Valerie J. Bourgeois

Valerie J. Bourgeois BELLINGHAM Valerie J. (Marchand) Bourgeois, 62, of Bellingham, passed away May 13, 2008, in UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester. She was the beloved wife of George E. Bourgeois. Born in Providence, R.I., Sept. 2, 1945, she was the daughter of Gerald A. Marchand of Onset and the late Lillian (Lefebvre) Marchand. She was the loving mother of Edward G. and his wife, Amy Noel, of Attleboro, Melissa and her husband, David Masi, of North Smithfield, R.I., Jennifer and her husband, Randy Costa, of Tiverton, R.I., and stepmother of Thomas and his wife, Georgeann Bourgeois, of North Smithfield, R.I., and Renee Chartier of North Smithfield, R.I. She leaves 13 grandchildren. She was the sister of Gerald A. Marchand of Bellingham, Virginia Marchand of Onset, Verne Roy of Lincoln Park, N.J., and Vivian Marchand of Milford.. Her former husband was the late Edward H. Noel. A resident of Bellingham, formerly of North Smithfield, R.I., she was a graduate of Bellingham High School Class of 1963 and then attended UMass Amherst for two years. Valerie worked in human resources at Newton Health Care, Newton, for 18 years, and previously the office manager of Marchand Machine Works Inc. of Bellingham. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister and will be greatly missed. The funeral will be held Friday, 9 a.m., from Cartier's Funeral Home, 151 South Main St., Rte. 126, Bellingham, with a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m., in St. Blaise Church, 1158 South Main St., Bellingham. Interment will be in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery, Bellingham. Visiting hours are Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Valerie J. Bourgeois to: Bellingham EMS Committee, 165 Lisa Ann Drive, Bellingham, MA 02019 would be appreciated.