Maria Bourdeau

Bourdeau, Maria C.
Maria C. Bourdeau, age 87, of Ansonia, entered into rest on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Hewitt Health and Rehab in Shelton. She was the devoted wife of the late Louis Bourdeau. Maria was born in Bridgeport on December 8, 1926, daughter of the late Frank and Josephine (Tranquillo) Iosso, and lived in Derby most of her life. She was a longtime member of St. Jude Church and belonged to the St. Jude Ladies Guild. She was also a member of the Red Hat Society, the Widowed Persons Society, the New Way of Life, and the Trumbull Grange. Maria was the beloved mother of Michele Bartone and her husband Robert, Harvey Bourdeau and his wife Diane, Michael Bourdeau and his wife Lori, and Cecile Biesadecki and her husband Gary. She also leaves a brother, Vincent Iosso, a sister, Arlene Iosso, a sister-in-law, Nette Bourdeau, thirteen cherished grandchildren, Kim, Robert, Trisha, Lisa, Jennifer, Michael, Gary, Michelle, Jeffrey, Matthew, Laura, Kristin, and Christine, eight great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She also leaves her best friend, Patricia Gerckens. She was predeceased by her sister Josephine Pisani. Friends may greet the family at the Edward F. Adzima Funeral Home, 253 Elizabeth Street, Derby, on Sunday from 3 to 6PM. On Monday her procession will leave the funeral home at 10:30 for a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM at St. Michael's Church in Beacon Falls. Memorial contributions are requested to St. Michael Church, 25 Maple Ave, Beacon Falls, CT 06403. Offer condolences online at www.adzimafh.com.