Madeline Therese Dufault

MADELINE THERESE DUFAULT ST. ALBANS - Madeline Therese Dufault, 66, of St. Albans Bay, passed away at her home Tuesday, Nov. 17 with her family at her side after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Ste. Christine, Quebec on April 21, 1943. She married Andre H. Dufault on May 5, 1962 in Louisville, Ky. She is survived by her husband Andre of forty seven years of St. Albans Bay, their son Andre Dufault Jr. "Garc" and his companion, Juanita Trombley of St. Albans and their daughter Lisa Dufault and her companion, Ted Wright of St. Albans. Also surviving are her five sisters and one brother; Denise Audet of Danielson Conn., Gisele Poulin of Barefoot Bay, Fla., Judy Dufault and her husband Robert of St. Albans Bay, Diane LeRoux and her husband Lenny of Newbury, N.H., Rene Loranger and his wife Lillian of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Francine Giroux and her husband Raymond of West Addison. She will be dearly missed by her nieces, nephews and lifelong friends. She is predeceased by her parents; the late Ovila and the late Armande (Verrier) Loranger for whom she cared for in her home from 1985 until their passing, as well as two brother in-laws; Raymond Audet and Jean Paul Poulin. Madeline had many joys in her life, especially living on the lake, including fishing and boating in the summer and snowmobiling, cross country skiing and ice fishing in the winter. Year round she enjoyed having her family and friends gathered at her home sharing and enjoying the fruits of her labor from gardening, working with her John Deere tractor, canning and cooking. She was also a loving consultant, advisor and mentor to her many friends and family members. She may not have always been 100% politically correct but she had a heart of gold and you always knew where you stood. Most of all, she cherished being a loving wife to her husband and devoted mother to her children. A special thanks to all our friends and neighbors on Samson Rd and Shantee Point Rd for all their support through this difficult time. All are welcome to join us on Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, for a Mass of Christian Burial at 1 p.m. at the Holy Angels Catholic Church on Lake Street in St. Albans with the Reverend Maurice J Roy as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Loranger/Dufault family lot in the St. Albans Point Cemetery. Madeline's family will receive friends on Sunday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Heald Funeral Home, 87 South Main St., St. Albans and again on Monday from 11- 12:30 p.m. Those planning expressions of sympathy are asked to consider the Franklin County Home Health Agency or the Hospice Program of the Franklin County Home Health Agency, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478. Assisting the Dufault family is Raymond "Rett" Heald of the Heald Funeral Home in St. Albans. Private messages of condolence are welcome at www.healdfuneralhome.com