DORA BOUDREAU (nee FOURNIER)

It is with deepest sorrow that the family announces the passing of Dora Boudreau (nee Fournier) on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 at the age of 103.
Dora was born Aug. 8, 1909 in Nova Scotia. At an early age, her family moved to the north shore of New Brunswick. Then in the early 1920s, her mother and father, with their children, moved by train to Fort Frances, Ont.
She attended St. Mary’s School, where in later years she volunteered as a substitute teacher. She also always had happy memories of the times she volunteered at Sunny Cove Camp.
Dora was a devout member of St. Mary’s Church in Fort Frances, presiding over some of the former ladies’ organizations and subsequently joined the newly-formed C.W.L.
After the death of her husband, Dora moved to Winnipeg, Man., where she became a member of St. Mary’s Cathedral and worked in various Catholic institutions.
Dora was proud of her Acadian heritage, having researched through records in the Maritimes and the Jesuit Order. The Fournier family arrived in 1632 from Normandy, France while the Boudreau family arrived from France to what is now Nova Scotia in 1667—exactly 200 years before Confederation.
Dora was predeceased by her husband, Arthur, and three sons, James, Richard, and John; her parents, John and Cordelia Fournier; her four brothers, Emile, Everett, Alex, and Adolph Fournier; two sisters, Evangeline Almblad and Jackie Cousineau; one loving grandson, Wade Boudreau; son-in-law, George; and brothers-in-law, Virgil, Joey, and Gerry.
She is survived by her daughter, Elsie Tremblay of Mississauga, Ont.; and her two sisters, Bertha Ossachuk of Fort Frances, Ont. and Beatrice Puchalski of Richmond, B.C.
She also is survived by 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; as well as several nieces and nephews.
A memorial and interment will be held at a later date in Fort Frances, where she will be laid to rest with her beloved husband, Arthur.
In lieu of flowers, in memoriam donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.