Mildred BENOIT

BENOIT, Mildred

Mildred "Millie" (Cohen) Benoit, 84, of Holland, MA, formerly of Hartford, CT, beloved wife of Ronald T. Benoit, passed away peacefully after a long illness, with her family by her side on Wednesday 21 September 2011 at Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge. Born in February 1927, Mildred was the fourth child of five born to Israel Cohen and Elizabeth (Schloss) Cohen who as children emigrated from Russia. Growing up in the Hartford area, she attended the local schools and was fondly known as "Red", for her flaming red hair, by her family and friends. While raising six children from a former marriage, Mildred met and married Ronald Benoit in April 1966, and moved to Holland , MA . As an owner of several local businesses, The Cozy Corner and The Alpine Haus B&B, Mildred enjoyed many years of close community in the town of Holland. Mildred is survived by her husband and his daughters, Rosanne Benoit of Dallas , TX , and Roxanne Fitzgerald and her husband Tim and their two children of Boynton Beach , FL. She also is survived by her sisters, Dorothy Ryan of New York City, NY, Ruth Rabin of Canton, CT, and by her children, Richard Moselsky and his wife Colleen of Ellington, CT, William Moselsky and his wife, Jean, of Enfield, CT, Janni Hansen and her husband Jeffrey of Hyannisport, MA, and Susan Cabey of Holland, MA . She is predeceased by her brothers, Philip and Manual Cohen and by her son Robert Moselsky who died in 2003. Mildred's son, Jay Moselsky has been missing from Long Trail in Vermont since January 1991. Mildred also enjoyed the role of Grandmother to her six grandchildren, Ronnie, Jason, Justin, Wesley, Sherry, Chelsa, Jack Jr., and lastly Shannon who died in 2004.
Funeral services will be at graveside at Holland Cemetery on Brimfield Road, Sunday (September 25, 2011) at 11 a.m. A celebration of her life will follow at the Holland Senior Center just next to the cemetery. Flowers may be sent to the Sansoucy Funeral Home in Southbridge, MA (www.sansoucyfuneral.com), or if you wish, donations can also be made to St. Jude, or the American Heart Foundation in her name.