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Alice Thibodeau Obituary

Alice D. Thibodeau
90, passed away on Aug. 14, 2012. Alice was born in Rumford, Maine on July 29, 1922 to the late Charles and Roseanna Desveaux. She worked as an executive secretary at the Diamond Match Company prior to her marriage to Elphege "Al" Thibodeau on Oct. 11, 1948. After her children were in school, she worked at the Food Town grocery store. Later she worked at Chandler's Men's Clothing Store. Alice was a member of St. John the Baptist Church and sang in the choir for over 50 years. She loved the Christmas season and traveling to visit family. She was a talented seamstress and enjoyed flowers and jigsaw puzzles. Her family will always remember her love of hot fudge sundaes and good chocolate. In addition to her parents and her husband, Alice was preceded in death by her sister, Lena Garon and son, David Thibodeau.
She will be deeply missed by her children, Vincent (Blanche) Thibodeau, Phil (Jenn) Thibodeau, and Denise (Dave) Smithberger; sisters, Cecile O'Hearn and Irene Bilodeau; brothers, Phil Desveaux and Ted (Adrienne) Desveaux; grandchildren, Lee (Melissa), Cassandra, Christine, Vincent Jr., Christopher, and Allison; great-granddaughter, Leah.
A funeral mass will be held on Sept. 15, 2012 at 9:30 at the Parish of the Holy Savior in Rumford. Burial will take place at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Sept. 17, 2012 in Augusta. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to St. Joseph Care Center, 2308 Reno Dr. NE, Louisville, OH 44641 or Aultman Hospice, 2821 Woodlawn Ave. NW, Canton, OH 44708. To leave a special message for the family online, visit
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Published by The Repository on Sep. 7, 2012.

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