Theresa M. St. Pierre

Theresa M. St. Pierre of Leominster, active at St. Cecilia's; 92 LEOMINSTER Theresa Marie (Dufresne) St. Pierre, 92, of Leominster, formally of 144 Seventh St., Leominster died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in HealthAlliance Leominster Hospital, after an illness. She was born August 20,1915, in Leominster, the daughter of the late Arthur Dufresne and Annette (Brassard) Dufresne, and was a lifelong Leominster resident. She leaves 3 daughters, Simonne McIntyre and husband, William of Ashburnham, Irene Demers and husband, Richard of Laconia, NH, and Marie Jacobs and husband, Jeffrey of Leominster; 1 brother, Maurice Dufresne of Leominster; 1 sister, Jeannette Bilotta of Leominster; 5 grandchildren, Paul McIntyre of Leominster, Kristin Leblanc of Templeton, Dr. Suzanne McIntyre of South Boston, Robin Rueter of Somerville, and Rachel Jacobs of Leominster; 4 great-grandchildren, Joshua Gallant, Victoria Gallant, Breana Gallant, and Noah Leblanc, all of Templeton; nephews and nieces. Her husband of 25 years, Paul Emile St. Pierre, died in 1965, a son Arthur St Pierre, died in 1973. Mrs. St. Pierre was a member of St Cecilia's Church in Leominster, the Ladies of St. Anne and St. Jean DeBaptiste. She worked for many years at Whalom Variety in Lunenburg, and later as a Sales Clerk at Touraine. She enjoyed knitting, baking, and playing and teaching piano. Her biggest joy in life was spending time with her family. Her faith was very important to her. ST. PIERRE The funeral will be held on Saturday July 26, 2008 from the Simard Funeral Home, 14 Walker St., Leominster with an 11 a.m. Mass of Christian burial in St Cecilia's Church, 180 Mechanic St., Leominster. Burial will follow in St Cecilia's Cemetery, Leominster. Calling hours in the funeral home are Friday evening July 25, 2008 are from 5 p.m. 8 p.m. and Saturday morning July 26, 2008 are from 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the St Cecilia's Church Restoration Fund, 180 Mechanic St., Leominster MA 01453 and may be left at the funeral home. For more information or to sign our online guest book please visit simardfuneralhome.