dance to her hearts content. There she met Pete, a very wealthy man that took her on Cruises and treated her to fine dining.

She outlived most of her family and was able to sell her home to move to assisted living. She was there for over 5 years and then the Pandemic hit. We tried to visit her, but she was not able to see anyone. Calls were permitted, so we called her often. She contracted COVID-19 from a health worker at the Assisted living facility and passed from that.

She shared the same date of birth with her nephew, Gregory Scott V. "Greg" LeBlanc, whom was born in 1955.


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